The Ancestral Spirit Fruit was an incredibly rare treasure that could strengthen their Spirit.
If they could refine it, it could compensate for their many weaknesses and could give them an upper hand in battle.
Amidst countless excited gazes, Jiang Ba was the first to snap out of the astonishment and calmed the Genesis Qi surging around his body. He immediately appeared beside Jiang Hongying and urged, “Hurry, since the Ancestral Spirit Tree has appeared, there must be opportunities!”
Jiang Hongying nodded and then glanced at Zhou Yuan without saying anything else. She turned into a stream of light and swiftly sped away in the tree’s direction with Jiang Ba.
This was because she knew that the battle between the two sides wasn’t over and Zhou Yuan no doubt wouldn’t give up on the Ancestral Spirit Tree; therefore, a real battle was inevitable between them.
This was also what she wanted. After all, when she targeted Zhou Yuan it was because she wanted to settle some personal matters. But with the Ancestral Spirit Fruits’ appearance, if Zhou Yuan still wanted to compete, he would be considered as fighting against the entire Mystic Dragon Clan.
The Mystic Dragon Clan's several Nascent Source experts immediately followed Jiang Hongying.
This confrontation seemed a bit anticlimactic.
As they set off, the other experts present couldn't stand watching any longer. Although the Mystic Dragon Clan was powerful and had a large number of people, a great opportunity was right in front of them and no one wanted to give it up so easily.
Several figures leapt up from the stone platform and streaked across the sky.
The lively platform was quickly deserted and turned quiet.
Zhou Yuan paid no attention to Jiang Hongying and the others because his gaze was intently fixed on the giant ancient tree in the distance. The faint halo of light bloomed from it made his Spirit respond with waves of desire.
Jin Zhong and other Golden Monkey Clan Nascent Source experts turned to Zhou Yuan with excitement and anticipation in their eyes, asking, “Grand elder Zhou Yuan, Little Ancestor, what do you plan to do next?”
All experts of the various clans most likely had detected the Ancestral Spirit Tree’s tremendous movements, which meant there would no doubt be fierce competition when they meet. Jin Zhong and the others were strong, but compared to the Mystic Dragon Clan troops led by Jiang Ba and Jiang Hongying, they were not on the same level.
If Zhou Yuan and Tuntun were willing to lead their team, their team’s power would increase significantly.
It was just that Jin Zhong and the others didn’t know whether Zhou Yuan would be willing to go find the Ancestral Spirit Fruits because he would truly clash with the powerful Mystic Dragon Clan experts including Jiang Hongying and Jiang Ba. The battle at that time would be a real competition for the opportunity unlike the one before.
Tuntun's huge body shrank and he landed back on Zhou Yuan's head.
Zhou Yuan asked with a smile, “What do you think?”
Tuntun slapped Zhou Yuan's head excitedly and passed his thought into his mind, “Snatch it! Snatch it! Beat that woman!”
His answer was simple and clear.
Zhou Yuan smiled. “That’s what I was thinking too.”
Jiang Hongying clearly warned Zhou Yuan to not intervene with her eyes before she left. Zhou Yuan shook his head. That stupid woman underestimated my temper.
When had Zhou Yuan ever given up on the many opportunities that appeared during his years of cultivation?
He had killed even Jia Tu when he tried to block his path. What was Jiang Hongying compared to him?
Zhou Yuan ran his eyes across Jin Zhong and the others and said with a smile, “How would I give up on such an opportunity? If you guys are interested you can come with me.”
Zhou Yuan had a very good impression of Jin Zhong and the others since they had chosen to stand forward and support him even under the pressure of Jiang Hongying and Jiang Ba. He wouldn’t mind sharing the opportunity with them if he succeeded.
Upon hearing this, Jin Zhong and the others lit up with joy.
“Let’s go.”
Zhou Yuan didn’t waste any time. He led the way with Tuntun on his head and turned into a stream of light, speeding into the distance.
Jin Zhong and the others quickly followed.
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It was only as they continued to cut through the sky and hasten on with their journey that they realized how far the Ancestral Spirit Tree was and that they wouldn’t arrive any time soon, even if they travelled at full speed.
