Chapter 11: Battle for the Umbral Fruit

Although he knew that a soul master like Shawn could not possibly be killed by him, he wasn't injured at all, which made him find it incredible.

Shawn faintly smiled and said, "Mr. Snake Spirit, I have already blocked your ultimate move."

At that moment, Shawn also noticed other snake spirits around, of various colors, male and female, ten snakes in total, which made the other Seven‑Star Demons' faces change dramatically.

The snake spirit that had just acted seemed to communicate with its siblings, then said, "Shawn, I've already counted you for this stage, but whether you can obtain the Umbral Fruit, my brothers will also block you, so it still depends on your own skill."

Shawn glanced at the other snakes and said, "Gentlemen, you saw my soul attack just now; if we really start a brawl, I can't guarantee I won't kill you."

One snake spirit laughed, "Kid, your strength is indeed great, but guarding the Umbral Fruit is our duty; as long as you can pass our blockade and get close to the Umbral Fruit, we won't block you."

"Fine." Shawn felt also helpless inside.

The feeling of being at odds with those beside the Lord God is so frustrating; he wants to kill you, yet you can't deliver a fatal blow to him;

I guess on the planar battlefield, the commanders fighting Lei Si Jing feel the same, but there's nothing they can do; even with the Augusta family of the Light Sovereign behind them, they only dare to kill those near Lei Si Jing.

The Four Divine Beast Clan being so arrogant on the divine plane is probably similar.

However, that's the reality; Shawn had no choice, dashing like lightning into the middle of several snake spirits, pale‑purple smoke emanated from them, and a soul wave centered on him instantly enveloped all the snake spirits.

"Ah~~~~kill"

The snake spirits affected by the soul wave and pale‑purple smoke instantly had their eyes turn red, and they began a reckless brawl, even attacking brothers outside the smoke.

"Brother Three, Sister Six, you?" A snake spirit, after being hit by its own brother, wasn't badly hurt, then looked at Shawn in surprise: "What kind of soul poison did you make that can affect us?"

In terms of Xuan'ao strength alone, they are at Seven‑Star level, and with divine‑beast bodies and innate divine abilities, their overall strength is not inferior to a typical manor lord.

A soul poison capable of affecting Seven‑Star Demons must already be a top‑tier treasure of the Netherworld.

"Don't worry, they won't die; they'll just go mad for a while." Shawn smiled faintly, then dashed like lightning toward the Umbral Fruit.

The Soul Pearl granted him a special ability: the soul poison he created is extremely terrifying, and combined with his soul ultimate move, it can easily affect Seven‑Star Demons.

A few other snake spirits with clear divine consciousness tried to block Shawn, but were entangled by the frenzied soul brothers and sisters.

When Shawn reached the Umbral Fruit, a mass of branches shot directly at him.

Shawn swung his right hand, a sword light tore the space, slashing the branches, but achieved nothing; the branches' speed only paused briefly, then surged at full speed again, forcing Shawn to step back and evade.

"The Lord God's branch is truly hard to deal with."

Shawn arrived at a distant plain and couldn't help but frown; this wasn't just an ordinary Lord God, its body seemed to be at Divine Artifact level, though it's unclear whether middle or lower tier, but for now it doesn't matter…

The nearby snake spirits had no time to watch Shawn; they were still fighting among themselves…

Over thirty Seven‑Star Demons infected by the Soul Seed also gathered around; Shawn stood in the middle, and now it was their group confronting the Lord God's branch…

"Lord Shawn, what should we do now?" a Seven‑Star Demon asked.

Shawn looked at the dozens of shaking branches around the Umbral Fruit above, and for a moment couldn't break through; he's not good at material attacks, and even someone of Hei Mo Si's level might not be able to pierce those branches.

At this moment, another voice transmitted, "Lord Shawn, I previously saw someone reach this point, but no matter how they attacked, this Umbral Fruit Tree does not harm anyone."

"No one gets injured?" Shawn retorted.

"Yes, it seems the Umbral Fruit Tree deliberately doesn't hurt people; otherwise, with its attack power, many would have died. This tree is completely different from those snakes."

"A Umbral Fruit Tree that doesn't want to kill." Shawn already had a daring plan in mind.

Then Shawn's soul transmitted, "Later, at any cost, block those branches, even at the cost of your life."

"Understood." all Seven‑Star Demons transmitted.

Deep within Shawn's soul, pressure suddenly rose a bit; this is the normal feedback when a Soul‑Seeded person is ordered to die;

Soul‑Seeded individuals also have an instinctive will to survive and will instinctively resist such orders, but the effect is minor, only adding a bit of soul pressure…

……

"Move." Shawn gave the order again, and everyone surged forward together.

The Umbral Fruit Tree's branches, each targeting a person, swung, and ripples appeared in the Netherworld space.

Shawn faced the dozen or so branches ahead; it seemed the Umbral Fruit Tree knew he was the toughest opponent, but as the branches advanced, a mass of vines spontaneously appeared, entangling the branches and sharply reducing their speed.

The other branches were seized by the thirty Seven‑Star Demons; they didn't dodge but used their bodies to block the branches, showing no fear of death.

"They're all about thirty, voluntarily seeking death at the same time? Could it be?" The first appearing green snake, watching the many Seven‑Star Demons fighting the fruit tree's branches, had an incredible thought.

Each Umbral branch seemed also stunned by the fearless people in front of it; all offensive tactics halted for a moment, and the branch itself didn't want to kill these people.

And in that instant, Shawn's figure surged forward, bypassed the branches, reached the Umbral Fruit, lifted his knife and cut it down, plucked the fruit, and without regard for retreat, swallowed it whole…

A pleasant sensation instantly spread from his throat to his stomach, then surged straight into his soul's depths…

His Xuan'ao deductions accelerated manyfold, and the countless battles over billions of years replayed like images in his mind; most notably, the Xuan'ao of those memories and even his opponents' Xuan'ao were crystal clear, granting him immediate great benefit.

"He got the Umbral Fruit!"

Everyone's actions halted, watching Shawn hovering above, they gradually retreated, and the Umbral Fruit Tree did not intervene.

After returning to the ground, Shawn immediately closed his eyes to recall seriously; he wasn't worried about those snakes, as over thirty Seven‑Star Demons could protect him for a while; as for the Umbral Fruit Tree, if it wanted to kill him, even thirty thousand Seven‑Star Demons couldn't protect him.

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