Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
“What is that!?”
Following the initial shock, on the floating Profound Ice, everyone’s eyes landed on the frozen lake. After looking at it for a while, many of them were able to see that there were black lines continuously moving within the lake.
As the black lines flowed, a huge figure would occasionally roll out of the water, allowing people to clearly see the true appearance of the black lines.
Whether it was the scales or the flesh and blood inside the python’s bodies, they were all translucent like Profound Ice. However, the bone within their body was in pitch-black color, and from a distance, these python bones looked like black lines.
At the moment, these pythons seemed to have been awakened by the noise from the crowd above the ice block. They swam around the surface of the lake, their pale blue eyes suffused with a fierce and cold intent as they stared at the numerous figures above.
“These are the Black Striped Pythons!”
Someone cried out in alarm. It was obvious that they had recognized this fiendish creature. It was a kind of monster beast. It was said that it only existed in extremely cold places. It has a Divine Power to manipulate the Profound Ice. Plus, it would be extremely difficult to deal with it when in hordes.
“These Black Striped Pythons shouldn’t be here to guard the Purple Frost Profound Lotus but the Purple Wood Spirit Root! From the looks of it, the age of the Purple Wood Spirit Root is definitely not shallow!” Ye Zhong, on the other hand, was not as frightened as the others. His eyes were focused slightly, and his expression became more serious.
It would be fine if it was just an ordinary Purple Wood Spirit Root, but if the age of it was much greater, then he wouldn’t let it go no matter what.
“Hmph, a bunch of trash, it’s just some Black Striped Pythons. They are nothing if we can obtain the Purple Frost Profound Lotus!”
Just as Ye Zhong was speculating, a huge guy with a muscular body full of Blood and Qi sneered and took a step forward, heading straight for the center of the lake.
“*Swish——*”
The instant his figure flashed across the surface of the lake, he saw at least five or six black lines pouncing out in an instant.
“Hmph——”
The huge guy sneered and clenched his right hand. Immediately, the fist blasted out, struck heavily on the five or six black lines.
“*Pound—–*”
A metallic sound rang out and the Black Striped Python that had charged out of the water was sent flying back into the water. In that instant, traces of pitch- black blood started to emerge from the frosty blue lake.
At this moment, the huge guy’s body trembled, borrowing the force of the impact to land on the stone platform, he extended his big hand, grabbed a handful of the Purple Frost Profound Lotus and put them into his Universe Ring.
When the crowd on the Profound Ice saw this scene, they couldn’t hold it in any longer. The powerhouse who had confidence in their own strength instantly rushed out of the water, towards the stone platform.
Ye Zhong’s body shuddered as well, and he shot forward, heading straight for the center of the stone platform.
Although the Purple Frost Profound Lotus was a good item, Ye Zhong was not interested in it for the time being. The only thing he was interested in was the Purple Wood Spirit Root. What he needed to do now was to trace the roots of these Purple Frost Profound Lotuses and search for the Purple Wood Spirit Root under the water.
“*Boom, Boom, Boom——*”
The moment Ye Zhong leaped forward, several Black Striped Pythons under the lake surface started to move. A bloodthirsty look surfaced in their eyes. One by one, they came out of the lake and shot towards the densely packed figures. In an instant, the screaming sounds could be heard from all directions.
“Bang!”
Ye Zhong struck out with his palm, turning one of the black pythons into minced meat. His body became blurred as he lunged towards the stone platform.
At the same time, the chaotic battle came to its peak. Countless figures were fighting with the Black Striped Pythons that jumped out of the lake for the sake of the Purple Frost Profound Lotuses. Even though quite a few of them were able to defend against the Black Striped Python, there were even more people who fell into the frozen lake because of them. In that instant, they lost all of their fighting capabilities and were enveloped by the Black Striped Pythons. Like a ball of black wool, they slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.
However, this kind of chaotic situation gave Ye Zhong a lot of advantages. At least, after avoiding the few remaining Black Striped Pythons, he managed to get close to the stone platform in the center of the lake quickly.
The moment he landed on the stone platform which was around a hundred square foot in size. Ye Zhong did not pluck the Purple Frost Profound Lotus that was just inches away from him. Instead, he swept his gaze underneath the Purple Frost Profound Lotuses to trace their roots, while dashing towards the center of the stone platform.
Other than Ye Zhong, there were a few others who were doing the same thing. Obviously, these people knew about the existence of the Purple Wood Spirit Root. They knew that the Purple Wood Spirit Root was countless times more valuable than the Purple Frost Profound Lotus.
“Swish——*”
The group of people descended to the center of the stone platform almost at the same time. There was a piece of blank stone at the center of the platform. Countless roots had gathered at this place.
Seeing this scene, several parties took the same action by chance, blasting all those roots away in a split second, but the faces of the crowd were a bit unpleasant as they revealed the stone surface below.
