Chapter 3552
By the time Fade saw the Yuanyan Fruit, there were already about 80 people at the scene. Aside from those who were killed in battle, those who made it this far after entering Xuanshuang Valley, were gathered here at this moment. They were all staring at the bright red fruit while inhaling its fragrance. Their eyes could not help but lit up.
"I want the Yuanyan Fruit!"
"Hurry up and grab it, or you won't have a chance."
"It's first come first served!"
In the blink of an eye, about 30 figures broke through the air and rushed towards the Yuanyan Wood.
Seeing this, the others also became excited.
The eyes of Al more, Nikita and Haykal all lit up as they were about to rush towards the tree.
But at this moment, there was a loud scream. It shocked everyone at the scene.
The scream came from the first cultivator who had rushed in front of the Yuanyan Wood.
He was a skinny, middle-aged man. He was the first one to approach the Yuanyan Wood. He reached out his hand towards the nearest Yuanyan Fruit and was about to pick it.
But just as he reached out his hand, a red light emitted from the Yuanyan Wood, igniting his thin frame cultivator.
Before he could react, his whole body was engulfed by the flames. His body was soon reduced into ashes.
"Ah, ah, no!"
Several screams came one after another.
The screams were coming from the cultivators who were at the front, closest to the Yuanyan Fruit. They did not have time to react, all of them suffer the same fate as the first cultivator.
After seeing so many people perish, the rest of the people finally reacted. They immediately pulled back their hands and stopped in front of the Yuanyan Wood.
Those cultivators who were behind, were initially annoyed that they couldn't get to the Yuanyan Wood first, but now, they were glad that they were behind.
All kinds of discussions followed.
"What's going on?"
"What is that red light? It's so terrifying!"
"Could it be that the Yuanyan Fruit is something you can see but not touch?"
In the midst the discussions, Almore and the rest of the geniuses walked to the front of the Yuanyan Wood and slowly extended their hands to feel the surrounding positive energy fluctuations. After a while, Almore opened his eyes and said, "I know what's going on!"
Then, everyone turned to look at him.
Almore surveyed the surroundings and said in a clear voice, "This Yuanyan Wood thrives in direct sunlight. It needs to grow in an extremely hot environment."
"That's why the Yan Family deliberately created such a hot environment in the Xuanshuang Valley so that the Yuanyan Wood can grow."
"As for the Yuanyan Fruit, it was originally formed from the essence of the Yuanyan Wood. Therefore, it is natural that the heat within it is strong."
"If you want to pick the Yuanyan Fruit, you must endure this searing heat. Otherwise, your body will be reduced to ashes like the rest."
"So, I advise everyone to think it over before taking action."
When the cultivators heard Almore's words, another round of discussion soon followed.
Those who believed Almore's words sighed, lamenting that they were unlucky.
There were also some who suspected that Almore had deliberately said that so that everyone would give up and he could pick the Yuanyan Fruit.
Of course, there were others who were not willing to give up. They believed that they had the ability to pick the fruit and decided to give it a try.
Almore naturally heard these discussions. The corners of his mouth were gently raised as a layer of black positive energy condensed on his right arm. At this moment, he looked as if he was wearing a thick glove. Then, Almore quickly took action. He saw a Yuanyan Fruit and picked it.
"Zap, zap, zap!"
In an instant, the sound of burning flames could be heard. Layers of white smoke rose from Al more's right hand.
A ball of red flame continued to burn on Almore's right hand.
"Swish!"
Almore's movements were very fast. He quickly picked a Yuanyan Fruit and before retracting his arm.
On his right hand, half of the thick, glove-like black positive energy had been burned off.
Almore trembled sightly and
withdrew his positive energy. He looked at the Yuanyan Fruit in his hand and the corners of his mouth
curled into a smile. He then put it away and said, "Not bad!"
After watching Almore's movements, everyone's mood changed again.
Some people realised how terrifying the scorching energy was. They could not bear it and wanted to retreat.
Some people were wondering whether they had a way to resist the heat.
Some people also considered snatching the Yuanyan Fruit from others instead of picking it by themselves.
In short, almost everyone had different ideas.
When Haykal and Nikita saw that Almore had succeeded, their eyes lit up and they were eager to try.
Haykal was the first to step forward and say with a smile, "Mr. Almore just showed us what he's capable of. Next is my turn!"
While speaking, Haykal took out a yellowish book, tore a piece of paper from it, injected a bit of positive energy into it, and then slammed it on the Yuanyan Wood in front of him.
This page of paper suddenly turned into a big hand, reaching out towards the Yuanyan Fruit.
Almost at the moment when the big hand approached the Yuanuyan Fruit, the red light quickly lit up the big hand.
In just a few seconds, the paper hand was burned to ashes.
However, in this short period of time, the large hand had already grabbed the Yuanyan Fruit. Haykal then kept the fruit in his pocket.
Moreover, because the paper hand was very large, it managed to pick two Yuanyan Fruit.
Everyone was shocked and could not but be in awe of Haykal.
"He managed to get two? His move is even better than Mr. Almore's!"
"What was that big hand? It's so powerful!"
"Have you read a book called the 'Six Arts Book'? It is by the Song family of the Great Song Domain. You can basically used any techniques in the book that you've mastered at any time." "That's amazing! If he can master the Controlling Realm technique, then he would be invincible."
"Do you think those skills are so
easy to master? It takes a lot of energy and you can only use it once.
He has not achieve the Coat
Realm yet and I doubt any
Controlling Realm experts will help him condense the skills at will!"
"Well, at the end of the day, our family backgrounds are still different! He is Crickon Song's grandson and we are just unknown self learners. We can't compete with him!" Listening to these discussions, Haykal became more and more proud. The smile on his face was very bright.
Almore and Haykal had shown their moves in succession. Nikita was naturally unwilling to be left behind. She stepped forward and said in a sweet voice, "Let me try too!"
As she spoke, Nikita gently patted a bag on her waist. Soon after, a fiery red little fox emerged.
Nikita patted the little fox's forehead, then pointed at the Yuanyan Fruit and said, "Reddie, go and get it for me!"
Reddle instantly turned into a red flowing light and rushed to the front of the Yuanyan Tree. It then bit off a Yuanyan Fruit before returning to Nikita's side.
Nikita kept the Yuanyan Fruit before
examining Reddle's burnt fur. She
took out a pill and fed it to Reddie. Then, she patted its head and said with a smile, "Well done, Reddie! Now it's time for you to recover! I'm going to need you later!"