Chapter 681: Sealing Spirit Array

“Holy crap!”

Hong Yu’s eyes went wide. He was utterly dumbfounded as he stared at the mountain of Spirit Medicines Huhu was casually tossing out.

He’d always known Huhu was a badass when it came to finding Spirit Medicines!

But he never imagined that in just fifteen short days, Huhu had found 3,600 Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines, 2,325 Fifth-Grade Spirit Medicines, and 786 Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines.

It had even managed to score a full three stalks of Seventh-Grade Divine Medicine!

This was absolutely insane!

This one little guy’s haul was equal to the combined harvest of the Eight Great Battle Clans and the Four Great Divine Cities!

“Hahaha, Huhu, you little badass!” Hong Yu scooped up Huhu’s furry body and nuzzled it furiously.

Huhu lifted its fluffy paws and pushed against Hong Yu.

It was as if it found him disgusting.

Hong Yu didn’t mind. The man and beast then squatted on the ground and began to divide the spoils. Hong Yu counted out loud, “One for you, one for me, one for me, another one for me, and then one for you…”

Huhu was dazed and confused, feeling like something wasn’t quite right.

But it just couldn’t put its paw on it.

And so…

It was duped by a certain someone in its confusion!

Hong Yu smugly packed away a huge pile of Spirit Medicines, grinning so widely his mouth nearly reached his ears.

The harvest from just the outer region of the Central Medicine Garden was already immense. These Spirit Medicines were enough for him to refine many of the Spirit Pills recorded in the Divine Medicine Scripture. They would be able to sustain the supply for both himself and the Hong Alliance for a very long time, enough to raise the Alliance’s overall strength by a huge margin.

‘The half-month deadline is almost up!’

Hong Yu checked the time and immediately sent a signal to the Cat Girl Warriors.

About three hours later, the Cat Girl Warriors rendezvoused with Hong Yu. With a grand wave of his hand, he said, “Let’s go. Your big bro is taking you robbing!”

The Cat Girl Warriors were incredibly excited.

On their previous trips into the Central Medicine Garden, the experts of the Spirit Cat Race had always been the ones oppressed and plundered.

Every year, they would spend the full fifteen days in the Central Medicine Garden, then immediately leave to find a safe place to hide, lest someone steal the Spirit Medicines they had worked so hard to obtain.

Now, thanks to Hong Yu, they actually had a chance to go and rob others!

For the Cat Girl Warriors, this was something they had never even dreamed of!

Of course, Hong Yu couldn’t just plunder anyone he came across.

‘Take the Kuafu Race, for example. Their combat power is on another level. As long as they don’t mess with me, I’m not stupid enough to mess with them.’

‘As for Xiakang Divine City, that’s also a tough nut to crack. They brought two God Kings, after all. Unless I team up with Tiger Wei and the others, I can’t touch them.’

After some thought, Hong Yu decided to set his first target on North and South Divine City. ‘That guy Chen Tao is vengeful over the smallest slight. I’ve humiliated him multiple times and even taught him a harsh lesson. He definitely holds a grudge. Hehe, this time, I’ll start with him. It would be even better if I can find a chance to kill him!’

Immediately, Hong Yu and his group rushed in unison toward the area where North and South Divine City was located.

Unexpectedly, after a thorough search, they found no trace of Chen Tao.

Hong Yu was secretly frustrated. ‘This guy really is cunning. Did he run away already?’

Just as he was feeling helpless, Hong Yu suddenly felt the Spirit Communication Jade Order in his Storage Ring stir. Earlier, when he’d sent a message to Xiong Tao and the others,

he had not only promised them benefits but had also given them a Spirit Communication Jade Order, telling them to notify him if they found any sign of the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum.

He took out the Spirit Communication Jade Order and saw it was a message from Xiong Tao: “Beichen, I have two pieces of news for you. Chen Tao has gone over to Xiakang Divine City and joined forces with King Lingxiao. It seems they went to your area intending to plunder you. Besides that, King Lingxiao has found a trace of the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum and is currently searching for it in a mountain range within their territory…”

“Are you sure it’s the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum?”

Hong Yu asked excitedly, sending a message back.

Xiong Tao replied, “There’s a seventy percent chance it’s the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum. But King Lingxiao and his people can’t catch it either. Right now, they can only confirm it’s still in that mountain range. It seems King Lingxiao is preparing to set up a ‘Sealing Spirit Array’ to capture it!”

‘A Sealing Spirit Array? King Lingxiao is really willing to spare no expense!’

Hong Yu clicked his tongue.

The Sealing Spirit Array was an extremely powerful Grand Array, capable of sealing all Spiritual Objects within a given area.

The Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum was one such Spiritual Object.

If it was truly trapped within the Sealing Spirit Array, it would have nowhere to hide and would be easily found and dug up by King Lingxiao.

‘If the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum falls into King Lingxiao’s hands, that would be very bad for me. My relationship with that brute is anything but friendly. If he finds out I desperately need it, there’s no telling how he’ll jack up the price!’

At this thought, Hong Yu took a deep breath. ‘I have to get the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum before King Lingxiao does!’

He immediately sent a voice transmission to Xiong Tao, Tiger Wei, Ape Feng, and Tan Hui. “Everyone, I am determined to obtain that Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum. If the four of you help me get it, I will gift each of you a Seventh-Grade Primordial Weapon and ten Seventh-Grade Divine Pills in the future!”

Once he broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, Hong Yu would be able to control the Nine Dragon Celestial Cauldron to refine items of Seventh Grade or higher. As for the materials, while the cost was steep, for someone who had plundered Treasures from so many experts, it was a price he could pay!

