Chapter 399: Rare A-class, Fruit Position Cultivation Principle
As Ye Li Helian’s promotion once again hit a stalemate, a man with a long saber slung at his waist walked out from the shadows of the giant cage woven from branches.
The man, barefoot and clad in a black martial arts uniform, was unkempt with a
unkempt beard. A long scar ran across the corner of his eye, and the ink-black,
wildly heroic character “刀” (Blade) was etched onto his left eye.
Standing amidst the sea of stars, Ye Li Helian turned his head to look at the newcomer. This man was one of his father, Ye Li Dongjun’s, trusted aides, Dao Kui.
“Mr. Dong Jun is looking for you,” Dao Kui said lazily, tossing a holographic orb from his sleeve into the air.
A fissure appeared in the orb, cracking open and releasing a three-dimensional
image for long-distance communication. Ye Li Helian frowned and looked up.
Within the image, a young man in a wheelchair appeared. His gray-white hair was
styled in a choppy fringe over his forehead, and his handsome face bore striking red and blue heterochromatic eyes. Judging solely by his features, he bore a strong resemblance to Ye Li Helian, but was younger, with a gentle demeanor and a sharper, deeper gaze. This was Ye Li Helian’s father, Ye Li Dongjun.
However, he was currently seated in an alloy wheelchair, a light blue blanket covering his legs, appearing to be disabled. The wheelchair was slowly moving along a quiet forest path, propelled by a tall woman standing behind him.
The woman’s delicate face was expressionless and indifferent. Her black hair, cascading down to her shoulders, was cut into a neat “hime cut.” The right side of her phoenix eyes was etched with a vibrant red and flowing character “剑” (Sword), exuding a cold and beautiful aura. This woman was Jian Xin, and like Dao Kui, she was one of Ye Li Dongjun’s trusted aides.
The young man in the wheelchair raised his heterochromatic eyes slightly, looking at Ye Li Helian. His voice, however, was a stark contrast to his youthful and handsome appearance, sounding nearing its end, hoarse and unpleasant. “How is it?”
Ye Li Helian briefly explained the current situation of the fortress, stating in a respectful, deep voice, “The K-Masked Man is difficult to deal with, and the Q-Masked Man likely has their own tricks up their sleeve. However, it’s not a major issue; they won’t be able to escape.”
“As long as you have a handle on it yourself,” the gray-haired youth nodded, his voice hoarse and faint. “If you succeed in condensing your Fruit Position, come directly to the Holy City. This operation to hunt down Sirius will be a significant achievement. You will undoubtedly benefit if you participate.”
“Yes, Father.”
It was a rather peculiar scene, with the middle-aged man respectfully bowing his head to a young man and addressing him as father. However, Dao Kui was long accustomed to it. He looked south with a lazy, thoughtful expression, eager to try. Outside the core area, that k-masked man, not knowing his place, had already begun a slaughter.
Ye Li Helian noticed Dao Kui’s expression and waved his hand. “If you want to go, then go. Remember, bring back live specimens.”
“Heh, don’t worry, brother Helian,” the scar-eyed man said, raising the sleeve of his martial arts uniform and grinning. “I’ll bring back live ones.”
Dao Kui soon departed. Ye Li Helian had confidence in this confidant of his father. If Dao Kui went all out, he could even defeat a Venerable, making him the highest combat power in the entire fortress.
“When you come to the Holy City later, remember to bring the Origin Water and Origin Flower,” the young man in the wheelchair narrowed his heterochromatic eyes. “Dong Sheng Fortress is no longer safe. It’s time to find a more nurturing environment for the Origin Flower.”
Ye Li Helian nodded, his gaze falling upon the withered Origin Flower, reduced to mere roots. In truth, an Origin Flower withered to this state was practically useless. But with no other options, and before finding a complete Origin Flower, they could only hope to cultivate an Origin Egg from this one. Though the hope was slim, it was worth a try.
