The small tree, no taller than three feet, had an elegant spiritual charm with leaves rustling in the wind, its branches knotted, full of vitality.
Were it not for seeing it with his own eyes, Qin Feng would have found it hard to believe that within this fog brimming with the scent of death, such a spiritual tree could actually thrive.
The white fruit hanging at the tip-top of the knotted branch did not give off the slightest fruity aroma, yet it radiated a faint energy fluctuation that enveloped the entire hill, not allowing any hint of deathly aura to invade this place.
When this faint energy fluctuation reached Qin Feng, it also imbued him with threads of warmth.
"What kind of spirit fruit is this?"
Qin Feng looked at it curiously for a few moments.
Unfortunately, he knew nothing about this realm. He had already demonstrated considerable erudition by guessing that this place was the Dragon’s Grave; how could he possibly recognize something merely by sight?
However, not recognizing it was no matter, he just needed to know it was a valuable item.
After all, anything that could emerge from this Dead Domain, carrying life within it, was absolutely a rare heaven-sent marvel.
Such a treasure, if he did not collect it, would surely be a wasteful destruction of heaven’s gifts.
Thus, Qin Feng extended his hand to take out a jade box from the storage bag. He did not use his hands to pluck it, to avoid damaging the spiritual nature of the white fruit, nor did he use True Yuan to extract it. His True Yuan was filled with Golden Qi, and in the Cultivation World, quite a few spiritual medicines avoided being touched by metallic objects.
He then took out a small jade shovel, a tool specially designed for harvesting spiritual medicine. Jade, being gentle and full of spiritual nature, would not hurt the spiritual nature within the spirit fruit.
Snap!
The spirit fruit fell into the jade box.
Qin Feng examined it for a moment and, seeing that the fruit’s spiritual nature was intact, nodded contentedly, closed the lid, and affixed a Sealing Spirit Talisman with a flick of his hand.
Although he did not know the specific effects of this kind of spirit fruit, he could ask an Alchemy Master to help identify it later. Stay updated with freewebnovel
A spirit fruit born in the Dead Domain that contained life was definitely not ordinary. If possible, he wanted to have an Alchemy Master help him refine it into a spirit pill. Consuming it would surely have a good effect and should enhance the vitality of his Azure Dragon Daoist Body, allowing his Azure Dragon Divine Technique to advance further.
As for the small tree, although he was tempted, he did not collect it.
Such a spiritual tree was extremely special; since it grew in the land of death, perhaps it needed to absorb and purify the death qi before it could bear spirit fruit. There was no need to move it, as he had nowhere to cultivate it once taken away.
Although strictly speaking, the Void Shattering Hammer Cave Mansion inside the Demon Refining Pot could also grow spiritual trees, it did not have the right environment for this kind of tree. Better to leave it here; maybe it could bear another fruit containing life in the future.
Just as he was happily collecting the spirit fruit, suddenly he heard a strange dragon roar from afar, followed by several waves of energy rushing towards him.
Qin Feng’s heart skipped a beat, immediately sensing trouble.
Clearly, the unique energy of that spiritual tree fruit caught the attention of the undead dragons in the fog upon him taking it.
Seeing energy fluctuations approaching from all sides, Qin Feng was shocked. Just as he thought of running back the way he came, he discovered that an undead dragon was also flying in his direction on the same path, and it was the closest one to him — it seemed to be the same undead dragon he had encountered earlier.
Seeing this, Qin Feng immediately dismissed the idea of returning the same way and rapidly glanced in all four directions, then bolted towards the left.
Since the undead dragon on this side was the farthest from him.
His feet were incredibly swift, taking his Earth Escape Divine Power to the extreme, taking strides that covered dozens of feet in an attempt to pass between the reaching claws of the two nearby undead dragons.
However, these undead dragons, although separated by layers of fog, could clearly see through his soul with their unique undead vision, knowing that he was a living being who had intruded into their graveyard.
So, the nearby undead dragons roared in anger, and as they chased after him, they also made noise, calling for other undead dragons to come and corner this brazen intruder who dared disturb their slumber.
