The coastal forest, which was extremely dangerous to outsiders, was actually fine for Lin Xuan. As long as he didn't take the initiative to seek death by going to the territory of those big monsters, ordinary monsters couldn't do anything to him with his defense.
Lin Xuan wandered around aimlessly. After who knew how long, a light breeze brushed against his face, bringing with it a burning aura and a special taste.
It was all thanks to the improvement of his sense of smell, or else it would have been easy to ignore. He stopped in his tracks and said thoughtfully, "This smell seems to be coming from the blood-lipid spirit fruit.
Lin Xuan's gaze landed in the northeast direction.
It should be coming from there.
As he got closer, the smell became stronger. At the same time, Lin Xuan also noticed the changes in the surrounding vegetation. Many trees and branches had curled up, and even the leaves had turned yellow.
What's wrong with these plants? They look like they've been burned.
Rather than saying that they had been burned, it was more like they had been roasted at high temperatures.
Just as Lin Xuan was sizing up the surroundings, a bright red fruit came into view, shocking him even more. Logically speaking, this kind of fruit shouldn't appear near Coast City.
This fruit was called "flame fruit." It loved heat and could only grow under high-temperature conditions. Now that there was a large patch of it here, Lin Xuan had a faint guess.
The volcano in the forest at the center of the coast had come to life.
The closer he got, the higher the temperature in the air. Heat waves hit his face, and the hot aura was mixed with the smell of the blood-lipid spirit fruit that was about to ripen.
There was a "whoosh" sound as if something had flown past above his head, and the sound of flapping wings could be heard.
He suddenly raised his head and saw a bee. Its head was the size of two fists, and its yellow and black lines were extremely dazzling. The needle at the end of its tail was black and shiny, showing how highly toxic it was.
If an ordinary demonic beast were to be stung by it, it would definitely die on the spot!
[Stage-three demonic beast, crimson [b]gold poisonous bee]
The scarlet [c]gold poisonous bee wasn't interested in Lin Xuan. It just glanced at him with its huge compound eyes and flew past him toward the center of the forest.
It should also be going for the blood-lipid spiritual fruit.
Lin Xuan picked up his pace. It seemed like all the demonic beasts with a keen sense of smell had detected the scent of the blood-lipid spirit fruit and wanted to take a share of it when it ripened.
It wasn't just the scarlet gold poisonous bee. Lin Xuan also saw many demonic beasts along the way. After all, this was a once-in-a-century opportunity.
If one took the blood-lipid spirit fruit, not only could it improve one's blood qi, but it could also replenish one's spirit energy. It was no wonder that these demon beasts couldn't wait to get their hands on it.
Lin Xuan saw many demonic beasts along the way, and as he went deeper, the system notifications kept ringing.
[Tier 4 demonic beast, iron-blooded pangolin]
[Rank-three demonic beast, woodleaf elk]
[Rank five demonic beast, moonhowl wolf ]
...
At the center of the forest, the scene in front of him shocked Lin Xuan so much that his eyes widened. There were countless demonic beasts running in the sky, walking on the ground, and gathered together in groups.
If it weren't for the fact that the temperature and environment here weren't suitable for aquatic creatures, even fish would probably want to join in the fun.
It couldn't be helped. The blood-lipid spirit fruit was a plant that was naturally formed by the world and contained rich spiritual energy. Even the demonic beasts who had not developed spiritual intelligence knew that it was a good thing and wanted to try their luck.
Not far away, a tall mountain stood within the clouds. It was gray all over, but it had a faint red color as if boiling blood were flowing under its gray skin.
Unlike its usual calm, it was like a giant beast that had just woken up from a deep sleep. Its temper was extremely irritable, and it spewed out boiling lava from time to time.
"Bang!"
Lin Xuan looked up at the thunderous sound. Countless sparks burst out like bright fireworks, adding a fiery color to the blue sky.
Some of the sparks landed on the trees and vegetation beside him, and Lin Xuan finally understood why the branches and leaves were in that state.
The temperature here was still bearable, but if they reached the center, they would probably melt on the spot. Without a certain level of defense, it was impossible to get close.
"Boom boom boom!"
There was a loud noise like thunder. It was clear that some giant creature was running toward them at high speed, causing the very ground to tremble. Those who didn't know would think that there was an earthquake.
In the distance, sand and dust flew in all directions. When he got closer, he saw that it was an elephant!
Everyone knew that elephants were huge, not to mention the mutated ones. Lin Xuan couldn't even see its head when he looked up. All he could see was a long elephant trunk swaying in front of him. That made it even more terrifying.
[Rank 6 demonic beast, giant armored elephant]
Even a sixth-tier demonic beast had appeared! Lin Xuan couldn't help but gasp.
Looking around, there were only powerful fierce beasts. Those weak demon beasts that rushed over had all been intimidated by their aura and did not dare to approach.
More and more demonic beasts were gathering, and it could be said that danger was lurking everywhere. Under such circumstances, even though Lin Xuan had insane defense, he might not be able to hold on.
If every demonic beast gave him a kick, the turtle shell would probably be stomped to pieces.
As the saying goes, wealth comes from danger. The blood-lipid spirit fruit was extremely important to him, and he had to get it. Lin Xuan did not want to back out.
The demonic beasts all stared at the central volcano not far away. Their eyes were filled with desire, but they did not act rashly.
For one, the spirit fruits were not fully ripe yet, and secondly, even they could not withstand such high temperatures. Many of the demonic beasts were sweating profusely, and the beads of sweat that fell to the ground were instantly evaporated by the high temperature.
It was obvious how high the temperature was here, let alone inside the volcano.
The problem before Lin Xuan was how to get the blood-lipid spirit fruit under the eyes of so many demonic beasts. Even if he put this problem aside for the time being, getting close to the spirit fruit was bound to be a difficult problem.
[a]there was an instance of blood-fat. I standardized everything to blood-lipid
[b]Crimson or Scarlet?
[c]related to above comment