Chapter 85: Golden Snake Fruit Ripens
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Sima You Yue rubbed her nose and said a sentence that even she didn't believe.
"Cough cough, I'm such a pure and innocent person, how could I have done something like this."
Little Roar and the others were in the Spirit Pearl. When they heard what Sima You Yue said, they all rolled their eyes.
Wei Zi Qi and the others all gave Sima You Yue a look that showed they knew he was lying to himself and to others. If they didn't know what his true strength was, they would have believed him. However, after the whole episode at Pu Luo Mountain Range, they knew that he was definitely not weaker than them and was actually even stronger. This sentence could not even convince the person who said it, much less convince them!
"Regardless of whether or not you did it, hearing what Nalan Lan and the other one said, this time, they will go to your Sima Clan to look for trouble." Fatty Qu said a bit worriedly.
He never used to care about whatever happened between the Sima Clan and the Nalan Clan, but now that he had taken Sima You Yue as a brother, he would naturally take his burdens upon his own shoulders.
"The Nalan Clan has always been nursing a grudge against you because of the previous time where you caused Nalan Lan to be expelled. I heard that they've been increasing pressure on your clan these few months. If not for the fact that General Sima had ties with the army, I think that they would have directly struck against you." Wei Zi Qi said, "Although that Nalan Qi is a bit stupid and incompetent, he is the apple of Nalan He's eye. If he knew that he was killed by you, he would be even more heavy handed and intense."
She didn't refute anything that Wei Zi Qi had said about her killing Nalan Qi and she had already thought about all his worries.
"Since he talked about his troubles about going to find Grandfather, then why don't we push the inconvenience of killing onto the source."
Hearing that Sima You Yue spoke without any hesitation, their hearts were shocked.
"Tsktsk, and you just said that you were a pure and innocent person but now you say these kind of words so easily." Fatty Qu unveiled her mask.
Sima You Yue rolled her eyes at him, saying, "My purity and innocence depends on the receiving party. A dragon has reverse scales that will anger it if you touch it, everyone has their own areas you can't mess around with. If anyone dares to mess with my family, I, Sima You Yue, will definitely not let them off easily!"
The four of them were moved by what Sima You Yue said, a dragon has reverse scales that you can't touch, weren't they the same!
"Roar-"
An angry roar sounded from the mountain valley, scaring everyone on the mountain who was waiting for the Golden Snake Fruit to ripen.
"What happened?"
"No idea, why would the Divine Beast suddenly rage?"
"It seems like someone got close to the Golden Snake Fruit!"
"It was a Spirit Beast, my goodness, it was a Ninth ranked Saint Beast!"
"They're fighting!"
"..."
Sima You Yue and the others stood up and lay on the boulder, facing the mountain valley. They really did see two Spirit Beasts fighting and it ended up involving the other Spirit Beasts nearby, scaring them into retreating behind quite a bit.
"That Saint Beast is really powerful, it can actually battle a Divine Beast." Fatty Qu clicked his tongue in astonishment as he watched the battle down below.
"That's because it's bloodline is slightly higher than the Saint Beast's." Wei Zi Qi said, "Spirit Beasts of a certain bloodline can eliminate the pressure that comes from some higher ranked. However, whether or not it will be able to attain victory will depend on their individual strengths."
"That Divine Beast is concealing its power, the Saint Beast is going to lose!" Bei Gong Tang said.
The others didn't know how Bei Gong Tang knew this, however, not long after she finished speaking, that Saint Beast lay beaten on the ground. Each breath it took was shallow, as were the breaths it released.
"That Full Ape has actually reached the level of Second Ranked Divine Beast!"
The people who were watching were completely shocked by the strength that the Spirit Beast had revealed and were at a loss.
"General, it's unexpected that the Full Ape would actually be a Divine Beast at second rank. Now the difficulty in seizing the Golden Snake Fruit will be increased many many, many times!"
