Chapter 224 - Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth

Meng Yan’s eyes revealed a sinister killing aura; being ranked first on the Hidden Dragon List, no one had ever dared to make a fool of him like this.

Moreover, he would not allow the Sixth Grade Spirit Fruit to fall into anyone else’s hands because it was his assurance of entering the Spirit Merging Realm!

Boom!

A formidable aura burst out from Meng Yan, blowing away all the surrounding Martial Artists.

“How terrifying!”

“This is the aura of the Spirit Sea Seventh Layer Heaven!”

Martial Artists from various factions had their faces etched with fear and couldn’t help taking a few steps back.

At that moment, a fire monkey in the distance charged over.

Demon Energy surged like a mountain, pressing down on everyone.

Molten lava exploded, forming columns of flame that sprayed towards the nearby Martial Artists.

Swoosh!

Instantly, everyone dodged quickly.

Flames danced on Meng Yan’s body; he threw a punch that blasted through the rising waves of molten lava and flew towards the bulging ground in the distance.

There, he sensed the presence of the Fire Dragon Fruit.

“Pay up first!” the short elder said in a deep voice, watching Meng Yan draw nearer.

“Fine!”

Lin Xuan was very decisive, his hand-chop fell, and he threw a third of the Fire Dragon Fruit to the short elder.

Grabbing the Snow White Monkey, Lin Xuan dashed towards the outside of the tunnel.

The short elder, impressed, tucked away the Fire Dragon Fruit.

“This kid has exceptional talent and acts decisively; he will certainly achieve greatness in the future!”

Lin Xuan’s behavior astonished the short elder; it was rare to remain calm in the face of such treasure!

He flickered into view on the ground, blocking Meng Yan’s path.

“Get lost!”

Meng Yan, seeing Lin Xuan escape, was infuriated.

“Great Flame Fist!”

Meng Yan’s fists turned a glazed color, like red agate, shimmering with light.

That strength could shatter an ordinary Spirit Sea Seventh Layer Martial Artist.

But the short elder was not afraid; he folded his hands, drawing a circle.

A green light shone, and a bright moon emerged in his hands, containing terrifying power within its gentle glow.

Hiss, hiss!

The Great Flame Fist hit the moon and seemed to drop into water, creating ripples.

The short elder rotated his palm, the moon’s light intensified, and a tremendous force surged out, rebounding Meng Yan’s fist.

Hmph!

Meng Yan snorted coldly, not keen on lingering to fight; he turned into countless streaks of firelight, scattering in all directions.

The short elder smiled faintly, lifting his palm, and the moon in his hand grew infinitely, filling the surrounding space.

Ding, ding, ding!

All the streaks of firelight were intercepted, and Meng Yan’s figure reappeared, staggering backward a few steps.

“Don’t force me to kill you!” Meng Yan’s voice carried a chill of murderous intent.

“Little guy, just stay here and keep this old man company,” the short elder said with a smile.

Beside him, Jiang Ruyue blinked her bright eyes, muttering something to herself.

Boom!

Another fiery red figure streaked by, rapidly pursuing the direction Lin Xuan had escaped.

“It’s the fire monkey!” Jiang Ruyue exclaimed.

The short elder sighed, “It’s up to him now.”

Although he was powerful, he was not a Melt Spirit Realm Martial Artist, nor did he possess the Clone Technique; he couldn’t stop the fire monkey.

Bang, bang, bang!

The ground burst apart, with scorching molten lava gushing out.

A figure shot out from the ground and continuously changed positions in the air.

“It’s Lin Xuan, he’s the one who snatched the Fire Dragon Fruit!”

Whoosh!

A group of Martial Artists rushed over, their fiery gazes all fixed on Lin Xuan.

However, no one dared to approach.

The fire monkey’s eyes blazed with fire, and its merciless, flame-wreathed hand covered Lin Xuan.

Swoosh!

Lin Xuan used the Wind Thunder Step, creating over a hundred clones, confounding everyone.

“Block the passage; don’t let him escape!” exclaimed someone from the Lie Family.

