“I just explored the surroundings, and there are quite a few Flying Serpent corpses, but I haven’t discovered any traces of the Seven Stars humans so far,” another tall, thin man dressed in a battle suit said quietly.
“Delgado, Mo Li, do you really suspect that I am lying?” A trace of anger flit through the eyes of the demonically enchanting youth ‘Xue Shu’ in the blood-red robe.
The burly man and Mo Li exchanged glances but said nothing.
In terms of strength, as Second Rank warriors, they naturally had the upper hand over Xue Shu.
But the other party was a core disciple of the Holy Land and held a higher sequence level within the Tianliang Clan than they did.
“It shouldn’t be, how could there be none…” Xue Shu, the demonically enchanting youth in a blood-red robe, surveyed the canyon below and after scanning it twice, his expression suddenly changed, “This is bad, we’re too late.”
“Look over there,” Xue Shu pointed to a cliff about a kilometer away, “There are many Flying Serpent corpses.”
“What?”
“Flying Serpent corpses?” The burly man and the tall, thin young man immediately looked over.
On that gentle slope of a cliff,
lay numerous Flying Serpent corpses, and there were evident signs of an intense battle on the mountain wall.
It’s just that they were right above this particular part of the cliff.
Plus, with the large number of Flying Serpent corpses, the blood, and the vines being similar in color, they hadn’t noticed them at first glance.
“Not just one place, look there, there are also signs of battle,” Xue Shu said.
“And there as well.” With careful observation, the three Tianliang Clan experts discovered even more traces.
It was enough to deduce
that a brutal battle had erupted inside Flying Serpent Valley not long before.
“Such a fierce battle, it must have been Second Rank combatants. Are we too late?” Delgado, the burly man, frowned, “Xue Shu, did you say there are Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits at the bottom of the valley?”
“There’s a ninety percent chance,” Xue Shu nodded heavily, as he had his own method of judgment.
“Then let’s go,” Delgado said quietly, “to find out the truth.”
“All of us?” Mo Li, the tall, thin young man, frowned, “Could there be an ambush?”
“You can choose not to go, I don’t mind. And if the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits are still there, don’t be upset if I hide one or two for myself,” Delgado said indifferently.
With that,
whoosh! Delgado’s figure moved, and he quickly sped towards the bottom of Flying Serpent Valley along the cliff.
“Let’s go,” Mo Li shrugged and immediately rushed downward.
“These two guys.” Xue Shu gritted his teeth. His strength was the weakest, and naturally, he was reluctant to delve into the peril-filled Flying Serpent Valley… but he was also extremely eager for the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits.
“Let’s give it a try.”
“If I really run into danger, Delgado and the others won’t harm me,” Xue Shu thought to himself, “Moreover, it seems that not all of the Flying Serpent tribe died, and there’s no sign of the Seven Stars human warriors.”
“Most likely, the Seven Stars human martial artists have left,” Xue Shu still harbored some hope in his heart.
Whoosh! Xue Shu also followed closely, continuously descending the cliff.
Without any attempt to conceal their presence, the three great powerhouses of the Tianliang Clan charged violently along their way, easily slaughtering any Flying Serpents that dared to block their path.
Finally, these Flying Serpents scattered one after another, mistaking these humans as being from ‘the same group’ since they looked quite similar.
A few minutes later.
The three great warriors of the Tianliang Clan fought their way to the bottom of the valley, and when they saw the large number of Flying Serpent corpses, especially those of the three Second Rank Flying Serpents, they all fell completely silent.
“All dead?”
“Three Second Rank Flying Serpents, all killed?”
“This Flying Serpent, judging from its size, was at least 24 years old, right? It has been killed too?” Delgado and Mo Li’s expressions shifted slightly, a sense of crisis beginning to rise in their hearts.
Both of them, one at Sequence Level 24, the other just at 23.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three Tianliang Clan warriors dispersed, inquiring in all directions.
They soon regathered.
“There are traces of the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, but no Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Wood was found, so it is unclear whether it was recently harvested or consumed by the Second Rank Flying Serpents earlier,” Mo Li said in a low voice, holding a palm-sized special instrument in his hand.
“The Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit is gone?” Xue Shu’s face became extremely ugly.
He had been planning for a long time for the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.
“Also, I’ve done a preliminary check, and there is likely an ‘Origin Crystal vein’ beneath this gorge,” continued Mo Li.
“What?”
“An Origin Crystal vein?” Delgado and Xue Shu’s expressions changed dramatically— they were all too aware of the value of Origin Crystals.