The most straightforward was, of course, Xiong Tao. “Alright, I’ll help ya!”

“Count me in!” Tiger Wei said.

“I shall take part,” Ape Feng said nonchalantly.

“Hmph.”

Tan Hui was as cold as ever.

After forming an alliance with the four experts, Hong Yu arranged a time and place to meet. Half a day later, they successfully rendezvoused at the entrance to Xiakang Divine City’s territory.

Xiong Tao said, “My guys just sent word. King Lingxiao’s Sealing Spirit Array is just about ready. They’ll probably activate the array in half an hour to capture the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum!”

“Good. We’ll head over now!”

Hong Yu said.

It wouldn’t take them half an hour to reach the mountain range where King Lingxiao and his people were, but Hong Yu’s group controlled their speed, deliberately concealing their presence.

It was about forty minutes later when they finally arrived near the mountain range.

Looking from a distance, they could see that King Lingxiao had already activated the Sealing Spirit Array.

The entire mountain range was now enveloped within the massive Array. At the eight cardinal points of the formation, there was a huge Array Hub.

An Array Banner stood within each Hub.

They radiated an intense black light, like pillars connecting heaven and earth, frantically devouring all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the Array’s bounds.

As the Spiritual Qi was steadily drained away, the area that had once been filled with the fragrance of herbs and rich Spiritual Qi was now becoming a desolate ruin.

All life withered, turning it into a barren mountain.

“What a tyrannical Sealing Spirit Array!” Hong Yu gasped.

“Look! It seems King Lingxiao’s group has found the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum!” Xiong Tao said suddenly.

Hong Yu’s gaze sharpened.

His Illusory Spirit Celestial Eyes swirled with silver light, his vision growing sharp enough to see things far in the distance. Hong Yu spotted a gradually drying lake within the mountain range.

Just then, a pitch-black, cactus-like Divine Medicine poked its head out, moving like a person.

It scurried about anxiously.

This was the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum!

“They’ve found the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum! Move!” Hong Yu roared.

The group immediately dropped their concealment and burst forward at incredible speed, charging toward the Sealing Spirit Array.

At the edge of the Sealing Spirit Array, King Lingxiao, who was searching for the whereabouts of the plant, suddenly had his expression change. “Damn it, the news leaked! Someone’s here to snatch the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum!”

“Damn it, it’s Xiong Tao and his group!”

“And Tiger Wei, Ape Feng, and Tan Hui!”

“How did they all team up? Wait, and that bastard Beichen is here too…”

Chen Tao’s face went pale.

Several of them flew into a rage. “He’s simply courting death! How dare he target us?”

King Lingxiao’s face was grim. “You all hold them off here. This King will go capture the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum.”

“Understood!”

This time, a total of six God King experts from the Four Great Divine Cities had entered the Holy Land: King Lingxiao and the Red-clothed God King from Xiakang Divine City, God King Chen Tao from North and South Divine City, and three other God Kings from West Gate Divine City and Eastern Divine City.

Aside from King Lingxiao and God King Chen Tao, who were experts with one foot in the City Lord Level,

the Red-clothed God King was the strongest of the other four.

Her face held an arrogant expression. “Leave that Beichen to me. The rest of you, team up and stop the other four!”

“Right!”

Everyone immediately made their move.

A total of ten God King Level experts clashed.

Hong Yu said in a low voice, “I’m going after King Lingxiao!”

The other four nodded.

But a red-robed figure appeared in front of Hong Yu. It was the Red-clothed God King, blocking his path. Her face was a mask of arrogance. “Stop right there. You think you can leave while I’m here?”

Hong Yu’s face darkened as he looked at her. “Get lost. I don’t hit women!”

“Hmph!”

The Red-clothed God King’s pretty face was like ice. Gripping two Divine Weapons, she said coldly, “I am the Red-clothed God King of Xiakang Divine City. With me here today, even if you were possessed by a Celestial God, you can forget about getting past me!”

“If you don’t move, I won’t hesitate to strike, woman or not!”

Seeing that King Lingxiao was about to find the Ten Thousand Year-old Polygonum multiflorum, Hong Yu’s eyes flashed with anxiety as he roared in anger.

But the Red-clothed God King just sneered. “Do you think I’m a good-for-nothing like Chen Tao? Against me, your only path is defeat!”

“Then don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Hong Yu roared.

Stomping on the air, he formed a Seal Technique with his hands. A brilliant divine light flared as surging Primordial Gang’s Power gathered between his palms.

The Palm Light condensed into a Fangtian Halberd!

This was a weapon formed from the fusion of Wind Fiend and Thunder. After all, if the Wind and Thunder Beast Technique could simulate even a Mongolian Spider Toad or an Ancient Cyan Dragon, what was a mere Fangtian Halberd?

“Piercing Void!”

His arm thrust forward, and the Wind and Thunder Long Spear shot out with a piercing whistle.

BOOM!

The void trembled. Wind Fiend and Thunder Power filled the air, roiling the clouds and draining the color from the world.

“Ah? How can he be this strong?”

The Red-clothed God King’s pretty face went pale. A blast of Thunder and Wind Fiend swept over her, leaving her charred black and utterly wretched, her hair standing on end. She opened her heavily made-up lips and coughed out a puff of black gas.

Hong Yu gave a cold smile, then turned his gaze toward the Sealing Spirit Array.

But what he saw made his expression change drastically…

‘Oh no, King Lingxiao is about to get it!’