While they streaked across the sky at full speed, Zhou Yuan sensed waves of Genesis Qi constantly soaring from the vast land. They were all moving in the same direction as them, which means they were also heading for the Ancestral Spirit Tree.
“The main show started earlier than I thought.” Zhou Yuan sighed.
The Dragon Spirit Utopia couldn’t be compared to Guyuan Heaven in terms of vastness, but this was normal because there was a huge difference between them. Nevertheless, the battles were equally exciting.
The location that appeared close was actually very far away. Zhou Yuan and the others were exhausted from flying.
After an hour of full speed travel, they finally were approaching the Ancestral Spirit Tree.
As they neared, they marvelled at the tremendous size of the Ancestral Spirit Tree. The canopy of its leaves blotted out the sky for thousands of miles and its towering trunk resembled a pillar that supported the sky.
Just when they were hundreds of miles away from the Ancestral Spirit Tree, Zhou Yuan and the others stopped and landed on a mountain.
There were constantly streams of light descending from all directions and turned into human silhouettes.
Those people were all staring at the Ancestral Spirit Tree with blazing eyes.
Zhou Yuan also raised his head and saw countless mysterious rays of light entwining around the tree as if forming a natural Genesis Rune formation. Among the many light rays were balls of light hanging on the branches.
Those balls of light were extremely mysterious—The light flowing in them resembled liquid, and upon a closer look, he discovered an illusory-like milky white fruit in their depths.
The fruit seemed to not exist to the naked eye, similar to illusory objects, and could only be perceived by one’s Spirit.
One’s physical body couldn’t touch Ancestral Spirit Fruits and only the Spirit could harvest them.
Zhou Yuan smacked his lips. It’s a real Ancestral Spirit Fruit!
Moreover…
He swept his gaze around the Ancestral Spirit Tree and saw dozens of similar balls of light. Moreover, below the most dazzling balls of light were some faint balls of light that hadn’t quite fully matured.
Regardless, the presence of so many Ancestral Spirit Fruits made everyone breathe rapidly and their heart rate increased. Intense desire and greed rose to their eyes.
It was very rare to see an Ancestral Spirit Tree bear so many Ancestral Spirit Fruits!
They were incredibly lucky to encounter one the moment they entered the Dragon Spirit Utopia!
Chapter 1241 Divide
A total of 19 light balls were hanging on the Ancestral Spirit Tree’s top level. In other words, there were 19 matured Ancestral Spirit Fruits.
Zhou Yuan suddenly felt a little greedy. He wanted to swallow all 19 fruits because it would significantly increase his Spirit cultivation level.
But he knew he couldn’t pocket them all and not share with the others.
The experts from the various clans of the Wanshou Heavens had already gathered here, including those from the Mystic Dragon clan headed by Jiang Hongying and Jiang Ba. He would no doubt arousepublicindignation if he swallowed all the Ancestral Spirit Fruits, and he and Tuntun likely couldn’t withstand the backlash.
Tuntun suddenly patted Zhou Yuan’s head and sent a message to his mind, “Zhou Yuan, there is a surprise with ten Ancestral Spirit Fruits!”
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nbsp; “What do you mean?” asked Zhou Yuan puzzledly.
Tuntun didn't say anything more about this and sent another mysterious thought, "You'll know when the time comes.”
Behind the message was Tuntun’s mysterious and proud expression.
Zhou Yuan was at a loss for words. It was only after a while that he scrunched his brows and said, “Ten is too much.”
There were a total of 19 mature Ancestral Spirit Fruits. He felt that even Jiang Ba, Jiang Hongying and others wouldn’t dare to have such a huge appetite to take that many. If Zhou Yuan didn’t leave some for the others, it also wouldn’t be that easy to harvest the fruits.
“Let’s see how much we can take first." Zhou Yuan remained composed and wasn’t tempted by Tuntun’s mysterious words.
Tuntun yawned and didn't push any further. He simply reminded Zhou Yuan. Of course it would be best if they could succeed, but if not, it didn’t matter.
