5: Treasures of nature! Groups of beasts fight for it!

At the foot of the Dali Mountains, a powerful figure was rapidly moving through the forest, and wherever he went, all beasts retreated.

This figure was Xia Fan.

He had sped all the way from Jianghai City, finally arriving at the Dali Mountains.

Because the thunder essence fruit was deep within the Dali Mountains, there was still a considerable distance to go.

Therefore, he did not rest for a moment, constantly rushing forward.

He was determined to get this thunder essence fruit!

“In my previous life, that thunder essence fruit deep in the mountains was apparently consumed by a giant bear, which then gained the power of thunder.”

As Xia Fan rushed, some information about the thunder essence fruit surfaced in his mind, but it wasn't very comprehensive.

After all, so much time had passed, and he only remembered a general outline.

“That giant bear, possessing the power of thunder, eventually became a powerful fierce beast that rampaged through Jianghai City, known as the “Thunder Giant Bear”!”

“With just one thunder essence fruit, the giant bear became a renowned fierce beast in the previous life, showing its extraordinary nature. Such a spiritual item naturally cannot be easily missed.”

“That giant bear in the previous life was also lucky to obtain this opportunity.”

“However, in this life, the thunder essence fruit can only belong to me, Xia Fan; no one can take it!”

Gradually, the information about this matter in Xia Fan's mind became clearer, and his mood also grew more urgent.

“I hope I’m not too late.”

He didn't know if, after a day and a night, that thunder essence fruit had already been devoured by the giant bear from his previous life.

Such a heavenly treasure was too conspicuous; once it appeared, it would surely attract fierce beasts from all sides to fight for ownership, and death was a common occurrence.

He still remembered that in his previous life, two seventh-tier fierce beasts fought almost to the death over a certain spiritual item, causing no other fierce beasts to remain within a hundred-kilometer radius, and the environment there was also altered, taking at least ten years to recover.

At this moment, Xia Fan's eyes were blazing as he rushed forward. Because he had consumed the Black Tiger Beast Core and the Ice Python's flesh and blood, he involuntarily exuded a kingly aura.

The various wild beasts in the Dali Mountains all avoided him, fearing being caught in the crossfire and being casually swatted to death by Xia Fan.

During his rapid journey, Xia Fan used the Siberian Tiger's powerful sense of smell to constantly detect the aura emitted by the thunder essence fruit, but perhaps because the distance was still too great, he couldn't perceive any related aura.

Helpless, he could only push deeper into the Dali Mountains, while also discerning his direction.

“Indeed, after that blood rain, the wild beasts all show a tendency to transform into fierce beasts.”

As Xia Fan traveled, he sensed many restless auras and quickly realized the reason.

“Normally, even if their own kind saw me, they would only submit, but now they show a hint of hostility.”

“I have to say, the blood rain gave them a lot of courage.”

“It seems that the first ones to be affected by this blood rain were the wild beasts.”

“But for me, they are all no match.”

He once again understood the reason why fierce beasts were stronger than humans in the early stages of his previous life, but thinking about these things now had little meaning; the opportunity was more important.

So, he continued to accelerate, heading towards the deepest part of the Dali Mountains. Only his afterimages were left in the forest, and only the long-swaying leaves proved that he had passed through this place.

“Roar! Roar! Roar!”

“Howl…”

“Snort, snort!”

“…”

At the same time, deep within the Dali Mountains, various suppressed beast roars continuously echoed, causing the weaker wild beasts in the forest to flee far from the mountain depths as if for their lives, rushing in a panic, even showing scenes of weasels and pheasants running in parallel.

Because of a blood rain, many fierce beasts throughout the Dali Mountains had awakened, and at this moment, they were using their roars to declare their respective territorial ranges.

But this was far from enough.

Even pet dogs in the city, after experiencing a blood rain, would violently attack people. The wild beasts in the forest were no less; however, their opponents were other wild beasts.

Even unawakened wild beasts, after bathing in the blood rain, had greatly increased in strength and were venting their emotions with roars that echoed through the forest.

Large numbers of fierce beasts either restlessly roamed towards the outskirts of their territory, preparing to turn their former neighbors into rivals, or sniffed continuously, attracted by the aura from deep within the mountains.

Deep within the Dali Mountains, on a rare forest clearing, there was a half-human-tall small mound. On this small mound grew a peculiar tree with branches and leaves that were all silver-white.

The silver tree was unremarkable, only about a person's waist high, but its unique color made it an anomaly here.

At the very top of the tree's main trunk, in the center, hung a fruit that was entirely silver-white, covered with intricate patterns like lightning strikes, and shimmering.

This fruit was only about the size of an eight or nine-year-old child's fist, and its surface was uneven, with faint electric arcs occasionally flashing, but because its shimmering silver light obscured them, this detail was not discovered.

As time passed, a large number of fierce beasts had gathered around the thunder essence fruit, all in unison, staring at the silver fruit with fervent eyes, their emotions extremely agitated, as if their blood flow had accelerated.

All the fierce beasts present, though their intelligence was not yet developed, their instincts told them that by consuming this silver fruit, they could become even stronger, become the rulers of this forest, and do as they pleased.

Therefore, more and more wild beasts, either growling or restlessly pawing their forelegs, gradually approached the silver fruit.

At the forefront of all the fierce beasts were several awakened fierce beasts; they not only looked more massive, but their auras also suppressed the other fierce beasts, who dared not make any moves.

To the north of the silver fruit was a Black Boar covered in stiff bristles. On its pair of yellowish tusks, bloodstains were still fresh, and it was subtly chewing, as if swallowing something.

Opposite the Black Boar was a Silver Giant Wolf with a beautiful, streamlined body and silver-white fur.

This giant wolf was two meters long, almost as large as the Black Boar, with cunning eyes, and it restlessly pawed at the forest ground.

Most surprisingly, the Silver Giant Wolf could spray terrifying flames from its mouth; in the direction it came from, many charred carcasses of fierce beasts were scattered haphazardly.

The Black Boar and the Silver Giant Wolf could be said to be the overlords among the fierce beasts present; their mere presence intimidated most of the fierce beasts, but… at this moment, their gazes were unified, collectively glancing towards a massive dark silhouette.

There, a giant bear, five meters tall and stout, sat leisurely in the forest like a human, its fierce eyes constantly shifting between the Black Boar and the Silver Giant Wolf.

The three most powerful fierce beasts were currently glaring at each other, full of animosity, all wanting to devour that silver fruit and become the king of the forest.