Chapter 144: The Divine Flame Fruit (Third Update—Please Subscribe!)
Buzz—
Tang Mubai’s body trembled.
A grandmaster-level pressure erupted from him, and in less than half a second, it completely neutralized the terrifying aura bolstered on the Scythe Dragon leader.
Then, with a sudden pivot, he turned sharply and dove headlong toward the Scythe Dragon leader.
“Roar!”
The Scythe Dragon leader saw this, its massive eyes filled with scorn.
From its open maw, a whirlwind blade rapidly formed amid its roar.
But a hundred meters was too short a distance for Tang Mubai, who was dashing forward at lightning speed.
Before the Scythe Dragon leader could unleash the wind blade, a “Duality Sword Qi” streaked to its front.
“Pfft!”
Like a bursting bubble, the blood-colored light sphere enveloping the Scythe Dragon leader’s massive body exploded on impact, scattering into countless specks of light that vanished into the air.
Without the blood-colored light sphere, the Scythe Dragon leader’s entire body plummeted straight down.
“Roar!!!”
It let out an enraged roar that trembled through the sky.
Unfazed by the fall, blood-colored rays quickly surfaced on its body, wrapping and condensing rapidly into a new blood-colored light sphere.
Whoosh!
Tang Mubai, in close pursuit, gave it no chance. In less than half a second, a second black-and-white sword qi descended from the sky.
“Buzz!”
Its speed was overwhelming, its power immense.
As the “Duality Sword Qi” dove down, it compressed the air with a burst.
Finally, it plunged through the Scythe Dragon leader’s massive frame—entering the front chest and exiting the back.
Splash!
Gushing torrents of blood mixed with shattered innards sprayed into the air and splattered onto the ground.
[Life Force +459]
A prompt suddenly appeared.
Tang Mubai’s momentum in the chase ceased instantly.
Hovering midair, he watched the Scythe Dragon leader’s corpse fall straight down.
Moments later, a thunderous crash echoed.
Dead…
Not only was the Scythe Dragon leader pierced through the chest by the “Duality Sword Qi,” but its soul was also obliterated.
Its body tumbled back into the canyon, crushed into a bloody pulp—an easy meal for other non-human creatures.
Having obtained three exotic fruits, Tang Mubai decided not to go down further. He performed the “Sky Dance Technique” and sped away in the direction he came.
Though the Scythe Dragon leader was dead, the remaining Scythe Dragons were still formidable.
The intense bloodshed from the fight between the half-orcs and Scythe Dragons exuded a heavy metallic scent, which would inevitably attract ferocious beasts and giant insects nearby, swarming into the canyon.
In such a case, no one needed to guess—the canyon would once again erupt into a brutal battle.
The ultimate victor would claim all the exotic fruits on the Fire Tree.
Tang Mubai wisely chose to retreat, unwilling to get involved.
“Phew—”
The fierce wind brushed past as Tang Mubai clutched the three exotic fruits and sped through the sky.
Suddenly, his heart jolted violently—a foreboding sensation surged deep within.
Danger!
Tang Mubai accelerated instead of slowing.
Through his sixth sense, he clearly perceived two cold, piercing gazes fixed intently upon him.
Giant flying beasts had noticed him!
Or rather, the exotic fruits in his hands had attracted the attention of colossal birds circling nearby, drawing them closer to Tang Mubai.
These three fruits, still exuding an odd and alluring fragrance, tempted every intelligent creature to devour them!
Holding them in his hands was like parading three massive gold bricks, flaunting their value.
They attracted the covetous eyes of all powerful non-human beings!
Therefore, while flying swiftly, Tang Mubai picked up each fruit and examined them carefully, confirming what kind of exotic fruits they were.
Some exotic fruits—though teeming with energy—were highly poisonous.
Though Tang Mubai possessed the “Poison Control” divine skill, he dared not swallow them hastily.
Some toxins were so devastating that merely tasting them could be fatal.
He might not have time to activate “Poison Control” before succumbing.
For safety’s sake, it was better to inspect them thoroughly before consumption.
Fortunately, luck was on his side.
After careful identification, information about the three fruits flashed vividly in Tang Mubai’s mind.
Divine Flame Fruits!
These exotic fruits were fourth-tier spiritual medicines.
Once ingested and refined, they could alter a martial artist’s aura property, imbuing it with the attribute of fire.
The aura forged from Qi and blood was originally attribute-less.
Only martial arts, weapons, and spiritual herbs possessed elemental attributes.
The Divine Flame Fruit was one such rare item; by swallowing it, the untyped aura could be transformed into fire-attributed aura!
This discovery thrilled Tang Mubai immensely.
Without hesitation, he swallowed all three Divine Flame Fruits in quick succession.
“Shriek!!!”
At that moment, a sharp, piercing cry suddenly erupted.
A colossal blue eagle with a wingspan of a hundred meters soared above Tang Mubai’s head, wrapped in a terrifying gale, roaring as it dove toward him.
Before it even drew near, an overwhelming pressure engulfed the area.
Buzz!
The air around Tang Mubai rippled violently as his grandmaster-level pressure countered the overlord-level pressure.
Then, with a low growl, he swung his Flame Bone Blade and slashed at the descending blue eagle.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
A series of strange sounds rang out simultaneously.
Seething flames tore through the air.
A fifty-meter-long blade of fire struck the blue eagle amid a dazzling wave of white light.
“Shriek~!!”
The blue eagle screeched, its massive body shuddering violently.
An invisible force field instantly enveloped its entire form like a translucent shield.
“Bang! Bang! Crack!”
The fiery blade clashed against the force field, producing muffled sounds as ripples spread across the translucent surface.
The blue eagle’s massive body remained unscathed.
Instead, it flapped its enormous wings fiercely.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A violent gale was born instantly, sweeping toward Tang Mubai and relentlessly tearing at him.
But that was not all—
“Shriek~!!”
The blue eagle unleashed a piercing cry, its sharp beak snapping open to spew a thick, fiery serpent.
The fire serpent twisted and burned the air as it shot lightning-fast toward Tang Mubai, its body over ten meters long.
Enduring the surging energy unleashed by the digestion of the Divine Flame Fruits, Tang Mubai rapidly refined the power within while simultaneously unleashing the “Duality Sword Qi” to confront the attack head-on.
Whoosh—
“Boom!”
A thunderous explosion erupted midair as the fiery serpent was utterly shattered by the black-and-white sword qi.
The residual sword qi surged forward, striking the translucent force field and creating more ripples.
Before the blue eagle could counterattack, Tang Mubai swung the Flame Bone Blade three times in quick succession.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The scorching fiery blade swept through the void.
Each slash grew more powerful and fierce than the last.
The blazing blade qi, wrapped in searing light, all smashed against the force field surrounding the blue eagle’s giant body.
Bang!
The first strike sent ripples across the force field’s surface.
Crack!
The second strike cracked the translucent shield.
Boom!
The third strike shattered the entire force field with a tremendous explosion, fracturing it and exposing the blue eagle’s massive form inside.
“Whoosh!”
Seizing the opportunity, Tang Mubai unleashed another “Duality Sword Qi.”
Sizzle—
The air split in two.
The distance was too close, the speed too swift.
The black-and-white sword qi shot out and struck the startled and furious blue eagle directly.
“Splash!”
A gush of crimson blood sprayed into the sky.
The blue eagle let out a pitiful wail as its enormous body was torn in half from the middle!
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