Transcending the Nine Heavens

Actually, Young Master Wei didn’t know that his injuries this time were due to his enemies showing mercy. If it weren’t for the Great Protector's warning back then, “Everyone, be careful with your strength, don’t break it!” he would definitely be in much worse condition now!

Young Master Wei didn’t dare to be negligent; this was not a light injury. Even with the help of spirit energy, it would still take some effort to recover. He immediately sat cross-legged to heal, gritting his teeth: You bunch of bastards, first you mocked me with your words, then you openly said you wanted to eat me, treating me as a freak… Alright, alright! This young master will show you what a ‘freak’ is!

If I can’t wipe out this group of freaks, then I'll tear off my own…

This time, Young Master Wei drew on the power of the forest for healing, channeling it from underground. With powerful enemies nearby, all possessing keen spiritual perception, how could he dare to recklessly draw in spirit energy from the air? But the underground transmission was also effective; the tidal wave of spiritual energy flowed from below, continuously entering Young Master Wei's body.

Meanwhile, he distinctly felt a breath from the City of Spirits rising from an unknown depth underground, entering his body...

Young Master Wei felt his severe injuries rapidly healing, almost in an instant!

This made him even more determined to restore the City of Spirits with Chu Yang!

...

As the Great Protector advanced and healed, taking some spiritual medicine, his condition had improved significantly. Aside from his amputated arm and broken ribs, which would need time to recover, his internal injuries were basically fine. His voice became much stronger, and his expression was no different from before.

As they traveled, the group of supreme masters cleared the way effortlessly. Additionally, a dozen masters skilled in lightness technique moved between the treetops, fearing that they might miss any trace of the treasure.

Before long, they had covered two hundred miles.

The surroundings were silent, as if this tranquility could last forever.

Filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrant aroma of flowers, there were almost no obstacles or disturbances. The only minor obstruction was the seven or eight poisonous snakes they had killed along the way, but that was completely trivial for supreme masters.

“Could the treasure be afraid? Has it already run away…” one fifth-rank supreme master muttered.

“Couldn’t be, couldn’t be that smart…” another responded, uncertain.

If the treasure had run away, then they would have gained absolutely nothing. Not only would there be no reward, but they would also have lost dozens of supreme masters...

Just then, a sudden scream echoed out, and a familiar flash of green vanished. Among the ten supreme masters walking atop the trees, two of them flipped and fell down. The remaining few angrily shouted, followed by the sounds of intense fighting.

Those below naturally didn’t dare to be lax. With a whoosh, they rushed up but found that the fierce battle had already ended. The eight supreme masters still maintained their fighting stances, but their enemies had vanished without a trace.

The Great Protector instructed a few seventh-rank supreme masters to look around for any signs of the ambusher's escape, and then hurried to the spot where the two ambushed masters had fallen. Upon closer inspection, the two lay on the ground with blood bubbling from their throats, dead beyond recovery. Numerous tree roots and vines were entwined around their bodies, seemingly trying to pull them underground.

The lower halves of their bodies had already been dragged in quite a bit.

Seeing this strange situation, everyone looked on, barely maintaining their composure, while their hearts turned cold.

“What just happened?” Miao Zhendong shouted.

“Just now… while we were flying through, searching for the traces of that freak, we found nothing. Suddenly, a person appeared out of thin air, completely enveloped in green. Because his appearance was so sudden, we were caught off guard, and Mu Third and Che Laosi were grabbed by the throat, and blood gushed out. We rushed to rescue, but the person immediately released them and retreated without saying a word, vanishing in an eerie manner. Though his appearance was brief, I can confirm it was the ‘treasure’ from before; I would never mistake that green aura…” the highest-ranking master among them replied.