King of Creation
Chapter 490 - 484: The Second Life

Chapter 490: Chapter 484: The Second Life

The blood-colored dwarf plant bore hints of purple as if illuminated by a radiant light, which would make it take on a blood-purple hue, and scattered haphazardly upon it hung several fruits of varying sizes.

There were black, green, purple, and red fruits, but Luo Yingzi’s target was a fist-sized fruit in the middle, covered in blood-colored lines.

Luo Yingzi carefully took out a black jade blade, gently sliced it, and as the fruit covered in blood lines fell, her fingers darted through like a butterfly avoiding the other colored fruits, gently pinched it, and then cautiously collected the fruit into her hands.

Ye Zhen did not move, merely standing there, quietly watching the deviless Luo Yingzi picking the fruit. Even though Ye Zhen knew the value of the fruit Luo Yingzi had picked was extraordinary, he still only watched quietly.

Sometimes, rash actions could mean suffering losses!

Especially in a place as eerie as the Secret Realm of Demon Souls.

After securing the fruit, Luo Yingzi finally took a deep breath, her charming face flashing with excitement. When she saw Ye Zhen’s quiet gaze, she suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

"Hmm, this item is called the Demon Cloud Fruit. It is the most precious Spirit Plant in this Secret Realm of Demon Souls. Nearly every martial artist who enters here aims to find this Demon Cloud Fruit!"

"However, the Demon Cloud Fruit has an extremely long growth period; it takes a hundred years to fully mature, so often several Demon Cloud Vine Trees are encountered before finding one mature Demon Cloud Fruit.

Moreover, the vine of the Demon Cloud Fruit is very peculiar, and not even a Spiritual Artifact may be able to cut through it, but Yin Jade can break it upon contact. When collecting the Demon Cloud Fruit, one must use Yin Jade.

Be cautious not to touch other immature fruits without blood patterns. Immature Demon Cloud Fruits, whether black, green, or purple, are highly poisonous and can dissolve anything upon contact, even a Protective Spirit Force."

At this point, Luo Yingzi paused, "Hmm, this time, this Demon Cloud Fruit belongs to me; next time we find one, it will be yours."

After all this talk, the last sentence Luo Yingzi said was the real point, but Ye Zhen had learned something new.

Regardless, with that statement, Luo Yingzi could still barely be considered a suitable collaborator.

"By the way, all the other Spirit Plants bearing fruits here, you take them all. These plants, although not as precious as the Demon Cloud Fruit, are still treasures that are hard to come by outside, quite valuable."

"Hmm, this Tiger Teeth has several; pick them quickly. A single Tiger Teeth here in the Secret Realm of Demon Souls is worth at least ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals," Luo Yingzi pointed out several mature Spirit Plants.

"Ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, that expensive?"

Ye Zhen was startled by the price of this Tiger Teeth. He was also knowledgeable about Spirit Plants. In top sects of the Black Dragon Domain, in places where the Spiritual Energy was rich, there were few Spirit Gardens. These gardens cultivated Spirit Plants.

However, the value was never so high. For instance, the Green Fragrant Spirit Rice initially planted by the Qiyun Sect was only about ten Low Grade Spirit Crystals per pound, unlike this Tiger Teeth, which astonishingly reached ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals.

Luo Yingzi was just about to say something, but then suddenly remembered, "Right, you are from the Outer Domain. Actually, the price of ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals per Tiger Teeth is on the lower end. At auctions, they go for as much as twenty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, and there are still people willing to pay that price.

But even if it reaches the exorbitant price of twenty thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, they can still make several times the profit, as consuming this Tiger Teeth regularly during the refining process of the Acquired Spiritual Body in the Spirit Transformation Realm makes the process extremely quick, and the cultivated Acquired Spiritual Body is superior to that of an ordinary person...."

Ye Zhen was a bit stunned, the Tiger Teeth apparently had such astonishing effects, almost comparable to the Hundred Herbs Body Forging Pill unique to the Qingluo Sect.

At that moment, Ye Zhen could no longer restrain himself. Following Luo Yingzi’s guidance, he picked all the other fruit-bearing Spirit Plants in the nursery clean, making a profit of several tens of thousands of Low Grade Spirit Crystals, according to what Luo Yingzi had said.

However, Ye Zhen was not considering that. What he considered—if he brought these Tiger Teeth back to the Black Dragon Domain, perhaps the Black Dragon Domain could gain another Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

Bang!

The loud booming sound echoed from afar, causing Luo Yingzi’s expression to change.

"Quick, let’s go. Those guys from the Green Sun Palace have broken through that Guardian Light Screen. Let’s not get tangled up with them." As she spoke, she swiftly pulled Ye Zhen toward another path within the Secret Realm.

The path was not so smooth.

They encountered several groups of Demon Spirit Phantoms, but under the combined efforts of Luo Yingzi and Ye Zhen, they managed quite easily, especially with Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright, which seemed to be the nemesis of these Demon Spirit Phantoms, obliterating them like candy on a string with a single strike.

But this was only the apparent situation, unbeknownst to Luo Yingzi, Ye Zhen still managed to surreptitiously collect more than a dozen Demon Spirit Phantoms into the Demon Soul Hall hanging on his chest.

The Demon Soul Hall, after being imprinted by Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul, became increasingly wondrous to operate; with just a thought from Ye Zhen, it could draw the Demon Spirit Phantoms into it, seeming to have a special attraction to these spirits.

Before long, another thick, pale blood-colored Guardian Light Screen appeared before Ye Zhen. Luo Yingzi, acting on impulse, grabbed Ye Zhen’s hand and charged toward the light screen.

Snap!

Plop!

