"Bang!"
The red sphere of light landed in Li Xiaotian's hand. He stood frozen, his face a mask of surprise.
At this moment, the three creatures, seeing Li Xiaotian's appearance, all stopped. They were wary, unwilling to make a move.
They had witnessed Li Xiaotian's power before.
"Fellow Daoist, with such strength, you hide in the shadows to snatch our opportunities. Is your method not too despicable?" one of them said, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.
"If I say I never intended to snatch it, and you yourselves struck it into my hand, would you believe me?" Li Xiaotian said, feeling a touch of helplessness.
What he said was true. He hadn't even decided if he wanted to act, when the ball of light was struck into his hand.
Moreover, he swore that he hadn't made any move from start to finish. It could be said that the ball of light falling into his hand was purely a coincidence.
"Heh, if that's the case, why don't you hand over this item, Fellow Daoist?" one of the three spoke.
Li Xiaotian couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He hadn't intended to snatch anything, but to hand over the meat he had already obtained? Sorry, he couldn't do that.
"I take it you don't intend to hand it over? While you are strong, how strong can you be against the combined attacks of three of us? Furthermore, the energy consumed in this palace cannot be replenished. If you encounter a strong enemy later, you will surely die!"
The three spoke. They were wary of Li Xiaotian's strength, but if it came to a fight, they were not afraid, after all, it was three against one.
"Is that so? Consuming energy? I haven't noticed that." Li Xiaotian chuckled faintly. So what if energy was consumed? He could swallow it!
"Boom!"
Immediately, Li Xiaotian unleashed a terrifying aura. His blood sea avatar and his main body attacked simultaneously, one transforming into a vast blood sea, the other into a thousand-zhang giant, charging towards the three.
"It's you! The consciousness in the blood lake is rumored to be you!"
At once, the three recognized Li Xiaotian, but it was too late. Li Xiaotian went all out, and these three were utterly unable to resist.
Moreover, the moment the blood sea engulfed the three, he activated his devouring power, swallowing them whole.
In the blink of an eye, Li Xiaotian reappeared in his original spot, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his face, then he simply flew off in a random direction.
An unknown amount of time passed. Several figures arrived at this place one after another. They were all like Li Xiaotian before, drawn by the fluctuations of battle.
"There was a battle here just now, but why did it end so quickly? Did a mid-level expert make a move?"
A figure murmured, their eyes filled with surprise.
"There's the aura of divine blood. There are four expert auras here. Four people were engaged in battle just now, but only one left in the end."
A creature stated, a hint of shock flashing through their mind. Only one left, which meant the other three were killed by the one who left.
Upon hearing this, the figures present all changed their expressions and left one after another. With such an expert around, they wouldn't be able to snatch anything and could only seek other opportunities.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaotian randomly found a valley, dug out a cave, and began to digest the divine blood he had snatched.
Yes, this blood was called divine blood by these people.
Because they suspected that this blood was left behind by a high-level expert from the divine realm in ancient times, and the blood rewarded for killing in the blood lake was merely a diluted product of this divine blood.
Li Xiaotian had swallowed the three creatures and read their memories, so he understood much more about this palace.
There were three types of opportunities in the palace.
One was heavenly materials and earthly treasures, like this divine blood. Although this world seemed devoid of life, that was only on the surface. The life force was absorbed by these heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
One was the power of the Great Dao. The most precious, of course, was the Great Dao power of the legendary high-level expert, but there were also many other unclaimed powers of the Great Dao, as if the palace owner could let them in.
One was from powerful beings who had entered the palace before and perished here. Some were killed, while others were wiped out by the palace because their time was up and they couldn't leave. These powerful beings naturally carried treasures on them.
Just like Li Xiaotian, the wealth he had accumulated now was unimaginably vast.
Therefore, although divine blood was precious, it was not uncommon. Every time the palace opened, at least a dozen drops would be discovered.
One day later, Li Xiaotian broke out of the cave. His entire body's cells were filled with vitality and terrifying power, bringing him very close to the immortal body of Yuan.
Divine blood, a light flashed in Li Xiaotian's eyes. Perhaps, this place would help him forge a true immortal body!
Once he broke through, even if he had just reached the invincible fourth stage, he would dare to fight against invincible fifth or even sixth stage experts.
I wonder how much my current strength is still lacking compared to an invincible fourth stage? Li Xiaotian muttered to himself, a fighting spirit flashing in his eyes. If there's an opportunity, he could try it this time.
Following that, Li Xiaotian left the valley and began to sweep through this world, his divine sense constantly searching the surroundings. He paid no mind to any creatures he encountered.
Moreover, he had made a move outside the palace before, and many people remembered him. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, no one dared to attack him just because their divine sense had swept over them.
In the void law, strength is paramount. Li Xiaotian had thoroughly adapted to this environment.
Hmm?
Just as Li Xiaotian was passing by a dry riverbed, he stopped abruptly, sensing a strong energy fluctuation beneath the riverbed.
"Boom!"
Li Xiaotian directly punched towards the riverbed.
The ground cracked, and a dense energy instantly dissipated.
Li Xiaotian took a breath, and his eyes shot out bright sparks. The treasure beneath was useful for his divine sense.
Heavenly God Fruit!
His mind scanned his memory bank, and he instantly knew what was beneath.
It was the Heavenly God Fruit, which could enhance divine sense!
The Heavenly God Fruit was not purely considered a heavenly material or earthly treasure. It was formed from the divine sense of a mid-level expert after their death.
Such treasures were rare and hard to come by, even in the outside world.
Because mid-level experts only died when their divine sense was extinguished, and once they died, their divine sense was gone, so no divine sense would be left behind.
No one knew how the divine sense of mid-level experts formed the Heavenly God Fruit.
But that was not important; what was important was its value!
Because the Heavenly God Fruit was the key for those at the bottleneck of the lower stages to break through to the mid-stages.
After consuming the Heavenly God Fruit, an invincible third-stage expert had a high probability of breaking through, becoming an invincible fourth-stage and entering the ranks of the mid-level.
Li Xiaotian beckoned, and he grabbed the Heavenly God Fruit from the depths of the earth.
It looked like a potato, very unappetizing, but the aura it emitted made people excited.
Li Xiaotian sealed the Heavenly God Fruit to prevent the energy from dissipating. It was not yet time for him to consume the Heavenly God Fruit, because in his current state, it was very likely that he would break through to the fourth stage immediately after consuming it, which was not what he desired.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just as Li Xiaotian put away the Heavenly God Fruit, several powerful figures flew over from all directions.
Six experts arrived, two of them human, three dragon-kin, and one ape-kin. They were all invincible third-stage.
"Heavenly God Fruit!"
As soon as they arrived, they sensed the aura emitted by the Heavenly God Fruit, and instantly, all of them stared at Li Xiaotian with fiery eyes.
"Fellow Daoist, is the treasure discovered here the Heavenly God Fruit?"
A human immediately asked, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.
"Indeed." Li Xiaotian said lightly, a hint of playfulness in his eyes.
These six people had just arrived and had already sealed off all his escape routes, apparently preparing to rob him.