Chapter 1444: Far Away at the Horizon!

"Hahaha, Ye Yuan, you're finally going to die at my hands! The Dao Fruit is mine, Qin Tian's!"

Seeing that he was about to reach the Dao Fruit, Qin Tian became extremely excited.

However, the fireballs around him were increasing, making his progress difficult.

The spiritual energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Crystal was indeed exceptionally powerful, and Qin Tian's aura was still soaring wildly.

"Ha!"

Qin Tian let out a loud shout, and his aura instantly peaked!

The pressure of a Guixu realm expert immediately spread out.

Qin Tian's gaze sharpened, and the long sword in his hand, like a snake darting its tongue, struck out lightning-fast toward the surrounding fireballs.

"Pfft!"

Even though he had broken through to the Guixu Divine Realm, the powerful fireballs still injured Qin Tian's internal organs.

Qin Tian forcibly suppressed his injuries and continued forward.

The fireballs grew denser, almost engulfing Qin Tian entirely.

But after his breakthrough, Qin Tian was too powerful; although he advanced slowly, he was very steady!

However, as time passed, Qin Tian's injuries became increasingly severe.

On the other side, Duan Fei's speed was clearly much slower, and he was almost unable to withstand the onslaught of fireballs.

"Damn it! This formation is too strong! The further forward, the more terrifying the fireballs!" Duan Fei gritted his teeth.

"Pfft!"

Qin Tian spat blood as he advanced, finally reaching the Dao Fruit!

A sacred aura of the Heavenly Dao rushed toward him, almost making Qin Tian feel like ascending.

Swish, swish, swish...

Qin Tian's sword moved like the wind, slashing the nearby fireballs, and his left hand shot out like lightning toward the Dao Fruit.

Within reach!

Qin Tian's heart was about to leap into his throat!

This was the Dao Fruit!

As long as he swallowed it, his breakthrough to the Divine Realm was just around the corner!

Then, in the Tongtian Realm, he would also be a powerful figure.

Even City Lord Wu Meng would have to respectfully address him as "Milord"!

In the Tongtian Realm, Dao Fruits were too rare, too precious.

Anyone who saw one would inevitably be tempted.

"Now, you are mine!" Blood spurted from Qin Tian's mouth, but he wore a blissful smile.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, Qin Tian felt a blur before his eyes, and a residual shadow flashed past him.

The Dao Fruit was gone!

In that instant, Qin Tian fell from heaven to hell.

The Dao Fruit, which was clearly within easy reach, had been snatched away!

A moment ago, it was close at hand; the next moment, it was far away at the horizon!

That residual shadow just now was incredibly fast, so much so that even Qin Tian couldn't track its trajectory.

Plus, it appeared so suddenly that Qin Tian didn't even have time to react.

"Such speed! What just happened?"

"I don't know! My eyes were fixed on the Supreme Elder, and then he suddenly disappeared!"

"Did the Supreme Elder get the Dao Fruit? He... where is he?"

"Hahaha, that was close! I was just despairing, thinking we were all doomed!"

...

Certain that Qin Tian hadn't obtained the Dao Fruit, the people of the White Night Sacred Palace were all beaming with joy.

Their hearts had all been in their throats moments ago, certain that the Dao Fruit would fall into Qin Tian's hands.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed abruptly, and it was snatched away by the Supreme Elder.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The rock wall above the vault suddenly erupted with a violent explosion.

"Zhuiyue!"

With an incredibly swift sword strike, Ye Yuan extinguished the fireball that had been tailing him.

Then, Ye Yuan revealed his form.

In his hand, he held a fruit—it was the Dao Fruit!

"Ye Yuan, I'll kill you! We two are irreconcilable!"

While dealing with the fireball, Qin Tian roared madly at Ye Yuan.

The bird in hand had flown away; one could imagine Qin Tian's fury at this moment.

He didn't understand why Ye Yuan had been so fast just now.

Clearly, he was still far from the Dao Fruit, yet he snatched it away as if teleporting.

This snatching of food from the tiger's mouth caught everyone off guard!

This scene happened too suddenly, too inconceivably.

Even now, many were still in shock.

Ye Yuan had now landed in a safe area and said to the busy Qin Tian with a smile, "You keep busy; I'll settle accounts with you later! The score between us really needs to be settled properly!"

With that, Ye Yuan's figure moved swiftly, shifting positions again.

Soon, Ye Yuan appeared beside Bai Chen and handed him the Dao Fruit, saying, "Eat it!"

Bai Chen's eyes were full of disbelief, then he shook his head like a rattle-drum, saying, "No... no way! Such a precious thing, Master obtained it at the risk of your life, how could you give it to me?"

Eating this Dao Fruit could allow one to control a realm!

And Ye Yuan was just casually giving it to him like this?

Bai Chen knew how dangerous that scene had been. Although he couldn't see Ye Yuan's movements clearly, the violent explosion from above indicated that Ye Yuan must have triggered the great formation.

Everyone looked at Bai Chen with envy, including the experts of the White Night Sacred Palace.

By consuming the Dao Fruit, one could control an entire realm.

Bai Chen could now freely decide the life and death of these Divine Path experts!

Who wouldn't want such a thing?

Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, "This thing is useless to me, and I won't eat it."

Bai Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. "How can it be useless? If you eat it, you can control the Tianlu World!"

Ye Yuan said, "In worldly affairs, there is always gain and loss! Although the Dao Fruit is good, once consumed, it will completely extinguish one's own talent, making cultivation thousands or tens of thousands of times harder than ordinary people. Barring unexpected events, one will remain at the Heavenly God realm for life. Unless... one encounters an even more powerful Dao Fruit."

Encountering a Dao Fruit once in a lifetime is already an incredible stroke of luck.

Encountering a second one... is virtually impossible.

Ye Yuan's ambitions were vast; he looked down on the Heavenly God realm entirely.

Thus, while this Dao Fruit was a heaven-defying treasure to others, it was worthless to him!

Ye Yuan did not lower his voice, and Qin Tian, who was in the distance battling the fireball, nearly spat blood.

The word "merely" was well used!

The Heavenly God realm, even in the Tongtian Realm, was achieved by only one in hundreds of millions of martial artists.

Yet this fellow spoke of it with such contempt.

"So, you must think carefully. If you consume this Dao Fruit, you will never be able to break through the Heavenly God realm in this life. Of course, you may not understand the significance of the Heavenly God realm. Even in the greater world outside, the Heavenly God realm is considered true strength," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Beside them, Mo Yun's breathing had long become rapid.

Seeing Bai Chen still in a daze, he couldn't help saying, "Foolish boy, what are you waiting for! This is a great opportunity bestowed by the lord! Didn't you see how much that invader wanted this Dao Fruit?"

Bai Chen suddenly came to his senses, looked at Ye Yuan with determination, and knelt down directly.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Bai Chen kowtowed deeply three times to Ye Yuan.

"Master's kindness, I will repay once I break through the Heavenly God realm!" Bai Chen said firmly.