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Chapter 105: The Deal
Within a boundary, deep beneath the earth.
Hong and Luo Feng manipulated the Moyun Vine to squeeze out a cave with a diameter of more than 30 meters in the strata.
The cave walls are made of intertwined vines of the Moyun Vine, forming a tough biological armor that isolates most detection capabilities.
Hong Zhang opened his beam of light, compressing the team within the cavern and sealing off their aura and energy fluctuations. He then took out several heavy alloy treasure chests from his spatial ring, which landed on the ground with a series of muffled thuds.
Thor rubbed his hands together and leaned forward, his eyes full of anticipation.
Hong opened one of the smaller boxes. As soon as the lid opened, a powerful aura of life instantly filled the entire cave.
A translucent green fruit lies in the groove, with tiny golden specks of light slowly swirling inside.
This is the fruit of life.
Hong picked up the fruit, turned around, and handed it to Luo Feng.
"Third brother, take this."
Luo Feng was stunned. He opened his mouth, but Hong raised his hand to interrupt him.
"This fruit of life contains very strong energy, which can enable plant life to evolve."
Hong looked at Luo Feng with a serious expression.
"Your Cloud Vine has a good foundation and high potential. As long as you absorb this Fruit of Life, you can break through to the Universe level."
"The Realm Within a Realm is in chaos now. Every additional cosmic-level combatant we have increases our chances of survival. Once your Cloud Vine successfully evolves, we'll have another trump card."
Luo Feng took a deep breath; he knew now was not the time to be modest.
He replied in a deep voice, "Brother, I understand."
Luo Feng accepted the Fruit of Life, and with a thought, he peeled the Cloud Vine that was clinging to his combat uniform.
Sensing the essence of the fruit of life, the Moyun Vine began to dance excitedly.
Luo Feng used his mental power to gently cut a slit in the fruit's skin, and a rich life essence flowed out.
He controlled the Cloud Vine, aligning its core with the opening.
The next second, Moyun Teng swallowed the entire Fruit of Life.
A violent burst of life energy erupted within its body, and golden patterns rapidly appeared and spread across the surface of the dark red vines.
Moyun Vine convulsed violently, then suddenly contracted inward, transforming into a dark red vine cocoon more than five meters in diameter, which floated in mid-air.
A chilling energy fluctuation is brewing within it.
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At this moment, the surface of the realm within a realm was already in complete chaos.
The elite forces of the various powers in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire are engaged in a fierce battle for control of the Boundary Ore.
In the ancient forest, towering trees were blasted into fragments by energy, and the severed limbs of star-level warriors were everywhere.
Above the black metal plaza, Ninth Prince Brolin, clad in purple-gold armor, hovered, surrounded by hundreds of Imperial Guards.
He stared intently at the golden exchange list below. When he saw that several top-tier treasures, such as the Fruit of Life and the Star River Bank account, were marked with glaring "exchanged" marks, his handsome face twisted with anger, and the veins on his forehead throbbed involuntarily.
Just as his anger was about to erupt, the silver phantom of the intelligent life form in the mist let out a strange laugh in mid-air, which clearly reached Brolin's ears.
At just the right moment, Wu used a golden light to mark the inheritance crystal ball priced at thirty million world ores on the list, and said in a seductive tone.
"Young man, don't get angry over such petty gains."
"The core is always placed last. That is the legacy that Lord Kabu leaves to those destined to receive it."
Brolin was persuaded.
He believed that he was the one destined for this world, and that the crystal ball must contain a legacy that would allow him to rise to the top in one step.
In order to gather 30 million interdimensional ores, Brolin contacted his maternal grandfather, the interdimensional master Hargrave, through the virtual universe.
Three hundred and eighty thousand level-nine warriors of the Eternal Star level frantically poured into the Realm within a Realm.
With the addition of Brolin's 220,000 Imperial Guards, an army of 600,000 men formed battle formations in the sky above the square.
Brolin looked down at the people fighting for scraps of ore, a look of contempt and cruelty flashing in his eyes.
He issued the order.
"Pass on my order to seal off all major mining areas."
"Anyone who does not belong to our Imperial Martial Corps and dares to hoard even a single piece of Boundary Ore shall be killed on the spot, without exception."
This order made the fighting within the realms even more brutal.