Origin Crystals, high-energy Origin Power crystals, had a multitude of uses, especially as the driving core in various Origin Power Weapons researched by the technological civilization.
The core of the Origin Crystal was often referred to as ‘Marrow Crystal,’ with an even more exorbitantly high value.
“Based on my preliminary calculations, it’s just a small vein,” Mo Li continued. “Of course, precise testing would require specialized instruments and personnel.”
Delgado and Xue Shu’s expressions relaxed slightly—a small vein? That wasn’t as exaggerated.
“No wonder there are so many Blood Nourishing Source Ganoderma thriving here; there’s actually an Origin Crystal vein underground,” murmured Delgado, a gleam in his eyes: “We must seize this place, and once we successfully establish a base and begin excavating…
even if it’s just a small Origin Crystal vein, we, as discoverers and initial developers, can easily share tens of billions, or even more, of ‘Tianliang Currency’.”
Mo Li and Xue Shu couldn’t help nodding, a trace of longing in their eyes.
Tens of billions of Tianliang Currency? That was a huge fortune for any Second Rank stronghold.
“The biggest trouble is the Seven Stars Human Civilization,” said Mo Li softly. “Someone capable of taking down three Second Rank Flying Serpents and leaving safely without using any kind of thermal weapons… The strength of the Seven Stars human warriors must be very formidable, I think certainly stronger than us.”
“Now, I’m also not sure if they’ve discovered the ‘Origin Crystal vein’.”
“My suggestion is to retreat first,” Mo Li said. “Report back to the base and call in more resources and warriors from our civilization, then decisively secure this place.”
“No,” Delgado firmly rejected, shaking his head. “We can’t gamble that the Seven Stars Human Civilization are fools. If we give them time to establish a defensive system… our chances of mounting a counterattack later would be ten times harder, with casualties beyond prediction.”
“You should know, Flying Serpent Valley is closer to their forward base than to ours.”
“So what do we do?” asked Mo Li.
“We stay here, on covert alert,” Delgado solemnly said. “Indeed, the warriors of the Seven Stars Human Civilization are strong, but they should only have a limited advantage in strength over us… Otherwise, they wouldn’t have retreated immediately after killing all the Second Rank Flying Serpents.
I even suspect that their main forces have suffered heavy losses, or even that a Prime Warrior has died, and the bodies were simply taken away.”
Mo Li and Xue Shu could not help nodding—Delgado’s analysis made sense.
“Then let’s stay on covert alert.”
“Xue Shu, you and I will team up, and Delgado will operate solo; we will each monitor a section of the mountain range,” said Mo Li.
“Then, order your people to come as quickly as possible.”
“At the same time, I will write the report as soon as possible, notify the base, and request the higher-ups of civilization to increase support,” Mo Li said. “Our mission is… once the strong of the Seven Star Human Civilization return, we must hold them off.”
Delgado and Xue Shu both nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go, let’s head up first.”
…
Seven Star Human Civilization, Outpost Base Number Three, inside that huge conference room.
“Killed three Second Rank Flying Serpents?”
“One of them a Level 25 Flying Serpent?”
“Liu Jing severely injured and unconscious?” The woman in purple and Han Chong were both shocked staring at the intelligence transmitted by Li Yuan.
Far beyond their expectations.
“An Alien Race of Level 25 emerged within our territory and we had no clue whatsoever before,” Han Chong said with a hint of anger in his voice. “What were the inquiry teams doing?”
The outpost base needed to inquire about the surrounding area of 1000 kilometers all year round.
“If the Second Rank Alien Race had their minds set on hiding, how could those First Rank Martial Artists uncover them?” The woman in purple shook her head, “This time, if it weren’t for Xu An and Liu Jing venturing deep into Flying Serpent Valley, we might have never driven out this strong Flying Serpent.”
“What do we do now?” Han Chong frowned.
“Let’s stick to the original plan, the forward units that have already departed should continue moving,” the woman in purple whispered. “I’ve already locked onto Xu An’s location, and I will now lead the forward troops with medicine to find Xu An immediately.”
“You’re going?” Han Chong was surprised. “Doesn’t that mean the base will be left with only me as a Prime Warrior?”
“The key issue is that Liu Jing is already seriously injured, what do we fight with?” Han Chong frowned.
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“It’s not about what we want to fight for, but what we must,” the woman in purple’s eyes flashed a cold light. “Compared to Liu Jing, I’m more worried about Flying Serpent Valley right now.”
