Within the valley shrouded with spirit energy, whitish waves of water produced thunderous noise as the water descended from above the cliff and resulted in water vapor scattering in all directions.
Not far from the waterfall, Ye Xiao was standing, looking at the Blood Vermilion Fruit.
The Blood Vermilion Fruit's thick spirit energy was spreading to the surroundings and forming a cloud of white mist.
At the same time, a series of powerful spirit energy fluctuations emanated from within the valley and terrifying auras were continuously leaking out.
Ye Xiao's expression changed as he became serious. A series of soft bestial howls rang out as magical beasts emerged from the area around the valley one after another while releasing a surge of demonic aura. A hideous atmosphere pervaded the entire valley. Within the herd of magical beasts, there were at least a few hundred magical beasts present.
Ye Xiao had already expected this. The temptation of the Blood Vermilion Fruit was so great that the spirit energy released when it was about to mature actually attracted so many magical beasts.
There was a disparity in the strength of the magical beasts. They were mostly fifth grade magical beasts and there were over a dozen sixth grade spirit beasts among them as well.
There was not much change in Ye Xiao's expression. He only slightly frowned as he scanned the surrounding magical beasts in astonishment.
"The Blood Vermilion fruit is filled with a dense amount of spirit energy and has a huge enhancement effect to the evolution of the magical beasts. Therefore, its attractiveness to the magical beasts is tremendous." Ye Xiao thought in his heart as he looked at the magical beasts.
Soon, he discovered the magical beasts in his surroundings were getting restless.
Rumble!
An intense tremor occurred in both the left and right directions, then the sound of trees breaking rang out. Two gigantic figures walked out and their terrifying aura pressed down on the entire valley.
"Two seventh grade magical beasts!"
The two magical beasts that just come were two seventh grade magical beasts. On the right side was the seventh grade Flame Dragon Cow whose body was enveloped by everlasting flames. It possesses the head of a cow and the tail of a dragon, and its breathing sounded like the rumble of thunder.
It is said that the Flame Dragon Cow has the bloodline of a Red Dragon because of which, its potential was very terrifying. Having the bloodline of the Red Dragon made it possible for the Flame Dragon Cow to evolve into an Immortal Levelled Demonic Beast.
The magical beast on the left was seventh grade as well. It was a gigantic Spirit Ape with golden fur all over its body. It looked extremely ferocious.
Its terror was no less than the Flame Dragon Cow. The Spirit Ape was as terrifying as the Flame Dragon Cow.
"Roar! Roar!"
Rumble!
With the Flame Dragon Cow's roar, the entire valley seemed to be trembling and continued to shake. The Spirit Ape bared its teeth and started screeching in response. The auras of the two immediately started opposing each other with equal ferocity.
The Blood Vermilion Fruit on top of the small hill was swaying even more rapidly and the spirit energy leaking out was becoming even more intense. Vaguely, there seemed to be a Vermilion Bird rising, attempting to ascend into the skies.
The Blood Vermilion Fruit was about to mature.
Ye Xiao understood very well that the entire valley would turn into a battlefield for the two seventh grade spirit beasts once the Blood Vermilion Fruit matured. When that time comes, they would definitely be torn into pieces by the enraged magical beasts.
Ye Xiao ignored the other beasts. Like the two seventh grade magical beasts, his gaze was fixated on the Blood Vermilion Fruit. This spirit fruit was precious enough to bring about the battle between two seventh grade magical beasts.
The water plummeted from the top of the waterfall and smashed into the plunge pool below with a loud noise. Suddenly, within that single moment, the entire valley became absolutely quiet. The deafening silence was disturbing.
The thunderous roar of the waterfall disappeared. The breathing noise of the Flame Dragon Cow also disappeared. The screeching of the Spirit Ape could not be heard as well. The entire valley seemed to have turned into a restricted zone for sound.
Atop the small hill, the Blood Vermilion Fruit was swaying as red specks of light emerged from within. Red spots began to appear on the leaves and the bright red colour was just like the colour of burning blood. The cry of a vermilion bird resounded within the entire valley. After the cry ended, all of the sounds returned.
The Blood Vermilion Fruit... has matured!
"Moo!!" The Flame Dragon Cow roared and its eyes abruptly turned blood red. It suddenly stepped forward with its cow hooves and charged toward the Blood Vermilion Fruit. The entire valley was trembling.
The other magical beasts behind the Flame Dragon Cow bellowed with rage as they rushed out one after another and followed after it.
The Spirit Ape suddenly beat its chest with its fist. With a loud roar, it dashed toward the Blood Vermilion Fruit as well. The horde of magical beasts behind it also followed after it.
Ye Xiao was located in-between the two approaching stampedes. At this moment, he was just like a fragile boat made from leaves floating in a vast ocean. In front of these gigantic magical beasts, it seemed as if he would be stomped into minced meat at any moment.
Ye Xiao expressionlessly swept his gaze over the magical beasts that were rapidly approaching from two different directions and leisurely waved his hand. A beautiful blue coloured spear suddenly appeared in his hand. It was the Sea Dragon Spear.
He lifted up the Sea Dragon Spear. As he raised the spear over his head, the spirit energy within his body immediately burst out and flowed into the Sea Dragon Spear.
He was about to attack when he suddenly felt bored. If he were to fight with these beasts just like that, it will take a very long time to deal with them. He didn't want to waste time so with a wave of his hand, the Sea Dragon Spear once again disappeared.
"Transform!"
A draconic roar resounded throughout the thousands of kilometres as Ye Xiao suddenly transformed into the Heaven Devouring Divine Dragon.
A shining radiance blossomed intensely. It was extremely glaring. The boundless aura of a dragon, with Ye Xiao in the center, suddenly spread in all directions and turned into a ripple.
In the next moment, the stampede of magical beasts abruptly stopped and laid on the ground in panic.
Once the dragon descends, all beasts shall submit!
Ye Xiao at the moment... was just too overbearing!
Even two Seventh Grade Magical Beasts stopped on their spot. They did not dare to move forward. It was especially true for the Flame Dragon Cow. It has the bloodline of the Red Dragon flowing within its body.
It can clearly feel the threatening and overbearing aura of the Heaven Devouring Divine Dragon that Ye Xiao had transformed into.
How can a dragon like the Red Dragon dare to raise its head in front of an Ancestral Dragon? The Flame Dragon Cow immediately sat down on the ground with its head down as if it was kneeling. Its entire body was trembling due to fear. The fear came from the depth of its bloodline.
The draconic aura released by the Ye Xiao was like a spreading ripple. It instantly expanded and made all of the magical beasts lie down on the ground. The magical beasts that were under sixth grade were all shivering from the effects of the aura.
The magical beasts were a species with a very strict hierarchy. They worshipped the strong but also feared them as well. The suppression effect of higher grade magical beasts toward lower grade magical beasts was very clear. Therefore, the magical beasts clearly divided their territories within the Wildlands.
This was also the reason for the existence of the outskirts, inner layer, and core area within the forest.
The aura of the dragons was something that no weaker magical beasts could endure. The dragon race had always been standing atop the food chain of the magical beasts. They looked down upon the magical beasts and ruled over them. They had the power to suppress any magical beast.
A violent wind spread into the surroundings with Ye Xiao in the center, causing his hair to flutter and his clothes to make flapping noises. He expressionlessly swept his eyes over all of the magical beasts with his head held high.
Even though the Flame Dragon Cow was a seventh grade magical beast, the suppressive effect of Ye Xiao's draconic aura was much stronger toward it than the other magical beasts.
The area around Ye Xiao was filled with prostrating magical beasts.