Without saying a word, they each sent a palm strike, sending the Tricolored Flame Python, which wanted to swallow the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, flying.
The Tricolored Flame Python tumbled in the air before landing at the foot of the slope. Then, it glared angrily at Situ Lei and Liu Chen, who were plotting against it.
"Move further away and deal with this beast. If we destroy the White Nascent Fruit, it will be over!"
Situ Lei's spear trembled. Before the Tricolored Flame Python could react, he took the initiative to attack. Liu Chen quickly followed with a surging killing Qi.
The Tricolored Flame Python was about as strong as the two. Normally, if they met alone, they might not be able to deal with this beast even after putting in a lot of effort.
However, today, they ran into two half-Sages determined to obtain the White Nascent Fruit. No matter how strong the Tricolored Flame Python was, it could not reverse the situation.
Two men and one snake started an intense battle on the slope. With the two working together, they suppressed the Tricolored Flame Python until it could not cause any trouble.
At the same time, the battle at the foot of the slope also started. Hundreds of elite cultivators of the two clans worked together to defend against the Rank 9 Spirit Beasts rushing over frantically.
The battle at the foot of the slope was much more bloody than the one at the top. Although there were no peak Rank 9 Spirit Beasts, there were more of them.
The cultivators of the two clans defended bitterly, but they still paled in comparison. Casualties occurred at every moment.
At this moment, the peaceful scene was completely torn apart. Miserable cries, beast roars, Quintessence explosions, and all sorts of chaotic noises rang out endlessly.
Under the hood, Xiao Chen stared at the White Nascent Fruit, which still gave off a bright light. He entered deep thought.
After a while, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground like a ghost in the night. He silently flew forward, flying higher and higher until he hid himself in a cloud.
Xiao Chen controlled the wind and carried the cloud to the top of the White Nascent Fruit.
The people in the intense battle all had nervous expressions. No one noticed this scene. A dark cloud in the sky slowly approached the White Nascent Fruit.
When the cloud descended to two kilometers, Xiao Chen stopped and looked at Situ Lei and Liu Chen, the two half-Sages that posed the greatest threat to him.
The Tricolored Flame Python was already covered in wounds. The poisonous flames it spat out were growing thinner, and the threat it posed to the two was diminishing.
Seeing that the Tricolored Flame Python was about to die, Situ Lei and Liu Chen's movements gradually slowed down. The distance between them had unknowingly increased.
A strange light flickered in their eyes as they stared at each other. Their main focus was no longer on the Tricolored Flame Python.
The pitiful Tricolored Flame Python had nearly died. Due to various reasons, Situ Lei and Liu Chen had hung it up, refusing to give it a quick death.
Situ Lei's spear light swept out, and the three-colored flame flew up. The momentum was astonishing, but in fact, it did not use much strength at all.
Liu Chen kicked the Tricolored Flame Python flying at him back. Then, he smiled indifferently and said, "Brother Situ, I'll leave the final strike of this beast to you."
Situ Lei smiled calmly and said, "Brother Liu, you go first. With your Movement Technique, you will definitely be able to easily dodge the counterattack of the Tricolored Flame Python before its death."
"Ha ha! Brother Situ, you go first. How can this old man's strength compare to yours?"
Before any Spirit Beast died, it would make a desperate counterattack. These two were crafty. Clearly, they did not want to endure this final strike.
Just as these two were pushing each other away, a black figure suddenly descended from a cloud above the White Nascent Fruit.
This figure moved astonishingly fast. The direction in which he appeared caught everyone off guard as well.
A figure flashed. Situ Lei and Liu Chen, who were chatting with each other, could not react at all. Someone snatched away the glowing White Nascent Fruit.
When the two of them looked back, they saw a black figure carrying the White Nascent Fruit, rushing down the mountain quickly.
Situ Lei's and Liu Chen's mouths gaped open in shock. When they reacted, they became enraged.
"How bold! How dare he snatch away the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit from under our noses!"
Situ Lei roared ferociously and chased after the black figure in a frenzy. After planning for such a long time, someone snatched away the treasure at the last moment. No one could accept such a disappointment.
"Boom!"
Spear lights trembled, and sword lights flickered. In their rage, Situ Lei and Liu Chen each sent out a move.
A blue ball of sword light and a roaring fire dragon charged at the black figure, trying to block him.
The black figure seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He pushed off the ground and leaped up, easily dodging the two fatal attacks.
The fire dragon and the ball of sword exploded, creating a strong shockwave that surged out.
The two raged. In order to block that black figure, they frantically ran, sending all sorts of attacks at Xiao Chen. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
Quintessence surged, and rocks flew out. The horrifying shockwave created a strong wind, cutting the surroundings like knives.
Although Xiao Chen dodged all these attacks, the black cloak he wore was already in tatters. It was no longer useful, so he casually took it off.
The moment the white Clear Wind Robes appeared, Situ Lei and Liu Chen immediately recognized Xiao Chen. They were dumbfounded.
"How can this be? He is so severely injured. How can he appear in such a short time?!"
