C9 "Ordinary Human!"

"Is that really a Mr. Levineg Fruit?!"

Rasul looked at the three red fruits on top of the small red tree in the middle of the cave. His eyes were wide open as he muttered in disbelief.

The Mr. Levineg Fruit was a natural spiritual item—it was a low Level-8 item. The tree bloomed once every 300 years, and every bloom consisted of nine flowers. These nine flowers would then mature for another 300 years before giving birth to six Mr. Levineg Fruits. After another 300 years, these fruits would ripen. The initial six fruits would be reduced to three matured Mr. Levineg Fruits by the end of this cycle.

The Mr. Levineg Fruit—as the name suggests—was rich in Mr. Levineg Daniel. Mr. Levineg Daniel was still Daniel, and this fruit had Daniel by the tons. Moreover, this fruit also contained a weak stream of Tao law. This could help anyone in breaking through to the next level.

The Daniel Refining realm and Body Refining realm were merely the beginning of the cultivation path—all they did was build the foundation for subsequent realms. The realm above the Body Refining realm was the true starting point of cultivation. What was the realm above the Body Refining realm? Well, Rasul had no idea for now. However, he did know that the patriarch of the Knowles family, Hollis, was just a step away from the next realm.

Otherwise, how could the Knowles family become one of the three great families? After all, they had nothing to show for apart from medicinal herbs and materials. It was only thanks to the influence of the patriarch and the alchemist that the Knowles family could surpass the second-ranked Hanson family.

Also, apart from a patriarch at the peak of the Body Refining realm, the Knowles family had few other hidden experts. Those experts were all at Level-10 of the Body Refining realm.

After seeing the fruit, he finally understood why Malen brought him here.

The Mr. Levineg Fruit had a unique characteristic.

Since the Mr. Levineg Fruit was a low Level-8 fruit, even its outer shell was protected by a thin layer of Tao law. When the fruit ripened, this Tao law would give birth to an unusual barrier. Thanks to this barrier, if as much as a minuscule amount of external Daniel touched the fruit, it would wither instantly.

Consequently, Daniel and Body Refining cultivators couldn't harvest it. They could control their Daniel but not to the point that not even drop leaked out. Therefore, ordinary people were most suitable to pick Mr. Levineg Fruits.

This was also the reason Malen brought Rasul along.

However, this Daniel leaking problem didn't pester strange beasts. After all, they didn't touch the fruits—they directly swallowed them. The wolf would've most likely eaten the fruits and then used the Daniel and Tao laws to strengthen itself.

"Let's wait for a while. We'll act once the Gibson family gets rid of that strange beast!" Initially, Malen was quite nervous. However, after checking that all three fruits were safe, he felt relieved.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he was late and could profit from others' hard work. Else, all four of them would've to fight the wolf; that would've probably left them all injured.

The Red-eyed Blood Wolf was a unique type of strange beast. It was different from the other wolf species since it didn't move in packs. It was known as the lone king of the forest and always lived alone. They were also famous assassins of the Endless Forest, so cultivators felt quite the headache after encountering them. After all, no cultivator wanted to make an enemy out of someone that attacked from the dark.

From its ten meters tall body and lightning-fast speed, one could easily tell that it was a peak Level-9 beast. Otherwise, it couldn't give four Body Refining cultivators a run for their money.

Since Rasul had never cultivated before, he couldn't distinguish the true strength of the Gibson family members. However, judging from the current situation, the four of them were at a disadvantage despite fighting together. This showed just how powerful the Red-eyed Blood Wolf was.

Due to their dense and vast Daniel reserves, strange beasts could fight longer than humans of the same level. This was probably also why the Gibson family experts were having a hard time defeating it.

"If this fight's drawn any further, we'll lose. We have to execute our ultimate skill!" Noticing that the Red-eyed Blood Wolf was getting more and more fierce with each passing second, Gibson family's group leader shouted. Seconds later, a bright red pill appeared in his hand. The other three men also took out the same pill.

"Curtis One, Curtis Two, Curtis Three, get ready to attack!" When Malen saw the red pill, his expression shook, and he ordered in a low voice.

Although the ensuing battle had nothing to do with Rasul, he was still very nervous. If Malen and the others eliminated Gibson family's men, the heavy responsibility of harvesting the Mr. Levineg Fruit would fall on Rasul.

Rasul knew that he wouldn’t even get a bite from those fruits, but he was sure that just the leaves would be more than enough for him.

After Gibson family's four experts consumed the pills, their strength improved significantly. They, who were initially at a disadvantage, quickly gained the upper hand. Finally, they suppressed the Red-eyed Blood Wolf and left it with no other option but to retreat.

In just 30 seconds, the once domineering Red-eyed Blood Wolf was stabbed in the head by the Gibson family’s group leader, then it fell to the ground and died.

"Attack!" Seconds after the Red-eyed Blood Wolf died, the Gibson family dropped to the ground, exhausted. Meanwhile, Malen and the others were waiting for this very moment. They drew their weapons, circulated their spiritual Daniel, and rushed toward the Gibson family experts.

The Gibson family expert had been fighting with the wolf for more than an hour. After consuming the pill, they did manage to kill it, but the pill’s side effects left them defenseless and weak. Currently, their strength was less than 30% of their actual strength. The fatigued Gibson family experts were no match to the Knowles family experts, who were as strong as the 100% rested them. Three to five minutes later, the Gibson family experts died tragically under the Knowles family’s blade.

As for “Rasul” or “ordinary human” of the Gibson family’s side… Well, he was killed by Curtis Three before the battle even began. The weak, helpless “ordinary human” died while dutifully guarding his spot.

Rasul's eyes lit up when he saw the dead “ordinary human” from the Gibson family. He quickly walked to the young man's side and bent over to check his body.

The dead man had 500 gold coins and 17 inferior stones with surprisingly dense Daniel. Excitingly, the dead body also had a low Level-10 spirit stone.

Although it was only a low-level spirit stone, it was enough to duplicate over a thousand Meridian Herbs. He also had 500 gold coins and 17 inferior stones on him for some reason.

Rasul hurriedly put away the things, then turned his gaze towards Malen and the others.

"Rasul, come here!" After eliminating the four experts from the Gibson family, Malen, who hadn't used much of his energy, waved at Rasul, signaling him to come forward.

"Eighth Elder!" Rasul knew that it was his turn to harvest the Mr. Levineg Fruits, so he walked to Malen's side without any hesitation.

"Rasul, this is a Mr. Levineg Fruit that can help a peak Body Refining realm cultivator achieve a breakthrough. I'm sure you know who it’s for, so harvest it carefully." After saying this, Malen took out three jade boxes from his bag and handed them to Rasul.

"Eighth Elder, don't worry. I will harvest the fruits now." Rasul took the three jade boxes and quickly walked to the Mr. Levineg Tree.

However, while Rasul was walking toward the Mr. Levineg Tree, he sneakily took out the Level-10 spirit stone and placed it in his right palm. Because next, he needed to do something more substantial—he was going to duplicate the Mr. Levineg Fruit.