Chapter 25: Robbery!

The two leaders of the Mystic Moon Sect and the Crouching Tiger Gate clearly intended to strike together.

Though they weren’t friends, faced with a fruit of such powerful spiritual force, their spontaneous alliance appeared quite tacit.

The Sect Master of the Mystic Moon Sect was suffused with Spiritual Energy from head to toe. It condensed into various phantom images, making his martial arts appear dazzlingly varied and quite deceptive.

The Sect Master of the Crouching Tiger Sect was even more surprising. Originally emitting the aura of a First-Grade Golden Core, once a phantom of a fierce tiger condensed behind him, he instantly radiated the powerful pressure of a Second-Grade Golden Core!

This elicited wild exclamations from the crowd!

However, just when everyone thought the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit was highly likely to be obtained by the Crouching Tiger Sect Master, a branch on the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit tree trembled slightly again. Without any large movement, it immediately unleashed an unparalleled invisible fluctuation, instantly shattering the joint attack of the two men!!

Bang! Bang!

Two dull thuds rang out. These two leaders, renowned within a thousand miles, shot backward stiffly, crashing to the ground like dead dogs. their bodies twitching all over, blood spurting wildly from their mouths!

This…

Every expert who witnessed this was stunned.

Even those whose cultivation was stronger than the Crouching Tiger Sect Master suppressed their thoughts at this moment, forcefully restraining their impulse to rush out.

They were simply no match!

Even if the opponent was just a tree!

However, at this moment, Lu Jin suddenly felt the energy on the fruit tree beginning to decrease sharply.

Hm?

He frowned, clearly surprised by this sensation. He had never felt this way before, but right now, he actually felt a connection of minds with the fruit tree before him!

“When the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit faces greed and falsehood in human hearts, it generates greater power. But when faced with someone calm and devoid of greed, it will actively restrain its spiritual power. Understand?”

At this time, Empress Qinglian’s voice rang out again, and Lu Jin suddenly understood.

“So the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit is this magical?”

“Meaning, when those people saw the attackers getting hurt and largely restrained the greed in their hearts, the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit likewise restrained its spiritual attack?”

“That’s roughly the idea. It grows strong when meeting the strong.”

Empress Qinglian said indifferently: “So now you know how to take it down, right?”

Lu Jin nodded. “This shouldn’t be difficult then…”

As his voice fell, he jumped down directly from the large azure stone, restrained all aura from his body, and walked step by step toward the branch where the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit hung.

Seeing this scene, the others’ expressions became quite surprised.

Some even began to mock him.

“Does this kid want to die? Did he not see the miserable fate of those two Sect Masters?”

“What a weirdo! Not a trace of Spiritual Energy on his body, yet he dares to approach the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit?”

“That branch bearing the only Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit contains the most majestic power. If he used some means to attack from the reverse side, he might have a better chance, but he insists on going straight for it…”

The voices of the crowd were full of complex emotions; some were even gloating. However, before their voices could fade, they were stunned to see that as Lu Jin walked forward step by step, getting closer and closer to the fruit, there was not the slightest reaction from the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit tree!

Those who attacked frantically were countered frantically, yet the one approaching quietly met no reaction at all?

Everyone looked at this scene with faces full of surprise. Some even understood immediately, retracted their aura directly, and started running toward him, wanting to beat Lu Jin to the punch!

“Kid, the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit is mine!”

“I must thank you for showing me how to pick this fruit!”

Whoosh!

Three experts rushed past Lu Jin with extreme speed. Their bodies didn’t emit the slightest Spiritual Energy fluctuation; clearly, they had all seen the trick and were capable individuals.

However, as the three rushed forward, just as one of them was about to pluck the fruit, another one immediately couldn’t hold back, gritting his teeth. A wave of Spiritual Energy fluctuation whistled out from his palm, slapping toward that expert.

In this instant, a strong spiritual fluctuation rippled out from the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit tree again.

Bang…

This fluctuation instantly swept away the three rushing forward. The third person was quite innocent; having not even laid a hand on it yet, he was also swept away by the aftershock at the same time.

“Heh, you guys are so nervous, naturally you won’t achieve a positive result…”

Lu Jin watched them fly away with an indifferent look.

Behind them, a group of people who had also dissipated their Spiritual Energy and were rushing over frantically, froze in place when they saw the three in front suffer backlash again.

Only Lu Jin, calm and composed, reached out his hand. Just like that, under everyone’s gaze, the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit was grasped in his hand.

In his hand, it felt extremely strange. It looked like a solid object, but to the touch, it felt weightless, and even the sensation seemed ethereal and illusory.

“This is the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit?”

Lu Jin frowned. “Empress Qinglian, I’ve already taken this fruit for you. What should I do next?”

Lu Jin simply didn’t know what he should do, nor how to use the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit. Although he had been intimate with Empress Qinglian, she remained mysterious and unfathomable.

In front of her, he was like a transparent person with no secrets to speak of. So, whenever there was an issue, he asked directly, appearing open and aboveboard.

“Let’s go. Why are you still standing there?”

Empress Qinglian said indifferently.

“Alright!”

Lu Jin nodded, grasping the fruit and preparing to leave.

“Kid, stop right there!”

“The Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit is mine!”

“Hand over the fruit obediently, and perhaps I can leave your corpse intact!”

“This kid has no Spiritual Energy fluctuation on his body, yet received the favor of the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit. That is somewhat interesting…”

“He merely restrained his Spiritual Energy fluctuation. Do you think anyone who can come here is average? This kid definitely has some tricks up his sleeve!”

“That Long Spear Sect Master can’t wait to rob the treasure from his hand!”

“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Let’s wait until both sides suffer, then it won’t be too late for us to act!”

Because there were mixed factions present, the scene appeared extremely chaotic. Some planned to strike immediately to snatch the Soul-Breaking Delusion Fruit from Lu Jin, while others chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Since Lu Jin knew how to obtain this fruit, he was definitely not an average person. Acting now against a strong opponent was obviously not a very wise move.

But at this instant, before the Long Spear Sect Master could even make a move, a roar whistled over!

“You bastard! You killed my son! This Master will leave you without a burial ground!”

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NOTES

Mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind: A famous idiom meaning to be focused on a target while unaware of a greater threat looming behind oneself.