Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 250 - 249: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth

Chapter 250: Chapter 249: Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth

"I must obtain the Holy Dragon Fruit!"

At this moment, only one thought filled Lin Fan’s mind. He knew he had to seize the Holy Dragon Fruit while Old Dragon Subduing was healing. Once Old Dragon Subduing had recovered, Lin Fan would have no chance at all.

But to snatch the Holy Dragon Fruit from Old Dragon Subduing was an extremely dangerous endeavor, akin to pulling teeth from a tiger’s mouth.

Even though Old Dragon Subduing was injured now, he was still a Saint Ascension-level power, not someone that a minor character like Lin Fan could handle.

Lin Fan thought of many methods, but none were viable.

At this instant, a deep sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Lin Fan’s heart.

It was then Lin Fan finally understood, no matter how clever or strategic one might be, in the face of absolute strength, all cleverness is futile!

"I, I must quickly enhance my own Cultivation!"

Now, there was only one thought in Lin Fan’s heart—to become stronger and keep getting stronger. Lin Fan detested the pale helplessness he was currently experiencing.

If his own strength were strong enough, facing the Holy Dragon Fruit, he would simply walk over and take it, without any fear of Old Dragon Subduing.

"Could it be that I am supposed to leave empty-handed? The Holy Dragon Fruit is right before my eyes, am I really destined to miss out on it?" Lin Fan felt extremely unwilling deep inside.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through Lin Fan’s mind.

"If I can’t do it above ground, then what about underground?" he thought to himself.

"I can tunnel underground to get there!"

Then, Lin Fan started digging a tunnel rapidly.

Wherever the Sky Breaking Divine Spear went, a tunnel quickly formed.

At the beginning, Lin Fan was very cautious, worrying about being discovered by Old Dragon Subduing. But after a while, he was reassured because he could clearly feel that there was an Array underground too, which isolated everything. Normally, even if Lin Fan turned the underground upside down, Old Dragon Subduing, who was Cultivating above, would not notice.

Of course, if it were someone else digging the tunnel, they would definitely be blocked by the underground Array.

However, Lin Fan’s mastery over Arrays was simply too profound, and he easily disabled the Array.

Finally, Lin Fan successfully dug his way beneath the Holy Dragon Fruit.

Beneath the Holy Dragon Fruit was also a huge and powerful Array, but unfortunately, it still could not withstand Lin Fan. He cracked it effortlessly, then successfully harvested the Holy Dragon Fruit into his hands...

"Such rich energy, such dense Dragon Qi!"

Lin Fan couldn’t help but be shocked.

When Lin Fan first arrived outside the underground palace, he had felt that the Dragon Qi here was extremely heavy. Initially, he thought that there might be a True Dragon hidden within the underground palace, but now Lin Fan realized that the Dragon Qi was emanating from the Holy Dragon Fruit.

"Heh heh!"

A joyful laugh rose in Lin Fan’s heart: "This time, I’ve struck it rich, completely rich, heh heh!"

"For a long time to come, I can use the Holy Dragon Fruit to enhance my own strength!"

Lin Fan was truly too excited...

Then, Lin Fan glanced at Old Dragon Subduing outside the Array. Old Dragon Subduing was still healing and Cultivating, but it was apparent that if no other incidents occurred, his injuries would soon be fully recovered.

"No, I must leave here immediately. Once Old Dragon Subduing has recovered, even if I had wings, I wouldn’t be able to escape!"

Lin Fan swiftly left the tunnel and hastened away.

Not long after Lin Fan’s departure, Old Dragon Subduing’s injuries were finally completely healed.

"Ha ha!"

Old Dragon Subduing exited his Cultivating state and burst into hearty laughter, exclaiming loudly, "I’m about to refine the Holy Dragon Fruit, and once I have refined it, my Cultivation might jump an entire Great Realm. Then... even in Imperial City, there will be few who can be my opponents!"

"The dominating life of me, Dragon Subduing, is about to begin!"

Thinking of the glorious future excited him uncontrollably.

Then, Old Dragon Subduing turned to look at the Holy Dragon Fruit.

He planned to pick and refine it immediately, then swiftly enhance his overall strength.

"Hm?"

But in the next moment, Old Dragon Subduing was taken aback, for he was shocked to find that the Holy Dragon Fruit, which had been just fine a moment ago, had suddenly disappeared?

"Could I have seen it wrong?"

This was the thought in Old Dragon Subduing’s heart.

Then Old Dragon Subduing rubbed his eyes, but he still found that the Holy Dragon Fruit wasn’t there.

In other words, the Holy Dragon Fruit had vanished into thin air...

"Ah!"

