The Prodigies War

Chapter 1183 Star Catcher Fruit and Ancestral Origin Rock

Supreme King!

The words jolted them like lightning!

From Rui Manrong’s terror-stricken and distraught appearance to the king-level forbidden array that was easily destroyed, to hearing the name that was associated with legendary feats and miracles…the series of impacts struck them like the roaring waves of an enraged sea.

Every Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain expert was frozen to the spot, both physically and mentally shaken.

The atmosphere also became so heavy and oppressive that many struggled to breathe.

Originally, some proud kings looked down upon Lin Xun and thought little of him.

Originally, everyone was pleasantly surprised to hear that Lin Xun had come to their door on his own initiative.

But now they were like ducks being held up by the neck, their eyes were bulging wide and their bodies were stiff.

Lin Xun swept a glance over them before his attention was grabbed by a place atop the summit. On a cliff, an incredibly ancient tree stood like a horned dragon with cracked skin.

A white flower bud that looked like it was sculpted from ice was particularly eye-catching on the bare branches. It emitted wondrous light and wafts of refreshing aroma that cleansed the mind.

It also took Lin Xun’s breath away.

Unquestionably, it was a sacred tree, and the flower buds it formed also had to be extraordinary.

“It’s impossible! In the Mythic Fire Realm, there have been hundreds of supreme king tribulations, but only a handful of people survived them and became a supreme king. The majority failed miserably and died with regret.” someone spoke out in a deep voice. “But none of the supreme king tribulations were triggered by Demon God Lin!”

It was a young man in red who refused to believe everything.

The crowd moved restlessly.

If Lin Xun was not in the supreme king stage, how would he be so powerful?

Lin Xun retracted his gaze and smiled. “What I just said at the foot of the mountain still stands. As long as you guys surrender, we can avoid a lot of bloodshed.”

As soon as he finished speaking, someone barked, “You wish!”

Bang!

Without any visible movement from Lin Xun, a hornless ice dragon took shape at his feet and rushed upwards, lashing the man’s head with its tail like a giant whip. He died on the spot, and blood spattered all over the ground.

Sharp screams rang out, and everyone shuffled agitatedly. How dare Demon God Lin kill so unscrupulously? He clearly does not take us seriously!

“Lin Xun, are you not worried that our Senior Brother Wen Aohai will eliminate you when he returns!” The red-robed man’s face was livid and his eyes were about to burst with anger.

Lin Xun looked a little taken aback. “No wonder there’s such a huge commotion. Only you dogs are around and Wen Aohai is not here.”

Dogs?

All the descendants of the Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain fumed, feeling humiliated.

“Do you disagree? Then don’t blame me for being heartless,” said Lin Xun indifferently.

He was about to take action when the red-clad man cried out, “Wait a minute!”

Then, a look of reluctance and bitterness flashed across his eyes as he mumbled, “We…are willing... to surrender!”

“Senior Brother Meng!”

The others’ faces crumpled. They refused.

The man in red drew a deep breath and said decisively, “Let’s just do that!”

Everyone tried to keep calm.

As descendants of the Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain, who would willingly accept being threatened and suppressed to the point of submitting?

This was the greatest humiliation!

“Kneel!” Lin Xun ordered.

That word woke the red-robed man’s anger and almost made him flip out again. They had already surrendered but Demon God Lin still wanted to insult them?

“Demon God Lin, you have gone too far!” someone hissed.

Bang!

Lin Xun flicked his sleeve and a wave of light swept out to erase the man, leaving not a trace of him behind.

“You…”

The others almost went crazy with anger, shame, but also fear.

Lin Xun put his hands behind his back and scanned the crowd with a deep unfathomable gaze. “Since you have surrendered, you should act like it. Do you think that I don’t know what you are up to? You just want to pretend to submit while waiting for Wen Aohai to come back to save you all.”

Everyone clammed up while their faces turned pale.

“I'll give you all a chance. I’ll wait here for Wen Aohai’s return.” Lin Xun spoke calmly. “But before that, you better be good. Even if Wen Aohai returns, he likely can’t save you!”

Thud!

In the end, the man in red was the first to kneel, his face ashen.

When the others saw this, they also sank to their knees one after another as though their supporting pillar had collapsed.

Lin Xun did not intentionally want to humiliate them. He just planned to get rid of all possible future trouble.

But since he was new to Mythic Fire Realm and unfamiliar with the place, he urgently needed all sorts of information, so he decided to keep these people alive.

Moreover, he could order them to take care of trivial matters and thereby save him a lot of time to train instead.

Of course, Lin Xun could not stay here for too long. When he left, he would have to deal with the descendants of the Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain.

As for whether to kill or release them, it all depended on their performance.

……

Half an hour later.

