Chapter 99: Fruit of the Fire Calamity

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Under the shroud of Lv Cheng's Fire Element Domain, everyone safely weathered the Heaven and Earth Fire Calamity.

Yet, what shocked everyone most right now was not this overwhelming Heaven and Earth Fire Calamity, but Lv Cheng's Natural Domain.

Aside from Lingling, who had guessed it long ago, no one else—not even Ye Xinxia—had known; after all, Lv Cheng rarely mentioned his Fire Element Magic, spending most of his time using the Mind Element and Summoning Element, and after awakening the Space Element, he used Mind Control quite often as well.

They had originally thought his talent in the Mind Element and Summoning Element was already absurd enough, but as it turned out, the most absurd part was his Fire Element, which he hadn't said a word about!

"I have a feeling that in this School Tournament, we might end up being nothing more than accessories," Jiang Shaoxu said with a strange expression.

Ai Jiangtu was momentarily speechless.

It was indeed very likely!

There was nearly a year left until the School Tournament training, and two years until the tournament officially began; at Lv Cheng's terrifying pace, by the time the tournament started, he would probably reach High-Level Full Cultivation in all four elements!

If the Mind Stone the Magic Palace was searching for were found, allowing Lv Cheng's Spiritual Power to break through to the great realm, the Seventh Realm, their entire team combined probably wouldn't be a match for Lv Cheng!

If this isn't being an accessory, what is?

"However, if we can just lie back and win, that doesn't feel too bad," Jiang Shaoxu laughed.

"He is the Captain, after all; it's normal for him to be a bit stronger."

The corner of Ai Jiangtu's eye twitched, not knowing whether he should complain.

You call this "a bit stronger"?

"Hmm? What are you doing?" Lingling looked suspiciously at Lv Cheng, who was collecting the corpses of magical beasts.

"The Fire Calamity will nurture a large amount of precious resources; it won't be long before a large group of people from the Hunter Union and the Military come here to hunt for treasure," Lv Cheng said while collecting the corpses.

Lingling's expression turned strange, "You don't mean to..."

"Increase the difficulty for them a little." Lv Cheng tossed the mountain-like pile of magical beast corpses toward the nearby Sha Wang River.

The calm surface of the sand suddenly became restless, and wave after wave of White Sand Demon Soldiers surged up from the sand river.

Lv Cheng looked at Ding Yumian, "Add some more fire."

Ding Yumian nodded, turned to face the direction of the Sha Wang River, and crossed her arms over her chest. A wave of infinitely violent Spiritual Power burst forth and spread toward the Sha Wang River.

In an instant, the Sha Wang River boiled!

Endless White Sand Demon Soldiers poured out from the sand river, their numbers far exceeding the riot Lv Cheng had triggered when he gave everyone a wrong demonstration earlier.

The sand river could no longer contain so many White Sand Demon Soldiers, and many massive sand soldiers were even squeezed out onto the riverbed.

Seeing this terrifying scene, everyone's expressions froze completely.

Fine, fine, fine! You really are a living Yama!

This path is now completely blocked!

Treasure hunting?

In this situation, even if an army came, they would have to run!

As for taking another route, it would take at least several days to get through!

"Alright, now you can hunt for treasure with peace of mind," Lv Cheng said.

"Us?" Mu Nujiao was stunned.

"You..."

"When the Fire Calamity erupted just now, I felt something, but the aura on the other side is a bit dangerous—at least a Commander-level fire lifeform. If you all go together, it's too dangerous," Lv Cheng said.

"I have the Space Element, so even if I encounter something I can't beat, I can run, but I might not be able to look after you. So, for the path ahead, I won't be taking you with me."

Everyone nodded, not saying any nonsense about insisting on following or being worried.

"By the way, considering your treasure hunting, I'll leave Xiaotian and Jingyun with you," Lv Cheng said.

"After all, if you all stay together, it's inevitable that there will be problems with distribution when you encounter resources. If you split up, the probability of finding treasure increases, and your harvest will be much greater."

"Brother Cheng, why don't you take one with you? If you leave them all with us and you encounter danger..." Xinxia was a bit worried.

"If I can beat it, I don't need help; if I can't, Xiaotian and the others can't help either. Besides, I'll just run, so it won't have much impact," Lv Cheng said.

"Everyone went through so much trouble to come here; you can't go back empty-handed."

Hearing this, Xinxia said no more, and everyone began to discuss how to split into teams.

Ai Jiangtu's main goal was to protect Ai Tutu, so he would definitely stay with her, and since Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao were best friends, they would naturally be together; Xinxia and Ding Yumian would also be together.

Lingling had no combat ability, and Jiang Shaoxu was a Mind Element and Light Element Mage with very weak frontal combat power, so the two of them decided quite simply to stick with the larger group.

Seeing this, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Zhao Manyan decided to form a three-man team; it would be faster to move, and with fewer people, it would be easier to distribute resources when they found them.

