Chapter 878 - 962: Lightning Fruit (2)

Chen Mo: "..."

If Zuoqiu Yiren hadn’t said the last sentence, Chen Mo might have hesitated a little. But now, upon hearing it, Chen Mo was no longer hesitant.

He didn’t want to lose face in front of the three women.

Chen Mo took a deep breath and activated the Nine Orifice Star Universe Skill. Instantly, his skin seemed to be covered by a layer of starlight.

Mu Qianqian raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t used this during their match.

Was he holding back against her?

This made Mu Qianqian furrow her brows slightly.

Chen Mo gathered a layer of what seemed like a shield around himself and headed toward the small pool.

The electric wind in the air brushed against him as if it were scratching an itch, without causing any harm.

Glancing at the silvery water, Chen Mo dove right in.

As Chen Mo submerged himself, Zuoqiu Yiren stayed alert. If anything unexpected happened, even if unable to withstand the Power of Thunder, Zuoqiu Yiren would unhesitatingly help.

Once Chen Mo jumped into the small pool, he immediately felt countless tiny silver Thunder Serpents rushing toward him, eventually penetrating his pores as if they were omnipresent.

It was as if he was a powerful magnet, attracting all the Power of Thunder in the pool.

The intense pain surged over Chen Mo like a tide at this moment, the indescribable electric shock causing a quivering sensation within his blood, as if it was dancing.

Chen Mo hurriedly concentrated, forcefully enduring the pain, and activated the Ancient Heavy Pupils to search for the Lightning Fruit within the Thunder Pool.

Soon, he discovered the Lightning Fruit hiding at the bottom of the pool.

There was not only the Lightning Fruit; Chen Mo also saw over a dozen corpses. Judging from the remaining flesh, it seemed they hadn’t been dead for long.

Chen Mo was startled.

It seemed Yiren was right; many had discovered the Lightning Fruit before them.

But all who tried to seize the Lightning Fruit died in the pool.

Chen Mo directed True Qi, reaching out for the Lightning Fruit.

Upon sensing Chen Mo’s approach, the Lightning Fruit suddenly emitted a brilliant silver light. Immediately, Chen Mo sensed the Power of Thunder within the Thunder Pool becoming restless.

This Power of Thunder, like ferocious hunting dogs, lunged at him with bared fangs.

Chen Mo found himself barely able to move.

The Power of Thunder viciously bit at him, leaving countless fine white marks...

As these white marks increased, a hint of crimson seeped out, and more followed...

The Lightning Fruit seemed to taunt Chen Mo by jumping up and down before him as his blood flowed.

Those who tried to seize it earlier died slowly in similar fashion...

"You rascal..."

Chen Mo never imagined that one day he would be mocked by a fruit.

Sensing the strengthening Power of Thunder nearby.

While enduring, Chen Mo suddenly thought of something and almost slapped himself.

I have the Thunder Jade Scripture, why should I fear thunder?

This is Celestial Venerable’s legacy.

Chen Mo quickly activated the Thunder Jade Scripture.

Instantly, the Power of Thunder that had been tormenting him transformed into pure energy, absorbed into his body. Chen Mo could slightly feel the power flowing through his muscles, slowly increasing.

"Hehe, now let’s see where you run!"

With no Power of Thunder to hinder him, Chen Mo moved easily through the Thunder Pool, reaching out for the Lightning Fruit.

It was the first time the Lightning Fruit encountered such a situation, and it began to frantically flee within the Thunder Pool, trying to evade Chen Mo’s grasp.

To be fair, the Lightning Fruit was quite fast at dodging within the Thunder Pool, and Chen Mo couldn’t catch it for a while.

"Heh, quite the runner..."

Chen Mo summoned the Heaven-Melting Tripod. With Chen Mo’s activation, the tripod expanded several folds, its immense suction engulfing the Lightning Fruit.

Chen Mo then shrank the Heaven-Melting Tripod back to palm size.

"Keep running now!"

Chen Mo didn’t anticipate the Heaven-Melting Tripod would come in handy so soon.

With the Heaven-Melting Tripod stowed within him, Chen Mo emerged from the Thunder Pool.