“Is there actually not even a single one!?”
Looking at the totally empty ground, Ye Zhong furrowed his brows, disappointment flashing in his eyes. Without the Purple Wood Spirit Root, even if there were more Purple Frost Profound Lotuses, it would be fruitless to him.
As he thought of this, Ye Zhong’s gaze swept across the crowd and soon landed on the rest of the party. He wanted to see if they discovered anything. However, all of these powerhouses were frowning, obviously because they didn’t discover anything.
However, just as Ye Zhong was certain that they did not find any roots either, and was about to retreat, he suddenly frowned slightly, because, at that moment, he realized that in front of him, there were about five or six people raising their heads, looking at him with a hint of amusement in their eyes. The leader of the group was Qingshan Town’s Local Snake, the Young Lord of the Mo Clan, Mo Fanlong.
At that moment, Mo Fanlong’s sight fell on Ye Zhong. His jade-like right hand was gently kneading the two bone balls. There was a playful smile on his face.
“Heh, Friend, our Mo Clan has been looking for you for a long time. I didn’t expect to meet you here!” Mo Fanlong stared at Ye Zhong smilingly, a serious look flickering in his eyes. He then slowly walked towards Ye Zhong.
Following Mo Fanlong’s move, the subordinates behind him also slowly spread out and surrounded Ye Zhong.
Ye Zhong’s eyes glazed over as he faced this scene. He then smiled, “It looks like Young Lord Mo has recognized the wrong person!”
“Hahaha, recognize the wrong person? I don’t think so?” Mo Fanlong narrowed his eyes and chuckled, “Although my subordinates died in vain, the other subordinates shouldn’t be blind. They clearly saw who attacked them at the city gate!”
Hearing Mo Fanlong’s words, the eyes of the surrounding parties all flickered. They vaguely guessed Ye Zhong’s identity, and backed off with a hint of playfulness on their faces. It was obvious that they did not want to interfere in the matter between Ye Zhong and the Mo Clan.
Ye Zhong seemed to be slightly stunned, and suddenly furrowed his brows, “So you came for the matter at the city gate. I have to admit that I was too rash and reckless at that time. No matter what, considering the face of the Xingxiang Sect, whether Young Lord Mo gives me a face or not, I will certainly give you an explanation!”
Mo Fanlong was also slightly surprised when he heard this. According to his deductions from the past few days, the person who dared to attack his subordinates back then should not be such a coward. However, just now Ye Zhong acted subserviently by using the name of the Xingxiang Sect, which made him more amused. It would be more interesting to humiliate these loathing people of the Xingxiang Sect than kill them, didn’t it?
“Heh, since this Friend is so generous, then this humble one……” Mo Fanlong smiled and waved his hand, stopping the others in their tracks. Just as he was about to say something, his complexion changed abruptly.
“*Woosh——*”
Almost at the moment when Mo Fanlong barely reacted, Ye Zhong’s aura spread out instantly, and his body flashed like a ghost towards Mo Fanlong. His right index finger pointed, and a sharp ray of sword light swept towards Mo Fanlong’s throat.
Ye Zhong was too quick. Even Mo Fanlong did not expect Ye Zhong to act so smoothly that he could turn hostile the moment he said so! With his trivial strength at the Third Layer of Body Tempering, he actually dared to take the initiative and attack!?
Even though Mo Fanlong had been on high alert of Ye Zhong ever since he inspected his subordinates’ injuries, he still let his guard down when Ye Zhong spontaneously showed his softer side today. Unexpectedly, however, he was caught off guard.
“*Swish——*”
With the distance between them so close, Ye Zhong shortened the distance into the gap of a hair’s breadth. Mo Fanlong had no time to retreat, so he could only subconsciously raise his right hand.
“*Puff——*”
Ye Zhong’s finger pressed down on Mo Fanlong’s right arm. Instantly, blood splattered. Ye Zhong’s finger had left a deep wound on his right arm.
After the successful attack, Ye Zhong retreated swiftly, with astonishment in the depths of his eyes! Sixth Layer of Body Tempering – Bone Quenching Stage! This Mo Fanlong was actually a high-ranked expert at the Sixth Layer of Body Tempering! This fellow went as far as to hide his true ability so deeply! If Ye Zhong had not attacked him as swift as lightning, so this fellow didn’t have time to cover up. Even with Ye Zhong’s perception, he would not have been able to see through him!
Moreover, even though the move was successful, Ye Zhong’s right index finger was numb at the moment. He was a high-ranked expert at the Sixth Layer of Body Tempering, cultivated the Freshly Body to the bone, and with his current strength, even if he cultivated the Divine Secret Art of Body Tempering and activated the Heavenly Circuit of Spiritual Qi within his body, he would still not be his match!
This Mo Fanlong was too terrifying!