Actually, a Rank One Divine Beast's strength was not that different from a Rank Two Spirit Saint. Adding on to that the help of a few more men, it was still possible for Sima Lie to obtain that Golden Snake Fruit. However, now that this Full Ape increased its rank to a Second Ranked Divine Beast, it's battle strength was comparable to a Fourth Ranked Spirit Saint and could be considered as being stronger than him by two ranks. Wanting to surpass it became completely uncertain in a short moment.
"Admittedly, this Golden Snake Fruit is really enticing, but this Full Ape actually secretly increased in rank. Pass down the command to play by ear and not to risk one's life to be stubborn." Sima Lie saw Nalan Clan's camp that was not too far away from his. Nalan He was over there having a discussion and he was also talking about what just happened.
The boulder that Sima You Yue was hiding behind was not too far away from the Sima Clan's campsite. When she heard what Sima Lie said, her heart full of worry finally calmed down. She was afraid that SIma Lei would be muddle headed over this treasure and would stubbornly press on in fighting with the Full Ape for the Golden Snake Fruit. Now that she knew he did not think this way, she felt relieved.
However, she never expected that their desire for the Golden Snake Fruit would be taken by others as people who did not know their own strength.
Night gradually arrived and the moon this night was exceptionally bright. It was like a Jade Plate hanging up in the sky, like a silver blanket across the mountain valley.
Perhaps it was because it could feel that the Golden Snake fruit was about to ripen. The Spirit Beasts as well as the people in the mountain valley did not rest. Everyone was anxiously paying attention to the situation regarding the Golden Snake Fruit.
Sima You Yue anxiously stared at the Golden Snake Fruit Tree. Because she was slightly more informed about it than others, the parts that she were focusing on were slightly different.
Most people only saw that the Golden Snake Fruit was absorbing the moonlight and that it had yet to turn completely golden as it slowly matured. However, her focus was on the Golden Snake Fruit tree.
The Golden Snake Fruit Tree was giving off a faint white glow, spreading out like a thin silver thread. Under the mask of the moonlight, those who did not look carefully would not be able to notice it at all.
"Is that the gas that allows one's soul to recover?" Sima You Yue saw the Full Ape sit beside the Golden Snake Fruit as it worked hard to breathe in the gas that was emitted by the Golden Snake Fruit. Looking at it, the fact that it was able to breakthrough to the Second Ranked Divine Beast rank was not unrelated to this gas.
In the later half of the night, when everyone was a little bit sleepy, Mo Sha suddenly voice out, "The Golden Snake Fruit is going to ripen!"
Sima You Yue had always been watching the Golden Snake Fruit Tree and realised by herself that there were some changes to the Golden Snake Fruit. Those seven fruits had already turned yellow and were giving off a rich fragrance, causing the Spirit Beasts onsite to go crazy.
Those Spirit Beasts charged towards the overhanging cliff, wanting to take the fruit. However, they realised that it was wrapped in a burst of white light, barricading it from everyone's touch.
"Still missing the final part." Mo Sha said.
"The Golden Snake Fruit has matured, everyone quickly go take it!" It was unknown who shouted this from the mountain as everyone's state of mind was immediately thrown into disarray in a moment. They completely disregarded the hoard of Spirit Beasts, directly flying towards the Golden Snake Fruit.
The Spirit Masters who reached the rank of Spirit King were able to fly in the air. It seemed that each and every single one of these were experts whose powers were ranked above Spirit King.
Those Spirit Masters who had directly flown over to the overhanging cliff were swatted down by the strong gust of wind that came from a swat by the Full Ape, sending more than a few people flying. Those were fell on the ground were besieged by the Spirit Beasts from all sides.
Beast and beast, man and man, everyone was fighting against everyone, turning the entire mountain valley into a scene of chaos.
Sima You Yue saw that SIma Lie was also flying towards the Full Ape and took out a bottle of medicine powder and placed it in Bei Gong Tang's hand. She said, "I'm going to snatch the Golden Snake Fruit. Help me to scatter this on the people from the Nalan Clan. If I'm able to snatch the Golden Snake Fruit, I will definitely give you a share!"