In the end, Chen Ying had no choice but to choose to follow the main group; after all, Lv Cheng wouldn't take her with him.

"Then goodbye, stay safe." Lv Cheng waved his hand and disappeared using Teleportation.

"We're leaving first!"

Mo Fan summoned his Winged Demon Wolf, and along with Zhang Xiaohou and Zhao Manyan, who were already impatient to start treasure hunting, the three of them sprinted toward the direction where the Fire Element aura was thickest, while Jingyun flew slowly in the air behind them.

"You seem to have something on your mind?" Jiang Shaoxu looked at Chen Ying.

Just now, when Lv Cheng said he planned to act alone, the person here who was the most nervous and anxious wasn't Xinxia or the others, but this young lady from the Zhao family.

However, everyone had just witnessed Lv Cheng's strength; even such a terrifying Heaven and Earth Fire Calamity couldn't cause him harm, so there shouldn't be anything on this land that could pose a fatal threat to him.

Therefore, this girl was definitely not worried about Lv Cheng's safety.

"I..." Chen Ying hesitated.

"Cheng told me a little last night," Jiang Shaoxu said.

"However, I still hope you can say it yourself. We are all on the same team and will be exploring together from here on out. If you have any difficulties, say it, and everyone can help you think of a way."

"That's right," Xinxia said.

"Ever since we entered the Zhuoyuan North Corner, I've felt that you were weighed down by worries, especially when Brother Cheng blocked the Fire Calamity; you were very strange at that moment."

"I..." Seeing everyone's gazes focused on her, Chen Ying felt even more nervous.

Jiang Shaoxu grabbed Chen Ying's hand, "Don't be nervous. Facing that kind of terrifying flame just now, we can be considered to have experienced life and death together. Furthermore, in the upcoming exploration, as an Earth Element Mage, you are the key person for finding underground treasures. How many treasures we can pick up will all depend on you."

"..."

"Sorry..."

Under the repeated Pacify efforts of Jiang Shaoxu and Ye Xinxia, Chen Ying revealed everything she knew about Zhuoyuan North Corner and the purpose of this operation.

"So that's why you were so nervous when you heard Brother Lv Cheng planning to act alone just now?" Xinxia said.

"Mm." Chen Ying nodded.

"He can withstand the Fire Calamity, and his strength is the greatest. There is a very high probability he can find the Fire Calamity Fruit. He also came for Yan Ji, and Yan Ji is the guardian deity of the Fire Calamity Fruit. When the time comes..."

"He might not necessarily share it with you," Jiang Shaoxu said.

"Mm..." Chen Ying lowered her head nervously.

"Just now, I originally intended to tell him the approximate location of Yan Ji, hoping to obtain a Fire Calamity Fruit in exchange, but he seems to have already sensed Yan Ji's aura, and I..."

"You should have said these things from the very beginning," Mu Nujiao said.

"I..." Chen Ying felt very guilty.

"Are you afraid that after saying it, we would compete with you for the Fire Calamity Fruit?" Jiang Shaoxu said.

"Mm..." Chen Ying lowered her head in shame.

The value of the Fire Calamity Fruit is extremely high, and it is extremely difficult to obtain; it is priceless and hard to find. She is only a peripheral figure in the Zhao family, and her family would be even less willing to spend too much to trade for a Fire Calamity Fruit for her mother. Since she hadn't made any contributions during this operation, she naturally couldn't bring herself to ask.

"Brother Lv Cheng, did you hear that?" Lingling said to a special communication device in her hand.

"I heard it. You all can just rest assured and search for treasures outside; I will find the Fire Calamity Fruit," Lv Cheng's voice came through.

"Thank you!" Chen Ying said excitedly.

"It's a small matter. You risked your life to follow us here, so you can't leave with nothing. No matter what, I can be considered half your teacher, so I will help with this much," Lv Cheng said.

"Thank you, Teacher Lv!" Chen Ying couldn't help but cry.

"Alright, stop crying. People outside won't be able to get in for the next two days, so you all should just search for treasures outside with peace of mind. Since you're already here, loot everything you can. Otherwise, with so many people, it wouldn't be good if a fight broke out due to an uneven distribution of spoils," Lv Cheng said.

"Pay attention to safety; if there's danger, just run."

The communication cut off.

With the problem of the Fire Calamity Fruit resolved, the atmosphere of the team became cheerful again.

"Lingling, aren't communication devices unusable outside the Safe Zone?" Xinxia asked in confusion.

"This is professional equipment," Lingling said.

"It's very expensive!"

Everyone nodded.

For something that could make even a little rich girl like Lingling use the word "expensive," it was definitely more than just expensive!

Ai Jiangtu and Jiang Shaoxu's expressions were somewhat unnatural.

Individual communication equipment that can be used outside the Safe Zone belongs to high-clearance items even within the Military. Even people like them, who come from military families, wouldn't be able to take one out privately. This little girl...

Is not simple!

(End of this chapter)