The black figure flashed, and the black light pierced through the air.
"You …" One of the prodigies on the Netherworld Roll clutched his chest as fresh blood oozed out from between his fingers, dying his fingers red. His eyes widened as he stared at the black-robed figure in front of him in disbelief. He could only utter one word before taking his last breath.
Soon after, the black robe flickered and rippled like water. Then, the black robe flew forward like a cicada shedding its shell and covered the body of the prodigy on the Nether Roll. Bright light burst out and spread in all directions.
When the light dissipated, only a standing figure was left. It was the prodigy on the Netherworld Roll.
Did he not die?
Immediately after, a dark and deep luster flashed across the eyes of the prodigy on the Netherworld Roll, revealing an extremely cold aura fluctuation. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and a dense killing intent hung in it. With a flash of his body, he silently turned into a shadow and flew away.
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Under the Mysterious Ancient Flame Refining Technique, the Purple Cloud Black Star Flame was like a tamed tiger. It was extremely obedient but did not lose its ferocity.
As he hurried to find other opportunities, he circulated the Mysterious Ancient Flame Refining Technique. Although the Purple Cloud Black Star Flame's power could not be increased in a short period of time, Chen Zong's mastery of the Mysterious Ancient Flame Refining Technique had deepened.
Even the power of the flame seemed to show signs of change, but it was still not enough.
A huge tree grew on the ground. The tree was completely black, and its trunk was very thick. It would take at least a hundred burly men to wrap their arms around it. The tree was a thousand meters tall, and its canopy covered a distance of several thousand meters. It was like a huge black umbrella.
A shocking cold aura emanated from the tree and swept in all directions, covering thousands of meters. It was even colder and purer than other places.
A figure flew over at an astonishing speed. When he was thousands of meters away from the huge black tree, he stopped and stared at it in amazement.
"The Xuanming Tree is indeed shocking," the person muttered to himself. He was a disciple of the Xuan Ming Palace, but he was not listed on the Underworld Board. His Xuan Ming Token was not even his own. It was given to him by someone else.
The Xuanming Small World only recognized tokens and not people. Only those with the Xuanming Token could enter.
Of course, when one obtained the Xuanming Token, it usually meant that one was on the Netherworld Roll. However, there were always some exceptions.
For example, Xu Mubai, who was ranked first on the Netherworld Rankings.
The Xuanming Token had been personally given to him by Xu Mubai, the number one prodigy on the Dark Leaderboard. He was Xu Mubai's cousin.
"The Profound Underworld Fruits are all mine." Xu Mulong's eyes flickered as he stared at the black fruits on the Xuanming Tree excitedly.
There were many opportunities in the Mysterious Underworld Small World, and the Mysterious Underworld Tree was one of them.
The Xuanming Tree itself was not a fortuitous encounter, but it could produce Xuanming Fruits.
Furthermore, every hundred years, the Xuanming Tree would produce a batch of Xuanming Fruits. If no one plucked them, then the energy within the Xuanming Fruit would be absorbed by the Xuanming Tree and recondense.
Coincidentally, the Dark Nether Small World opened once every hundred years.
Only the people from the Dark Nether Palace knew that there were at most nine Dark Nether Fruits on the Dark Nether Tree. There were at least three fruits, and they were usually in the middle.
And what were the effects of the Mysterious Underworld Fruit?
It could not increase one's cultivation base, nor could it increase one's strength directly. However, it could allow one to enter a unique cultivation state for a certain period of time.
The cultivation state was also known as the Xuanming Heart State. Under the Xuanming Heart State, one's comprehension ability and other aspects would be enhanced. The efficiency of comprehension and cultivation would also increase greatly.
It could be said that the Xuanming Fruit was a cultivation treasure. It was one of the rare sacred medicines.
As soon as Xu Mulong entered the Dark Nether Small World, he did not dare to do anything else. He immediately rushed over according to the map.
"Seven! There are seven Xuanming Fruits! That's great!" Xu Mulong was extremely excited.
Although the Xuanming Tree could produce nine Xuanming Fruits at most, it was rare. Most of them would only produce five or six Xuanming Fruits. It was extremely shocking to have seven Xuanming Fruits.
"Seven Xuanming Fruits. I will keep one for myself and give three to cousin. The remaining three can be given to the Sect or traded for other cultivation items that I need," Xu Mulong said again.
He had already started distributing the Xuanming Fruits even before he obtained them.
"According to cousin, the Xuanming Fruit from the Xuanming Tree is not easy to harvest because there will be a Xuanming Dragon Snake guarding it." Xu Mulong muttered to himself as he scanned the area with his sharp eyes, looking for the so-called Xuanming Dragon Snake.
However, he could not see or sense the Xuanming Dragon Snake's aura.
Although Xu Mulong was confident in his strength and thought that he was not inferior to the Underworld Ranking's prodigies, he was not arrogant to the point that he thought that the Xuanming Dragon Snake was nothing. He had to be cautious.
He took a step forward and slowly approached the Xuanming Tree. He stared at one of the Xuanming Fruits while paying attention to other movements.
However, when Xu Mulong approached the Xuanming Fruit, he still did not feel any danger. He immediately made his move. With a wave of his hand, a black light shot out. He wanted to cut off the head of the Xuanming Fruit and pluck it.
In an instant, there was a sudden change.
