WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Seeing Shen Xuanli leave, the King Level Cultivators quickly returned.

"Haha, Li Yang, I can’t believe it’s only been a month and your strength has improved again!" Wang Bing flew to Li Yang’s side and said with a laugh.

"Just luck," Li Yang replied with a smile of his own.

Wang Bing said, "There’s an herb garden not far from here. Want to go check it out?"

"An herb garden?"

Hearing this, Li Yang smiled and said, "Of course."

He had already obtained many treasures from Fire Candle, but no one would ever complain about having too many treasures.

Soon, Li Yang and Wang Bing arrived at a location. It was a massive, dilapidated palace.

Around the palace’s exterior, Spirit Fruits appeared one after another!

At a glance, there were seventeen Purple Gold Fruits and thirty-six Three-Striped Golden Fruits!

Besides those, there were many other Spirit Fruits.

"No wonder they called this an herb garden!"

Li Yang’s eyes lit up when he arrived.

Although the Spirit Fruits were all in a damaged state, they were still incredibly useful.

"Everyone, attack together!"

"Smash the membrane! After that, it’s every man for himself for the Spirit Fruits!"

The crowd clamored.

The membrane enveloping the palace had already been on the verge of breaking from everyone’s attacks. Now, with more people joining in, it would likely shatter completely after just a few more hits.

"Wei Jiang, Li Yang, Wang Bing... when we go for the Spirit Fruits, our Celestial Origin Palace members should coordinate. Let’s split into two teams to get as many as possible," Shao Jie whispered.

"Wei Jiang and Li Yang, you’re both at the Mid King Level, and you both awakened lightning abilities. You’ll surely have great results if you coordinate. You two lead one team. I’m skilled with the Water Element, so I’ll lead a team by myself."

Lightning was an ability with astonishing damage and high burst power. If stacked, its might would be even more terrifying!

And since both Wei Jiang and Li Yang had awakened lightning abilities, they were perfectly suited to work together.

"Understood, Director Shao Jie," Wang Bing and the others nodded.

A hint of excitement gleamed in their eyes. A Spirit Fruit feast was about to begin! Even if the fruits they obtained didn’t help their own strength, they could trade them to the Celestial Origin Palace for a large number of contribution points.

Wei Jiang glanced at Li Yang and said in a low voice, "Shao Jie, I’m not teaming up with Li Yang."

He had no goodwill toward Li Yang whatsoever and had no intention of cooperating with him.

Hearing Wei Jiang’s words, Li Yang’s expression remained calm, but he said nothing. He didn’t have a good impression of Wei Jiang either and couldn’t be bothered to deal with him.

Shao Jie felt a bit helpless; he knew what had happened between them before.

Since Wei Jiang refused, he could only say, "Alright, then. Wei Jiang, you’ll be in a separate group with the others. Li Yang, Wang Bing, and I will be a team of three."

He quickly made the assignments. It was like playing soccer—a chaotic scramble would involve too much wasted effort.

But with a bit of planning, where everyone had a target, the rewards would be much greater.

"Heh heh, Li Yang, that guy Wei Jiang is looking down on you."

Li Yang didn’t speak, but the voice of Soul Ink suddenly echoed in his mind.

"You’re at the peak of the King Realm. No one here is a match for you, so you’ll definitely get the biggest haul. That Wei Jiang is going to regret this big time."

"I couldn’t care less what he thinks," Li Yang replied calmly upon hearing Soul Ink’s words.

...

As they spoke, the crowd’s attacks continued.

"CRACK!"

A series of cracking sounds echoed from the membrane enveloping the palace.

After another volley of attacks, the membrane finally shattered completely! The entire herb garden was revealed to everyone.

"The membrane is broken!"

"Quick! Go for the Purple Gold Fruits!"

"Australia has seven at the Peak of Heaven-level, but only three King Level Cultivators! We must get more Purple Gold Fruits this time and have all seven of them break through to King Level!"

As the membrane shattered, the King Level cultivators from every country went into a frenzy, all flying toward the Spirit Fruits.

"Haha, Shen Xuan isn’t here! These Spirit Fruits are all mine!"

The burly, blond-haired man, Golden Charlie, had a face full of excitement. His speed was astonishing as he flew swiftly toward a specific spot.

There, a total of three Purple Gold Fruits and three Three-Striped Golden Fruits were clustered together!

Six fruits piled in one place—this was his target!

Of the three Late King Level cultivators on Earth, he was the strongest. Naturally, the spot with the most Spirit Fruits was his for the taking!

Sure enough, Alison from Europe and Nibel from Yin Country, the other two Late King Level cultivators, went to contend for other areas, not competing with Golden Charlie.

After all, the herb garden was full of Spirit Fruits. Besides the cluster Golden Charlie had his eye on, there were piles of them in various other places.

The other King Level cultivators also flew in different directions, not daring to compete with Golden Charlie.

In everyone’s eyes, these six Spirit Fruits were as good as Golden Charlie’s.

Golden Charlie’s face was flushed with excitement, but he suddenly noticed a figure appear beside him, also flying toward the six Spirit Fruits!

Seeing this, Golden Charlie’s face instantly twisted with absolute fury.

"Li Yang, you dare to snatch Spirit Fruits from me?"

That incredibly young King Level from Hua Country’s Celestial Origin Palace, Li Yang, had also set his sights on those six Spirit Fruits and wanted to fight him for them!

His furious roar echoed, causing some of the King Level Cultivators to turn their heads and look over.

"Li Yang is actually competing with Golden Charlie for the Spirit Fruits?"

"Isn’t he being a bit too bold?"

"Golden Charlie is the second strongest on Earth! He’s even stronger than Late Heaven Level Alison from Europe and Nibel from Yin Country!"

Seeing this, the other King Level cultivators were all stunned.

From the looks of it, no one else dared to challenge Golden Charlie, yet Li Yang had just thrown himself into the fray.

Not far away, Wei Jiang glanced in Li Yang’s direction and shook his head. ’Is that Li Yang treating Golden Charlie like he’s on the same level as Zheng Hu? I guess so. He just killed Zheng Hu, so he’s arrogant and thinks he can do anything. He’s probably about to learn a lesson he’ll never forget.’

In Wei Jiang’s eyes, Li Yang was arrogant and had no respect for the rules, so he wasn’t surprised at all by this behavior.

Elsewhere, Shao Jie and the others’ expressions changed when they saw Li Yang actually going to compete with Golden Charlie.

’Why is Li Yang so impulsive...?’

Golden Charlie was strong enough to easily kill a Mid King Level cultivator!

Amidst the varying expressions of the crowd, Li Yang heard Golden Charlie’s furious shout and just laughed loudly. "Golden Charlie, these Spirit Fruits are ownerless. They belong to whoever can grab them."

"Very well. Today, I’ll see what gives you the audacity to challenge me!"

So angry he started to laugh, Golden Charlie waved his golden-gloved hand, and a streak of golden light shot toward Li Yang!

’Some punk kid not even twenty years old dared to provoke him!’

He, Golden Charlie, wasn’t some piece of trash like Zheng Hu. He could kill an Early King Level with a single move!

Even a Mid King Level cultivator wouldn’t be able to withstand a single blow from him.

The golden light flew out, moving so fast that its trajectory was impossible to see!

Golden Charlie had awakened a Metal Element ability, which had extremely high destructive power!

However, Golden Charlie still didn’t dare to actually kill Li Yang. The deterrent effect Shen Xuan had on everyone was simply too strong.