Chapter 383: Chapter 383: The Path of the Brave, Bloodline Spiritual Fruit
“Qiao Junior Brother, what’s wrong?” Huo Yunjie noticed Qiao Jiaxi’s action and quickly sent a message to ask.
“I’ve sensed the Ancient Giant God Bloodline!” Qiao Jiaxi’s breathing became rapid, “If I can devour it, I can definitely soar to the War General Level.”
“Really?” Huo Yunjie was also shocked.
“It’s true.” Qiao Jiaxi nodded earnestly.
Hearing this, both Huo Yunjie and Long Tianxing were startled.
Unexpectedly, when they had previously slain the Ditian Beast without finding a Spirit Fruit that could enhance their bloodline, it was this visit to the Sea People Tribe that presented them with the target.
Indeed, it was a case of finding something effortlessly after searching for it without success.
“Respected friends, this is a path for the brave, where there will be many dangers, but if you can make it to the end, you will receive the Sea God’s reward and gain unexpected power, and even, you might obtain the legendary Bloodline Divine Fruit,” said the High-Rank Demon General of the Sea People Tribe.
He was the Chief of the Sea People Tribe.
“Can we enter as well?” Qiao Jiaxi immediately became excited.
As long as he could enter, there was hope.
“Of course, you can enter, but there is a restriction on cultivation level; anyone above the Qi Refining Realm cannot enter and will be blocked by the Hero’s Gate,” the Chief of the Sea People Tribe said.
“Charge in!”
At this moment, an elder of the Sea People Tribe shouted.
He was the High Priest, in charge of presiding over sacrificial ceremonies.
Many young Sea People Tribe members rushed onto the altar, sprinting up the fiery stairs toward the fog-like Hero’s Gate, soon disappearing from sight.
“Let’s charge in too!”
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing hurried to follow.
Whoosh!
The two passed through the mist and arrived at a desolate land which was completely different from the previous scene, giving a strong sense of contrast.
“Junior Brother, look ahead.”
Qiao Jiaxi pointed to the front and then said to Long Tianxing beside him.
Not just them, other young cultivators of the Sea People Tribe were also standing in the desolate land, looking into the distance.
Not far ahead, a fiery domain appeared with many scalding rocks on the ground, scorched by flames.
Because of a flight prohibition placed over this area, to get through this fiery zone, they must dash over, stepping on the scalding rocks and leaping again the moment they land, repeating this process to avoid getting burned.
“Charge!”
Some young Sea People Tribe members dashed ahead.
Hopping and jumping along, they dared not stay on the scalding rocks for long, but soon, some miscalculated, swallowed by the flames, turning into charred remains.
“Holy shit, this can kill you!”
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing gasped in shock.
If they failed to get through, it would really be over for them.
“This is the Hero’s Gate; fail to pass, and you die,” an older member of the Sea People Tribe passed by the two and reminded them.
Then, he charged ahead.
After jumping nine times consecutively, this person got through the fire zone, disappearing into the mist.
“Nothing to be afraid of, let’s charge!”
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing looked at each other, slapped each other’s hands, and charged out at the same time.
One relied on his strong physical body.
The other, on his powerful Dragon Transformation Form.
As the two stepped on the scalding rocks, they felt a pain in their souls, something not simply resisted with a strong physique.
“Such terrifying flames, they actually burn the soul!”
The two gasped for air and hurriedly quickened their pace.
After a few leaps, they rushed through the flame zone and into the mist, arriving at a vast body of water.
Many lotus leaves floated on the surface, each with a diameter of about a meter, ample enough to support a person.
No sooner had the two arrived than they saw hundreds of Sea People Tribe members stepping on the lotus leaves, making leaps towards the deep sea.
Whoosh!
A water jet burst from the ocean, piercing through a young member of the Sea People Tribe and causing his body to collapse into a cloud of water droplets, vanishing without a trace.
“How dreadful!”
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing exchanged a look, once again realizing the complexity of this place.
Whether it was the flame zone or the current lotus leaf zone, both contained terrifying dangers and weren’t so easy to cross.