In just a short time, Qin Feng discovered that his speed in employing the Shrinking Ground to Inch technique was far slower than those winged undead dragons, and soon the fastest among them caught up.
The Undead Dragon flapped its wings, creating streams of Yin Wind that accelerated its speed greatly, far surpassing Qin Feng, and chased him into a sorry state.
Thus, he merged with the Ruyi Golden Snake, hoping to employ the Shadow Transformation Divine Power to hide his form.
But while that Divine Power could deceive the eyes of ordinary creatures, it could not fool these Undead.
For they did not rely on their eyes to see; they could clearly sense the vigorous life force emanating from Qin Feng.
Realizing that Shadow Transformation was useless, Qin Feng changed tactics and utilized the Earth Escape Divine Power, burrowing into the ground directly, but was likewise forced out by several Undead Dragons.
Their bodies were ethereal Soul Bodies that could also penetrate the ground.
Qin Feng saw that these Divine Powers were no use for escape, so he shot up towards the heavens, trying to flee the area filled with Netherworld Fog and leave through the sky.
However, the high-level Undead Dragons were not afraid of mere sunlight. They pursued him relentlessly, leaving him with no escape route to heaven or earth.
Qin Feng had also tried to counterattack, but though his Magic Divine Powers were decent, they were far from sufficient to deal with these Undead Dragons.
Even when his attacks landed on them, the soul bodies of the Undead Dragons only shook momentarily before quickly returning to normal.
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But their attacks were extremely powerful, whether spewing Netherworld Flames, stirring Yin Wind, discharging Soul Impact, or shaking him with Dragon Power. A series of attacks forced Qin Feng to dodge desperately, and if not for his mastery of the Divine Powers of Shrinking Ground to Inch and Big and Small Ruyi, and his ability to fly and escape through the earth, he might have perished there already.
In his heart, Qin Feng regretted deeply. Knowing he would encounter these Undead Creatures, he should have exchanged for some treasure specifically against ghosts from the cultivators of the Ghost Controlling Sect, so as not to be without means to restrain the Undead Dragons now.
"Human Clan?"
Behind him, an especially huge Undead Dragon with Ghost Fire rising in its eyes looked at Qin Feng’s fleeing figure in surprise, "How did a Human come to our Dragon Clan’s grave?"
"Audric, this human thief has stolen a Light Element Dragon Spirit Fruit."
"I see."
Upon hearing this, the Undead Giant Dragon named Audric immediately understood, "It’s another thief coveting the power of our Dragon Clan."
Then, in the common language, he spoke to Qin Feng, "Human, I don’t care how you got here, but now leave the Dragon Spirit Fruit behind and I will give you a chance to be transformed into an Undead, to guard our Dragon Clan’s graves for ten thousand years to redeem your crimes. Otherwise, I will burn your soul thoroughly with Netherworld Fire."
Screw that!
Qin Feng cursed silently.
He had learned the common language during his time in the Red Flame Demon Realm, so he could understand the words of the Undead Dragon, but to hand over the so-called Dragon Spirit Fruit, and turn into an Undead to guard the Dragon Clan’s graves for ten thousand years?
Did they take him for a fool?
After dodging another attack of Netherworld Fire from an Undead Dragon, Qin Feng yelled, "I ended up here unintentionally, and at the beginning, I didn’t even know this was your Dragon Clan’s grave nor recognize any Dragon Spirit Fruit. It’s all an accident. I will leave this place now and not disturb your rest, how’s that?"
"Just by yourself, you managed to reach the burial site of our Giant Dragon Clan? You must have accomplices hiding somewhere, don’t you?"
The huge Audric’s voice boomed, "I don’t care how you came here, but since you’ve arrived and touched our Dragon Spirit Fruit, don’t even think about leaving.
Hmph, a mere member of the Human Clan dares to come to our Dragon Clan’s resting place to steal treasures. Have I been in slumber too long, or has the Human Clan grown so powerful that you can disrespect our Giant Dragons, or did you come here on your own to steal treasures from our Clan?
