When Lu Ze finished gathering the crystal fruits, he turned his head and glanced at the beings from the Barbarian Race, who were currently guarding their unconscious comrade.
He then asked, “Do you plan to leave or stay in the secret realm?”
To this question, Man Feng answered, “We plan to stay in the secret realm. But first, we will collect the corpses of our brothers before we continue searching for resources.”
Lu Ze nodded when he got the response. “Then, I’ll treat your wounds too.”
As soon as he said the words, three green lights flowed out from his right hand and moved towards the body of the other three. At a rapid rate, Man Feng and his companions recovered.
After the green light disappeared, Man Feng’s group looked gratefully at Lu Ze. Man Feng said, “Thank you, brother Lu Ze.”
Lu Ze acknowledged it with a nod of his head. “Be careful, I’m heading off first.”
Along with a flash of silver light, Lu Ze disappeared from the spot. Man Feng and the rest could only exchange glances and sigh. “Brother Lu Ze is so much stronger than before…” The other prodigy nodded in agreement. “Yes, he probably didn’t go all out when he fought brother Man Kun. He didn’t use space god art and wood god art before.”
“Perhaps, brother Lu Ze can enter the prodigy ranking.”
“Yes.”
They turned around and looked at the weakened prodigy from the Kaka Race on the mountainside.
Man Feng sneered, “We need to thank brother Lu Ze for keeping him alive.”
Twenty-five days later, in some gray stone forest, tens of figures were looking at the sky with their chi concealed.
These figures consisted of Purple Scale Race, Blood Battle Race, Kaka Race, and White Ghost Race.
Everyone seemed to have merged with the rocks, making them difficult to notice.
At this moment, one prodigy from the White Ghost Race looked at the leading level-4 planetary state prodigy of the Kaka Race and asked, “Hans, are we really gonna wait for people to arrive?”
The Kaka prodigy smirked. “Don’t worry, this is very close to the ruin. There will definitely be people coming. Don’t be anxious.”
A prodigy from the Purple Scale Race frowned. “I didn’t expect to see the star state guardian beasts outside. Maybe, even Lord Hao Yushang won’t be able to enter. What a pity! Now, we only need to kill the strongest prodigies of the Round Race and their allies. This will surely be a huge gain!”
The Kaka prodigy smiled. “Those idiots from the four-race alliance would never expect that the treasures they have troubled themselves for would only belong to us in the end.”
A prodigy from the Blood Battle Race chimed in, “We should wait for Lord Hao Yushang’s arrival. By then, we can probably keep all of them here.”
“That’s right! If all of them dies, the old things of those four races would go crazy.”
“Hehe, we would be rewarded then too.”
Suddenly, the prodigy from the Kaka Race became alert. “Someone’s coming. Stop talking!”
Everyone went silent immediately and stared at the sky instead. Right at that point, they saw ten figures approaching rapidly. The Kaka prodigy snarled. “It’s humans! Get ready to attack! Get all of them!”
Outside the stone forest, Lu Ze, Nangong Jing, and the other young dukes gathered.
Lu Ze remarked, “We’re arriving soon probably”
Nangong Jing tucked her hair behind her ears, making her beautiful face appear gentle. However, her wide grin ruined the image…
“We’ve been encountering a great number of beings from the hostile races. These past few days, they increased even more. We should be pretty close.”
On the side, the corners of Lin Kuang’s mouth became raised. “Hehe, the harvest during this time is so bountiful. I really want to stay in here forever.”
Daphne rolled her eyes. “It’s especially because we have Ze here. Otherwise, you would’ve died many times already.”
Lin Kuang’s smile stiffened upon hearing the words. “What’s my relationship with Ze? It’s normal for him to save me, right?”
When his words reached Lin Ling, she ended up blushing. But then, she glared at Lin Kuang. At the same time, seeing how happily Lu Ze smiled in response, Lin Ling was rather annoyed.
As for Lu Ze, he felt great! Every time he saved this guy, he never neglected to mention his relationship with Lin Ling. It seemed quite effective.
He didn’t care even if he found himself at the receiving end of Lin Ling’s death stare.
On the contrary, Lin Kuang was stunned after making the remark.
“Oh shit!’
‘What did I just say?!’
It was all Lu Ze’s fault.
He just instinctively said those words.
At this moment, Luo Bingqing interrupted. “It’s all thanks to Ze indeed. Otherwise, we would probably have to exit the realm early or worse, die here.”
Everyone nodded without objection.
All of their powers had only reached the level-1 planetary state. Among all the prodigies who participated in the mission, this was only considered below average.
Mo Xie smiled. “After we leave, let’s just keep what we need for cultivation and give the rest to Ze.”
Chi Xiaomo found the suggestion agreeable. “I’m fine with it.”
Jack smiled as well. “That’s just how it should be.”
Lu Ze was stunned by their responses. He said, “Just keep it yourselves. Even if you don’t need it, you can still exchange it for points. We have enough cultivation resources already. Think about it, we’re so talented. The old man would definitely make cultivation convenient for us. Don’t worry.” Nangong Jing laughed. “Yes, if the old man dares not to give us any, I won’t let him drink!”
“???”
Luo Bingqing and the rest of the prodigies felt hurt. Obviously, they were well aware of this fact, but Nangong Jing didn’t have to say it out loud…
After a moment of silence, Daphne said, “Alright, in that case, we’ll keep it. We already owe you so much. Just tell us what you need in the future.”
Xuan Yuji smiled. “Anyway, what we’ve gathered can’t compare with what Ze and the girls got.”
A smile blossomed on Lu Ze’s face.
Indeed, Lu Ze and the girls did collect a number of spirit fruits, but then, only two of those were actually useful to them.
One was the crystal fruit that Man Feng gave them while the other was called dragon blood vine. This vine had quite some effects on strengthening the body. It even amplified the alcoholic’s golden battle blood.
Lu Ze planned to share this with his group when they left the secret realm. After all, they didn’t have much opportunity to cultivate
here.
Suddenly, Lu Ze, Nangong Jing, and Qiuyue Hesha frowned as they looked at the forest ahead.
A ten-meter wide dark energy ball was launched towards them, which was then followed by more terrifying attacks.
Lu Ze proceeded towards the front. He formed an extensive Earth Shield to protect everyone.
Rumble!
The dark energy ball struck the Earth Shield and left tiny cracks on the surface. Thereafter, the other attacks followed too.
Even though the cracks deepened, the barrier remained sturdy.
Nangong Jing grinned. “There’s more!”
They had encountered many alien prodigies. Luo Bingqing and the others were almost killed quite a few times. Luckily, Lu Ze had space god art and could help them in time.
Due to this, they didn’t split up to find treasure and just headed towards the ruin together instead.
