Chapter 26: Jiang Luoli's Shock! Is This Still That

In the gloomy primeval forest, a wild beast was fleeing frantically, its eyes filled with terror.

At this moment, it glanced back and saw a figure with extreme speed following closely behind, pursuing it relentlessly.

Puchi—

Suddenly, this Transcendental raised a hand and threw something, and a sharp, nearly transparent Wind Blade shot out; the Wind Blade was extremely fast, catching up to the beast in a few seconds and slaying it instantly.

Before long, other Transcendental arrived one after another, though each of them wore a look of confusion.

One of the Transcendental frowned: "Strange!"

"We've been in here for so long, how come we haven't seen a single Strange Fruit? This shouldn't be!"

"Could they all have been eaten by these strange beasts?"

Another Transcendental looked at the beast's carcass, pondering, but was quickly refuted by the other: "But... the strength of these strange beasts is too weak!"

"You and I both know the power of the Strange Fruit; if they really had eaten them, the journey wouldn't have been this easy..."

Although Jiang Luoli had told them before coming that the key target this time was the 'Poison King'.

However, whether they were Transcendental belonging to the Changsheng Group or those who had followed to watch the excitement.

After entering the Dali Mountains, they naturally wanted to get some Strange Fruit to improve their strength.

Yet they hadn't expected that after so long, they would still have nothing to show for it.

At this time, Jiang Luoli stood before everyone, scanning the surroundings, when her gaze suddenly fixed, as if she had sensed something.

Xiu—

While she was staring in a certain direction, a Flying Knife appeared directly in her hand, and the next moment it shot out toward the nearby jungle.

The group looked in the direction of her attack and were shocked to discover a black strange beast, whose speed had suddenly increased by a tier, quickly disappearing into the forest.

This black strange beast was none other than Heibao, who had come to scout the enemy's situation.

Upon sensing the dagger shooting toward it, it immediately unleashed its speed-type Bloodline Talent and fled toward the Peach Forest, all the while maintaining a reasonable distance so the humans behind could not catch up, yet would not lose track of it.

"It's a strange beast of the Awakening Realm!"

"Chase it!"

Jiang Luoli, thinking she had missed her strike, felt anxious and shouted as she gave chase.

Having finally encountered a strange beast with some strength, she naturally did not want to give up.

Immediately, the group of Transcendental chased in the direction the Heibao had fled.

Before long, Jiang Luoli reached the spot where the Heibao had appeared, and upon seeing the bright red blood on the ground, she sneered: "So I did hit it after all; that's even better, it will be easier to track now."

"Hurry and chase, don't lose it!"

The next second, she waved her hand and led the Transcendental along the trail of blood, soon arriving outside the Peach Forest.

As soon as they appeared, Jiang Luoli and the others saw that there were still many unripe Strange Fruit on these peach trees, and the air was filled with wisps of a unique fruity fragrance.

"Gulp!"

"There are actually so many Strange Fruit; we've struck it rich."

"Although these Strange Fruit aren't ripe yet, we're in no rush; as long as we control this place, they'll all be ours!"

The Transcendental had burning gazes and greedy expressions, wishing they could pocket all the Strange Fruit right now.

It was just a pity that if they didn't know doing so would cause the Strange Fruit's power to dissipate, they would have swarmed in long ago.

Unlike them, however, when Jiang Luoli scanned the Peach Forest before her, her brows were tightly furrowed, and she inspected it even more slowly, as if trying to see through this area.

Because her intuition told her that in this Peach Forest, there was a terrifying existence seemingly watching her from the shadows.

"Everyone, don't act rashly..."

After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Luoli intended to offer a warning, but before she could finish, a Transcendental couldn't help but rush into the Peach Forest.

As the Transcendental ran, he shouted excitedly, "Miss, I'll go pick these Strange Fruit for you!"

He clearly knew that unripe Strange Fruit were of little use, but he couldn't help himself; besides, there might be ripe ones deep in the Peach Forest, otherwise where would that fragrance come from? "I'm going too!"