Hmph!

Deacon Wang snorted coldly, his aura bursting forth and blocking everyone in his path.

At the same time, all the warriors of the Engraving Alliance stood by Deacon Wang, their expressions unfriendly as they glared at the members of the Lie Family.

“You dare to touch the people from the Engraving Alliance?” Deacon Wang said icily.

“What’s there to fear?

Zhu Hao, take some men and intercept Lin Xuan!” Meng Yan bellowed.

“Big brother, don’t worry, we’ll make sure that kid can’t escape!” Zhu Hao and others quickly said.

In a flash, Meng Yan was held up by a short elder, and the people from the Lie Family were deterred by the Engraving Alliance.

However, Lin Xuan’s crisis had not diminished.

The mere presence of the Fire Ape had plunged him into danger.

Luckily, he didn’t need to kill the Fire Ape; he just needed to escape.

“Sword Soul Space!”

Runes spread from Lin Xuan’s right eye, creating a strong suction force, as if to draw out the Fire Ape’s soul.

Roar!

The Fire Ape paused in confusion, halting in its tracks.

Lin Xuan seized this chance and quickly fled.

By the time the Fire Ape regained its senses, Lin Xuan had already escaped into the tunnel.

Enraged roars echoed a few times as the Fire Ape descended into madness.

However, it didn’t enter the tunnel, instead attacking the people inside the cave.

“Retreat, it’s gone mad!”

Countless martial artists fled in panic, making the scene utter chaos.

After entering the tunnel, Lin Xuan accelerated to his utmost speed, becoming a shadowy figure of wind and thunder as he sped ahead.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Suddenly, the sound of tearing through the sky arose from behind, and three powerful auras rapidly closed in.

Puchi!

Flames hissed like a long snake, lunging at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan flung his hand backward, shooting out several Sword Qis, slicing through the air.

Clang!

The sharp Sword Qi annihilated everything in its path, nullifying the attacks from behind.

“Lin Xuan, you can’t escape!” Zhu Hao shouted from behind.

Whoosh!

Lin Xuan suddenly halted, the Autumn Trace Sword appearing in his hand.

“Sword Soul Space!”

A strange soul attack surged towards the three pursuers, causing a brief blankness in their minds.

“Wind and Thunder Sword Wave!”

With a thrust of his sword, the Sword Qi rippled out swiftly.

Pupupu!

The three screamed as terrifying sword marks appeared on their bodies.

Whoosh!

Lin Xuan sheathed his longsword and turned to leave.

Zhu Hao and the others didn’t dare attack again; that moment had brought them face-to-face with the threat of death.

It was clear that Lin Xuan could easily kill them.

Watching Lin Xuan’s retreating figure, the three sighed and began to tend to their wounds.

Swoosh!

Lin Xuan escaped from the underground tunnel, emerging above ground.

Without pausing, he headed toward a distant mountain range.

Half a day later, he entered an uninhabited mountain range and carved out a cave.

Chittering and gesturing animatedly, the Snow White Monkey hopped out.

“All right, I know,” Lin Xuan said.

He took out a Fire Dragon Fruit, cut it in half, and handed one half to the Snow White Monkey.

This had been agreed upon beforehand: the Snow White Monkey would do the stealing, Lin Xuan was responsible for escaping, and upon success, they would split the loot.

The Snow White Monkey happily began eating, while Lin Xuan took out the Thousand-year-old Snow Lotus and put it together with the Fire Dragon Fruit, handing them over to Lord of Wine.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely refine a pot of Ice and Fire Intense Flame Wine for you!” Lord of Wine laughed heartily.

One day later, Lord of Wine succeeded in refining the wine.

Ice and Fire Intense Flame Wine: half ice, half fire, embodying the realm of Ice and Fire Dual Heaven, containing potent energy.

A gulp of the wine, and Lin Xuan’s face changed instantly.

It felt like there was a blazing fire within his body, scorching hot, and as if he had fallen into an icy cave, chilling to the bone.

His body showed two colors, green and red.