The moment Li Wei discovered the Dragon Blood Fruit, he immediately set off for the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

At his summons, the Shadow Attendant also hurried back to rendezvous with him.

’I must get the Dragon Blood Fruit.’

BAM!

"Damn it, are all Mages this monstrous? There are four of us, and we still can’t kill him."

"Patience. His Mana is almost depleted."

"I don’t want the Dragon Blood Fruit anymore! Just let me go."

"Heh. Let you go, so you can bring others back here?"

"Don’t even think about it. You’re dying here!"

"You’re forcing my hand!"

RIP!

The Mage tore open a Magic Scroll, and a powerful Magic Fluctuation spread out.

The four of them were startled and subconsciously moved away from him.

The next second, a cloud of smoke exploded with a POOF. When it cleared, the Mage was gone.

"Damn it, we were tricked!"

Seeing this, the four of them all turned to look at the Dragon Blood Fruit.

"There are only three. How do we split them?"

"Finders keepers!"

The Assassin was already a step ahead, charging toward the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

WHOOSH!

A wave of Sword Qi slashed toward the Assassin’s back.

The Assassin’s reflexes were exceptionally sharp; he dodged the Sword Qi from behind with a jump to his left.

He glared at his companion. "What are you doing? Trying to kill me?"

The Warrior who had unleashed the Sword Qi sneered. "Don’t think you can have the Dragon Blood Fruit all to yourself."

The other two exchanged a glance and silently created some distance between them.

Seeing this, the Assassin laughed in fury.

"Haha, you’re all a bunch of brainless fools! You haven’t even gotten your hands on the Dragon Blood Fruit, and you’re already turning on each other!"

"Fucking idiots! I must’ve been out of my goddamn mind to team up with you people."

"Today, I’ve finally seen your true colors."

"I’m done playing with you."

The Assassin tried to enter stealth, but the Knight, not far away, threw out some Flash Powder with a backhand motion.

The Flash Powder broke his stealth.

The Assassin’s figure reappeared.

"Stop fighting! Let’s get the Dragon Blood Fruit down first," the last man shouted.

The four of them calmed down, exchanged glances, and nodded. "Alright, we’ll get the Dragon Blood Fruit first."

"I’ll get them."

The Warrior volunteered.

The other three exchanged glances, each with their own schemes.

"Okay."

No one objected. They all watched as the Warrior walked toward the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

WHOOSH!

A wave of heat washed over them.

Startled, they quickly turned to look.

They saw a Fire Serpent, over ten meters long, flying toward them.

Terrified, they all scattered.

Seeing the Fire Serpent charging straight for the Dragon Blood Fruit, they came to their senses and quickly tried to intercept it.

Various attacks landed on the Fire Serpent, weakening its Power.

Seeing this, Li Wei directed the Fire Serpent to dive at the three men on the ground.

The three men scrambled to get out of the way.

The Fire Serpent charged directly at the Assassin.

The Assassin’s face darkened.

’Why is it chasing me?’

He pushed his agility to its limits, dodging the Fire Serpent’s strikes again and again.

BOOM!

The sound of an explosion rang out, accompanied by a scream that was cut short.

The Assassin subconsciously turned his head to look.

The Fire Serpent that had been chasing him had, at some point, appeared on the other side and was now devouring the Knight.

In an instant, the Knight was burned to a crisp by the flames.

The Assassin’s heart leaped in shock, and a chill ran down his spine.

He looked back.

His eyes filled with confusion.

’Why are there two Fire Serpents?’

He threw a hidden weapon at the Fire Serpent behind him.

But unexpectedly, the weapon passed right through the Fire Serpent and kicked up a cloud of dust as it hit the ground.

’It’s fake?’

"Ah!"

Another scream rang out. The Assassin knew he had lost another teammate.

Without a backward glance, he dove into the woods to flee the scene.

The Warrior saw his teammates die, but he was still in the tree, inching his way toward the Dragon Blood Fruit.

"Don’t come any closer! Or I’ll destroy the Dragon Blood Fruit before I let you have it!"

He watched as Li Wei walked step by step toward the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

Li Wei looked up at him.

"Perhaps you should be more concerned about your own safety first."

Hearing this, the Warrior froze for a moment.

Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and a sharp pain in his chest.

He looked down to see a tree branch piercing through his chest, dripping with blood.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree had come to life.

The branch that killed the Warrior began to rapidly devour his flesh and blood.

GULP! GULP! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The sound of an animal swallowing food came from within the tree, a truly bizarre scene.

Li Wei, however, was not surprised.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree was a living creature to begin with.

The Dragon Blood Fruit was its bait.

When faced with an unbeatable enemy, the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree would directly "eat" the Dragon Blood Fruit rather than leave something so good for its foe.

There was only one way to obtain the Dragon Blood Fruit.

Don’t give the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree a chance to destroy it.

Either crush it with absolute power or snatch the Dragon Blood Fruit when it’s not looking.

THUD!

The desiccated corpse was thrown to the ground by the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

The branches of the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree coiled around its trunk like snakes.

It revealed its ferocious side to Li Wei.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Countless branches stabbed down at Li Wei, trying to tear him to shreds.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree hated fire.

Li Wei stood his ground, letting the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree attack.

Facing the ferocious storm of attacks, he actually smiled.

THWIP! THWIP! THWIP!

All the attacks passed through Li Wei’s body and struck the ground.

The earth was riddled with countless holes.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree froze for a moment.

Li Wei’s Illusory Body shattered and dissipated.

WHOOSH!

A Fireball shot toward the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

In mid-air, the Fireball transformed into a Fire Serpent over twenty meters long.

SIZZLE!

The Fire Serpent coiled around the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree, setting it ablaze.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree writhed in agony. Its canopy shook violently, shedding countless leaves.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

The Dragon Blood Fruits fell as well.

Just as the Dragon Blood Fruits were about to hit the ground and shatter, a blue light suddenly appeared on them, and they flew off toward the distant woods.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree extended its branches, trying to stop the Dragon Blood Fruits.

BOOM!

The Fire Serpent exploded, and flames engulfed the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

In an instant, the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree became a giant, blazing torch.

Li Wei caught the Dragon Blood Fruits and stored them in his Spatial Ring.

The Dragon Scale Ancient Tree wailed within the flames.

Without a second glance, he turned and left.

Not long after he left, two groups appeared near the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree.

One was the Mage Association, the other was the Reinstein Clan.

They had both received news of the Dragon Blood Fruit.

They had rushed over, only to find the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree already burned to charcoal.

"Damn it, we’re too late! Who took the Dragon Blood Fruit?"

"Fire Element Magic... Whose Fire Element Magic is this powerful?"

The only Tier Two Fire Element Mage among them was standing right there, so of course they didn’t suspect him of taking the fruit.

"Could it be the Armored Man?"

"Isn’t he also a Fire Element Mage? He once killed a Tier Three High Level Lava Giant. Killing the Dragon Scale Ancient Tree shouldn’t have been difficult for him."

"Let’s go. We have to find him and get the Dragon Blood Fruit."

Li Wei walked through the forest.

He took a bite of a Dragon Blood Fruit.

’It tastes a bit awful.’

The skin of the Dragon Blood Fruit was too thick and tough to chew.

If his constitution hadn’t been enhanced, he probably wouldn’t have been able to bite through it at all.

After finishing one Dragon Blood Fruit, Li Wei felt his blood turn scorching hot.

A surge of Power welled up from within him.

His physique rapidly strengthened.

But it wasn’t just his physique. Li Wei felt a much deeper change.

He activated Half-Elementalization.

His elementalized body began to transform.