Chapter 1065: Sacred Flower
The mist surrounding the outer edge of the seven-colored cloud cluster gradually dispersed, revealing a strange, seven-colored flower suspended in the void, emitting a refreshing fragrance of medicinal herbs.
The seven-colored strange flower was enormous, with a diameter of over twenty meters. Each petal appeared crystal clear, as if carved from various colors of sacred jade.
It was rooted in the void, exuding a sense of wonder and mystery in every aspect.
Within the flower, there was only seven-colored sacred source liquid. Some of the spring liquid even flew out on its own, transforming into divine dragons, phoenix birds, celestial maidens, black turtles... and so on, each with different forms.
It was like a sacred pool coexisting with the seven-colored strange flower.
In addition, there were seven smaller strange flowers, suspended on the periphery, distributed in seven directions, displaying the colors white, cyan, blue, green, red, purple, and black.
The seven smaller strange flowers had a diameter of only four or five meters, their size roughly one percent of the central seven-colored flower.
Even so, a single smaller strange flower could hold tens of thousands of small cups of sacred source liquid, possessing extraordinary value, enough to drive an entire ancient sect mad.
"Those are seven ten-thousand-year sacred flowers, appearing together with the sacred source spring. They are priceless treasures. Taking just one would be enough to revitalize an ancient sect."
"The central seven-colored strange flower is even more extraordinary, at least a thirty-thousand-year-old sacred medicine. It is the main spring of the sacred source spring."
The human cultivators of Yingsha City were extremely excited, wishing they could sprout wings and fly toward the earth fissure to seize the ten-thousand-year sacred flowers and the sacred source spring.
A Half-Saint couldn't suppress the greed in his heart and flew toward the earth fissure. But the moment he left the ground, he was immediately surrounded by a large group of savage birds.
The flesh on his body was devoured cleanly, leaving only a white skeleton that fell back to the ground.
"The sacred flowers and the sacred source spring belong to our beast races. They have nothing to do with you humans. It's best for humans to stay in their place, know their limits, and not attempt unrealistic things," a Beast King said from midair, looking down at the human cultivators with a disdainful expression.
"Any human cultivator who dares to approach the sacred source spring will be killed on the spot."
The voice of the Devouring Demon Dragon came from above the clouds.
An overwhelming dragon might transformed into wisps of colorful mist, descending from the sky, pressing down on every human cultivator.
Even while fighting with the two Realm Sons, the Devouring Demon Dragon could still spare a portion of its power to suppress other human cultivators. Just how terrifying was its cultivation, to be so effortlessly capable?
Among the humans, an elderly man of high virtue stepped forward, emitting rings of sound waves from his mouth, and said, "There are also human experts near the earth fissure. If we attack with all our strength and hold back more of the savage beasts, they might be able to seize a sacred medicine and some of the sacred source spring."
A female disciple of the Blood God Sect, who greatly admired Zhang Ruochen, charged into the beast horde and said, "Our Blood God Sect's Divine Son is not far from the sacred source spring. With his unparalleled divine skill, he has a good chance of seizing a sacred medicine. For the sake of the Divine Son, we must fight to the heavens and earth."
"That talented princess of the Wan Clan has already attacked the edge of the earth fissure and is approaching the sacred source spring. The warriors of our Ministry of War must create an opportunity for her."
All the human cultivators were boiling with bloodlust, fighting fiercely against the beast races. In an instant, blood energy soared into the sky, and the ground outside Yingsha City was completely stained red.
"Charge forward and seize the sacred source spring!"
"The flowers holding the sacred source spring are rare ten-thousand-year sacred medicines. They can be consumed directly or used to refine sacred pills. We must take them."
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In the area of the earth fissure, human cultivators, savage beasts, and the Undying Blood Clan—all living beings went completely mad, using all their strength to rush toward the sacred source spring.
The Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King seized the outermost white sacred flower, wrapped it in a ball of sacred qi, and hid it beneath its black wing.
Jingyi Half-Saint was only half a beat slower than the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King, missing the white sacred flower by just a hair.
The two were very close, nearly colliding.
"A lowly human dares to compete with me for the sacred source spring? You're seeking death."
A deathly light appeared in the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King's eyes. Its black wing slashed horizontally, bringing a cold, icy radiance as it struck at Jingyi Half-Saint.
Jingyi Half-Saint's face instantly lost its color. With her cultivation, how could she possibly block a Beast King's attack?
She immediately crushed a protective talisman, forming a golden light shield that completely enveloped her body.
"Boom!"
The black wing struck, sending the golden light shield and Jingyi Half-Saint flying together, plunging into the bottomless earth fissure below.
Jingyi Half-Saint's scream came from within the fissure. Whether she was alive or dead was unknown.
"With Jingyi Half-Saint's cultivation, she couldn't even block a single strike from the Beast King?"
Zhang Ruochen was alarmed. Not daring to harbor any wishful thinking, he immediately infused sacred qi into his belt, activating the Ten Saints Blood Armor.
The blood-red armor completely enveloped his body.
With the enhancement of the Ten Saints Blood Armor, a powerful surge of energy erupted from Zhang Ruochen.