The shock in the two's eyes was extreme. They could not help but stop what they were doing. They stared at Xiao Chen in a daze.
After so many schemes and plans, after so many rounds of searching, in the end, this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit still ended up in the hands of an outsider.
"Ignore those Spirit Beasts! Block him!"
When the two recovered their wits and saw that Xiao Chen had already run far away, they shouted at the disciples at the foot of the mountain.
Instantly, hundreds of Martial Monarchs abandoned the Spirit Beasts they were fighting and launched themselves at Xiao Chen. "Sou! Sou!
Sou! "
Many figures flew out, their Quintessence surging. Two or three hundred Martial Monarchs appeared together. Their auras merged into one, looking like a vast mountain range before Xiao Chen.
There were close to three hundred Martial Monarchs. Although their cultivations varied, if they attacked together, even a half-Sage would not dare to clash head-on.
Xiao Chen's face sank, and his sea of consciousness surged. He quickly circulated the Dragon Tone Art in his body, draining his Quintessence and Mental Energy at the same time. The dragon-shaped Quintessence circulated in his body, and resounding dragon roars resounded continuously.
When Xiao Chen felt the explosive energy in his chest, he opened his mouth and roared. The vigorous True Dragon's voice immediately surged out.
The wind howled, and Dragon's Might spread out. The resonant dragon's voice was like a clap of thunder, ear-splitting. When the sound wave spread out, the trees in the way gave off crisp cracking sounds as they all snapped in half.
The close to three hundred Martial Monarchs felt a strong wind blow at them. They could not even open their eyes. Those with weaker cultivations were even knocked back.
What was even more horrifying was that the Dragon's Might contained in the sound wave, infused with surging Mental Energy. When it entered these people's seas of consciousness, it sounded like thunder roared in their minds.
His entire head was in a daze, and the movements of his hands stopped for a moment.
Taking advantage of this moment, Xiao Chen stood on the Blue Dragon image and charged over. The ferocious impact knocked the people in front of him into the air like sandbags.
By the time these people recovered their wits, Xiao Chen had already taken advantage of this moment to cross the crowd and run far away.
When Situ Lei and Liu Chen saw this scene, they were flabbergasted. Even though they were very knowledgeable, they had never heard of such a strange Martial Technique in the world before.
By the time the two of them regrouped and chased away all the Rank 9 Spirit Beasts around the slope, Xiao Chen had already disappeared without a trace.
"How hateful!"
Situ Lei clenched his teeth, and his complexion turned ashen. He stomped heavily on the ground, causing the mountain to tremble.
Even if Liu Chen had snatched away the White Nascent Fruit, Situ Lei would not have felt so sullen. However, he could not accept a nameless brat snatching away the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
Liu Chen's expression was scarily unsightly as well, even worse than Situ Lei's. Originally, his Liu Clan was the first to discover the White Nascent Fruit.
In his heart, the Liu Clan had already treated the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit as their family treasure. The Liu Clan had put in a lot of effort, mobilized many people, and lost many elites.
In the end, it ended up benefiting someone else. How could Liu Chen accept this?
"After the White Nascent Fruit is picked, it has to be consumed within twelve hours. Any storage space is useless. This person cannot get far.
We still have a chance, "Situ Lei said with a sullen expression when he thought of something.
If one did not pick the White Nascent Fruit in its entirety, it was best to consume it right after it was picked. Otherwise, the Spiritual Energy contained in it would slowly leak out.
If one did not consume it within twelve hours, the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit would become an ordinary Spirit Fruit, no longer as miraculous as before.
Liu Chen's eyes lit up with hope. "That's right. He will not be able to leave the Savage Beast Forest within twelve hours. If our two clans work together, we will definitely be able to find him."
The two clans both had strongholds in the Savage Beast Forest. They had far more people than Situ Lei and Situ Lei. The cultivation of the others might be weaker, but there were not many requirements for them to search for someone.
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--- On the other side, Xiao Chen ran for five kilometers before he stopped. He felt something wrong in the Universe Ring.
He sent his Spiritual Sense in and discovered Spiritual Energy permeating the space within the Universe Ring. It was like a mist, spreading everywhere.
When he looked carefully, it turned out that the vast Spiritual Energy contained in the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit was leaking out continuously.
Even though a large amount of Spiritual Energy leaked out from the dazzling Spirit Fruit, it did not show any signs of dimming. This made one sigh. No wonder the two clans would use their entire clans to fight for it.
However, continuing to leak out was not a solution. Even a fool could tell that something was wrong.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, "Ao Jiao, what's going on?"
Ao Jiao said with some pity, "Quickly consume it. Otherwise, its effects will be greatly reduced. It would have been great if we had uprooted it. It would have been even better if the roots were intact. That way, we could have transplanted it into the Immortal Spirit Ring."
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Ao Jiao made it sound easy. At that time, it could be said that he had plucked it from the hands of two half-Sages. If not for these two half-Sages fearing each other and harboring ulterior motives, he would not have stood a chance.
It would be very difficult to refine this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit in a short time. The two clans would definitely send people to search for him.
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