"Quick, quick, over here! I just saw an extremely precious Dragon Tongue Grass!"
"And that Dragon Tongue Grass is already close to maturity. We just need to pick it, bring it back, and cultivate it for a short while, and we'll have mature Dragon Tongue Grass. Dragon Tongue Grass has many uses, and it can have different effects when combined with many spiritual medicines. We've hit the jackpot this time!"
Just as Yan Jiaojiao and the others had subdued the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes, an excited voice could be heard approaching. Yan Jiaojiao and the other two exchanged glances and looked up.
Coincidentally, it was disciples from Holy Grail Academy.
The one leading the way should be a disciple from the Wood faction, with a very pure wood-elemental spiritual energy swirling around him. He likely found the Dragon Tongue Grass due to his affinity for spiritual herbs. However, when he first arrived and sensed danger, he realized he couldn't pick the Dragon Tongue Grass on his own, so he hurried back to call for help.
Although Yan Jiaojiao and the others had a guess as to what happened, they didn't pay much attention.
Since ancient times, heavenly treasures have gone to those fated to receive them. While it was fortunate that the person discovered the Dragon Tongue Grass earlier, he lacked the ability to pick it. He didn't stay to wait for others and instead went to find help himself, which led to Yan Jiaojiao and the others getting there first.
To put it bluntly, this was "looting"—but the term isn't entirely accurate. If Yan Jiaojiao and the others had suddenly appeared when the Holy Grail Academy disciples were locked in a fierce battle with the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes, exhausting each other, and then snatched the Dragon Tongue Grass, that would have been considered looting.
But unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
When they arrived, there were no signs of anyone having been there. Furthermore, they had fought and defeated the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes fair and square before picking the Dragon Tongue Grass. It could only be said that Yan Jiaojiao and the others were lucky to have stumbled upon such an opportunity.
"Let's go."
Although Yan Jiaojiao and the others understood the whole story, she knew that the people from Holy Grail Academy wouldn't listen to their explanations, so there was no point in saying more.
Leaving quickly was the best course of action.
"Okay." Jiang Yiling, though innocent, could also sense the malice from these people. Holy Grail Academy had always considered Gunan Academy a mortal enemy. Previously, Gunan Academy had avoided direct confrontation with Holy Grail Academy due to their sound strategy. It was normal to have friction in the team competition, but since their Gunan Academy was divided into groups, it was best to avoid the main fighting force of Holy Grail Academy.
Otherwise, they might be defeated one by one.
There was no need to take actions that were clearly doomed to fail.
As the three were about to leave, the people from Holy Grail Academy had already arrived. The disciple with wood-elemental spiritual energy had already witnessed the scene of the Dragon Tongue Grass being picked.
"They stole our Dragon Tongue Grass!"
"How shameless of the Gunan Academy disciples to loot from our Holy Grail Academy? You know you're not as strong as you used to be. If you truly needed help, you could have just asked, and we wouldn't have targeted you. But stealing our things is wrong!"
Originally, Yan Jiaojiao didn't intend to escalate the situation. Time was limited, and it was better to earn more points than to argue endlessly with these people.
However, Yan Jiaojiao was angered by what the Holy Grail Academy disciples said.
She already had a short temper, and only recently, after starting from scratch and gaining some insight, had she learned the art of patience. But now, these people were provoking her first, and Yan Jiaojiao decided not to show them any more respect.
"Do you really think of yourselves so highly? Did the Dragon Tongue Grass have your names written on it? You say we snatched it. Come on, if you want to loot, then loot."
Yan Jiaojiao withdrew her oppressive aura. The Desert Myriad Speed Snakes, which had seemed docile and nonexistent moments before, suddenly erupted and began attacking everyone around them indiscriminately.
They indeed had little intelligence and didn't know that the Holy Grail Academy disciples were also going to fight Yan Jiaojiao and the others. They only knew that these were humans, and they must be working with Yan Jiaojiao, who had stolen their Dragon Tongue Grass.
Therefore, the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes began their revenge.
The disciples of Holy Grail Academy hadn't heard about the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes from this wood-elemental disciple. After all, this disciple had only left to find help because he sensed danger and had no idea what kind of dangers were hidden here. Seeing the scene of rampant snakes, he was speechless.
Although these Holy Grail Academy disciples reacted quickly and immediately deployed their defenses, the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes' name was not for nothing. Their speed was incredibly fast. Caught off guard, many of them were directly bitten and collapsed to the ground.
"Junior brother!"
The disciples of Holy Grail Academy hadn't expected the situation to turn so drastically. Just moments ago, they had the numerical advantage and were planning to use their numbers to morally blackmail Yan Jiaojiao and the others into handing over the Dragon Tongue Grass.
But the situation reversed, and now they were struggling to protect themselves, with no energy left to deal with Yan Jiaojiao.
However, they were all deeply shocked.
They had clearly seen that it was only after Yan Jiaojiao withdrew her oppressive aura that the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes became violent.
This meant that before that, Yan Jiaojiao had single-handedly suppressed these Desert Myriad Speed Snakes!
Putting aside how powerful these Desert Myriad Speed Snakes were, with such a large swarm, how could Yan Jiaojiao, a cultivator only slightly above the Yellow Rank, possess such a powerful aura to suppress them?
What strange abilities did this Yan Jiaojiao possess? They were becoming more and more perplexed.
"Jiaojiao Junior Sister, look..." Jiang Yiling looked in the direction of the Holy Grail Academy disciples, hesitating to speak.
Yan Jiaojiao frowned and looked over, her expression turning as cold as ice.
These disciples from what was considered the second-best academy had truly despicable hearts!
Although the disciples who were unexpectedly attacked by the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes temporarily lost their combat effectiveness, the poison took time to spread. Moreover, these snake-like creatures liked to wrap their bodies around their prey to deliver the final blow. Only after this process would the victim die completely.
These disciples could still be saved, but the Holy Grail Academy disciples were unwilling to lend a hand.
The former closest fellow disciples now revealed their true, ugly faces, each only concerned with their own safety and abandoning their teammates.
Yan Jiaojiao had been angered and released the oppressive aura on the Desert Myriad Speed Snakes, but seeing these people about to die because of them, Yan Jiaojiao still couldn't just watch.
"Go save them!" Yan Jiaojiao directly used her oppressive aura over beasts to clear a path for Xu Changzong.
Xu Changzong did not advocate saving them, but since Yan Jiaojiao had commanded it, he nodded and quickly rushed to the front of those people, feeding them antidotes.
The Holy Grail Academy disciples, who were conscious but unable to move, instantly had tears well up in their eyes as they witnessed this.