Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 215: The Blood-Colored Fruit

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: The Blood-Colored Fruit

"Ah!" Ding Yu couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat at the sudden appearance of the Plant Demon Beast. Without delay, she saw the dead plant, as well as the one that had just appeared behind her, the massive blood face quickly withering away, erupting with a gush of blood flowing towards Shi Feng, which he absorbed.

"What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?" Ding Yu couldn’t help but ask. Then, realizing something, she asked Shi Feng, "How did you sense these things?"

Ding Yu hadn’t felt the slightest hint when those things had appeared and couldn’t help but worry about Senior Brother Zhen and her younger brother Ding Zhong. What if Senior Brother Zhen and Ding Zhong were also in this space, and those things suddenly appeared behind them?

With that thought, Ding Yu was filled with unease and wanted to find Senior Brother Zhen and her younger brother Ding Zhong immediately.

"Follow your heart!" Shi Feng said with two simple words, then his body shot straight up into the Void. Seeing this, Ding Yu hurriedly followed Shi Feng, asking, "Do you know where the others might be?"

"I’m not sure," Shi Feng said. "Those who were sucked into this space should have dropped at random places throughout it. When we were absorbed, there must have been at least a few hundred people, but now, after looking around this vicinity, it seems there are only the two of us. Let’s go look in the forest ahead."

Saying this, Shi Feng’s body sped toward the distant Blood-colored Forest, breaking through space rapidly. There, the presence of Blood Power Energy was sensed by the Sacred Flame.

Ding Yu followed two steps behind Shi Feng, truly hoping that her brother Ding Zhong and Senior Brother Zhen would be there so she could see them immediately. Suddenly, Ding Yu thought of something else and said to Shi Feng, "I know that you’re not actually a bad person. Can you not be enemies with Senior Brother Zhen anymore?" For some reason, looking at this person, Ding Yu always felt that there was something extraordinary about him, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. She always thought that if he continued to be enemies with Senior Brother Zhen, Senior Brother Zhen would be at a disadvantage. Indeed, Senior Brother Zhen had suffered a setback before and had nearly died by his sword.

"Am I his enemy?" Shi Feng turned around coldly and countered.

"It’s all my fault. But at that time, you were the first to ruin my reputation. And Senior Brother Zhen, he only acted against you because of me," Ding Yu said, and then continued, "The whole reason for this conflict started because of my brother. Once we leave this place, I will teach him a good lesson, so he won’t cause any more trouble. He’s just a child, and I hope you won’t hold it against him."

As Ding Yu referred to her brother Ding Zhong as a child, she suddenly realized something was wrong—this person was much younger than her brother.

"Is it youthful ignorance?" Shi Feng looked at Ding Yu with a cold smile, "If my strength were insufficient, if I were a mere Martial Artist, back at the inn, I would have been beaten like a dog by your ’youthfully ignorant’ brother. If I were weaker than your Senior Brother Zhen, I might now be a cold corpse in the wilderness. He who kills must be prepared to be killed. If you want my life, you must pay the price."

"But..."

Ding Yu wanted to say something more, but Shi Feng cut her off, "Your ’youthfully ignorant’ brother, having witnessed my strength, will probably be more respectful when he sees me in the future. And as for your Senior Brother Zhen, with his disposition, he will surely come seeking his own death."

After hearing Shi Feng’s words, Ding Yu didn’t say anything more. Having spent so much time with Senior Brother Zhen, she was well aware of his temperament. How could he be content with today’s defeat, having nearly died, and moreover, at the hands of such a young person.

"Sigh," Ding Yu let out a long, ghostly sigh before looking again at the boy. Could this boy really be only fifteen or sixteen years old? What kind of temperament lay beneath this youthful appearance?

They quickly reached the distant Blood-colored Forest. Hovering above the treetops and looking ahead, they saw a dense mass of blood-red trees. Roars of beasts came from afar, but this was within Shi Feng’s expectations. Since creatures like the Plant Demon Beast existed in this space, it wasn’t surprising that there were other beings.

"How is it, where’s the Blood Power Energy located?" Shi Feng again asked the Sacred Flame through soul communication.

"Below!" the Sacred Flame answered succinctly.

"Are you going down?" Shi Feng turned his head and asked Ding Yu beside him.

"No! I’ll go ahead and look around to see if I can find them," said Ding Yu.

Shi Feng nodded, not saying anything more. He descended towards the Blood-colored Jungle, swiftly passing through the dense, blood-red foliage and out of Ding Yu’s sight. Then, Ding Yu flew forward, breaking through space, and at the same time, pulled out a Jade Scroll to search for Zhen Chuan and Ding Zhong. This Jade Scroll was unique to the Spirit Dark Sect, and each disciple had one. If two scrolls came within a certain distance of each other, they would emit a cyan light as an alert.

Thick with blood-red trees, blood-red weeds, blood-red thorns, and blood-red vines, the Blood-colored Forest seemed somewhat eerie and terrifying, shrouded by the dark canopy above. As soon as Shi Feng entered the forest, a blood-colored Big Snake opened its gaping mouth and lunged to bite him.

Shi Feng was prepared, and with a swing of the Bloodthirsty Sword downwards, the giant snakehead was instantly split in two by the sword, blood spurting out as the severed head thumped to the ground with a "bang!"

Under Shi Feng’s devouring power, the long and huge blood snake quickly withered away. After absorbing its blood, Power of Death, and Soul Power, Shi Feng spotted a blood-red fruit growing on a blood-colored plant about half a person’s height. It was the size of a fist and emitted a glowing Blood Light.

Shi Feng reached out and plucked the blood-colored fruit, holding it in his hand. He could indeed feel the rich and pure Blood Power Energy from the fruit.

"Is the Blood Power Energy you sensed from this fruit?" Shi Feng asked the Sacred Flame.

"That’s it, eat it!" the Sacred Flame said.

"Alright!" Immediately, Shi Feng bit into the blood-colored fruit. The thick and pure juice, like blood, sprayed into Shi Feng’s mouth. Like a vampire, his mouth was soon stained blood-red. Then, he bit off mouthful after mouthful, and swiftly, the entire blood-colored fruit was eaten by Shi Feng.

The rich and pure Blood Power Energy flowed through Shi Feng’s body and into the Blood-colored Flame burning in his belly. It was swiftly devoured by the Sacred Flame, and Shi Feng felt the energy of the Sacred Flame get a boost. Judging by the purity and richness of the Blood Power Energy in the fruit, just five more such fruits would enable him to progress by another star, becoming a Four-star Martial Sovereign.

(This Chapter was rushed out overnight. By the time everyone reads this, I suppose the delivery might have already reached Shanghai. Recently, the delivery has indeed been very busy!)