Roar!
While Zhou Yuan and Tuntun were conversing, a tiger’s roar containing terrifying fiendish aura resounded from the distant sky, enveloping the entire world for a moment.
Many experts’ expressions changed slightly when they heard the deafening tiger’s roar.
“It’s the Earth-shaking Divine Tiger Clan!”
Zhou Yuan lifted his head and peered at the distance. Soon, several figures cut through the air and landed around the Ancestral Spirit Tree like meteors, violently shaking the ground.
"Hahaha, it's really lively here. I didn't expect there to be such an opportunity here." A thunderous laughter reverberated as the Divine Tiger Clan experts descended.
Everyone looked over to see a burly man with his upper body bare standing in the leader’s position. He was riddled with deep and hideous scars, and together with his eyes that were filled with fiendish intent, he resembled a ferocious beast.
“It’s Meng Chong from the Earth-shaking Divine Tiger Clan.”
“It’s another difficult one. He’s going to reduce our share of Ancestral Spirit Fruit.”
“......”
Amidst whispers, the burly man called Meng Chong grinned, his white teeth reflecting light. He turned to the Mystic Dragon Clan’s direction and wrinkled his thick brows when he saw Jiang Hongying and Jiang Ba. He even secretly cursed to himself.
He was aware how strong Jiang Hongying and Jiang Ba were and knew that he likely wouldn’t get the lion’s share this time.
Then, he scanned the Golden Monkey Clan headed by Zhou Yuan.
His gaze hovered on Zhou Yuan and Tuntun for several breaths before he slowly retracted it.
"Meng Chong, you have a sharp scent,” remarked Jiang Hongying when she saw Meng Chong.
Meng Chong pursed his lips and ignored her.
Jiang Hongying didn't care about Meng Chong's attitude towards and suggested, “Meng Chong, I have a suggestion. How about your Earth-shaking Divine Tiger Clan join forces with us to get rid of the third party first. After that, you and I can enjoy the lion’s share. Isn’t that better than splitting among three groups?"
Jin Zhong and the others immediately reddened with anger. The three strongest forces present, which were the Mystic Dragon Clan, the Earth-shaking Divine Tiger Clan and the Golden Monkey Clan, would no doubt win the highest share. But Jiang Hongying wanted to join forces with the Earth-shaking Divine Tiger Clan to get rid them first?
Meng Chong’s eyes flashed when he heard the proposal and the several Divine Tiger Clan experts behind him were also tempted. Among the three strongest forces, the Mystic Dragon Clan was undoubtedly the strongest. In other words, the Divine Tiger Clan would benefit if they worked together.
The teams of the other clans simply watched coldly at the sidelines. They also wanted to see the three strongest forces fight because that meant they could take advantage of the chaotic situation.
But to everyone's surprise, Meng Chong grinned after pondering for a few seconds and said, "Jiang Hongying, I’m not interested in getting involved in your matters. I don’t want to work for you.”
He extended four fingers and said, "I only need four Ancestral Spirit Fruits here. You guys can fight for the others.”
Four wasn’t considered much out of the total of 19 but it also wasn’t small. Although Meng Chong seemed rough outwardly, he had an exceptionally sharp mind and clearly chose such an amount because it wouldn’t spark much dispute.
Many spectators looked a little disappointed when Meng Chong refused. That guy looks headstrong but is in fact very cautious.
Jiang Hongying snorted coldly. That stupid tiger isn’t that stupid.
Jiang Hongying didn't care too much that her plan failed. She swept a cold glance over Zhou Yuan and took a large step forward. With a flick of her fingers, mighty Genesis Qi roared out and enveloped an area of the Ancestral Spirit Tree.
There were seven light balls shining brightly in that area, which were seven mature Ancestral Spirit Fruits.
“The Mystic Dragon Clan will take seven Ancestral Spirit Fruits. If anyone objects, then you can take action according to the Wanshou Heaven’s rules!” Jiang Hongying's cold voice resounded. Although she was a woman, her fierce aura wasn’t inferior to any men.
It was silent all around, but many experts’ eyes were flashing.
