The moment the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python appeared, all the Immortal Saints were stunned.
How was this supposed to be played?
They were merely Immortal Saints, how could they possibly defeat a true Beast God?
The Sky-Swallowing Beast God opened its massive maw and directly unleashed its devouring divine ability.
Its gaping mouth was like a cosmic black hole, its terrifying suction pulling dozens of Immortal Saints into it.
What should have been a prolonged battle ended swiftly with the help of the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python.
After sending their helpers back to the Divine Province Great World, Qin Hanchu collected all the spoils of war.
The fifty to sixty Immortal Saints combined contributed over thirteen million Law Crystals to Qin Hanchu.
Including resources, immortal artifacts, and more, the total value was over twenty million Law Crystals.
"What happened? Why are they all dead?"
"What happened? Why did they die so quickly!"
As the Immortal Saints died, their communication jade slips shattered one after another.
The Immortal Gods awaiting the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit sensed the consecutive shattering of the jade slips, their expressions drastically changing.
These Immortal Saints were the core combat strength of their respective sects. How could they all die simultaneously?
Even if their opponent was a Beast God puppet, they shouldn't have died so quickly!
This could only happen if an Immortal God had intervened.
They wanted to investigate the cause of death for these Immortal Saints, but with the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit about to mature, none of them wished to leave.
"Your Immortal Saint warriors are also dead?"
Seeing the shocked and angry expressions on everyone's faces, one sect leader asked.
"Yes."
"It must be some Immortal God warrior who intervened despicably."
"Don't let me find out who did it. Once I find them, I will grind their bones to dust!"
"I will thoroughly investigate this matter afterwards!"
Several more hours passed, and the radiance of the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit intensified.
As it neared maturity, many more Immortal Gods rapidly approached.
Among these Immortal Gods were not only humans but also Beast Gods.
Seeing these individuals, everyone's expressions grew more somber.
The competition for the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit was already difficult; with these newcomers, it became even more so.
"What a lively scene!"
Just then, three more Beast Gods arrived.
These three Beast Gods were none other than the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion, and the Evil Ghost Demonic Flood Dragon.
At this moment, they had transformed into human form, so the human Immortal Gods could not discern their origins at a glance.
Qin Hanchu was only at the Immortal Saint realm. If he had come personally, he would have been targeted.
It was precisely for this reason that he had sent the three Beast Gods here.
As for Qin Hanchu himself, he had used his shapeshifting abilities to become an ornament hanging on the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python.
During the ensuing chaos, he would find a way to approach the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
"Did you see a group of Immortal Saint warriors fighting on your way here?" one Immortal God asked the newcomers.
"What's worth noting about the battles of Immortal Saints?"
"I did sense some combat fluctuations. It seems they were eaten by a Beast God."
Upon hearing this, the previous group of Immortal Gods immediately focused their gazes on the Beast Gods present.
Besides the Evil Ghost Demonic Flood Dragon, there were four other Beast Gods in the vicinity.
"What? Are you trying to provoke a fight?" a man over three meters tall snorted coldly. This man was a transformed Beast God.
"Perhaps I accidentally swallowed them while breathing. After all, humans are so small, they barely amount to a mouthful."
The Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python uttered these words in a teasing tone.
The Beast Gods laughed upon hearing this, believing the Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python was mocking the humans.
"Watch your words. This is not your beast tribe's territory," one Immortal God retorted angrily.
The Nine-Headed Golden Lion sneered, "The Thunder God Tree is a senior of my demon race. While this place is not our beast tribe's territory, it is certainly not human territory."
The term "demon race" was a general term for the beast tribe, sea tribe, wood tribe, and other races.
The primary force that rivaled humanity was the entire collective of the demon race.
Although the human Immortal Gods were enraged, they dared not continue the discussion on this topic.
As the Nine-Headed Golden Lion had said, the Thunder God Tree belonged to the demon race, and it would undoubtedly stand with the beast tribe.
If they misspoke, it could very well provoke the wrath of the Thunder God Tree.
The Thunder God Tree was a pure-blooded lifeform, and its power was terrifying.
Even if all the Immortal Gods present attacked together, they might not be its match.
Among the demon race, the Thunder God Tree held a very high status.
Once it engaged in conflict with human Immortal Gods, it could potentially ignite a large-scale war between the demon race and humanity.
"The Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit is ripe!"
At this moment, an alluring fruit fragrance suddenly permeated the air.
As the fragrance spread, the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit finally matured.
At this very moment, the Divine Thunder Sect Master suddenly flew from afar, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he rushed towards the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
The instant the Divine Thunder Sect Master made his move, other powerful individuals also surged towards the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
The Sky-Swallowing Fiery Python, the Nine-Headed Golden Lion, and the Evil Ghost Demonic Flood Dragon also moved towards the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
"Everyone, my Divine Thunder Sect claims this Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit!"
Seeing everyone charging forward, the Immortal God elders of the Divine Thunder Sect stepped forward to block them.
Their objective was to cover the Divine Thunder Sect Master, allowing him to obtain the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit first.
However, the few individuals from the Divine Thunder Sect alone were incapable of stopping so many Immortal Gods.
Qin Hanchu's three Beast Gods immediately weaved their way through from the side.
Boom!
These individuals immediately unleashed their attacks upon the Divine Thunder Sect Master.
Terrifying attacks exploded around the Divine Thunder Sect Master.
The sheer force of the impact drastically reduced the Divine Thunder Sect Master's speed.
During this period, the Immortal Gods trailing behind caught up.
Just then, the other Immortal Gods also began attacking warriors from non-allied factions.
A chaotic battle officially commenced!
The moment the melee began, Qin Hanchu transformed into a leaf of the Thunder God Tree.
Under the impact of the battle qi, the leaves of the Thunder God Tree scattered everywhere.
Those participating in the battle were all cultivators of the Immortal God realm, and the battle qi they unleashed was extremely terrifying.
Such terrifying battle qi could not even pulverize all the falling leaves, demonstrating the incredible resilience of the Thunder God Tree's leaves.
Although these leaves were not considered immortal treasures, they contained the Thunder God Tree's laws of purple cloud thunder.
Under the control of the Thunder God Tree, they could even be transformed into attack methods.
It was precisely with the cover of these leaves that Qin Hanchu was able to stealthily approach the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
These Immortal Gods' attention was completely occupied by their opponents, and none of them paid any mind to a single leaf among the myriad scattering leaves.
This was not Qin Hanchu's first time doing something like this; he was quite skilled at it.
It took him a full half hour, using the force of the battle qi, to drift to the side of the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu suddenly appeared and, before anyone could react, quickly collected the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit into his Immortal Slaying Realm.
"Youngster, you court death!"
"How dare you snatch things in front of us? Have you lived long enough?"
"Kill him!"
The moment Qin Hanchu appeared, he attracted the attention of these Immortal Gods.
When they saw the Purple Cloud Thunder Fruit actually being snatched away by an Immortal Saint, these Immortal Gods felt as if they had been slapped hard across the face.