Beneath the Origin Flower, deep within the yellowish soil, numerous water droplets shimmering with golden light swirled around the roots of the Origin Flower. Those were drops of Origin Water, myriad and spread throughout the soil.
“The Life Roulette will activate in one minute. Have you completed the tasks I assigned you?”
“Completed, Father,” Ye Li Helian waved his hand towards the distance. Three men and one woman, standing silently in the shadows, immediately stepped forward, heads bowed respectfully. “These four are all players from the ninth Life Roulette. Their combined Life Points are 820. After entering the Life Roulette space, they will all be transferred to you, Father.”
Ye Li Dongjun’s heterochromatic eyes swept over the four individuals indifferently, nodding without further comment. The hologram silently dissipated, and the communication cut off.
After breaking through the Calamity Force barrier, Xia Feng sensed the call of the Life Roulette space. However, he chose not to enter. Instead, he transferred his Player 11 identification on his Spirit Artifact to Yue Hongli, allowing her to enter the space on his behalf. He didn’t need Yue Hongli to do anything inside, just to maintain the identity of Player 11 and survive. Of course, his Player 11 account only had 50 Life Points left, so there wasn’t much he could do anyway.
According to his senses, the ranking of sacrifices began to change in the final minute.
[Sacrifice Ranking—
Player 27: Sacrificed 10,031 Lost People, 99,003 Hopeful People.
Player 3: Sacrificed 9,929 Lost People, 0 Hopeful People.
Player 2: Sacrificed 9,900 Lost People, 33,000 Hopeful People.
Player 34: Sacrificed 3,999 Lost People, 33,004 Hopeful People.
]
Player 27 had sacrificed the most Hopeful People, reaching the standard of 99,000, thus earning a reward of 1,000 Life Points. Players 2 and 34 had reached the standard of 33,000, earning a reward of 300 Life Points. Xia Feng estimated that Player 27 was Ye Li Dongjun, as the over ninety thousand Hopeful People corresponded to the over one hundred thousand troops of White Emperor City. As for who Players 2 and 34 were, he had no idea.
However, it was foreseeable that Ye Li Dongjun had a sure victory. But Xia Feng was too lazy to bother with the Life Roulette for now. He had only one thought: defeat Ye Li Helian first, and then thoroughly plunder Dong Sheng Fortress! The Li Dong Legion governed two super-large fortresses, with Dong Sheng Fortress being one of them. Plundering this place would be equivalent to emptying half of Ye Li Dongjun’s fortune. Moreover, it housed various research experiments that Ye Li Dongjun cared about. If this fortress fell, Xia Feng wondered how long Ye Li Dongjun would ache over it.
Lost in thought, Xia Feng suddenly lowered his head as if sensing something, only to discover countless fine red threads flowing from all directions underground, converging towards the giant birdcage ahead. “What is this?” he couldn’t help but frown, a vague sense of unease creeping in.
“A rare A-class Spirit Robe, the Blood Lord.” Mu Qingtong came to his side, her beautiful eyes calm. “One who cultivates this Spirit Robe can unleash a Lord Domain, covering thirty thousand square kilometers. All beings of the same race within this domain will be regarded as its citizens.”
“If these citizens have good feelings, gratitude, or even admiration and awe towards him, then when these citizens die unnaturally, his overall strength will increase to a certain extent. The more deaths, the greater the increase, even allowing him to transcend one or two major realms.”
“According to the law related to ‘methods of condensing Fruit Position’ and the ‘inherent characteristics of the Spirit Robe.’ Similarly, if a Spirit Master takes the Blood Lord as their Origin Fruit Position, they will also need to engage in extensive slaughter to complete the condensation of the Fruit Position when promoting to Venerable.”
“For this reason, the Blood Lord is a Spirit Robe explicitly prohibited by the Empire. It is said that its corresponding Spirit Paper has long since perished.”
“But now it seems that is not the case.”