A wisp of black light that was as thin as a cow's hair was as fast as lightning. It silently shot out from the side as if it had shot out from the void. It instantly shot toward the wisp of black light. After it shattered the wisp of black light, it turned in the air and mercilessly attacked Xu Mulong.
Xu Mulong was shocked. His body flashed and he quickly moved away as fast as lightning. At the same time, he struck out with his palm. The palm print was completely black as if it was made of black metal. It exuded a shocking chill with a hint of sharpness.
The black lightning-like attack that was as thin as a cow's hair was shattered in an instant. Soon after, an extremely shocking roar was heard. A terrifying black storm blew as if it was going to shatter everything.
The roar that seemed to come from the source made Xu Mulong's heart skip a beat. His face turned slightly pale.
He saw a giant black python coiled around the trunk of the Xuanming Tree. The giant python was as thick as a water bucket. Its head was shocking. Its eyes were golden and cold. As he stared at it, Xu Mulong could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
This giant python was different from ordinary pythons. It had four limbs. Although they were short and thick, they looked very strong.
Each of its limbs had three sharp claws. They were tightly clasped on the trunk of the Xuanming Tree. Its entire body exuded a terrifying aura.
The Xuanming Small World had a limit on one's strength. It could not reach the Saint Rudiment Stage. However, the aura exuded by the Xuanming Dragon Snake had reached the peak of the Half-Saint Stage.
Xu Mulong was under great pressure as the Xuanming Dragon Snake stared at him.
He realized that he had underestimated the Xuanming Dragon Snake.
He originally thought that with his strength that was not inferior to the Underworld Ranking's prodigies, he should be able to deal with the Xuanming Dragon Snake and obtain the Xuanming Fruit. However, it seemed that it would not be so easy.
Fortunately, he was not unprepared.
With a sudden wave of his hand, a figure appeared beside him. It was a person in black armor. However, there was no sign of life in him.
Suddenly, the black-armored person's eyes emitted a golden light. He raised his arms and a long spear was formed in an instant. The spear spun and pierced through the void like a poisonous dragon. It carried an astonishing power that could penetrate and shatter everything. It shot toward the Xuanming Dragon Snake like a giant cannon.
The Xuanming Dragon Snake was enraged when he took the initiative to attack. With a roar, a terrifying force shot out from its mouth and blasted toward the spear. The spear paused for a moment. A thick tail with a terrifying power that could destroy mountains smashed through the sky and slammed into the black-armored person's chest.
With a bang, like the beating of a large drum, the black-armored man was instantly sent flying several hundred meters away. However, he paused and his body stood straight on the ground like a long spear. Immediately, he shot forward at a shocking speed and became one with the spear. He transformed into an extremely terrifying light that pierced through everything and attacked.
This was not a real person. It was a powerful puppet. It was much more powerful than an ordinary high-level Half-Saint Stage puppet.
With the puppet restraining the Xuanming Dragon Snake, Xu Mulong was relieved. He immediately turned into an arrow and shot toward the other Xuanming Fruit.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to pluck the Mysterious Nether Fruit, another extremely terrifying black storm swept over. It brought along a shocking stench, causing Xu Mulong's heart to thump wildly. He quickly executed his movement technique and dodged to the side.
The Xuanming Dragon Snake!
There was a second one!
Xu Mulong's eyes widened. His face was filled with disbelief.
Didn't they say there was only one?
Why was there a second one?
Although this Xuanming Dragon Snake was smaller than the previous one, it was undeniable that it was very powerful. It was not something he could fight against now.
However, he only had one Xuanming Puppet. It was lent to him by his cousin.
Xu Mulong's heart sank.
If there were two Xuanming Dragon Snakes, how could he pluck the Xuanming Fruit?
If he did not obtain the Xuanming Fruit, then this trip to the Xuanming Small World would not be complete. He would not be able to fulfill his promise to his cousin.
Xu Mulong did not move. As he stared at the Xuanming Dragon Snake, he quickly thought of a solution.
The Xuanming Dragon Snake did not move either. It seemed that as long as he did not attack the Xuanming Fruit or did not take the initiative to attack, the Xuanming Dragon Snake would not retaliate. However, it stared at Xu Mulong with a pair of cold and emotionless eyes. It looked like it would attack at any time.
Xu Mulong slowly retreated and distanced himself from the Xuanming Dragon Snake. He retreated a few thousand meters and called back the Xuanming Puppet.
Xu Mulong pondered. How could he pluck the Xuanming Fruit under the protection of two Xuanming Dragon Snakes?
Moreover, it was not just one fruit, but seven.
At that moment, a figure quickly flew over from afar and entered Xu Mulong's line of sight.
Xu Mulong's eyes lit up.
"Sir, please come over for a chat," Xu Mulong said.
Chen Zong also saw the Xuanming Tree and Xu Mulong. When he heard Xu Mulong's voice, he turned around and flew over.
"What's the matter?" Chen Zong did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
"Sir, I would like to ask for your help. Once it's done, you will be greatly rewarded," Xu Mulong said directly.
Chen Zong instinctively glanced at the Xuanming Tree.
"My name is Xu Mulong, a disciple of the Xuanming Palace. Xu Mubai is my cousin," Xu Mulong continued. He revealed his identity. At the same time, he wanted to see the shock on Chen Zong's face.
Xu Mubai!
He was the strongest in the Xuanming Palace. He was the number one sky-pride on the Netherworld Ranking.
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