The people outside were once again astonished by Li Qingyun.
While others' battles were also impressive, they paled in comparison to Li Qingyun's.
The skills he unleashed had rather striking special effects.
Setting aside the damage, even before the lotus bloomed, its visual effects alone had earned it protagonist treatment.
Boss Xue excitedly tugged at Chu Yang's clothes, "Damn! Look at that! How cool is that skill?"
Chu Yang scoffed dismissively, "Wasn't my Myriad Sword Return that blew up over three hundred planes last night cooler than this?"
Boss Xue glared disdainfully, "What's his cultivation level compared to yours? You're comparing yourself to someone at the Foundation Establishment stage, aren't you ashamed?"
Chu Yang: "???"
Boss Xue seemed to have too much free time; he needed to find something for her to do.
Chu Yang thought to himself.
However, the combat power Li Qingyun displayed did not disappoint Chu Yang's expectations.
This Ice Moon Wolf King was roughly at the mid-stage of the third tier.
Despite Li Qingyun relying on a celestial-grade superior cultivation technique, his strength was no match for the Ice Moon Wolf King. However, the killing power of the technique compensated for much of that.
The other spectators watched Li Qingyun's fight with the Ice Moon Wolf, their eyes sparkling.
As the most talented individual to appear thus far, he already carried immense attention.
People were eager to witness what this level of genius looked like when exerting his full strength.
Since Wang Teng and Luo Xiaowei had already had their moments of brilliance, Li Qingyun's highlight had yet to be seen.
"That lotus must deal a lot of damage, right?"
"Whether it deals a lot of damage doesn't matter, it's definitely cool enough for me!"
"Wanting to snatch Little Brother Qingyun home on the second day!"
"My husband is so handsome!"
"Yours again? Everyone is your husband, wake up! You don't have a husband!"
"......"
The Ice Moon Wolf King planted its four paws on the ground, and hundreds of ice cones condensed in the air, whistling towards Li Qingyun.
However, Li Qingyun remained unfazed; he had a countermeasure.
Leaves with a faint green glow detached from the branches above his head and hovered before Li Qingyun, colliding with the ice cones.
At that moment, Li Qingyun suddenly sensed something and shouted towards Gan Cuicui, "Get out! Hide behind the trees!"
Gan Cuicui was startled but quickly scrambled through the dense branches, hiding behind a tree.
The Ice Moon Wolf King's eyes widened; it was unwilling!
It roared and charged at Li Qingyun, believing it could not possibly lose to this human!
But the lotus above their heads had already bloomed!
The green lotus was filled with an extraordinary Dao rhythm.
Although it was formed from the life force of plants, it was also imbued with the aura of slaughter.
"Ding—"
The blooming of the lotus was not accompanied by a world-shattering explosion, only scattered specks of green light.
The ferocious Ice Moon Wolf King, however, closed its eyes at this moment.
Because wherever the green light passed, it annihilated everything.
Amidst a howl of extreme unwillingness, the entire Ice Moon Wolf pack perished here.
As the green light dispersed, the haphazardly fallen carcasses of the wolf pack were revealed on the ground.
Li Qingyun wiped the sweat from his forehead; while he appeared relaxed, it hadn't been as easy as imagined.
In a direct melee, he couldn't contend with the Wolf King.
But who could blame him for possessing such a powerful cultivation technique?
Gan Cuicui stared at the corpses of the Ice Moon Wolves, her face filled with shock, and said dazedly, "With just one burst, such a large wolf pack is gone?"
In truth, the explosion had a wide radius, but the nutrients for the lotus were provided by the surrounding trees, and this entity would not harm them.
"Stop being so shocked. If the Ice Moon Wolves didn't fear the sunlight, they would have easily escaped."
"Quickly collect all the demon cores. The commotion we've caused here is significant and might attract more powerful demonic beasts. If it's a late-stage third-tier demonic beast, we'd best retreat as far as possible!"
The two quickly gathered the demon cores.
But as they were about to leave, Li Qingyun turned back, looking at the Ice Moon Wolf's former den.
"What is it?"
"All the Ice Moon Wolves are dead, yet there's still a cold aura emanating from inside. Something's not right. Let's go check it out!"
Gan Cuicui, filled with curiosity, followed Li Qingyun into the Ice Moon Wolf's den.
It was very clean; the Ice Moon Wolves were a species with a penchant for cleanliness.
Following the source of the cold air, Li Qingyun found a peculiar plant in the dark cave.
It stood only up to his knees but bore three blue fruits.
The cold aura was emanating from these three blue fruits, indicating they were no ordinary items.
"Is this... a natural treasure?"
Li Qingyun nodded. He reached out to touch it, and his finger was quickly covered in a layer of frost.
"It's not ripe yet, no wonder these Ice Moon Wolves didn't eat it."
Gan Cuicui scratched her head, "Do you know what this is?"
"Of course not, so we can't just eat it. We'll have to take it back and ask Immortal Brother for advice."
"Didn't you say it's not ripe yet? How do we take it back?"
Li Qingyun smiled and said, "Have you forgotten what I do? Accelerating ripening, I'm a professional!"
As a trickle of life energy flowed from Li Qingyun's fingertips into the plant, the three fruits rapidly matured until Li Qingyun received a notification that it was ripe.
Exhausted, he lowered his hand and said speechlessly, "What kind of fruit is this? Accelerating its ripening required such a vast amount of spiritual energy that I almost couldn't handle it."
"Can we pick them now?"
"Pick them all and put them in the schoolbag."
The schoolbag was usually carried by Gan Cuicui because Li Qingyun was the primary offensive force, and carrying these items would easily affect his combat effectiveness.
However, after picking the three fruits, the small tree withered completely.
"It only has one growth cycle? What a shame, I was hoping to dig it up by the roots..."
......
The audience members leaned forward curiously.
"What good stuff is that? Why are there blue fruits that glow?"
"This clearly looks like a natural treasure! Damn, what luck!"
"Why not try a bite?"
"I wonder what its effects are."
"......"
Chu Yang explained to everyone, "Ice Vein Fruit. It has a chance to be found in cold, spirit-rich environments. After absorption, it can enhance the cultivation of ice-attribute cultivators, slightly improve ice-attribute spiritual root aptitude, and can also be used to refine elixirs. It is a very rare treasure."
Improving aptitude, that effect was incredibly potent!
Currently, the higher the aptitude, the more attention one received. And for methods to improve talent, aside from the Dao Enlightenment Tree leaves that Li Qingyun had produced previously, no other methods had been found yet.
The appearance of this item would undoubtedly excite those with lower aptitudes.
Everyone's eyes lit up, and some were already calculating the money in their bank accounts, waiting for Li Qingyun to emerge so they could buy it with a heavy price!
"The deeper you venture, the more likely you are to encounter similar natural treasures, but correspondingly, the demonic beasts encountered will be more ferocious. Grasping all the opportunities within the secret realm amidst danger is also part of the trial."