“What’s wrong with Flying Serpent Valley?” Han Chong was startled.
“If it can cultivate the Blood-Nourishing Source Spiritual Fungi in large quantities and even give birth to so many Second Rank Flying Serpents in such a short time… I don’t believe there’s no secret in Flying Serpent Valley,” the woman in purple said gravely.
“If the Tianliang Clan occupies this place, sets up a base, and they are only 900 kilometers away from our outpost base, do you think we can still coexist peacefully?”
“War is inevitable sooner or later, might as well fight now.”
“At the very least, we can’t let them establish a stable defense system,” the woman in purple said.
“What about me? What do I do?” Han Chong couldn’t help asking.
“Contact our superiors, request support,” the woman in purple said earnestly. “If necessary, ask Outpost Base Number Four to support us.”
“Outpost Base Number Four?” Han Chong was surprised.
Xia Country, within the Mingxu Star Realm, has both Outpost Base Number Three and Number Four, but due to their vast distance, there is not much communication between the two bases under normal circumstances.
Before long.
The woman in purple took a group of martial artists and flew in the direction of Li Yuan’s smart wristband location on a flying vehicle.
…
In just over an hour, Li Yuan carrying Liu Jing had already fled for hundreds of kilometers.
Whoosh! Li Yuan moved agilely, jumping over a river and rushing through the savage forest at high speed.
Suddenly.
“Li Yuan, put me down,” a vigorous voice came from behind Li Yuan.
It was as if he had just woken up.
“Senior Liu?” Li Yuan felt a surge of joy in his heart, his mind stirred.
Hissss~ Hissss~ The Origin Power Battle Garment retracted, and Liu Jing, who was originally lying on Li Yuan’s back, immediately fell down, standing firmly on the grassland.
“Senior, are you alright?” Li Yuan turned around, his eyes lit up, noticing that Liu Jing’s aura had fully recovered.
Aside from his tattered clothing, the previously severely damaged arms, legs, and so on were all in perfect condition, showing no signs of the past injuries.
He even seemed better than before the great battle.
Subconsciously, Li Yuan used the Divine Palace Inquiry.
“[Target creature, Life Level at 25.6 Rank]” Li Yuan was taken aback.
Rank 25.6? How had he become so much stronger than before the injury?
“Not only am I better,”
“Your Spirit Medicine not only treated me, it even healed some of the chronic injuries I had for years, restoring my strength to its peak,” Liu Jing said with a hint of a smile.
“Restored to the peak?” Li Yuan’s pupils shrank, and he instantly remembered the first time he saw Liu Jing.
The accompanying military officer had said that Liu Jing had declined in strength due to injuries.
“That’s great,” Li Yuan showed a smile.
It was worth the price.
“I’m just sorry to you,” Liu Jing sighed. “Such a miraculous elixir is surely an invaluable treasure, probably a ‘life-saving trump card’ your teacher prepared for you, and I guess you only have this one piece.”
Although Liu Jing always stationed in the Star Realm, with relatively limited information,
his insights were not shallow. He could imagine the value of the medicine—ten billion? Fifty billion?
Perhaps even a hundred billion Blue Star Coins.
“Senior, you covered my retreat, and that was why you fought desperately against the Flying Serpent King. Otherwise, you could have escaped with your strength,” Li Yuan said solemnly.
The Origin Purple Longevity Pill was precious, but treasures only have value when used.
Li Yuan did not regret it.
“As planned, you were responsible for seizing the treasure, and I was responsible for the aftermath. You admirably completed the task you were responsible for. It’s my lack of foresight that led to this outcome,” Liu Jing shook his head. “Since I caused the mistake, I naturally had to make a full effort to rectify it, covering the retreat was the right thing to do.”
“How about this.”
“I can’t make up for such a rare and precious elixir,” Liu Jing looked at Li Yuan. “You take all three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits.”
“In addition, when we return, I will transfer twenty billion Blue Star Coins to you. After all, I am just an intermediate-level Prime Warrior. Even though I earn more than the average Prime Warrior by stationing in the Star Realm, it is still limited… don’t think it’s too little,” Liu Jing said.
“That won’t do,” Li Yuan shook his head. “Then wouldn’t Senior have labored for nothing?”
“Not for nothing, on the contrary, there have been great gains,” Liu Jing’s eyes were bright, his smile conveying his mood. “This battle in Flying Serpent Valley, through life-and-death struggle, my technique broke through, reaching subtlety.”
“For me, that is worth more than a hundred billion Blue Star Coins,” Li Yuan said.