217: Chapter 217 Innate Dao Fruit and Unexpected "Gains"

The innate dao fruit appeared in the world, radiating myriad rays of light and emitting a fragrant scent!

Ye Tian hid behind a rock, his heart pounding, but he did not rush out immediately.

He was no hothead; at a time like this, whoever reached out first would become the target of everyone.

Facing two True Martial Tenth Level Elders from the Xiong Yue Sect and a violent Vicious Beast at the half-step Sea Transformation Realm, his cultivation level was no different from throwing his life away.

"Fight, fight hard, it would be best if you both end up suffering heavy losses."

Ye Tian muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield without blinking.

Sure enough, the moment the innate dao fruit appeared, the hot-tempered Elder Pang of the Xiong Yue Sect had his eyes turn red instantly, and he roared: "The innate dao fruit is mine!"

His figure turned into a streak of yellow light, desperately grabbing towards the center of the multicolored light!

Almost at the same time, the Double-Winged Dragon Ape let out an angry roar. It had an instinctive obsession with this innate dao fruit it had guarded for so long, and its massive sharp claws also fiercely swiped at the innate dao fruit!

"Boom!"

The full-strength strike of a True Martial Tenth Level Elder collided with the angry claw of a half-step Sea Transformation Realm Vicious Beast!

Airwaves exploded, and the ground cracked inch by inch!

Although Elder Pang was formidable, his cultivation was ultimately a fraction weaker. Coupled with the fact that the Dragon Ape contained a trace of ancient Vicious Beast Bloodline and possessed astonishing strength, he let out a muffled groan, his face turned pale instantly, and he flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, having suffered non-negligible injuries.

"Senior Brother Pang!"

Another Elder with a kinder face exclaimed, but he reacted extremely quickly. Taking advantage of the moment the Dragon Ape's attack was spent, he closed in rapidly and slapped his palm onto the Dragon Ape's right eye!

The Dragon Ape immediately let out a painful roar, its right eye a bloody mess. The excruciating pain drove it completely mad; its massive wings flapped frantically, and its offensive became even more violent!

Both sides were completely bloodthirsty.

The Xiong Yue Sect Disciples relied on the "Crystal Origin Mountain-Shaking Formation" to hold on bitterly. From time to time, Disciples would exhaust their Origin Qi or be caught by the aftermath of the Dragon Ape's violent attacks, screaming as they fell to the ground dead.

The two Elders were also risking their lives, throwing all sorts of trump-card Martial Skills at the Dragon Ape as if they were free.

Ye Tian watched with a racing heart; the intensity of this battle far exceeded his imagination.

Time passed bit by bit. More than half of the Xiong Yue Sect members were dead or injured, with dozens of corpses lying on the ground. The survivors were all injured and their auras were withered.

Those two Elders were in an even more sorry state, their clothes torn, blood hanging from the corners of their mouths, and their faces pale. It was clear that their consumption of Origin Qi was immense, and they had suffered internal injuries.

The Double-Winged Dragon Ape was no better off, its body covered in wounds, large patches of golden scales peeling off, dripping with blood. Especially its right eye, which was completely blinded. Its aura was significantly weaker than at the beginning, and its movements were clearly much slower.

Ye Tian remained motionless, keeping his breathing extremely low.

"Not enough... Unless one side completely collapses, going out now is just seeking death."

Another incense stick of time passed. There were fewer than twenty Xiong Yue Sect Disciples left standing in the field, and the Formation light barrier was teetering.

Elder Pang panted heavily and roared irritably: "Damn it! This beast's skin is too thick! It's taken so many hits from us, why isn't it dead yet!"

The other Elder looked at his fallen fellow sect members, a look of misery appearing on his face: "Senior Brother, if we continue like this, even if we get the innate dao fruit, our Xiong Yue Sect will suffer a great loss of vitality, and the gains won't make up for the losses!"

Just as his voice fell, the originally weak Double-Winged Dragon Ape had its final potential completely ignited. It looked up and let out a roar that shook the mountains and forests, and golden blood energy burned all over its body!

Its size seemed to expand by a circle, and the fierce aura it emitted instantly surpassed its Peak!

"Not good! It's gone berserk! Run!"

The kind-faced Elder was knowledgeable; his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock!

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Elder Pang also realized something was wrong and roared sternly.

The surviving Xiong Yue Sect Disciples had long since been scared out of their wits. Hearing the order, they were like frightened birds, crying and howling as they fled for their lives along the way they came, not even caring about the corpses of their companions.

As the Disciples maintaining the Formation fled, the supply of Origin Qi was interrupted, and the massive "Crystal Origin Mountain-Shaking Formation" light barrier shattered in an instant, vanishing into nothingness.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian was overjoyed: "The opportunity has come!"

He had thought the berserk Dragon Ape would chase them out, in which case he could easily take the innate dao fruit.

However, things once again exceeded his expectations.

The Double-Winged Dragon Ape did not pursue the fleeing Xiong Yue Sect crowd. It just stood in place, its massive body heaving and panting violently. The burning blood energy flames around its body quickly faded, and that violent aura also receded, becoming even more withered than before.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Ye Tian was stunned; this was not what he had expected.

But at this moment, it was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

The Xiong Yue Sect people had run away, and the Dragon Ape had also fallen into a state of extreme weakness!

"It's now!"

Ye Tian no longer hesitated. He executed the Taixu Star-Shift Steps to the limit, crossing hundreds of feet in a few flashes, and appeared beside the innate dao fruit!

Then he grabbed the fruit tightly in his hand!

"Haha, got it!"

Ye Tian was ecstatic, but his movements did not stop for a second. He turned around, ready to use his movement technique to flee far away.

"Roar!!"

