CHAPTER 569: CHAPTER 569: BLOOD CLOUD SQUAD

Dragon’s might also has various mystical uses. At the very least, it can suppress many martial artists in terms of aura; if it were an ordinary Guiyuan Realm expert, facing the dragon’s might released by Chu Ming now, they probably wouldn’t even have the thought of resisting.

Swish!

Noticing that nothing was falling around him, Chu Ming’s body turned into a stream of light, flying toward the direction of the Undying Tree, his expression cold and stern.

In these days, the range of the sea of fire around the Undying Tree has been continually expanding. Looking at it from a distance, it seemed as if there was a red pond sitting in the center of the Ancient Battlefield, emitting fierce heat waves.

Swish!

Countless streaks of light were approaching the Undying Tree. In just three or four days, the surroundings of the Undying Tree had gathered around a hundred thousand Guiyuan Realm experts, their qi force immense and their gazes fervently fixed on the Undying Tree in the horizon.

Step!

After flying for half a day, Chu Ming landed on a slightly protruding hillside not far from the Undying Tree. At this moment, martial artists on the hillside were gathered in groups of three or five, their expressions amiable and courteous to each other, though what they truly thought was perhaps only known to themselves.

"I heard that Elder Xue Ao plucked an Undying Flower from the Undying Sea yesterday. That’s a genuine exotic treasure!"

A middle-aged man with an amiable expression shook his head and sighed, but anyone could see the envy in his eyes.

"Undying Flower? Does such a heaven-defying item truly exist in this world?"

A martial artist with a disbelieving expression stared at the amiable middle-aged man and asked. As soon as he spoke, the others also looked over, their eyes burning with curiosity.

"The Undying Flower is a divine product derived from the Undying Tree. If the Undying Tree awakens and a few Undying Flowers float out from its inner perimeter, it is not impossible."

The amiable middle-aged man spoke faintly. As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the others changed instantly, even Chu Ming’s face showed a hint of emotion.

As the amiable middle-aged man said, the Undying Flower is a divine product derived from the Undying Tree. Because the Undying Tree had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, the Undying Flower was almost extinct. Its effects were indeed deserving of the term "divine object." A single Undying Flower could extend a martial artist’s life by a thousand years, which was more important than anything for those great experts whose lives were near their end.

Since the Undying Tree awoke, undying flowers occasionally floated out from the Undying Sea, but only a few were obtained by martial artists on the outskirts. However, the majority of those who attempted to touch the Undying Flower were burned to ashes.

Moreover, ever since the first Undying Flower floated out, many experts have organized martial artists to hunt for the Undying Flower together.

The Undying Sea is the sea of fire surrounding the Undying Tree. The waves of fire are so intense that an average Guiyuan Realm martial artist would be reduced to ashes upon contact.

"Blood Cloud Squad is recruiting new members to hunt for the Undying Flower together. Distribution of the harvest will be based on contribution, with higher cultivation prioritized!"

An extremely soft voice rang out as a fair-skinned middle-aged man stood on a mound not far from the crowd, loudly calling out. His eyes carried a hint of faint arrogance.

"It’s the Blood Cloud Squad!"

"The Blood Cloud Squad is considered the largest team hunting for the Undying Flower in this area. I heard that the captain, Wei Hu, possesses the strength of one of the six top-tier powerhouses. If only I could join the Blood Cloud Squad too."

"You? Don’t fantasize. Every time the Blood Cloud Squad recruits, they only accept the invincible experts of the Guiyuan Realm. Also, the greater the harvest, the greater the risk. In the past few days, the Blood Cloud Squad has recruited new members dozens of times, but many of their recruits have already died in the Undying Sea."

The martial artists around were discussing fervently, but none dared to step forward for a moment. The fair-skinned middle-aged man looked disdainfully at the martial artists around him.

"Hahaha, I, the North Sea Demon Saber, entered the Ancient Battlefield for the divine treasures. Now that I’m here, there’s no reason to give up. How about me?"

In the silence, a towering middle-aged man laughed heartily and flew out of the crowd. Clad in a fierce black robe, his face was dark, but his eyes were calm and gave a chilling feeling, striking fear into people’s hearts at a glance.

"You’re not bad!"

The fair-skinned middle-aged man looked at the Demon Saber Liu Dan and inwardly praised him, nodding in acknowledgment.

Liu Dan’s body emitted a strong saber aura, and there was faintly a trace of evil qi seeping out. It was evident he was not a good character. Judging by the number of lives he had taken, someone like Liu Dan, a blade master, had traversed the martial world and ventured into dangerous places frequently. Therefore, his experience was surely substantial. Coming from the North Sea, Liu Dan was not someone the fair-skinned middle-aged man dared to underestimate.

The opening of the Ancient Battlefield was a grand event, attracting many experts not just from the Central Divine Domain, but also from the North Sea, Southern Wilderness, and Western Desert.

This Liu Dan was a strong figure from the North Sea, known as the Demon Saber, famous for having killed a Great Power of Transcendence with a hundred slashes.

"And me."

"I’m Ku Ming from the Western Desert, here to join the fun."

"Iron Swordsman Xue Wuhen from the Southern Wilderness!"

"..."

After that, a dozen martial artists with considerable strength suddenly stepped forward. The fair-skinned middle-aged man’s face lit up with joy. After all, the more martial artists they had, the greater the choice they had, and the higher the chance of obtaining the Undying Flower.

"Chu Ming!"

Swish!

Chu Ming’s body flickered and landed behind these martial artists, appearing ordinary.

But the moment Chu Ming appeared, a trace of doubt flashed in the fair-skinned middle-aged man’s eyes. Although Chu Ming’s aura was calm, there was an intense feeling of suppression in his heart the moment he saw Chu Ming, a feeling he only experienced facing Wei Hu, the Blood Cloud Squad’s leader.

However, he quickly looked away, dismissing it as an illusion. After all, a great expert like Wei Hu was rare even in the Ancient Battlefield, and Chu Ming seemed too young to possibly possess Wei Hu’s level of power, even if he had been cultivating since birth.

"You, you, you... and you!"

The fair-skinned middle-aged man pointed his finger around, directly selecting the members. The faces of the unchosen martial artists changed instantly, as this wasn’t a subtle way of saying their strength wasn’t up to par.

Finally, the fair-skinned middle-aged man’s finger trembled slightly, almost without thinking, pointing at Chu Ming.

A total of four people were chosen, in addition to Chu Ming, the Demon Saber Liu Dan, Iron Swordsman Xue Wuhen, and an old man with a shriveled face and eyes radiating cold light, clearly not a good character.

"Why them?!"

An indignant middle-aged man in yellow cloth shouted at the fair-skinned middle-aged man, unwilling to accept the decision.

This man was Ku Ming from the Western Desert, specializing in physical prowess. It was said he once killed an eighth-tier top-tier Demon Beast with a single punch, a remarkable feat explaining his dissatisfaction.

However, Chu Ming could see that Ku Ming was indeed inferior to the likes of Demon Saber Liu Dan and Iron Swordsman Xue Wuhen, proving that the fair-skinned middle-aged man’s judgment was quite accurate.