Aren’t you afraid of bringing disaster upon your Human Clan by doing this?
And even if you obtained the power of the Dragon Spirit Fruit, what then? Once the news reaches the ears of the Giant Dragons, do you think you can bask in glory for long?
The power of the Dragon Spirit Fruit is not something you can covet!"
As he spoke, the powerful Undead Dragon closed in, extending a giant dragon claw towards Qin Feng: "Once I capture you, you will spill the truth."
Qin Feng’s body suddenly shrank, reducing his height to just over a foot, and he instantly shot through the gaps in Audric’s enormous claws, turning into a streak of golden light, and in a moment, he created some distance from the pursuing Undead Giant Dragon.
"Don’t chase me anymore."
Qin Feng shouted, "Don’t you want to rest undisturbed in your slumber? Then let me go, and I promise I will not bother you again.
If you continue to chase me, I may have to burrow into the ground and truly disturb your skeletal remains."
"How dare you!"
Audric and the other Undead Dragons, upon hearing this, surged with rage and sped even faster towards him.
If Qin Feng dared to burrow into the ground, they planned to surround him from all directions, trapping him in a specific area so he couldn’t escape, considering that traveling underground was certainly slower than flying in the sky.
Seeing this, Qin Feng no longer dared to blindly dig downward.
This gave him quite the headache; the Earth Escape Divine Power that used to work so effortlessly for him now proved to be quite ineffective in front of this group of ethereal-bodied Undead Dragons.
Moreover, he had already sensed that the ordinary Undead Dragons, lacking physical bodies and only possessing souls, were greatly affected in strength, their attack power wasn’t too overwhelming, and he could still hold on for the time being.
But that Undead Dragon called Audric was significantly stronger than the others; if it hadn’t been for the fact that many of its past abilities couldn’t be used and that it was trying to capture him alive, Qin Feng would probably have been killed by it long ago.
Even so, the space in which Qin Feng could maneuver was gradually shrinking, and it would not be long before he was completely captured.
Just then, he suddenly sensed an energy fluctuation ahead.
Different from the power of the Dragon Spirit Fruit he had picked earlier, this time it was the Water Element’s power, and Qin Feng had even seen it. Not far away, on a Dragon Clan gravesite, hung a blue fruit atop a small tree.
The other Undead Dragons had evidently also noticed the existence of the Dragon Spirit Fruit. Seeing Qin Feng heading in that direction, the Undead Dragons who originally planned to encircle him flew ahead, preferring to temporarily abandon their pursuit rather than letting him harm another Dragon Spirit Fruit.
The conditions for the birth of a Dragon Spirit Fruit were extremely harsh, and the Giant Dragon Clan could only produce a few in the Dragon’s Grave.
Moreover, this item was of great use to the Dragon Clan; they weren’t willing to let this shameless Human Clan thief snatch another one. Even if they could retrieve the Dragon Spirit Fruit from him, it wasn’t as good as the long-term preservation it offered on the Dragon Spirit Tree.
Even if they managed to imprison the thief’s soul and torment him severely, they couldn’t undo their loss.
Seeing them anxious over the Dragon Spirit Fruit and revealing gaps in their siege, Qin Feng quickly slipped through the encirclement and fled into the distance.
But these Undead Dragons were fast and numerous; he simply could not escape.
Even more so, farther away, even more Undead Dragons, sensing the disturbance here, were flying towards him, some with presences even stronger than Audric’s, which alarmed Qin Feng greatly.
It seemed that the previous round of pursuit had inadvertently brought him closer to the central area of the Dragon’s Grave; otherwise, it wouldn’t have alerted so many Undead Dragons.
Plus, Qin Feng discovered that the closer he fled towards the core area, the more Dragon Spirit Fruits there were.
Along the way, he had sensed several Dragon Spirit Fruits: green ones brimming with vitality that he felt would greatly aid his Cultivation of the Azure Dragon Divine Technique if refined.
There were also golden Dragon Spirit Fruits that particularly tantalized him.