"Boom!"
Zhang Ruochen stomped on the edge of the earth fissure, charging through the bodies of seven savage beasts in a row, heading straight for the central seven-colored sacred flower to seize the main spring of the sacred source spring.
However, the closer he got to the central area, the more savage beasts there were, and the more powerful they became.
A group of twelve sixth-rank upper-level savage beasts charged out, attacking Zhang Ruochen simultaneously.
Some beasts could spit flames. Some could control the wind. Some possessed immense strength, their bodies as hard as metal.
Even with Zhang Ruochen's combat power, he was forced into a purely defensive position, unable to advance a single step.
While Zhang Ruochen was fighting the twelve sixth-rank upper-level savage beasts, Xiao Hei led a group of beasts and seized the second cyan sacred flower.
Inside that flower were tens of thousands of small cups of second-grade sacred source spring.
Xiao Hei opened a huge mouth and swallowed the sacred source spring and the cyan sacred flower together into its belly.
"Swallowing a ten-thousand-year sacred flower and tens of thousands of cups of sacred source spring in one gulp? Isn't it afraid of being stuffed to death?"
"A fat cat is this ferocious?"
The surrounding savage beasts all stared wide-eyed at Xiao Hei, feeling very surprised.
Only Zhang Ruochen sensed a faint spatial fluctuation coming from Xiao Hei's mouth.
Xiao Hei must have hidden a space ring in its mouth in advance, using the moment it opened its mouth to store the cyan sacred flower and sacred source liquid into the ring.
"Finally reliable for once."
Zhang Ruochen smiled and began to exert himself, mobilizing all his sacred qi and pouring it into the Ten Saints Blood Armor.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, a crimson blood light surged from the armor, turning into a blood cloud.
Within the blood cloud, ten majestic human figures appeared. They were the sacred soul projections of ten human saints sealed within the armor.
With the power of the ten saints added to him, Zhang Ruochen was filled with strength, his battle intent soaring to the heavens, and the blood in his body completely boiled.
Even though he could only use a fraction of the ten saints' power, it was still considerable, greatly increasing Zhang Ruochen's combat strength.
"Boom, boom."
With a palm strike, he directly shattered a sixth-rank upper-level savage beast, sending its bones and flesh tumbling into the depths of the fissure.
Zhang Ruochen struck out repeatedly, like a blood-red demon god. With every step he took, a sixth-rank upper-level savage beast was killed.
After killing six sixth-rank upper-level savage beasts in a row, the remaining six were terrified and immediately fled, no longer daring to block Zhang Ruochen's path.
The intelligence of sixth-rank savage beasts was no less than that of humans, so they naturally felt fear and terror.
Among the beast races, the main forces vying for the sacred source spring were the Fire Golden Crow Beast King, the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King, and the Blue Eagle Beast King.
They were all bird types, extremely fast.
Moreover, the three great bird beast kings commanded a large number of sixth-rank upper-level savage beasts, some of which had combat power comparable to human quasi-saints, only slightly weaker than the beast kings themselves.
As for the powerful Golden Armor Scorpion King, it was being suppressed by the Grand Minister of Works and the Second Minister of Works, unable to join the battle for the sacred source spring.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze turned toward the center. He saw the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King and the Blue Eagle Beast King charging toward the seven-colored sacred flower at the same time, trying to seize the main spring of the sacred source spring.
However, two other powerful figures emerged, also wanting to seize the main spring.
One of them was the old man from the Undying Blood Clan. He wielded a silver Kaiyuan Blade, dragging a long blade light, and actually forced the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King back.
Zhang Ruochen sensed a strange power from the Undying Blood Clan elder.
Although the Undying Blood Clan elder's body was very old, it contained endless power, and his physical strength could even rival that of a beast king.
Soon, Zhang Ruochen figured out the reason, thinking to himself, "That Undying Blood Clan elder must be a saint, but he has used some secret technique to suppress his cultivation to the peak of the quasi-saint realm."
The Undying Blood Clan elder's combat power was terrifying, comparable to a cultivator who had crossed the third quasi-saint tribulation, suppressing even the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King.
The other powerful figure was Wan Huayu.
Wan Huayu wore a Fire Phoenix Battle Armor, with a pair of flame wings over ten zhang long on her back. Her snow-white, crystalline skin contrasted sharply with the red armor, making her look like a beautiful fairy wearing a war god's armor.
A huge fire phoenix projection overlapped with her body, allowing her to unleash power capable of fighting a beast king.
"As expected of Wan Zhaoyi's only daughter. She definitely has some extraordinary trump card," Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
Wan Huayu must have some divine treasure on her to unleash such powerful combat strength.
The four powerful figures were all vying for the main spring of the sacred source spring. Zhang Ruochen did not get involved. Instead, he set his sights on a black sacred flower.
That black sacred flower was relatively close to the central seven-colored sacred flower, storing tens of thousands of small cups of seventh-grade sacred source spring within.
Its value was second only to the central seven-colored sacred flower and the main spring of the sacred source liquid.
The main point was that the competition there was relatively less intense, and Zhang Ruochen had a good chance of seizing it.