However, the moment the innate dao fruit was taken, the Double-Winged Dragon Ape discovered Ye Tian. It let out an extremely angry roar!

But this roar carried a sense of weakness, like a paper tiger.

The next scene left Ye Tian frozen on the spot.

He saw the Double-Winged Dragon Ape crazily beating its own chest, making "thump thump" muffled sounds.

Immediately after, under Ye Tian's astonished gaze, its body, which was as huge as a small hill, actually shrank rapidly!

The luster of the golden scales retracted, and the fierce aura plummeted...

Within a few breaths, the originally majestic and fierce Double-Winged Dragon Ape had actually turned into a Mini Dragon Ape the size of a child, covered in soft golden fluff, with a pair of tiny fleshy wings on its back, looking harmless to humans and animals and even a bit cute...

The aura on its body also plummeted all the way, finally stabilizing at a level equivalent to about the Second Level of the True Martial Realm.

Ye Tian was completely dumbfounded, his mouth hanging open for a long time without closing.

"This... what is this situation? It shrunk???"

His originally tense and guarded mood was instantly replaced by a huge sense of absurdity.

Watching the Mini Dragon Ape standing in place, it also seemed a bit dazed, scratching its furry head with a small claw, its big eyes looking around foolishly. Where was any of the ferocity from before?

"Senior Brother! Is it okay now?"

Hou Xiaojie, who had been hiding behind the rock, heard the sounds in the field quiet down and couldn't help but poke his head out to ask.

He had just seen Ye Tian succeed and then saw the Dragon Ape shrink, and his brain couldn't quite process it either.

"It seems... it's fine for now."

Ye Tian came back to his senses and signaled for Hou Xiaojie to come over.

Hou Xiaojie ran over, looking at the Mini Dragon Ape, and curiously leaned in to examine it: "Senior Brother, is this... is this still that big guy from just now? How did it become like this?"

Ye Tian shook his head, also confused: "I'm not sure either. It looks like... it lost its memory? Or is this form some kind of special state of its?"

He tried to approach the Mini Dragon Ape slowly. The other party did not show any hostility, just tilted its head, looking at him curiously with those clear, silly-cute big eyes.

Ye Tian became a bit bolder, reached out, and gently patted its furry head.

The Mini Dragon Ape was patted, and immediately turned its head to look at him.

Ye Tian reflexively took a small step back, setting up a defensive posture.

However, the little Dragon Ape didn't get angry. Instead, it seemed to find it interesting, leaned forward, kept staring at Ye Tian with that curious look, and even stretched out its little nose to sniff.

Ye Tian was truly stunned this time.

"Did it really lose its memory? Even its instincts have changed?"

He suddenly had an idea and started taking things out of his qingxuan ring.

Dried meat, Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, a low-level Spiritual Artifact he didn't use, and finally, a small bottle containing some liquid flickering with faint lightning.

This was some Lightning Origin Body Tempering Liquid he had collected when he received the Legacy from the remnant soul of the Thunder Qilin. It wasn't of much use to him, and he had originally thought about trading it for something later.

He placed all these things on the ground.

The Mini Dragon Ape's attention was immediately attracted. It walked over on its short legs and sniffed them one by one.

When it sniffed the bottle of Lightning Origin Body Tempering Liquid, it clearly paused, a glimmer of light flashed in its big eyes, and then it reached out its little claw and clumsily pried open the bottle cap.

Under the dumbstruck gaze of Ye Tian and Hou Xiaojie, this guy actually... tilted its head back and drank the whole bottle of fierce Lightning Origin Body Tempering Liquid "glug glug"!

After drinking, it even burped contentedly, its little belly slightly bulging, revealing a very comfortable and satisfied expression.

Ye Tian and Hou Xiaojie looked at each other, completely speechless.

That thing would numb a regular True Martial Realm Cultivator if they just touched a little bit, yet it drank it like a beverage?

What was this stomach made of?

However, after this incident, Ye Tian was basically certain that this Mini Dragon Ape currently had no malice towards him, and the hanging heart finally let go.

"Let's go, this place is not suitable for staying long. The Xiong Yue Sect people might bring reinforcements and make a comeback."

Ye Tian carefully put away the precious innate dao fruit and said to Hou Xiaojie.

Hou Xiaojie nodded quickly.

The two turned and walked towards the direction out of the mountain.

However, after walking only a few steps, they heard the sound of "da da da" footsteps behind them.

Hou Xiaojie looked back and whispered: "Senior Brother, it... it followed us!"

Ye Tian didn't need to look back to perceive it, and sighed helplessly: "I saw it."

I saw that Mini version of the Double-Winged Dragon Ape, walking on its short legs, happily following behind them, occasionally hopping twice, making "wo wo" light calls, looking very excited, with a posture of "I'm sticking with you."

Ye Tian stopped, turned to look at it, and felt one head bigger.

Bring this thing along?

Are you kidding!

Not to mention whether it would suddenly turn back into that fierce big guy, just bringing such a strange-looking thing with him, he would be the focus wherever he went. How could he keep a low profile?

He tried to wave it away.

But the Mini Dragon Ape just paused for a moment, then continued to lean over, rubbing its furry head against his leg, a cheeky look of "you can't shake me off."

After trying several times to no avail, Ye Tian looked at this "little tail" that he couldn't shake off, and finally could only sigh up to the sky and give up.

"Fine, fine, follow if you want... but it's agreed, no causing trouble, no turning big and scaring people at will!"

Ye Tian said to the little Dragon Ape, not caring if it understood or not.

The Mini Dragon Ape seemed to understand his compromise, happily jumped a few more times, and chirped "wo wo" even more joyfully.

Half a day later, they finally walked out of the range of the Hedgehog Mountain range without incident.