Whoosh!
The two continued to charge.
Their reactions were incredibly swift; even while aloft, they could twist their bodies to dodge the water arrows shooting towards them.
After running wildly for dozens of miles, they finally saw the end of the lotus leaf area—a desolate, endless expanse of sea.
Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing noticed that there were no more than fifty Sea People Tribe members who had managed to make it this far.
“Next up is the Fish Monster zone, we must fight the fish monsters, and if we are defeated, we will perish!”
A young member of the Sea People Tribe said with a solemn expression.
Whoosh!
There were ripples on the distant sea surface.
One after another, fish monsters resembling the Ditian Beasts leaped out of the water and fought with the cultivators from the Sea People Tribe.
Some people speared the monsters to death, while others were devoured by them, eventually collapsing into a spray of golden light and slowly dissipating.
Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi were also fighting the fish monsters.
Their strength was formidable.
They killed the fish monsters almost instantly with a single strike.
Finally, after slaughtering a hundred fish monsters, two small boats slowly approached from the depths of the ocean, stopping in front of Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi respectively.
Both of them stepped onto the boats and headed deeper.
At this moment, they had reached the very front.
In front of the Sea People Tribe’s altar.
Huo Yunjie and the creatures of the Sea People Tribe lifted their heads, looking at the images forming in the mist and saw Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi, who were leading the way, and couldn’t help but be surprised.
“These are the real brave warriors!”
“They actually fear neither death nor danger, pushing to the front line, and next should be the last checkpoint.”
The creatures of the Sea People Tribe discussed among themselves.
Huo Yunjie was silent, secretly cheering for both of them.
On the boats.
Long Tianxing and Huo Yunjie discovered a gargantuan human face appearing ahead, suspended in the sky, coldly staring down at them.
“The final test, those who pass will go to The Other Shore and receive the Bloodline Spiritual Fruit,” the gigantic face announced in a tone devoid of emotion.
“What’s the test content?”
Both of them asked in unison.
“You shall fight each other, and the one who survives will earn the right to proceed to The Other Shore,” the gigantic face stated.
“I refuse!”
“I also refuse!”
Long Tianxing and Qiao Jiaxi exchanged a look and declared without hesitation.
“Then you shall all die!” The face suddenly unleashed a terrifying storm, sweeping toward the two of them.
“Humph, trying to incite conflict between us brothers, your first strike will be your last!”
Long Tianxing wielded his sharp claws, crouched, and then leaped forcefully into the air, the immense surge shaking the boat to pieces and causing a colossal wave to rise on the sea, its roar thunderous and deafening.
Qiao Jiaxi did the same.
Both soared into the sky and attacked the fearsome face simultaneously.
Clang!
Powerful energy erupted, tearing the face apart, and brilliant light descended from the heavens, illuminating the entire Hero’s Gate.
When Qiao Jiaxi and Long Tianxing awoke, they found themselves lying beneath a crimson Ancient Tree.
The tree was only ten meters tall, but its trunk was so thick that it would take three people to encircle it, its surface covered in various special patterns.
At the top of the ancient tree hung a vermilion fruit.
It was as big as a fist, heavy enough to bend the branch, and it was the legendary Bloodline Spiritual Fruit!
From it, Qiao Jiaxi sensed an aura that shared the same origin as his own.
That was the Ancient Giant God Bloodline!
“Found it!”
Qiao Jiaxi leaped up and plucked the Bloodline Spiritual Fruit with his bare hands.
Ding!
The moment it hit the ground, Qiao Jiaxi noticed that the Bloodline Spiritual Fruit was actually shrinking, with the Ancient Giant God Bloodline flowing out from within, like streams of red vapor, merging into his body and making the Ancient Giant God Bloodline within him even more concentrated.
“So hot!”
Qiao Jiaxi clenched his teeth and stubbornly endured.
“An eightfold surge of power!”
In order to withstand the high temperature, he swiftly gathered his energy, his body enveloped in a pale golden glow, even his hair starting to stand on end, taking on a dark gold hue.