Inside the tomb, Su Chen and his companions walked through the desolate land, their feet on the cracked, barren earth. A fierce wind howled past, whipping sand and gravel against their faces, stinging them.
Suddenly, Su Chen stopped in his tracks. In front of him, in an open space, grew three immortal fruits. They were surrounded by wisps of spiritual mist, and their skins shone with a strange luster. Some flashed with golden light, while others were enveloped in purple light. As they shone together, it was as if a river of stars flowed around them.
This magical fruit seemed completely out of place with its surroundings.
Youyue exclaimed in surprise, "This... this is actually Immortal-Gathering Fruit!"
Yang Zhenyu asked in confusion, "What is the Immortal-Gathering Fruit? This is the first time I've heard of it. What are its effects?"
Xiu'er and Liu Cui gazed at the Immortal-Gathering Fruit with curiosity in their eyes.
Youyue composed herself and explained, "If one swallows the Gathering Immortal-Gathering Fruit, one can gather the Immortal Qi of heaven and earth into their body, causing their cultivation to increase rapidly. With good luck, one can even break through their current realm directly. However, the Immortal-Gathering Fruit has extremely demanding growing conditions, so even if it were outside, it would be priceless and unavailable. I didn't expect there to be three here! Indeed, Shen Li's tomb is fortuitous opportunity."
After hearing Youyue's explanation of the Immortal-Gathering Fruit, the three people in the room looked excited.
Xiu'er said, "We're so lucky! First we found the Immortal Spirit Liquid, and then we found the Immortal-Gathering Fruit. Our luck is off the charts!"
Yang Zhenyu said impatiently, "I'll go and pick the Immortal-Gathering Fruit."
After he finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the Immortal-Gathering Fruit.
Upon seeing this, Youyue's expression changed, and she hurriedly said, "Wait a minute!"
Yang Zhenyu had only walked halfway when he stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Youyue, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Senior Sister Youyue, what's wrong?"
Youyue cautiously surveyed her surroundings, then said solemnly, "These immortal fruits contain boundless immortal Immortal Qi, the crystallization of creation in this world. Therefore, they are bound to be guarded by spiritual beings. You should retreat first; let's observe the situation before making a decision."
Yang Zhenyu's forehead was beaded with cold sweat. "I completely forgot about that."
He was just about to turn back when suddenly the ground began to tremble violently, and the soil surged and churned like boiling water.
A colossal creature rose into the sky from the ground behind Yang Zhenyu, its body blotting out the sun. Its scales shimmered with a cold metallic luster, each one resembling a meticulously forged, indestructible shield.
Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Yang Zhenyu in front of it, its gaping maw was wide open, its sharp teeth like interlocking blades, and the breath it exhaled was both putrid and scorching.
Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast!
Peak Ninth Level Immortal Venerable!
The Human Heart in the room were shocked and gasped in surprise.
Only Su Chen watched all of this calmly, his eyes showing no emotion.
Yang Zhenyu was so frightened that he stood frozen in place, his body drenched in cold sweat. His throat tightened, and he was in a state of panic.
The Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast's eyes flashed with ferocity, and its gaping maw snapped fiercely at Yang Zhenyu, its sharp teeth seemingly capable of crushing anything.
"Not good!"
Youyue's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed in alarm, "Be careful!"
She wanted to help, but it was too late. At that moment, everyone in the room felt their hearts leap into their throats, their expressions filled with worry.
Yang Zhenyu was completely terrified. He felt as if all his strength had been drained away, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, his face filled with endless horror.
At this critical moment, Su Chen quietly appeared in front of Yang Zhenyu. He calmly took a step forward, a seemingly effortless movement that actually influenced the rules of heaven and earth. The ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, and spiderweb-like fissures spread wildly in all directions as an invisible and immensely terrifying force swept outwards.
The Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast's massive body was as fragile as an ant before this force, and it was directly thrown away. Its body tumbled in the air, knocking down large swathes of dead trees and boulders, raising clouds of dust, until it fell hundreds of feet away before hitting the ground.
The Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast was completely dumbfounded.
What the heck?
Are humans really that amazing?
Seeing this, Youyue and the others breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly went to Yang Zhenyu's side.
Xiu'er asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Yang Zhenyu was still somewhat shaken, his face slightly pale, but he forced himself to remain calm and shook his head, saying, "Thanks... thanks to the Dean, I'm fine."
Su Chen glanced at him and said calmly, "Don't be so reckless in the future, or no one will be able to save you."
Yang Zhenyu's face flushed red, and he lowered his head, saying with shame, "I definitely won't do it again next time."
Su Chen nodded, his gaze falling on the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast in the distance. His eyes were calm, but contained a cold indifference.
Just as Su Chen was about to deal with the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast, the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast suddenly knelt down and cried out, "Big boss, I was wrong! Spare me! Spare me! I'll never dare to do it again!"
The people in the room were all stunned, their faces full of surprise.
Liu Cui said, "Is this guy really that cowardly?"
Su Chen also became somewhat interested in it, staring at the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast without saying a word.
Under Su Chen's constant stare, the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast went numb. Its massive body trembled involuntarily, and fear and apprehension were evident in its eyes.
It was quite intelligent and knew that the human in front of it was likely a powerful figure!
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been nearly seriously injured by the invisible force just now. Also, it felt an unprecedented sense of crisis from Su Chen, a sense of crisis that almost filled its entire heart.
Therefore, it dares not be reckless!
Sometimes you have to be timid!
The question is whether Su Chen will let it go.
What should it do if we don't let it go?
A desperate fight?
Holy crap!
What's the difference between that and sending someone to their death?
The Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast regretted its actions. It had thought that Su Chen and the others were nothing more than ants that could be easily manipulated, but it never expected that there was actually a powerful figure among them!
regret!
I really regret it!
If it's smart enough not to attack Su Chen and the others, then it won't have to worry about its life being in danger.
But there's nothing we can do about it!
It had been guarding those three Immortal-Gathering Fruit for a long time, waiting for them to fully ripen so that it could help it break through to the Immortal Sovereign.
Therefore, how could it possibly agree to have someone try to steal the Immortal-Gathering Fruit?
But if time could turn back, it would rather give up the Immortal-Gathering Fruit. After all, even if the Immortal-Gathering Fruit is gone, it can still search for other immortal fruits to improve its cultivation. But it wouldn't be worth risking its life for the Immortal-Gathering Fruit.
It has to be said that the Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast is more insightful than some people. Some people are always blinded by greed. Even if they know that some fortuitous opportunity do not belong to them and that there will be danger to their lives, they will still try to seize them at all costs. In the end, they do not get the fortuitous opportunity, but they lose their lives.
The Flame-Scaled Abyss Hegemon Beast, on the verge of tears, cried out, "Great Boss, I'm willing to serve you like a slave, just please spare my life! This little demon is truly afraid of death!"