Lin Xun learned that the name of the mountain was Star Catcher.

It was originally the territory of the Eight-Winged Star Catcher Bird, but it became occupied by Wen Aohai and a group of cultivators from Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain.

The mountain stood 3,900 feet tall and had steep rocky slopes and abundant aeth qi.

In the outside world, it could be called a rare blessed cultivation land.

But according to the descendants of Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain, in the Mythic Fire Realm, although similar blessed cultivation lands were not everywhere, they were definitely not rare.

Some were even more beautiful and magical than Star Catcher Mountain.

However, only a handful of them had been discovered, and all had already been occupied by the major forces!

The Star Catcher Mountain was rich in a precious and rare material called ruyi divine gold that had long been extinct in the outside world.

After the descendants of Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain forcibly occupied the place, they had been mining ruyi divine gold.

Additionally, a natural Gold Fragment Spring on the mountain provided spring water as crystal clear as pearls and purer than any aeth essence, which was incredibly beneficial to king-level experts for their cultivation needs.

Also, the mountain was abundant in aeth herbs and precious materials, many of which were of the king grade.

In short, it was a blessed land rarely found in the outside world and occupying it was akin to obtaining a great fortune.

However, what drew most of Lin Xun’s attention was the sacred tree on the cliffside.

“According to Senior Brother Wen Aohai, that’s a star catcher tree and its flower buds will soon become star catcher fruits.”

Dispirited, Rui Manrong summoned some energy to explain to Lin Xun, “To put it simply, star catcher fruits are true divine herbs.”

Divine herb!

It was an incredible treasure that could give birth to divinity!

In the outside world, divine herbs were much more valuable and precious than king-grade weapons. Also, they were extremely rare with only the ancient sects and clans able to grow such mysterious herbs.

The greatest value of divine herb was that, in addition to assisting a cultivator’s training and consolidating one’s cultivation foundation, it had an unbelievable effect during a king tribulation.

Even if one exhausted their physical strength or was on their last breath, a sprig of divine herb could help them recover instantly like they gained a new life.

As for cultivators below the king stage, they were unable to withstand the power of the divine herb. If they accidentally consumed it by mistake, it would destroy their cultivation and foundation.

Lin Xun stopped before the Star Catcher Tree, his heart fluttering as he stared at the ice sculpture-like flower bud on the treetop.

The flower was around the size of a fist and was flowing with beautiful brilliance that resembled the light reflected from ice and snow. Each petal was imprinted with mysterious and obscure dao runes and exuded an intoxicating aroma.

Upon a closer look, a little figure was sitting cross-legged inside of the light-shrouded flower stamen as if meditating.

This was the rudimentary form of divinity.

Once the flower bud matured and formed into fruits, it would gain the ability to connect with the spirit.

Lin Xun reckoned that the Star Catcher Fruit would mature and be ready for picking in less than a month.

For Lin Xun, in the future, king-grade herbs would become a necessity for his cultivation, while divine herbs would be a luxury.

A simple stone hut was built on one side of the sacred tree.

Lin Xun asked thoughtfully, “Is this where Wen Aohai practices?”

Rui Manrong nodded, looking increasingly down.

She felt extremely uncomfortable and ashamed, but she still had to obey. It was a torturous feeling.

Lin Xun ignored her and pushed open the door of the stone house.

An extremely rich rain of light rushed out from the hut and vaguely formed the vision of a swirling dragon and snake!

“What astonishing aeth qi!”

Lin Xun’s dark eyes lit up. He realized that there was more mystery in the stone hut.

The hut was not particularly spacious, but it was filled with thick, almost palpable aeth qi that made him feel as though he was soaking in spring water.

He peered through the mist and spotted an unusual pale golden rock growing naturally from the ground. The surface was as smooth as a mirror, and it seemed to contain a vast and sacred ocean inside it.

The rolling rain of aeth qi poured out from the pale golden rock!

“Ancestral origin rock!”

Lin Xun identified the object from one glance.

Aeth veins that gathered the aeth qi of heaven and earth were common in the world, but aeth veins that could give birth to an ancestral origin rock were extremely rare!

Only origin aeth veins could produce such precious materials.

The so-called origin aeth veins were aeth veins that had been born since the world first began and had been accumulating spiritual energy over endless years.

Although origin aeth veins existed in the outside world, no ancient sect or clan was known to possess any!

“This place will be my future training spot.” Lin Xun declared.

Unfortunately, neither the origin aeth veins nor the ancestral origin rock could be moved.

Otherwise, Lin Xun would not hesitate to take them with him!

Rui Manrong’s expression morphed. She was beyond exasperated. Not only is he eyeing the Star Catcher Fruit, but he also wants to occupy the ancestral origin rock.

If Senior Brother Wen Aohai returned, how furious would he be...