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"Summon my Holy Fruit, return to the sea of qi, enhance my divine might, ..." Gu Xiaoxi recited the spell following Mi Xi.

Immediately, she saw all the fruits scattered in the forest, as well as those in the basket in front of her, converge by her side.

The next second, thousands of fruits all penetrated her body.

Even the fruits fallen in the grass flew over and vanished by her side.

"I..." Gu Xiaoxi looked at her small stature, glaring at Mi Xi. "Is this okay? Might I not absorb the power of the fruits and then turn into something that’s neither human nor ghost?"

"Don’t worry! That absolutely won’t happen! They won’t harm you; instead, they’ll help you refine your muscles and bones. I’m leaving these fruits here with you. When I need them, I’ll come to take them," Mi Xi assured her.

"So you’re not going back to Hell?" Gu Xiaoxi asked, pointing at the brightly shining sky.

Mi Xi took a deep breath of cool air and annoyingly tapped her on the head, "Do you want me to go back that badly?"

"No, I definitely didn’t mean that," Gu Xiaoxi quickly retreated, explaining.

"Once I am out, there is nothing that can suppress me. Naturally, I won’t go back," Mi Xi declared, her gaze toward the sky gleaming with a trace of cold light.

Everyone had just dealt with the situation here.

Immediately, the roar of a Wild Wolf came from not far away.

The Lion King had just died, blood splattered on the spot.

Now, someone must be rushing over in this direction.

"What do we do now?" Jing Haoran did not want to be seen associating with beasts.

Others would surely think they had picked the Fruit of Immortality, and they would face the pursuit of countless people.

"Retreat! Lead the beast tide away, let them come. The Fruit of Immortality is gone, this tree will not bear fruit for a hundred thousand years. From this moment, it’s just an iron tree, devoid of Spiritual Energy, and it will not grow," Mi Xi instructed.

Without a second thought, Gu Xiaoxi said to the Wolf King and Tiger King, "Let’s go, we’ll retreat to a place with no people."

Saying this, the army of beasts, carrying Gu Xiaoxi and the others, dispersed like the tide.

In the forest, a line of five people dressed in white looked at the ground where the blood pooled into a river, and the corpses of animals and humans were entangled in a grisly scene akin to the Mortal World turned into Hell – a terrifying spectacle.

Even the golden hue of the morning sun failed to dispel the chill down their spines.

"Young Master, a great battle took place here. Surely, ferocious beasts guarded the Fruit of Immortality. It won’t be easy for us to get close to the center," a subordinate in white reported respectfully.

The man known as the Young Master let out a cold laugh, "Charge through! They are just a bunch of beasts. We’ll take this blood as a supplement."

As they drew closer to the inside, the scene of bloodshed disappeared.

Continuing inwards, they beheld a towering ancient tree that stretched into the clouds, but there were no fruits on the tree.

They even climbed up the tree in disbelief, searching for them.

Finally, they found one golden fruit.

The man called the Young Master reached out to pick it, but it took a great deal of effort to pluck it.

Unexpectedly, the fruit instantly turned into a mist of water.

His subordinates stared in shock, "How can this be? Could it be that all the fruits were immature and, picked by someone, they all turned into water mist?"

At the moment, they did not obtain a single fruit.

Despite the unfairness in their hearts, they were helpless.

The tree was empty; even if there was one fruit, they failed to pick it.

*

Gu Xiaoxi hid with the group of beasts inside the island, and at that time, the ship moored on the edge of the island sent out a signal to assemble.

"We must return within three days, or else the ship will leave," Jing Haoran reminded.

But Gu Xiaoxi was sitting on top of a tree, leisurely eating the fruits offered by her docile beasts and swinging her snow-white feet, she spoke with a calm composure, "What’s the hurry, there’s still plenty of time in three days."

"Moreover, with this outing, if it was that group of people in black who brought us here, it wouldn’t be so easy to get out," Su San said seriously.

Nevertheless, Gu Xiaoxi was not worried and turned to Mi Xi to ask, "You should know the way, right?"

With the sun shining brightly, Mi Xi smiled, "Of course I know the way, but the journey back will surely be fraught with danger. Those people won’t give up so easily."

It was then that Gu Xiaoxi dropped the fruit core from her hand, looked at Mi Xi seriously, and asked, "Can you now tell me who those people are?"