"Big Sister Yiren, I didn’t let you down." As Chen Mo landed, he flipped his hand over, revealing a silver fruit in his grip.

Looking at the Lightning Fruit in Chen Mo’s hand, Luo Yuan and Mu Qianqian felt some envy.

"Brother, you’re hurt..."

Su Mengyan approached Chen Mo with reddened eyes, touching his wounds tenderly and showing concern.

Chen Mo: "..."

Can you act any less convincingly?

Originally, Zuoqiu Yiren intended to ask if he was alright.

Upon seeing this scene, she retracted the words on the tip of her tongue and said, "Since the Lightning Fruit is obtained, let’s head to the next place."

No more treasures remain in this Illusion Realm.

"Alright." Chen Mo stored the Lightning Fruit and swatted away Su Mengyan’s roaming hand. These minor surface injuries would quickly heal for him.

The group left the place, returning to the grand hall.

Perhaps due to Chen Mo obtaining the Lightning Fruit, Mu Qianqian and Luo Yuan worried about how to divide any further treasures they might encounter. Thus, they proposed splitting up.

Zuoqiu Yiren had no objections to this.

Therefore, Mu Qianqian headed down the third passage on the left.

Luo Yuan proceeded to the fourth passage.

Su Mengyan chose to separate from Chen Mo, heading down Mu Qianqian’s path.

Chen Mo and Zuoqiu Yiren entered the fifth passage.

This passage was extremely deep, and Chen Mo and Zuoqiu Yiren traveled for about a quarter of an hour before seeing light.

It was a vast plain.

On the plain lay an enormous dragon skeleton.

Its imposing presence was like a massive city wall resting on the plain, majestic in its grandeur.

Above the skeleton, at the dragon’s horn, floated a golden orb about half a meter in diameter. Faintly, a dragon silhouette could be seen within.

"Dragon Pearl!"

In a moment of stunned silence, an amazed voice escaped from Zuoqiu Yiren’s mouth.

"Is this really the Dragon Pearl?" Chen Mo felt a stirring from his Red Dragon Demon Arm.

"The aura of this Dragon Pearl, even I feel a sense of dread. Its strength in life was definitely greater than mine." Zuoqiu Yiren said.

"A Unity Realm Dragon Pearl..."

Chen Mo’s gaze heated up but quickly shifted to Ao Huang and the others, or rather, three dragons beneath the skeleton.

Ao Huang and the three dragons were kneeling under the enormous skeleton, earnestly paying homage.

This was a Dragon Race ceremony.

The skeleton was their ancestor.

And they wished to attain the ancestor’s Dragon Pearl, whether out of respect or mourning for a king, they would perform the ritual before taking the Dragon Pearl.

Thus, even upon discovering Chen Mo and Yiren, they continued to complete the homage first.

"Zhuo Yiren, take your disciple away immediately, or today, we’ll settle old and new scores together." Ao Huang’s eyes gleamed coldly as he sternly spoke.

"Among these three, aside from one at Unity Realm, the other two are Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection. I’ll hold off the two; you handle the remaining one."

Zuoqiu Yiren glanced at Ao Huang and ignored him, transmitting her message to Chen Mo.

"Alright." Chen Mo stretched and relaxed his muscles, holding a Folding Fan in his hand.

"Arrogant."

Ao Huang was truly enraged. The Dragon Pearl belonged to the Dragon Race, yet these humans intended to steal it; utterly shameless and despicable.

This was no different from being a bandit.

"Ao Bo, you handle Chen Mo. I’ll hold off Zhuo Yiren. Ao Han, go retrieve the Dragon Pearl." Ao Huang glanced at Zuoqiu Yiren and transmitted his message.

The two beside Ao Huang nodded.

But just then, Zhuo Yiren’s already floating body shot out the Purple Star Sword from within, transforming into a purple glow directed straight at Ao Han beside Ao Huang.

As Ao Huang moved to block, Zuoqiu Yiren charged forward.

Thus, Zuoqiu Yiren used a dual approach.

She both manipulated the Purple Star Sword against Ao Huang and personally confronted Ao Huang.

This action clearly infuriated Ao Huang.

It completely disregarded him.