Chapter 126: The Fruit That Felled a Demigod

When Yang Jingting saw Qiao Zhirou run off claiming she had her period, he thought, “What nonsense? We’ve been in this World for so long—when has she ever had a period? Qiao Zhirou is even stronger than me. What kind of joke is this?”

But looking at the fruit in his hand, Yang Jingting truly couldn’t bring himself to eat it. Better find an excuse and run.

“I have to spar with that brain-dead Chen Dabai. Eating too much will affect my condition. I’ll eat it when I get back,” Yang Jingting said, then immediately dashed off, blending into the crowd of the Church.

Xu Aicai was usually quite clean and honest, and he had never been one to refuse others’ kindness. But now, faced with Ladong’s sincere expression, he couldn’t bring himself to speak up. However, with both Yang Jingting and Qiao Zhirou having run off, he wanted to escape too. Remembering the video of Ladong turning into a half-Hulk, Xu Aicai, who had always been fastidious, simply couldn’t stomach it.

“What’s wrong? Hurry up and eat it. It’s very sweet,” Ladong said, puzzled as he watched the two leave. But he absolutely couldn’t let the last one, Xu Aicai, go. Today, he had to promote the fruits of his labor. Although the fruit’s appearance was a bit peculiar, as long as someone tried it, they would surely discover the intoxicating charm of the fruit he had grown.

Xu Aicai’s mind raced, searching for a way to escape the crisis. Suddenly, he spotted Elder Amutate nearby, sharing combat experience with Xiong Batian.

“With an elder here, I should offer it to the elder first. Elder Amutate, this is a precious gift from my friend. Please, have a taste,” Xu Aicai said. He knew the Elder hadn’t seen the video Ladong posted. As a Native of this World, and with the Dragonkin’s particular fondness for collecting treasures—especially rare items from around the World—this was the perfect opportunity.

Hearing Xu Aicai call it a precious gift, Amutate thought, “These people come from the Otherworld. Could this be something good from there? What a fine Junior. The Dragonkin lack such filial dragons these days. The younger generation is too greedy, hoarding every little treasure and never sharing.”

“Yes, yes! I went through immense hardship and shed countless drops of sweat to obtain this. It’s absolutely a fruit you won’t find a second of in this World. Even the Lord Divine Tree couldn’t produce such a fruit. It’s definitely top quality,” Ladong chimed in eagerly when he saw the Dragonkin Demigod Powerhouse about to taste it. If he could win the favor of a Dragonkin Demigod, he might be able to exchange for even more treasures.

Amutate took the strange fruit. It contained a peculiar energy—even his max-level Appraisal couldn’t discern the details. It truly was a rare item, unparalleled in its rarity. With his thousands of years of experience living in this World, this fruit was one of a kind. Not even the Dragon God’s treasury could hold something like this.

Bizarre, mysterious, sinister, powerful. That was Amutate’s impression of this fruit. Just as this young Wyvern-kin said, it was absolutely top quality! Worthy of our Dragonkin descendants. Even as a hybrid, his Treasure Hunt talent still showed considerable promise.

With his Demigod physique, and a dragon’s body at that, he naturally had no fear of the power contained within this fruit. If the Dragon God discovered such a treasure, it certainly wouldn’t be left for him to keep. Better to swallow it directly.

Ladong watched as Amutate took the fruit and, without a moment’s hesitation, swallowed it whole. His heart soared with elation.

The moment Amutate swallowed the Ladong Fruit, his pupils contracted, and traces of dragon scales began to appear on his skin. Immediately after, Amutate’s vision went dark, and he collapsed onto the ground.

Xu Aicai stared at Amutate lying on the ground, utterly stunned. Ladong had taken down a Dragonkin Transcendent Demigod powerhouse with just the power of a single fruit—this was absolutely something that could go down in history, alright. Xiong Batian was also dumbfounded.

Previously, Xiong Er had kept telling her not to eat anything grown by Ladong, and now she understood. She suddenly felt that she had been too arrogant. Although she had barely managed to fight two Dragonkin Demigod powerhouses to a draw by borrowing the power of Lord Divine Tree, it was still borrowed strength. Compared to Ladong, it seemed she still had room for improvement and needed to keep growing stronger.

“Hahaha, when this Dragonkin Elder wakes up, he’ll understand the benefits this fruit brings.”

Seeing that the fruit was effective even against a Demigod, Ladong was very pleased. He then took out another fruit and handed it to Xu Aicai.

“Don’t be shy, I’ve got plenty here. You won’t miss out, so eat up without worry. The effects are excellent.” Ladong’s warm, kindly smile was like that of a grandfather from back home, constantly stuffing food into his grandson’s hands.

But to Xu Aicai, this expression seemed like that of a life-reaping demon. Looking at the Dragonkin Demigod Amutate beside him with his tongue hanging out, Xu Aicai couldn’t even tell whether this Elder was dead or alive. This thing really was life-threatening.

“Eat it quickly! It’s delicious! The effects after eating are amazing!”

Xu Aicai tremblingly accepted it. Ladong thought he was just too excited, his hands unsteady. Ladong took matters into his own hands, splitting the fruit in half and stuffing it into his mouth.

Xu Aicai was startled by this action. Before he could react, the fruit slid down his throat. A sense of despair instantly spread through him. Subconsciously feeling the fruit was unclean, Xu Aicai foamed at the mouth and fainted even before the fruit’s effects could take hold.

“This shouldn’t be happening. Why did the effects kick in so fast, and with the added foaming at the mouth? I’ve never seen that before.”

Ladong scratched the back of his head in confusion.

Hiding in the crowd, Yang Jingting and Qiao Zhirou watched this scene in despair. Ladong had just taken down two Dragonkin without lifting a finger. Then they saw him drag the two by their feet toward the Church, taking them into a dark, secluded alley.

It was a classic case of drugging and kidnapping—no, two dragons—just short of selling them off.

They hadn’t expected that the greatest danger here wouldn’t be Xiong Batian or the Spirit King Tree, but their own simple, honest Classmate, Wang Dazhuang.

“I’m going to challenge Chen Dabai to a one-on-one later. What do you think?”

Yang Jingting had come today specifically to teach the arrogant Chen Dabai a lesson. For this day, he had made extensive preparations, and now all that was left was the meeting.

“Then I’ll be your witness.” Qiao Zhirou was just here for the show, to see if there would be any follow-up to their story of competing to be the “dog.”

Yang Jingting took out the Magic Mirror to contact Chen Dabai and ask about the location for their duel.

Although Xiong Er had agreed to the duel, she still hadn’t expected Yang Jingting to actually dare to come. To defend her dignity, she had to beat Yang Jingting down today, even if it meant exposing the fact that she had become female.

Xiong Er had already come to terms with the fact that she had lost her “second brother.” Even if she didn’t say it, He Xiaoxiao and Zhai Guangyi already knew, and the truth would eventually come out. It was better to take down Yang Jingting, the most troublesome troublemaker, so that no one would dare mock her for becoming female. For this reason, she prayed once again to the Lord Divine Tree.