Contending for the Nether Fruit

Although he knew that a soul expert like Sean could not possibly be killed by him, the fact that Sean had not been injured at all still seemed unbelievable to him.

Sean smiled faintly. "Mr. Snake Spirit, I've already blocked your ultimate move."

At that moment, Sean also noticed other Snake Spirits appearing around them. They came in different colors, male and female alike, ten snakes in total. The other Seven-Star Demons' expressions changed drastically.

The Snake Spirit who had attacked earlier seemed to exchange words with his brothers and sisters before saying, "Sean, you've passed my test. But whether you can obtain the Nether Fruit depends on whether you can get past my brothers. That will depend on your own abilities."

Sean glanced at the other snakes. "Everyone, you saw my Soul Attack just now. If we truly fight to the death, I can't guarantee that I won't kill you."

One of the Snake Spirits laughed. "Kid, your strength is indeed formidable. But guarding the Nether Fruit is our duty. As long as you can break through our blockade and approach the Nether Fruit, we won't stop you."

"Fine." Sean felt rather helpless.

Being enemies with someone close to a Sovereign felt far too unpleasant. He wanted to kill you, yet you could not truly kill him.

The Commanders fighting Leis Jing on the Plane Battlefield probably felt the same way. But there was nothing they could do. Even the Augusta Family, backed by the Bright Master, only dared to kill those around Leis Jing.

The Four Divine Beasts Family was so domineering in the God Planes likely for much the same reason.

But reality was simply like that. Sean had no choice. He flashed into the midst of the Snake Spirits, and pale violet mist spread from her body. At the same time, a wave of soul energy centered on him instantly enveloped every Snake Spirit.

"Ahhh—Kill!"

Affected by the soul fluctuations and pale violet mist, the Snake Spirits' eyes immediately turned red. They began fighting each other without restraint, even attacking their brothers outside the mist.

"Third Brother, Sixth Sister, you..." After being struck by his own brother, one Snake Spirit was not seriously injured. He then looked at Sean in shock. "What kind of Soul Poison did you make? It can actually affect us?"

In terms of their Profound Mysteries alone, they possessed Seven-Star-level strength. Combined with their divine beast bodies and Innate Divine Abilities, their overall strength was no weaker than that of ordinary Prefect Lords.

Soul Poison capable of affecting Seven-Star Demons was already considered a top-tier treasure of the Netherworld.

"Don't worry. They won't die. They'll only go mad for a while." Sean smiled faintly, then charged toward the Nether Fruit like lightning.

One special ability the Soul Pearl gave him was that the Soul Poison he created was exceptionally potent. Combined with his soul ultimate move, it could easily affect Seven-Star Demons.

The other clear-minded Snake Spirits wanted to stop Sean, but their maddened brothers and sisters entangled them.

When Sean arrived before the Nether Fruit, countless branches lashed straight at him.

Sean swept his right hand, and a streak of sword light tore through space and struck the branches, yet achieved nothing. The branches only paused briefly before attacking at full speed once more, forcing Sean to retreat and evade.

"A branch of a Sovereign really is difficult to deal with."

After reaching an open area some distance away, Sean could not help frowning. This was not merely an ordinary Sovereign. Its body was likely at the level of a Sovereign Artifact. Whether it was a mid-level or low-level one made no difference right now...

The Snake Spirits nearby had no time to pay attention to Sean. They were still fighting among themselves...

More than thirty Seven-Star Demons controlled by Soul Seeds also gathered around him. Sean stood in the center. At this moment, their group was facing off against a branch of a Sovereign...

"Lord Sean, what should we do now?" one Seven-Star Demon asked.

Sean looked at the dozens of swaying branches around the Nether Fruit above. For the moment, he had no way to break through. He himself was not skilled in material attacks, and even someone at Heimos's level might not be able to break through those branches.

At that moment, someone else sent him a Soul Voice Transmission. "Lord Sean, earlier, I saw others reach this stage as well. But no matter how they attacked, the Netherworld Fruit Tree never harmed anyone."

"No one was injured?" Sean asked.

"That's right. It seemed as though the Netherworld Fruit Tree deliberately avoided hurting people. Otherwise, with its attack power, no matter how many people came, they would all die. This tree is completely different from those snakes."

"A Netherworld Fruit Tree that doesn't want to kill anyone." Sean came up with a risky plan.

Sean then sent a Soul Voice Transmission. "In a moment, stop those branches at all costs, even if it costs you your lives."

"Yes," all the Seven-Star Demons replied through Soul Voice Transmission.

The pressure deep within Sean's soul suddenly increased slightly. This was the normal feedback from ordering those controlled by Soul Seeds to die.

Those controlled by Soul Seeds still had an instinctive desire to survive and would instinctively resist such an order, but it had little effect. It merely placed a bit of pressure on his soul...

"Move." Sean gave the order again, and everyone charged forward together.

The branches of the Netherworld Fruit Tree immediately targeted one person each. As they swung, ripples appeared in the space of the Netherworld.

Sean faced more than a dozen branches before him. It seemed the Netherworld Fruit Tree knew he was the hardest to deal with. But as the branches advanced, countless vines appeared out of thin air and wrapped around them, greatly reducing their speed.

The other branches were seized by the thirty Seven-Star Demons. Rather than dodging, they used their bodies to block the branches, completely unafraid of death.

"More than thirty of them are seeking death together? Could it be..." The Green Snake who had appeared first watched the Seven-Star Demons desperately fighting the fruit tree's branches and came up with an unbelievable thought.

Every Netherworld branch seemed stunned by the people before it who feared death so little. All its offensive methods halted for a moment. It did not wish to kill these people either.

And in that instant, Sean suddenly surged forward, bypassed the branches, and arrived directly before the Nether Fruit. With a swift motion, he plucked the Nether Fruit, then ignored any escape route and swallowed it in one bite...

A wonderful sensation immediately flowed from his throat into his stomach, then rushed straight into the depths of his soul...

His deduction of the Profound Mysteries immediately sped up many times over. Moreover, countless battles from the past hundreds of millions of years appeared in his mind like moving images. Most remarkable of all, the Profound Mysteries within those remembered battles, even those of his opponents, became incomparably clear, benefiting him immensely.

"He got the Nether Fruit!"

Everyone stopped moving. Watching Sean floating above, they gradually retreated, and the Netherworld Fruit Tree did not stop them.

After returning to the ground, Sean immediately closed his eyes and carefully recalled everything. He was not worried about the snakes; the more than thirty Seven-Star Demons around him could protect him for a while. As for the Netherworld Fruit Tree, if it wanted to kill him, even thirty thousand Seven-Star Demons could not protect him.

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