At the Profound Ascension stage, one's state of mind had gradually become calm, especially since Lin Yi was not a bloodthirsty person. As long as someone did not provoke him and deserved to die, he would not easily make a move.
"Thank you for your generosity, Brother Lin!" Chu Tianlu breathed a sigh of relief. His back was covered with a layer of cold sweat. Bing Wuqing was notoriously difficult to negotiate with. If Lin Yi had not stopped her, he and his two friends would have been three lifeless human ice sculptures by now.
Lin Yi shook his head noncommittally and looked at them without saying a word.
Chu Tianlu hurriedly tugged at Bai Jingze and Zhang Qingfeng's sleeves and desperately winked at them. At this time, they just had to give in and express their stance. After all, they were facing an existence comparable to a Nascent Soul stage old monster, or even more unfathomable. Under normal circumstances, people like them could only kneel and lick each other's boots. They did not even have the chance to talk to each other as equals, let alone be stubborn.
However, he still underestimated the appeal of the Spirit Fruit to them. If Bai Jingze and Zhang Qingfeng were to be described in one word, it would be 'blinded by greed'.
Of course, this also had to do with the fact that they did not know Lin Yi's specific strength. They had not seen the scene where Lin Yi killed the Sky-Devouring Giant Crocodile. Although the Raging Fire Thousand Explosive Fist looked exaggerated, under Lin Yi's deliberate control, it did not cause much harm to them. As for those terrifying black insects, in their opinion, they were just afraid of fire. Any fire-type expert in the Foundation Establishment stage could probably kill them. The reason why they were so difficult to deal with was simply that they were not on the right path.
While they were brainwashing themselves with these self-deceiving thoughts, they had never thought that if Lin Yi's strength was really only at this level, why would the great Bing Wuqing listen to his words? She was not only a super genius who had been famous for a while, but also a newly advanced Nascent Soul stage old monster!
"Brother Tianlu, why don't you help us out, this …" Bai Jingze rubbed his hands. He was indeed scared out of his wits just now, but since Lin Yi was soft-hearted and did not want Bing Wuqing to kill the two of them, in his opinion, this was a ready-made opportunity to get a piece of the pie. As the saying goes, fortune comes from danger.
"Ah?" Chu Tianlu was stupefied. In his previous understanding, Bai Jingze wasn't someone who didn't know when to advance or retreat.
"Heaven's Road, we are all friends, seeing that your relationship with them is not bad, help us say something fair." Zhang Qingfeng whispered as well. However, since they were standing so close to each other, no matter how softly he spoke, Lin Yi and Bing Wuqing could hear him clearly.
Lin Yi could not help but find this scene funny. When he saw Chu Tianlu's awkward appearance, he said, "Could it be that you think that the Knowledge Fruit is placed in front of you, that you can pick it at will, and that there's not even the slightest danger?"
"What danger could there be?" Bai Jingze and Su Mo glanced at each other. A normal person would think that since they had already dealt with the black insects, the terrifying guardian spirit beasts, there would naturally not be any other dangers. Now, it was time to reap the harvest.
"What do you guys think?" Lin Yi crossed his arms and smiled faintly.
"If you don't dare to pick it, then I'll go." Bai Jingze was still silently cursing this guy in his heart. This guy was indeed not very good. He was so timid that it was obvious that he lacked confidence. As he spoke, he was afraid that Lin Yi would go back on his word, so he hurriedly reached out to pick the Knowledge Fruit.
"I'll do it!" Zhang Qingfeng did not fall behind, and hurriedly rushed over.
"Hey! You two … "Chu Tianlu reached out to stop them, not only because he was afraid that the two would offend Lin Yi, but also because he felt that this matter was a little abnormal. Unfortunately, the two were already blinded by greed, and he could not stop them at all.
The two rushed to be first regardless of their injuries, and almost fell together. Unexpectedly, just as they were about to snatch the Knowledge Fruit, Zhang Qingfeng suddenly screamed, "Ah!!!"
"What's wrong?" Chu Tianlu was shocked, and hurriedly asked with concern.
"Uh, I don't know either. I just felt my hand being pricked by something, and it hurt like hell. But now it doesn't hurt anymore." Zhang Qingfeng explained. As he spoke, he opened his palm to take a look. A tiny red dot had appeared on his palm, and it was almost impossible to notice if one did not look carefully.
"Looks like there's a thorn!" Although he said this, Bai Jingze did not care about this. Instead, he was somewhat gloating. This way, no one would be able to snatch it from him. In the end, before he could touch the Knowledge Fruit, he suddenly screamed, lowered his head, and stretched out his hand to take a look. There was also a tiny red dot on his hand.
"This … Where is this thorn?" Bai Jingze was a little confused, and Zhang Qingfeng was also dumbfounded. If there was a thorn on the Knowledge Fruit, they did not see it at all. Could this thorn be invisible? But just now, Lin Yi showed them that there was clearly nothing on the Knowledge Fruit!
They did not understand what had happened because their strength was too weak. But Lin Yi saw it clearly. Just now, when the two of them reached out to pluck the fruit, an extremely thin needle suddenly extended from the Knowledge Fruit. It looked like the stinger of some kind of insect, and its speed was so fast that it made one's hair stand on end. It was far beyond the level of the Ancient Underworld, and even Lin Yi could not help but feel ashamed of his inferiority.
Beside him, Bing Wuqing could not help but be moved. Although her strength could not be compared to Lin Yi's, she still had good eyesight. Even if she did not see it as clearly as Lin Yi, she could more or less understand what had happened. She could not help but sneer inwardly. Boss Lin Yi had clearly said that this thing was dangerous, but the two of them still insisted on snatching it. They really did not know what was good for them.
"Brother Lin, did you see something?" Chu Tianlu could only smile bitterly and step forward to smooth things over.
Lin Yi glanced at him, and said indifferently, "This is not the Knowledge Fruit."
"What?!" Bai Jingze and Zhang Qingfeng cried out at the same time. Even Chu Tianlu looked stunned. This thing clearly looked like the Knowledge Fruit, and it also had the characteristic snake-like smell of the Knowledge Fruit. If this thing was not the Knowledge Fruit, what else could it be?
"This is not the Knowledge Fruit? Then what is it? " Bai Jingze and Zhang Qingfeng clearly did not believe him. They were sure that Lin Yi wanted to take the Knowledge Fruit for himself, so he deliberately made such an alarmist statement to scare them away.
"I don't know." Lin Yi shook his head. This was the truth. Until now, he still could not see what this thing was. He could only judge from the scene just now that this thing was definitely not the Knowledge Fruit, but a trap with thorns.
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