Chapter 525: Sacred Fruit
One had to be a peerless genius of extraordinary wisdom to condense Intelligence Divinity, and a member of a race born with incomparably potent spiritual strength to condense Spirit Divinity. Otherwise, forming these two types of Divinity was exceedingly difficult.
"Another Spirit Saint has fallen!!"
"So ruthless!!"
"..."
The few Spirit Saints lurking nearby felt a chill creep into their hearts at this sight. After weighing their options, they ultimately chose to retreat quickly, not daring to remain. The Sacred Fruit was tempting, but their lives were more precious.
A strange light flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes as his Spiritual Sense stirred. ’They’re all gone! Good!’
Those Spirit Saints were remarkably strong, yet when faced with the Void Demon invasion, very few had stepped up to fight. For them to now covet his Sacred Fruit was a death wish, and he wouldn’t hesitate to grant it.
However, since those Spirit Saints had left of their own accord, Shu Feng had no intention of pursuing them.
Shu Feng walked up to the Sacred Fruit, plucked the white, jade-like fruit, and swallowed it in one bite.
An incomparably sweet juice filled Shu Feng’s mouth, followed by a seemingly endless holy power that spread throughout his body.
Shu Feng immediately activated the Sun and Moon Scripture. A Great Sun and a Spirit Moon materialized behind him, illuminating the surroundings as a terrifying, Spirit Saint Level pressure radiated in all directions.
Waves of white light swirled around Shu Feng’s body, making him look like a Divine Spirit walking the mortal world.
Meanwhile, Zhang Qing quietly slipped down the mountain. Everything that had happened today was too dangerous and intense. Now that he had a moment to calm down, he had no desire to stick around and get himself killed.
Before long, a unit of Spiritualists under Shu Feng’s command swiftly arrived at Taiheng Mountain. They drove away all onlookers and claimed the Spirit Mountain, which had just undergone a spiritual recovery, for their own.
A video of Shu Feng’s battle with the Spirit Saints from the Celestial God Palace quickly spread across the internet, causing a huge sensation.
"So this is a battle between High Level Spiritualists! They really are powerful!!"
"Could those Spiritualists be the legendary Spirit Saints?"
"Spiritualists are so strong! I want to become a Spiritualist too!"
"..."
Once the video was released, countless ordinary people grew incredibly excited, and a Spiritualist craze swept through society.
「One day later.」
Shu Feng opened his eyes, a brilliant light flashing within them. With a thought, countless lines of data appeared before him.
"Shu Feng."
"Power: 8,200 (+100), Agility: 8,000 (+100), Defense: 7,900 (+100), Constitution: 8,000 (+100), Intelligence: 8,200, Spirit: 9,300 (+100), Magic Power: 8 billion (+1 billion), Profound Qi: 20 billion, Badge Power: 1,320,000."
"Charm: 5,400 (+100), Spiritual Power: 8 billion (+1 billion), Holy Soul: 250 units."
A fervent glint flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes. ’A single Sacred Fruit increased each of my physical stats by 100 points! If I absorb all the Sacred Fruits on Blue Star, my physical stats might even break ten thousand!!’
Shu Feng’s current physical stats were already comparable to a Demigod’s, and even some Celestial-level Treasures of Heaven and Earth would struggle to improve them. For a single Sacred Fruit to increase them by 100 was simply a heaven-defying effect.
If that Sacred Fruit were consumed by a Spirit Venerable Realm expert, it could even reforge their foundation and give them the potential to advance to the Spirit Saint realm.
’However, this Holy Tree probably only bears fruit once every ten years. The efficiency is too low! And in the entire Qianyuan Republic, there are probably no more than twenty Spirit Mountains capable of producing such a Holy Tree, making it difficult to seize the fruits.’
Shu Feng gazed at the Holy Tree, lost in thought.
Besides Taiheng Mountain, Spirit Mountains were reviving all across the Qianyuan Republic. Holy Trees were sprouting everywhere, many of which had already borne Sacred Fruits, leading to intense competition among countless powerful factions.
The Holy Palace, the most powerful official organization in the Qianyuan Republic, had only six Saints. Before the spiritual recovery, this was enough to suppress everything.
But after the spiritual recovery, various hidden factions emerged from the shadows and began to vie for the Sacred Fruits. Shu Feng could easily seize the Sacred Fruit on Taiheng Mountain, but he couldn’t possibly claim all the Sacred Fruits in the entire Qianyuan Republic for himself.
’Blue Star has the Seven Great Holy Spears, Demigods, and Semi-Divine Artifacts, and perhaps even hidden Divine Artifacts. It’s so much stronger than the Black Tortoise Realm.’
Shu Feng weighed his options for a moment, then quickly abandoned the idea of unifying Blue Star.
The Blue Star Realm was far stronger than the Black Tortoise Realm.
The Black Tortoise Realm only had Wei Tuxian. It didn’t even have many Semi-Divine Artifacts, and there wasn’t a trace of any Demigods or Divine Spirits.
But the Blue Star Realm was different. It had the Seven Great Holy Spears that could slay Divine Spirits, Heaven-level Spirit Ability Users with mysterious and unfathomable abilities, powerful Demigods, and Divine Spirits that lingered even after death.
If Shu Feng tried to unify Blue Star, he would definitely be crushed by the combined forces of its experts.
Shu Feng could also use his Spiritual Power to activate the Supreme Demon Body, transform into an Ancient Demon, and massively increase his combat power. However, the combat power of the Supreme Demon Body activated with Spiritual Power was far inferior to when it was activated with Profound Qi.
After all, the foundation of Shu Feng’s Spiritual Power was the Sun and Moon Scripture, not the Supreme Demon Body.
Of course, his Spiritual Cultivation was not meaningless. In the future, he would have to ignite his Divine Fire and advance to the Demigod realm. Without the Power of Faith, he would have to burn his own power to transform and ascend.
His Profound Qi, Spiritual Power, Badge Power, and other such energies would be the fuel for his evolution and transformation.
Once Shu Feng ignited his Divine Fire, advanced to Demigod, and obtained a Demigod Format, all the various powers he had cultivated could be converted by the Demigod Format into any form he desired. He could then transform into an Ancient Demon at any time and unleash his full combat power.
’This Holy Tree... can it be modified with Source Energy? To make it more fruitful?’
A thought suddenly struck Shu Feng. He looked at the Holy Tree, which was carved entirely from white jade and exuded a mysterious aura, and a strange light flickered in his eyes.
Shu Feng reached out and pressed a hand against the Holy Tree. Two transparent tentacles immediately pierced into the tree and began to rapidly analyze its genes and structure.
’I can consume Source Energy to induce a Mutant Evolution and make it more fruitful!’
Shu Feng’s eyes lit up. He immediately used his Spiritual Power to activate the Supreme Demon Body, transforming into a four-meter-tall Ancient Demon.
"RISE!!"
Shu Feng wrapped his arms around the Holy Tree. He activated his Divine Burst as the light of his six Legendary Skill Curse Seals flared, crazily consuming his Spiritual Power as he unleashed a terrifying amount of Power.
The white jade-like Holy Tree was forcibly torn from the ground by Shu Feng.
The moment the Holy Tree left the earth, it immediately began to wither rapidly.
Shu Feng directly stored the Holy Tree in his Base Space. Then, taking Zhu Chenyu with him, his figure flickered and vanished from Taiheng Mountain.