Old Dragon Subduing roared loudly: "Holy Dragon Fruit, where have you gone?"

"No matter who you are who took my Holy Dragon Fruit, I’ll make you pay in blood. I will kill you!"

"Kill!"

For a moment, an endless murderous aura enveloped everything around, radiating from Old Dragon Subduing. Even an ordinary Saint Ascension-level power might not be able to withstand his aura.

"I don’t care who you are, without me opening the doors of the underground palace, you’re simply unable to leave!"

Old Dragon Subduing coldly stated.

Afterward, Old Dragon Subduing took a step forward and just like that, vanished into thin air.

Unaware of all this, Lin Fan, having obtained the Holy Dragon Fruit, pushed his speed to the limit, fleeing frantically.

Of course, Lin Fan wasn’t running aimlessly; he had already activated the navigation function of the Universal Image and was heading towards the entrance of the underground palace’s door.

"Not good!"

Suddenly, Lin Fan felt an overwhelming presence rushing towards him.

"It must be Old Dragon Subduing chasing me!"

Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Fan immediately went into hiding.

At the same time, Lin Fan quickly set up a Concealing Array around himself, an exceptionally powerful formation. Lin Fan believed that as long as he remained still, even Old Dragon Subduing wouldn’t be able to find him.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Old Dragon Subduing appeared, striding through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages behind; his speed was incredible.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Old Dragon Subduing, who had been moving continuously, suddenly stopped in the void.

"Not good, did he notice something?"

Lin Fan couldn’t help feeling uneasy in his heart.

Although Lin Fan was very confident in his Concealing Array, Old Dragon Subduing was still an extremely formidable adversary. Perhaps he really had noticed something.

Lin Fan couldn’t help worrying.

The gap between himself and Old Dragon Subduing was simply too great. If Old Dragon Subduing truly discovered something, Lin Fan would truly be left with no choice but to face death.

Stay hidden, don’t move!

Even though Lin Fan was worried, under the current circumstances, he had no other choice but to continue hiding quietly.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Just when Lin Fan was feeling immense pressure, Old Dragon Subduing took another step in the void and rapidly departed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Phew! He finally left!"

Lin Fan let out a long sigh of relief and was just about to stand up and leave.

But then Lin Fan suddenly thought of something; he hurriedly stopped and continued to hide within the Concealing Array.

Indeed, not long after Lin Fan continued hiding, Old Dragon Subduing appeared once again.

"It seems I was overthinking things just now!" After looking around for a while, Old Dragon Subduing, still not having found anything, shook his head and muttered to himself.

It turned out that Old Dragon Subduing hadn’t actually left before; he had only hidden in the shadows.

Fortunately, Lin Fan had used the Universal Image to detect the danger earlier and had not emerged.

Otherwise, if Lin Fan had come out, he would definitely have been discovered by Old Dragon Subduing, and if that happened, Lin Fan would indeed have been doomed.

"Let’s go!"

Afterwards, Old Dragon Subduing let out a shout and quickly left.

This time, Old Dragon Subduing had truly departed.

Lin Fan stood up; feeling secretly relieved inside. Just now, it had been way too dangerous...

After that, Lin Fan’s brows furrowed slightly as he muttered to himself: "Damn it, judging by Old Dragon Subduing’s manner, he’s probably heading to guard the exit of the underground palace’s door. If he continues to stand guard there, won’t I be unable to leave?"

Lin Fan’s heart was extremely frustrated.

Lin Fan really wanted to leave as quickly as possible.

But with Old Dragon Subduing standing guard, Lin Fan simply had no good strategies...

"Never mind, I’ll head to the exit of the underground palace’s door first, and figure out what to do when I get there!" Lin Fan continued to mutter to himself.

At this moment, Lin Fan had no other choice but to make for the exit of the underground palace’s door.

Lin Fan did not travel at a high speed.

Because Lin Fan was worried about potential dangers around, knowing that the dangers within the underground palace were extremely terrible, and a moment of carelessness could mean his demise if not dealt with carefully.

Of course, Lin Fan had another plan, which was to look for Liu Rumei along the way.

Lin Fan had a feeling that Liu Rumei might not be dead...

Continue forward!

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s brows knitted together.

Because, just a moment ago, he sensed a dangerous aura approaching.

"Hide!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Fan set up another Concealing Array and hid within it.

Roar!

After a loud roar, a disheveled person appeared.

Seeing this disheveled person, Lin Fan was shocked.

He clearly remembered that this person seemed to be called Mo Yuan, also a Saint Ascension-level superbly powerful cultivator, and she had a pretty good relationship with Liu Rumei; they had even greeted each other before entering the underground palace.

Who would have thought he would encounter her here?