As the saying goes, pull one hair and the whole body moves. When the others saw that Jiang Luoli did not rebuke the Transcendental after he went out, they couldn't help but follow, each of them looking excited, their eyes completely drawn by the Strange Fruit in the Peach Forest.

Seeing this, Jiang Luoli's expression changed, but she did not speak to stop them, thinking to herself: "Let these idiots test the waters; it'll save me from any real danger."

"Roar—"

"Roar, roar, roar!"

And just as these Transcendental entered the Peach Forest, preparing to pick the Strange Fruit, the roars of various strange beasts suddenly erupted from all directions.

Then, Xiaoqing, Jingang, and the other underlings were seen walking out from around the Peach Forest, surrounding it—and naturally, the humans inside it as well.

At this time, Jiang Luoli looked up and saw strange beasts of all sizes in every direction, especially the giant wolves with cold eyes and the massive, ill-tempered Giant Ape, which could attack at almost any moment.

As soon as they appeared, they unleashed an incredibly fierce aura.

"Damn it!"

In an instant, Jiang Luoli's expression changed, her heart pounding wildly: "There are so many Awakening Realm strange beasts!"

"Run!"

"How can there be so many strange beasts here?"

"Could it be that they were waiting for us to come here on purpose?"

In the Peach Forest, after the many Transcendental came to their senses, they shrieked and turned to run toward the vicinity.

However, Xiaoqing and the other strange beasts moved at the same time.

Jingang was seen with a pale golden glow covering its body; as it roared, it charged wildly, smashing a human Transcendental to pieces with one hand, then swinging left and right, instantly clearing an open space around it.

Beside it, Huitailang was not to be outdone; its sharp claws suddenly grew rapidly, and when they landed on a human, they sliced him into several pieces.

In just a short moment, this area became incredibly bloody, with severed limbs and remains of humans everywhere.

"Roar—"

At the same time, in order to take revenge, Heibao actually charged directly toward Jiang Luoli alongside Hu Dali.

"You're courting death!"

Jiang Luoli was instantly enraged; after all, she had been deceived by this group of exotic beasts, especially the black leopard before her, which was the primary culprit.

In an instant, her aura at the Awakening Realm Mid-Stage was exposed, and at the same time, a light continuously flickered and erupted from her palm; within a mere three to five seconds, after a few twists of her fingers, it condensed into a large seal.

At this moment, Hu Dali had already charged over.

"Die!"

Jiang Luoli shouted delicately and raised her hand to strike at Hu Dali, who instantly let out a muffled groan and was actually sent flying by the blow.

Having done all this, she did not stop; her figure moved like a ghost, twisting away rapidly to dodge the Heibao's attack while simultaneously raising her hand to throw a Flying Knife.

Puchi—

The Flying Knife was extremely fast, and before the Heibao could react, it blinded one of its eyes.

In their first exchange, she had actually taken on two opponents at once and even gained the upper hand.

Jiang Luoli took the opportunity to put some distance between herself and the Heibao and Hu Dali, one hand reaching for the bamboo tube at her waist, preparing to release the Poison Gu inside to completely annihilate these exotic beasts.

Suddenly, a massive shadow appeared behind her, making her instantly feel a bone-chilling cold; the feeling of terror made her heart jump: "Oh no! A more powerful guy has come!"

She hurriedly turned her head and saw a giant python, its length unknown and its body as thick as a small car, its entire body shimmering with a pale golden light, staring down at her from above.

There was a chilling murderous intent in the giant python's eyes.

At the same time, Jiang Luoli's palm suddenly became burning hot; when she looked down, she saw a Blood Seal appearing on her palm.

And at the same time, an identical Blood Seal appeared on Lu Chuan's forehead, creating a strange connection between the two parties.

Jiang Luoli naturally recognized this Blood Seal immediately and could not help but exclaim, her face filled with an expression of disbelief.

"A Blood Pact!"

"Could it be... could it be that this guy is actually that 'Poison King' from back then?"

She could not imagine, and even less could she believe, that the behemoth that had suddenly appeared before her eyes would actually be that Silver Ring Snake she had wanted back then! (End of chapter)