Two distinctly different sounds abruptly rang out, and then Ye Zhen, with an astonished expression, watched Luo Yingzi smash into the Guardian Light Screen in an extremely exaggerated posture.

However, even if it was a crash, a beauty’s crashing posture was still quite graceful, only the expression was...

The next moment, Ye Zhen stepped forward, crossing from one side of the Guardian Light Screen to the other. He could feel that as he passed through the Guardian Light Screen, the Demon Soul Hall hanging under his clothes at his chest slightly heated up and emitted a faint red light, making the Guardian Light Screen in front of Ye Zhen seem like nothing more than air.

At that moment, Ye Zhen confirmed the source of his extraordinary abilities and realized that the Secret Realm of Demon Souls was likely deeply connected to the Battlefield of Demon Souls and the Demon Soul Hall.

"How do I get past this..."

Although Ye Zhen knew how they could get through, he didn’t want to be too conspicuous and just grab Luo Yingzi; instead, he casually asked.

Seeing Ye Zhen return, Luo Yingzi was both shocked and delighted; she had thought that Ye Zhen might abandon her and go treasure hunting alone because of the Guardian Light Screen, which would also conflict with the Divine Soul Oath they had issued. Unexpectedly, Ye Zhen came back to her.

Looking at Ye Zhen, Luo Yingzi’s charming face involuntarily flushed with allure as she stepped forward slightly, stretched out her jade arms, and took the initiative to embrace Ye Zhen.

The fragrance of orchids and musk stirred Ye Zhen’s mind intensely, almost tempting him to breathe it in deeply.

Biting the tip of his tongue slightly, Ye Zhen immediately regained a clear expression. While embracing Luo Yingzi and stepping toward the Guardian Light Screen, Ye Zhen was secretly amazed at the effectiveness of Luo Yingzi’s charming skills.

Ye Zhen could distinctly feel that Luo Yingzi hadn’t employed any charming skills just now; her allure was natural, every gesture and smile unwittingly seductive, making one lose their composure in close contact without realizing it.

Now, Ye Zhen somewhat understood the origins of Luo Yingzi’s ’Deviless’ title.

"Damn it!"

As soon as they crossed the Guardian Light Screen, Luo Yingzi exclaimed in shock as over a dozen blood-colored lights rapidly approached them. When they came near, they transformed into Demon Spirit Phantoms, launching simultaneous Divine Soul Attacks at both Ye Zhen and Luo Yingzi.

The two, embracing each other, split apart lightning-fast to confront the attack.

"Actually, these Demon Spirit Phantoms are also one of the treasures within this Secret Realm of Demon Souls. Unfortunately, we lack the skills of the Spirit Taming Sect, otherwise, capturing a few Demon Spirit Phantoms and refining them into Soul Boosting Pills would have all the major sects breaking down our door for them," Luo Yingzi said while slicing through the phantoms.

"Soul Boosting Pills?"

"You don’t know? Oh, right, you’re from the Outer Domain. The effects of Soul Boosting Pills are somewhat miraculous; not only can they enhance the Divine Soul Power of the user, but they can also increase the success rate of a martial artist at the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Peak in opening their Soul Sea by thirty percent, and even if they fail, their Divine Soul will not be damaged!"

Luo Yingzi’s answer made Ye Zhen’s eyes brighten suddenly, sparking a brilliant idea in his mind.

This idea, merely at the thought, excited Ye Zhen, knowing that if he could successfully implement it, he would be overjoyed.

With this idea in mind, Ye Zhen had much less hesitation. In Luo Yingzi’s eyes, being an outsider with secrets, what would it matter if he had one more secret?

Upon this thought, Ye Zhen spun like a whirlwind and after a full turn, the remaining Demon Spirit Phantoms completely vanished.

"Eh, that was fast?" Luo Yingzi was a bit surprised.

"I’m their nemesis!"

"Oh, then let’s hurry. Let’s see if there are any Demon Cloud Fruits here, and try to get one for you as well," Luo Yingzi said, not questioning further. As Ye Zhen had thought, the quick defeat of the Demon Spirit Phantoms, though strange to her, didn’t really bother her.

Someone who regarded the Guardian Light Screen as nothing was strange enough, and one more oddity was nothing new to her.

"By the way, you mentioned that Demon Cloud Fruit is so precious; what exactly does it do?" Ye Zhen asked.

"The reason why Demon Cloud Fruit is so valuable is that it’s equivalent to a martial artist’s second life!"

"A second life, you say?"

"In a life-or-death situation, if one channels Spiritual Power into the Demon Cloud Fruit, it will explode into a cloud of blood-colored demon mist, enveloping and protecting the martial artist within.

This blood-colored demon mist has extremely strong defensive capabilities, lasting for half an hour as long as it’s not breached.

Martial artists of the Soul Sea Realm simply can’t break it, Vein Forging Realm martial artists, unless they’re at the Ninth Stage of Vein Forging, most of them can’t break it within a hundred breaths, and even the attacks of Establishment Realm Kings can be resisted once. It’s truly a life-preserving tool," Luo Yingzi explained.

"That strong?"

Ye Zhen was somewhat surprised. Such formidable defensive power certainly lived up to being called a ’second life.’

"Yes, it is that strong. However, that aspect isn’t even the most precious thing about the Demon Cloud Fruit. The most precious thing about it is..... Eh!"

Suddenly, Luo Yingzi’s eyes lit up, pointing hundreds of meters away, she exclaimed, "Quick, look, there seems to be a Demon Cloud Vine Tree over there, and it appears to have a ripe Demon Cloud Fruit."

Without finishing her sentence, Luo Yingzi pulled Ye Zhen and they dashed through the air towards the vine tree like smoke!

Boom!

Whoosh!

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