Hearing that, Mi Xi turned his head back to look at Gu Xiaoxi, falling into deep thought before saying, "What you saw was the Ancient Fierce Beast Chaos.

Because of its extremely evil nature, it brought disaster to the world yet could not be killed.

God tamed it, kept it by His side to watch over it.

Unexpectedly, one day it actually slew its master. "

"After that, God was enraged and had no choice but to exile it to the Barbaric Wasteland. There, He sealed it away, never to emerge again." Mi Xi sighed and continued, "However, as time passed, the Barbaric Wasteland could no longer hold it. It has returned to the world."

"Then what should we do? Will Luo Yi harm others again?"

"Even if it does, we are powerless against it. Even God had no way to deal with it!" Mi Xi clenched his fists, his gaze suddenly turning solemn.

Gu Xiaoxi paused for a moment, then leaped down from under the tree to Mi Xi’s side, meeting his eyes sincerely as she asked, "Tell me, who were you ten thousand years ago?"

Mi Xi’s lips moved slightly, but he did not speak.

"You are Lan Xi’s senior brother, right?" Gu Xiaoxi asked again.

Mi Xi, with a light chuckle, looked at Gu Xiaoxi and spoke indifferently, "If in this lifetime, you still love Quan Shaoqing, then don’t delve into such a distant past. It’s not fair to you, nor to him."

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi smiled knowingly, looking down.

"I know! Then I won’t ask anymore!" She understood better than anyone else.

If she was the Child of God, why would a child of such a deity fall into the cycle of Reincarnation.

After all, Lan Xi’s father was the only deity in this world, and she must have a past that is earth-shattering.

If Reincarnation included Quan Shaoqing, then that must be an entanglement that could never be resolved...

In this lifetime, as long as Mi Xi did not harm her.

She did not wish to pursue the matter any further.

Being an ordinary person is great, becoming a peerless hero and protecting their country alongside Quan Shaoqing.

*

Returning to the ship, Gu Xiaoxi found Naji and Anna.

When they saw that Gu Xiaoxi and the others had come back alive, they immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Thank heavens, you’ve come back safely. I heard that terrible things have happened on the island. Many people have died."

"Yes, we saw it too. We didn’t dare to enter, I’m sorry, we couldn’t bring back the Fruit of Immortality for you," Gu Xiaoxi said with an apologetic look.

The Fruit of Immortality is not actually a good thing for people.

She did not plan to let this fruit come into the world.

Now, the fruit was only in her hands, and it was impossible for anyone else to get it.

"It’s okay, just seeing such a beautiful place, we’re already content," Anna immediately said excitedly. She took the necklace off her neck and handed it to Gu Xiaoxi, saying, "Here is the thing you wanted. Thank you for accompanying us on this dangerous journey."

Gu Xiaoxi politely accepted the necklace, just prying off the gemstone she needed from it.

She returned the remaining chain to Anna, saying, "This is for you, replace it with a similar gemstone, and it will still be precious jewelry."

Seeing that Gu Xiaoxi was not greedy, Anna nodded and said, "Okay, I am very thankful to have met you."

As for the fact that Mi Xi joined them on the way back, Naji and Anna did not mind.

...

The captain had died.

Danny Jay was seriously injured.

On the return voyage, fewer than five thousand people were left on the ship; all the others had met with an accident on the island. Of course, the majority of the dead were the subordinates brought by the tycoons.

Because the captain had died, those who were sailing the ship were some unfamiliar reserve sailors.

And in the Nether Sea, the ship’s navigation was utterly useless.

Mi Xi volunteered to help out.

Gu Xiaoxi decided to go check on Danny Jay.

She didn’t know what had happened, but Danny Jay was brought back by two subordinates, his body covered in wounds from swords and blades.

"What did you encounter? Why is he so seriously injured?" Gu Xiaoxi felt Danny Jay’s pulse. His breath was already very faint, barely holding on to life.

The subordinates of Danny Jay, standing aside, quickly answered, "We were just watching from the outskirts and checking out the bodies, not planning to go any further. But suddenly, a group of people in black appeared. Mr. Duke didn’t have time to retreat and was injured by one of them.

We only saw that with a wave of his hand, Mr. Duke’s magic was nullified, and then he fell to the ground seriously wounded. We didn’t see what he was hit with."

Gu Xiaoxi looked at his numerous wounds and furrowed her brows, murmuring to herself, "If that’s the case, it must be the injury of negative energy. Those people are truly powerful."