Chapter 86: Pulling it out by the roots
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Bei Gong Tang looked at Sima You Yue and said, "You want to go by yourself?"
"You've also seen the situation below. If we all go down, I'm afraid that we'll add on to the number of people who'll end up in between the teeth of these Spirit Beasts." Sima You Yue said, "I have an idea on how to secretly sneak in there, but I have no way of bringing you all along with me. Zi Qi, Ouyang, Fatty, the three of you have to be proper protectors of the flower. After you have scattered the medicinal powder onto the bodies of the people from the Nalan Clan, retreat immediately. We will meet in Salt City in two days."
"How can we let you go alone?!" Bei Gong Tang didn't want to take the pill bottle.
"We haven't finished doing our things, I won't take my life as a joke." Sima You Yue stuffed the pill bottle into Bei Gong Tang's hand and said, "Trust me, I will bring the Golden Snake Fruit back!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly flashed out from behind the shrub and dashed towards the bottom of the mountain.
"We should leave as well." Ouyang Fei said, "He's not someone who only talks big. Since he said that he has a way, it must be the truth. If we go, we may only drag him down."
Wei Zi Qi, Fatty Qu and the gang did not refute what Ouyang Fei said because it was the truth. They always felt that they were excellent amongst their peers and had never thought a day would come that they would drag someone else down.
Bei Gong Tang watched as Sima You Yue dashed down the mountain, disappearing completely amongst the crowd of Spirit Beasts and could not help but feel worry in her heart.
How long has it been since she felt worry for another person?
She clutched the pill bottle tightly in her hand and forced down her worry, saying, "You all wait for me here, I'll go and scatter this onto the bodies of the people from the Nalan Clan."
After she said this, she was going to leave but she was pulled to a stop by Ouyang Fei.
"We'll go together."
Bei Gong Tang saw the look of resolution in his gaze and nodded.
"We don't have to scatter this onto Nalan He's body. There will definitely still be people at the Nalan Clan's campsite, so we'll scatter this onto this inside of their tent before leaving." Wei Zi Qi said, "It's too chaotic here now, the earlier we leave the better."
"Mm, let's go!"
"Wait up." Fatty Qu pulled everyone to a stop as he took out four masks from his interspatial ring and handed it to everyone, saying "In order to avoid revealing our identities, it'll be better for us to put these on.
"Fatty, why would you have these masks?" Wei Zi Qi asked.
"You Yue gave them to me." Fatty Qu put on the face mask as he took the initiative to walk out.
Ouyang Fei and the three of them wordlessly put on the face mask. Was this something that Sima You Yue had prepared much earlier in order for him to do some misdeeds?
"Let us move out as well."
The three of them put on the face masks as the followed Fatty Qu and walked towards the Nalan Clan's tent.
Because they didn't know how many people still remained at the Nalan Clan's campsite, Bei Gong Tang and the others scattered the medicinal powder around the inside of the tent before leaving. They didn't see who was inside the tent at all.
Nalan Lan was outside, looking at the situation outside and was so afraid that her face was paperwhite and she charged right back into the tent. Because she was still so traumatised, she didn't realised that there was an additional faint fragrance within the tent.
After their plans had gone smoothly, Wei Zi Qi and the four of them began to run off in another direction on the mountain. They didn't run far when they saw Ya Guang in front waiting for them.
"Master told me to bring you all back." Ya Guang revealed himself as he told Wei Zi Qi and the others.
The inner areas were currently chaotic. If they met any crazy Spirit Beasts, as a Saint Ranked beast, Ya Guang would be stronger than those beasts by quite a bit.
Wei Zi Qi and the others did not refuse as they directly climbed onto Ya Guang's back, allowing him to carry them as he ran towards the outer regions.
Bei Gong Tang sat right at the back and she turned her head around to look at the mountain valley that was illuminated by the battles taking place, looking slightly as if she was holding herself back.