In Wanshou Heaven, if one sees rare treasures and think they were strong enough they could snatch them, but they must have the strength to defend themselves from attacks from all sides.
A single party of people might be no match for the Mystic Dragon Clan but if they joined forces, they could still threaten the Mystic Dragon Clan.
However, no one took action because Jiang Hongying cleverly only took seven. Although her appetite wasn’t considered small, she still left some to the others.
Meng Chong also made a move. He led his group into the air and blocked the path that led to the area with four Ancestral Spirit Fruits.
Only eight Ancestral Spirit Fruits were left.
Gazes shifted to Zhou Yuan who headed the Golden Monkey Clan.
Jiang Hongying also cast a playful look over Zhou Yuan, curious to see how big Zhou Yuan’s courage and appetite would be.
Under countless gazes, Zhou Yuan expressionlessly waved his hand. A gush of Genesis Qi rose into the air and covered an area of the tree as his indifferent voice rang out, “We will take five Ancestral Spirit Fruits.”
His action made some people breathe a sigh of relief because he left three and gave the others a chance to compete for the opportunity.
“Qi.”
But Jiang Hongying pursed her lips and seemed a little disappointed. She originally set up this pit to see if Zhou Yuan was courageous enough to take it, which would undoubtedly arouse public wrath. Then she would fan the flames and that should be enough to drive away Zhou Yuan and the others.
But who would have thought that Zhou Yuan only took five and left three to distract the other clan experts’ attention.
Although disappointed, Jiang Hongying didn’t care too much because this was only the beginning. She knew well what the experts of the Wanshou Heaven clans were like. Once the last three fruits were taken away, the others would undoubtedly shift their attention to them.
At that time, it would depend on true strength.
One was qualified to enjoy the opportunity if one could guard it. If you couldn’t guard it, then the opportunity had nothing to do with you.
This was Wanshou Heaven’s rule. The size of one’s fist was the most important factor, regardless of what status one had. It’s the same with the Mystic Dragon Clan.
Once the allocation was decided, Zhou Yuan led Jin Zhong and others into the air, guarding the area they selected.
The three teams intently fixed their eyes on their target, while the many other experts cast their gazes to the three unclaimed Ancestral Spirit Fruits. After a few breaths of silence, waves of Genesis Qi violently erupted.
Fierce auras shot into the sky and pervaded the air around the Ancestral Spirit Tree.
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Chapter 1242 Chaotic Battle
Boom!
Waves of powerful and berserk Genesis Qi erupted almost at the same time around the Ancestral Spirit Tree area.
Many figures shot out, racing towards the last three unclaimed Ancestral Spirit Fruits.
But there were too many people fighting for the three fruits and many were attacked on the way.
Then, ferocious roars resounded and figures enlarged one after another, turning into fiendish beasts and continued to fight in midair.
Ferocious auras surged, causing the area to dim as dark clouds rolled in and filled the sky.
Zhou Yuan led Jin Zhong and others to block the path leading to the area of the tree they selected. They all circulated their Genesis Qi to its peak and their eyes were vigilantly locked on the chaotic situation.
Although the other clan experts were considered as loose sand in terms of individual strength, they had an advantage in number and if they joined forces, even the three strongest clans wouldn’t withstand against them.
Fortunately, if loose sand could gather so easily, they wouldn’t be called loose sand.
Bang!
Chaotic fights were constantly being performed in the air.
As time passed, the chaotic battlefield gradually changed and some remarkable experts rose above the others.
But Zhou Yuan’s gaze were fixed on one figure.
A strong iron tower-like figure. His skin emitted a white-jade-like luster and every movement of his produced an explosion of terrifying bodily strength. Even space collapsed under his punches.
He blasted away the several experts who besieged him until they vomited blood.
“Grand elder Zhou Yuan, that person is called Liang Zheng, a member of the White Jade Elephant Clan. He is said to possess the strength to pull up a mountain and has some fame among the grade 7 rank of Wanshou Heaven,” Jin Zhong timely said to Zhou Yuan when he saw the direction of Zhou Yuan’s gaze.
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