An army of 600,000 began to forcibly clear out all the rich mining areas.
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Another remote edge of the boundary within a boundary.
Gu Li, the leader of the Nuolanshan family and a peak ninth-level Hengxing expert, is leading the family's elite forces to explore the soil.
He looked at the vast army formations that blotted out the sky in the distance, his expression somber.
One of his men looked at the distant battlefield and asked anxiously.
"Commander, shall we go mine for boundary ore too? At the rate the Imperial Martial Corps is plundering like this, let alone meat, we probably won't even get a sip of soup."
Guli slapped his subordinate's helmet with his backhand, making a dull thud, and said in a low, cold voice.
"Dig my ass. With our small force, going to fight against nearly two million level nine Eternal Star cultivators from all the major forces in Black Dragon Mountain is no different from suicide."
"Use your brain. Our goal was never world ore from the beginning."
In Guli's mind, several key characteristics revealed by the intelligent life mist kept replaying: two black-haired, yellow-skinned youths, one bald, and a level nine mentalist of the constant star level.
"Those few bastards who got there first and exchanged for the first batch of treasures are still hiding somewhere in this world."
Greed and murderous intent gleamed in Guli's eyes.
"As long as we capture them and obtain these treasures, our Nuolanshan family will be the winners in this Realm Within a Realm."
Guli knew very well that it would be difficult to find even a few Star-level martial artists who were willing to hide in this ancient forest.
But he was prepared.
He took out a palm-sized, finely crafted silver metal device from his spatial ring.
This was the trump card that the old patriarch of Nuolan Mountain entrusted to him before his departure: a miniature life detector.
This instrument can penetrate deep into the earth to scan and locate vital signs.
"Everyone, disperse!"
Guri raised the instrument and gave the instructions.
"Turn the life detectors up to maximum power and conduct a grid search in small teams. Each team leader should be equipped with a miniature life detector. Dig deep underground, and if you detect any unusual life activity, do not disturb them, but report to me immediately."
The warriors of the Nuolanshan family abandoned mining and began sweeping into the heart of the ancient forest.
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Inside an underground cave.
The dark red blood cocoon in front of Luo Feng was violently expanding and contracting.
A powerful energy fluctuation is rapidly forming within it, growing stronger and stronger.
Hong and Lei Shen pushed their domains to their limits, their two domains overlapping to suppress the violent energy and prevent it from leaking out in the slightest.
Just then, the auxiliary optical computer on Hong's wrist suddenly vibrated; it was a communication request from the virtual universe.
Hong separated a wisp of his consciousness and entered the virtual universe network.
Inside a private room on Heilongshan Island, Mingyu, the external steward of Sanfushan, had been waiting for a long time.
Mingyu got straight to the point.
"Hong, the three of you should still be in the Thunder World. I just received news that the Realm Within a Realm has been sealed off by various major forces, and your situation is very dangerous."
"I can make the decision to provide you with protection on behalf of Three Axe Mountain. You will temporarily join the Three Axe Mountain camp, and the price is that you will receive a treasure from your harvest."
Hong agreed to the deal without much haggling.
Once his consciousness returned to reality, Hong briefly told Thor and Luo Feng about the deal he had made with Mingyu.
Thor gripped his sword, his face full of confusion.
"Brother Hong, why did you agree to his request? Third Brother's Cloud Vine is about to break through to the cosmic level. Add to that Taino's Purple Light Battle Armor and that C5-level puppet, and we'll have three cosmic-level combatants in our hands. If we just charge out, who can stop us? Why give up a treasure for nothing in exchange for his Three Axe Mountain's protection?"
Hong answered softly.
"Second brother, it's not difficult to fight our way out of here, but the real challenge is what happens after we leave the Thunder World."
"That fog leaked our information. On Canglan Star outside, domain lords and even world lords from various major powers are personally watching us. 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' Our gains this time are too great, enough to tempt anyone. We need a powerful force to withstand the pressure from all sides."
"Moreover, we still have several million worth of boundary ore that we haven't had time to exchange, and there's one more thing on the list that we absolutely must get our hands on. We won't lose out on this deal."
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Above the cave, a 10-member search team from the Nolan Mountain family flew close to the ground.
A red dot suddenly lit up on the miniature life detector in the leader's hand, emitting a piercing beeping sound.