Because the golden Dragon Spirit Fruit contained a pure essence of Golden Qi, Qin Feng believed refining the golden fruit might greatly inspire him on how to integrate the Golden Qi into his Azure Dragon Daoist Body.
Similarly, he had seen Dragon Spirit Fruits of other elements, each one stirring his desire.
Unfortunately, he was currently being chased by over a dozen Undead Dragons, which gave him no chance to get close to any Dragon Spirit Fruit, leaving him powerless to act.
However, it did not mean he had no chance of acquiring another one.
Qin Feng saw the few exceptionally strong Undead Dragons approaching from afar and knew he had to leave this place.
Otherwise, once they arrive, escaping would prove much more difficult.
So, while dodging an attack from one of the Undead Dragons, Qin Feng suddenly produced something and hurled it at the dragon.
Because it was so fast, the Undead Dragon couldn’t react to what it was, and instinctively ducked to avoid it.
Then, it regretted it.
Because what Qin Feng had thrown was neither a Spell nor a weapon, but a living creature.
A small toad, not particularly large in the dragon’s eyes but vividly green all over.
Yet, it was this seemingly unremarkable small toad that zipped past the dragon and flew towards the Dragon Spirit Fruit it was guarding behind it.
"Roar... Stop it!"
The Undead Dragon let out a Dragon Roar, signaling the other Undead Dragons to help defend the Dragon Spirit Fruit Tree.
Sure enough, there was an Undead Dragon closer to the Dragon Spirit Fruit Tree, certainly capable of protecting the Dragon Spirit Fruit before the little toad could reach it.
However, to their surprise, when the small toad was still twenty or thirty yards from the Dragon Spirit Fruit Tree, it suddenly opened its mouth, shot out its tongue, and with a flicker of a shadow, the fiery red Dragon Spirit Fruit had vanished.
Having swallowed the Dragon Spirit Fruit, the Swallowing Sky Toad turned and with a light jump, used the Space Shifting Technique and in the blink of an eye, returned to Qin Feng’s side.
"Instant Movement?"
The Undead Dragons watching were shocked, the Soul Fire in their eyes flickering incessantly, not expecting such an inconspicuous small toad to be capable of performing Space Magic of instant movement.
However, they only marveled for a moment before quickly regaining their composure.
"Kill him, no need to hold back anymore."
Audric roared, "Even if he has companions hiding and waiting to assist him, it’s futile. Afterwards, we can simply search the Dragon’s Grave inside and out. I refuse to believe any life form can elude our search."
"Roar..."
Upon hearing the command, the group of Undead Giant Dragons immediately stopped holding back and, one after another, spewed Netherworld Flames at Qin Feng.
Clearly, they were growing impatient with continuing the cat-and-mouse game with Qin Feng. Just moments ago, amidst their coordinated chase and blockade, this human’s Demon Pet had managed to steal a Dragon Spirit Fruit—a considerable loss for them.
If things continued, who knew how many more Dragon Spirit Fruits this Human Clan member might take?
Facing the assault of so many Undead Dragons, Qin Feng certainly did not have the strength to resist.
It seemed the Undead Dragons too had resigned themselves to their bad luck, giving up on the two Dragon Spirit Fruits and focusing solely on killing this human Thief.
But just as Qin Feng was about to be engulfed by the Netherworld Flames, suddenly, a blue light flashed on his body, then rapidly grew in intensity, breaking through all attacks and allowing him to speed away from the Death Mist, fleeing into the distance.
"Roar... How is this possible?"
The Undead Dragons were staggered.
From the previous pursuit, they could tell Qin Feng’s strength and could not believe he possessed such formidable power to break through their attacks and escape so rapidly.
"He must have a powerful Magic Scroll on him, which protected him and allowed him to escape."
Audric said fiercely, "Send a message to the Dragon Clan, keep an eye on the Human Clan, and find that damn thief for me!"
Another Undead Dragon nodded, "Don’t worry, one who has consumed the Dragon Spirit Fruit certainly can’t stay hidden for long. Sooner or later, he will show himself."
"Yes, once we find him, I want his soul imprisoned, so he forever regrets what he did today."