Xiaoxiao.

Having spent his days with birds of prey and boasting of his extensive experience, he never imagined that one day he would be caught off guard and have his eye pecked by an inconspicuous little sparrow.

In an instant, a raging fire of anger erupted from his chest like a volcanic eruption: "Ah... Utterly despicable! You insignificant ant who doesn't know your own mortality, how dare you defy me! Die!!"

As the last word "come" was uttered, a dazzling, fiery red spiritual energy, like lightning piercing the night sky, sped straight toward the fleeing Kuang Zheng at an astonishing speed.

The attack speed of that fiery red spiritual energy was so fast that no one had time to react. In the blink of an eye, it was already within arm's reach.

Kuang Zheng was greatly alarmed, as he once again deeply experienced the terrifying power of a Nascent Soul stage expert.

Faced with such a fierce and swift attack, he didn't even have a chance to dodge and was instantly plunged into an unprecedented crisis.

However, Kuang Zheng is a man of strong character, and the more desperate the situation, the more he can unleash the hidden power within him.

Since there's no way to avoid it, let's just face it head-on and confront it head-on!

Without hesitation, he frantically circulated the spiritual energy within his body. Gray protective energy surged from his pores, quickly condensing into an indestructible shield that tightly enveloped his body.

Just as he finished preparing his defense, the fiery red spiritual energy that followed him like a shadow slammed into his protective aura.

A loud "bang" was heard, like a thunderclap exploding in the sky.

While in mid-air, Kuang Zheng suddenly felt an overwhelming force surge towards him, and then he completely lost consciousness...

Like a kite with a broken string, he completely lost control of his body and fell straight down involuntarily.

Below is a bottomless cliff, with a huge waterfall at its edge.

His body appeared as insignificant as dust in the face of that enormous waterfall, which was tens of thousands of meters high.

In the blink of an eye, it was swallowed up by the surging, magnificent waterfall and disappeared into the thick mist splashed up when the waterfall hit the bottom of the cliff.

Just a second before Kuang Zheng was about to lose consciousness after suffering this fatal blow, he used his last bit of strength to catch a shocking glimpse out of the corner of his eye—the body of the Zhu Guo King, who had been lying there quietly, had strangely twitched slightly!

Then, it vanished without a trace, like a wisp of smoke.

This perfectly confirmed his suspicion: what appeared this time was merely a wisp of the divine consciousness of the Vermilion Fruit King; his true self had not come in person.

Nevertheless, this mere wisp of divine consciousness was enough to easily kill their entire team, demonstrating just how terrifying the strength of a Nascent Soul stage expert is.

And this is indeed the case. The Vermilion Fruit King has not yet reached the legendary Out-of-Body stage, so he is not yet able to let his nascent soul separate from his body and act independently.

Even if one were to separate one's divine consciousness, it would only be barely possible, and this wisp of divine consciousness could not remain outside the body for an extended period of time.

What was originally a matter of great confidence and certainty turned out to be unexpectedly disrupted.

The moment his consciousness returned to his body, King Zhu Guo was enraged. In his fury, he slammed out a palm strike, the wind of which swept past and instantly killed four of his attendants on the spot.

These four attendants are no ordinary beings; they are all direct descendants of the Zhu Guo King, and they have accompanied him through countless long years.

Unlike ordinary Vermilion Fruits, these Vermilion Fruits all contain a trace of the direct bloodline of the Vermilion Fruit King.

For this reason, their effects far exceed those of ordinary red fruits.

What is most remarkable is that these vermilion fruits have all developed self-awareness, and they all have the ability to transform into human form.

Of course, this so-called transformation does not mean completely turning into a real human, but merely using some kind of magic or supernatural power to conjure up a human form.

Neither the Vermilion Fruit King nor the Crimson Shadow Fox have yet reached the stage where they can truly achieve complete transformation.

Only by successfully surviving the legendary and terrifying tribulation can they complete the transformation from beast to human form.

Nowadays, transformation is essentially like putting on a human skin mask; there is no real change whatsoever.

However, even this level of "anthropomorphism" is quite an achievement.

It should be noted that even the incredibly powerful Thunderscale Devouring Python has yet to be able to perform such a simple body transformation!

The Zhu Guo, possessing sentience, is the most precious spiritual treasure and powerful assistant of the Zhu Xian Pi, and each of them has formidable strength.

Its rarity is so extreme that it has earned the reputation of being a "fruit spirit".

Even if the other two powerful lords wanted them, they would have to pay a considerable price to get them.

However, today, he actually killed four of these extremely rare Vermilion Fruits himself!

Even more shockingly, after absorbing all the enormous energy contained in these four Vermilion Fruits, the Vermilion Fruit King's anger not only did not subside in the slightest, but instead burned even more fiercely.

At this moment, in this magnificent and solemn hall, the other fruit spirits, who also possessed intelligence, witnessed such a tragic scene, and they were all terrified.

To outsiders, they are undoubtedly rare and mysterious spirits, as they are rare natural treasures.

But in Zhu Xian's eyes, these so-called descendants were nothing more than playthings for him to play with and amuse himself at will.

Despite their blood ties, he never considered them his family.

Not only that, but for Zhu Xian, these fellow clansmen were merely delicious food that could help him improve his cultivation level and gain huge profits.

Just then, a chilling aura of anger erupted from Zhu Xian, an anger so intense it was unprecedented.

In an instant, all the fruit spirits that had already gained sentience fell silent, not daring to even breathe.

At this moment, Zhu Xian was like a madman, venting his anger in this incomparably luxurious hall.

He roared incessantly, "I'm furious! You damned ants! You deserve to die a thousand deaths!!"

Its sound was deafening, as if it would overturn the entire hall.

Half an hour passed before Zhu Xian finally calmed down, but his chest was still heaving violently, clearly indicating that he had not completely calmed his resentment.

Perhaps they had vented their anger, or perhaps they were simply exhausted.

Finally, he collapsed helplessly onto the soft, luxurious carpet in the center of the hall.

Meanwhile, the fruit spirits, who had been terrified and turned pale, were trembling all over.

Seeing that Zhu Xian had finally calmed down, the fruit spirits who served him closely hurriedly crawled towards him on their knees, trembling with fear.

They served their master with utmost care.

However, no one expected that Zhu Xian, who was closing her eyes as if calming down and enjoying the service of everyone, would suddenly open her blood-red maw and bite the six fruit spirits beside her like a ferocious beast!

This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, and in an instant, the hall was filled with heart-wrenching wails once again...

The other fruit spirits in the hall were immediately terrified, their faces turning ashen, as if they had witnessed the end of the world.

After devouring the six fruit spirits, Zhu Xian finally revealed a satisfied expression.

His cold, venomous gaze swept over the many Fruit Spirits who stood frozen in fear in the hall, and he said in a sinister tone, "Send down the order: search for those three humans with all your might, and bring them back to me at all costs!"

"Yes," the spirits bowed in agreement, as if pounding garlic.