Chapter 4084 — The Myriad Crossing Golden Core Fruit
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Chen Muzhuang's expression flickered with inner struggle, but with both Ceng Zhima and Wei Zhao having spoken thus, opposing alone would be pointless, so he nodded along with them. Yet deep in his eyes lurked the shadow of a scheme coming to fruition.
"In that case, I'll shamelessly take this extra Myriad Crossing Golden Core Fruit." Huang Xiaotao held down the joy in her heart and then declared, "To make up for everyone's loss, for this mission and the next few, my share of the rewards will go to the rest of you."
Once the four had settled it, they could not wait to pluck the five Myriad Crossing Golden Core Fruits, tucking them away with barely concealed excitement, each of them trembling with elation.
Just then, the situation changed abruptly. The jade pendant gave a sudden warning, and Wei Zhao's eyelids twitched. With his present perception, he could clearly sense five powerful spirit beast auras converging rapidly on their position from all directions.
By the look of it, this was premeditated—they were being surrounded!
Just as Wei Zhao was thinking to himself that this was indeed a trap, that ghostly creature who had not shown himself for so long chose this rare moment to speak. "Young Lin, you're overthinking it. This isn't any trap. Judging by the look of those few, they had agreed to come harvest and eat only after the Myriad Crossing Golden Core Fruits were fully ripe, so while keeping watch nearby, they cleared out this whole area as well. They just never expected you few to snatch the fruits first..."
"Uh, so that's how it is." Hearing the ghostly creature's words, Wei Zhao could not help feeling a bit embarrassed. So this was no scheme at all—the five spirit beasts had long since agreed on how to divide the spoils, most likely one fruit apiece. His group, by contrast, looked more like burglars caught in the act.
Still, when it came to treasures of heaven and earth, there was no such thing as first come, first served. By the law of nature, they had always belonged to the strong. Neither Wei Zhao nor Huang Xiaotao and the others had any intention of being so noble as to hand over the Myriad Crossing Golden Core Fruits they already held.
Realizing in an instant that the fruits they had long coveted had been stolen, the five high-grade spirit beasts flew into a rage and lunged at Wei Zhao and his companions from every direction.
At that moment, apart from Wei Zhao, the others had noticed nothing at all. Each was still lost in the wild joy of having stumbled upon a priceless treasure, utterly unable to pull themselves out of it.
Should he give them a bit of warning? Wei Zhao hesitated briefly. They were only temporary companions, but he still did not want to see them die in the jaws of spirit beasts just like that.
Yet before Wei Zhao could open his mouth, Huang Xiaotao suddenly froze, then hastily signaled everyone to keep quiet. "Something's wrong. I sense something coming—and more than one. Everyone be careful. I'll go take a look first!" she said gravely.
With that, in full view of Wei Zhao and the other two, Huang Xiaotao's figure began to dissolve into the air at a speed visible to the naked eye, as though she had evaporated on the spot, leaving Wei Zhao staring in astonishment.
Ceng Zhima explained from the side, "That's an extremely advanced jungle concealment art. So long as one is within a jungle, one can hide one's form perfectly. Brother Ling Yi, don't let the fact that our captain is a woman fool you—she's very strong!"
"Jungle concealment art? This is the first time I've ever seen it." Wei Zhao nodded thoughtfully.
Though he could not see her, his keen perception still allowed him to faintly sense Huang Xiaotao's presence. This stealth martial skill reminded him, unbidden, of the spirit beast Li Zhengming had subdued—invisibility was the racial gift of the Ghost Tiger clan. R1152