Ninth-rank magic beasts were far from unintelligent. They knew how to weigh their options and wait for an opening. As though they had agreed beforehand, they hid in the shadows, watching the situation unfold. On the human side, likewise, more adventurers concealed their strength and stayed out of sight.
Because of the disparity in innate gifts and physical strength, it took several high-level Grand Mages or Martial Grandmasters working together to handle a single ninth-rank magic beast. Some had even approached the threshold of becoming demon beasts, making them stronger still.
As things stood, the human adventurers did not have much of an advantage.
Someone as powerful as Bai Fenghua was already among humanity's finest. He could even hold his own against a demon beast, but a battle like that could destroy this entire area, let alone the little plant swaying precariously in the gale.
Another fierce gust swept past. The verdant little plant trembled as it unfurled its final leaf. At its tip, a bud like green jade hung delicately, as though the hurricane might snap it off at any moment.
The Nine-Leaf Green Flower was about to mature.
Ye Chuqi could already smell its faint fragrance. It seemed to carry a strange power that flowed through her still-injured meridians, soothing the fissures that had plagued her for so long.
San San let out a surprised "Huh?" It had never expected the Nine-Leaf Green Flower to have a healing effect on Ye Chuqi's injuries! The fragrance alone had prompted a response from her meridians!
"Qi Qi! Go!" San San was already shouting encouragement inside Ye Chuqi's head. "This is good stuff!"
Ye Chuqi's injuries had gone untreated for far too long. Although the spiritual energy in her space supported her gradual recovery, the process was too slow, and healing