Sima You Yue took out and wore a face mask the moment she came out from behind the boulder and then ran towards the bottom of the mountain.
During the moment in which she entered the hoard of Spirit Beasts, the aura she released changed unexpectedly. It was as if her entire person's presence suddenly disappeared. Even if she walked past those people and Spirit Beasts, they didn't notice her. As a result, she quickly passed by the hoard of Spirit Beasts and came to the bottom of the overhanging cliff, flying towards the side of the Golden Snake Fruit in a single leap.
"Wow, I never thought that I would ever be able to experience the feeling of flying." Sima You Yue sighed to Mo Sha the moment she landed.
Mo Sha didn't reply her, saying "As you near the Golden Snake Fruit, the strength that I poured into your body will disappear. When that time comes, you can only depend on yourself to pick that Golden Snake Fruit. Furthermore, you have to be quick, or else, if the people or Spirit Beasts downstairs realise it, I don't have to tell you what the consequences will be."
"I understand." Sima You Yue nodded.
There were so many powerful Spirit Beasts and experts down below. If they were to take any action against her once she dug out the Golden Snake Fruit tree, even if she didn't die, she would still walk around the gates of death.
"If you're prepared, I'll retract my strength." Once Mo Sha finished speaking, Sima You Yue felt the strength that was just poured into her own body disappeared, along with the lithe feeling.
She took out the trowel that she usually used to dig out weeds within the Spirit Pearl as she squatted beside the Golden Snake Fruit and began to cautiously dig out the Golden Snake Fruit.
This Golden Snake Fruit Tree was shorter than fifty over centimeters in height, but its roots were not small. In order to minimise the damage done to the Golden Snake Fruit tree, she tried hard to dig the roots out entirely. Just as she was going to complete it, an angry roar sounded from the air.
"Roar-"
The Full Ape that was battling Sima You Yue felt that someone was touching the Golden Snake Fruit, and although it was initially at an advantage and was relentlessly pursuing Sima Lie, it turned around and charged towards Sima You Yue at a high speed.
Sima Lie had battled a few rounds with the Full Ape and was preparing to withdraw, however, the Full Ape did not give him any opportunity to escape. Seeing the Full Ape leave, Sima Lie seized the opportunity to fly to a neighboring mountain peak and came beside the Golden Snake Fruit Tree as he wanted to see what it was that actually avoided the detection of so many people and Spirit Beasts.
Other people also noticed the situation that was occurring on the overhanging cliff and headed towards the Golden Snake Fruit tree one after the other. They saw someone wearing a face mask and a large mantle, squatting there digging up the Golden Snake Fruit.
"Who is that?"
Nobody could think of anyone they had met these few days that looked like this person. Even upon close scrutiny, they could not figure out this person's identity.
Sima You Yue felt that the Full Ape was charging towards her but saw that a bit of roots still remained in the dirt. She hardened her heart and immediately pulled up the Golden Snake Fruit Tree and threw it into her Spirit Pearl.
When the Golden Snake Fruit Tree disappeared, Mo Sha's power bubbled up in her body once again. Before she was prepared, the Full Ape had rushed over and she had no choice by to receive one of its blows.
"Pfff-" Sima You Yue was sent flying by a single punch by the Full Ape and spat out a fresh spray of blood, eventually flipping her body and flying in the air.
It was only at this time that everyone could see her figure clearly and saw that it was clearly slender and thin. However this was unable to conceal the aura that was emanating from her body.
"Spirit, Spirit Paragon?" Sima Lie said uncertainly.
"Master, when did a Spirit Paragon appear on our Continent?"
"It's not a real Spirit Paragon. Her aura is clearly superficial and it's obvious that its not her real strength."
"..."
"Daring Human, you actually dare to steal my Golden Snake Fruit!" The Full Ape saw that even the Golden Snake Fruit Tree had been uprooted and was incomparably angry. Furthermore, she had not died even after receiving its punch, causing him to become even more furious. Its body suddenly rose up as it launched its large fist towards Sima You Yue once again.
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