Nine-Star Monster——[Adam and Eve Tree]

"Ah? Big Brother, I... I pinched your thigh?"

After he finished speaking, he immediately looked down and saw that he had indeed pinched the wrong thigh.

Just as Zhao Hao was looking embarrassed, he suddenly saw a green light shoot out from Li Xunle's staff, directly covering his face.

Before he could even speak, he transformed into a stone of life and death.

His last thought was:

Sure enough!

Death is like the wind, always by my side!

Li Xunle clutched his thigh; it hurt, so he kept rubbing it a couple of times.

"This guy, he really doesn't know his place, actually pinching my thigh, and with so much force!"

After he finished speaking, he pouted, looking speechlessly at the glowing, colorful stone of life and death on the ground.

He muttered to himself:

Are thighs meant to be pinched?

Hugging a thigh, hugging a thigh, that's what it's for!

After two seconds of calm, Li Xunle gently waved his staff again, reviving Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao's first words upon waking were:

"Big Brother, I didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident, don't be mad!"

"Mm... I know. I'm also doing this for your own good; I feel your attributes should be improved."

Zhao Hao: "..."

Li Xunle looked around and said casually:

"Ri Tian, I feel that the Heaven's Punishment Secret Realm should be nearby. Keep a close watch."

"Alright, Big Brother!"

Zhao Hao replied while once again adding the newly acquired free attribute points to Strength.

He suddenly asked:

"Big Brother, when will you give me another big attribute boost? So I can also turn my hand to make clouds and turn it back to make rain!"

Li Xunle smiled faintly:

"Ri Tian, it seems you've mastered the Way to Seek Death. Are you determined to seek death?"

Zhao Hao chuckled:

"Hehe, mainly, I guess I've gotten used to it..."

Li Xunle pondered:

"Last time, in 5 hours, you gained 200 points. At this rate, to reach 1000 points, you'll need 25 hours. While not long, it's not short either. We'll talk about it when we have time. First, let's find the Heaven's Punishment Secret Realm!"

"Okay, Big Brother, I'll listen to you!"

Zhao Hao immediately nodded.

"Oh, and Ri Tian, if you fancy the equipment on those dead people, you can strip them. I'll wait for you."

"Uh... I believe Big Brother will give me better equipment. The equipment on these people, some of it has gems embedded, and the attributes might not match my needs. The room for improvement is also limited, plus it's indeed unlucky."

Zhao Hao paused:

"If I hadn't latched onto Big Brother's thigh, I would definitely strip people's equipment. But now, if I strip people's equipment, wouldn't I be slapping Big Brother's face?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xunle raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

He had to admit,

Zhao Hao's flattery skills seemed to be slowly improving, but not by much.

The two stopped talking nonsense.

Li Xunle led Zhao Hao around, searching for traces of the Heaven's Punishment Secret Realm.

Half a day passed.

The two arrived at a certain location in the first ring of the Land of Divine Punishment's northwest.

However,

After searching for half a day, the two did not find the entrance to the Heaven's Punishment Secret Realm.

According to Zhou Zhixue's description,

The entrance to the Heaven's Punishment Secret Realm was beside a deep pool beneath a hundred-zhang waterfall.

Therefore,

Li Xunle and Zhao Hao had been searching for nearby rivers.

After a simple analysis,

They believed that since there was a waterfall, there must be a river, and searching along the river would be relatively much easier.

"Big Brother, I'm a bit hungry. Let's get something to eat!"

Zhao Hao rubbed his rumbling stomach and chuckled.

Li Xunle stopped, turned his head to look at Zhao Hao, and then patted his shoulder:

"Hungry? Easy! Look, there are fruits nearby, vibrant and juicy, they look delicious. Want some?"

As he spoke, his peripheral vision glanced at a nearby fruit tree laden with fruit.

His hand was also pointing at that fruit tree.

Zhao Hao's puzzled gaze slowly followed the direction of Li Xunle's finger.

Indeed!

Not far from them was a lush fruit tree, its branches and leaves extremely vast, spreading out.

It resembled a giant mushroom.

The fruit tree's branches were covered in fruits, plump and round, red to purple, vibrant and juicy.

Zhao Hao looked at the fruits on the tree and couldn't help but swallow.

In these deep mountains and old forests, there was actually a fruit tree, and its fruits were so abundant, it was simply a gift from heaven.

He couldn't help but exclaim that he was simply a chosen one!

Thinking of this,

He hurried towards the fruit tree, muttering:

"Big Brother, stay here, I'll bring you two fruits!"

Li Xunle's forehead immediately creased with dark lines.

The way he said that, damn it, had he even read that essay 'The Back View'?

Just as Li Xunle was conflicted, Zhao Hao suddenly let out a scream not far away:

"Holy mother of God, why are there so many venomous snakes? I hate these things the most!"

As soon as his voice fell,

He immediately gestured, controlling his sword to shuttle back and forth on the ground, preparing to clear out the venomous snakes.

Just then,

That fruit tree actually moved.

That's right!

The fruit tree moved!

Li Xunle immediately understood that this fruit tree was a monster.

He immediately checked the other party's information.

The monster's name was—[Adam and Eve Tree].

Level 90, 9-star!

Health points: 900,000,000.

According to the description, the fruits on the tree were highly poisonous.

They were both bait and weapons.

Just as Li Xunle was curious about what kind of weapon this would be, the [Adam and Eve Tree] launched a fierce attack on the approaching Zhao Hao!

The attack method was very strange.

The fruits on the tree seemed to be controlled; a large number of fruits detached and flew towards Zhao Hao.

If these fruits were not fist-sized but thumb-sized, it could be described as a hail of bullets.

Zhao Hao had just cleared a wave of venomous snakes and hadn't noticed the abnormality of the [Adam and Eve Tree].

He just suddenly felt a large number of fruits falling... no, not falling, but flying horizontally towards him.

He was looking happy, preparing to catch the fruits, when a thought suddenly struck him.

Why were the fruits flying horizontally?

Instead of naturally falling to the ground?

It was as if they were thrown by someone, very absurd.

Thinking of this, he frowned, very puzzled.

Something's not right!

However,

He was fearless of death; what could a large number of fruits do to him?

Could they be bombs?

Just as Zhao Hao was uncertain, a large number of fruits instantly collided with Zhao Hao.

To his surprise,

The fruits didn't explode, but the juice from the fruits, upon impact with Zhao Hao, splattered onto him.

The next second,

He found his health continuously dropping... Although Zhao Hao was a bit surprised, he wasn't afraid. A thought popped into his mind:

These seemingly luscious, plump red fruits were actually poisonous fruits?

Zhao Hao picked up a poisonous fruit and shouted to Li Xunle:

"Big Brother, remember to revive me. I'll try how the poisonous fruit tastes."

As soon as his voice fell,

He held the fist-sized, reddish fruit in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

Taking a bite,

Pfft!

The juice of the poisonous fruit immediately spurted out of his mouth.

Immediately after,

A rich, sweet taste emanated from his tongue, much sweeter than ordinary fruits.

Delicious!

It was really damn delicious!

Zhao Hao ate with increasing gusto.

The only drawback was that his health was continuously decreasing, but he hadn't discovered any other negative effects for now.

Li Xunle saw this scene, a hint of surprise on his face.

This guy is getting more and more creative!

If he were to find some kind of resurrection armor... wouldn't he come up with all sorts of tricks?