PFFT!
Lu Hao couldn’t resist at all. His complexion turned pale as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and crashed heavily onto the ground.
The disciples from both sides who were still fighting were all stunned by this scene. The expressions on the Xuanyue Valley disciples’ faces turned extremely unsightly.
The one who had lost wasn’t Long Chen, but Lu Hao! The shock was simply too immense for them, and for a moment, they couldn’t regain their composure.
The disciples of Guiyuan Academy, on the other hand, were overjoyed. Seeing Long Chen defeat Lu Hao had greatly boosted their confidence, and they fought more valiantly than ever before! It was as if years of repressed anger erupted in that single moment! Fueled by this powerful conviction, they began to turn the tables on their previously unfavorable situation.
"Your strength..." Lu Hao’s face was full of shock as he stared incredulously at Long Chen.
From his perspective, dealing with the insignificant Guiyuan Academy should have been a trivial matter. But now, he had been defeated by one of their disciples. This was an immense humiliation for him!
"There is always someone stronger, and a higher mountain to climb," Long Chen said coolly. His words made Lu Hao feel utterly disgraced.
WHOOSH!
Just then, several figures suddenly appeared beside the towering tree. The newcomers carried an imposing momentum, and a cold aura emanated from them. These five were disciples of the Heavenly Water Sect, led by none other than Qian Kun!
"Haha, when the snipe and the clam grapple, it’s the fisherman who benefits!" Qian Kun sneered, eyeing Long Chen and Lu Hao. "All that hiding in the shadows for so long hasn’t been in vain. The Heaven Reaching Fruit is mine! None of you can take it!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Qian Kun reached out to pluck the Heaven Reaching Fruit!
Long Chen frowned slightly. He immediately took action, stepping forward and swinging his sword at Qian Kun! A powerful burst of Sword Qi erupted, sweeping directly toward him.
Seeing this, Qian Kun swung his arm and struck out with his palm, instantly dispersing the blast of Sword Qi.
At the same time, taking advantage of Qian Kun being caught off guard, Long Chen swiftly struck out with his sword again. In the next instant, the five Heaven Reaching Fruits were severed from their stems and plummeted toward the bottom of the cliff.
Long Chen leaped off the edge, plunging down after them. He reached out his hand, and a powerful suction force burst forth, pulling all five Heaven Reaching Fruits into his grasp.
"Got them!" Long Chen looked at the Heaven Reaching Fruits in his hand with a faint smile. He then stored all of them in his spatial ring.
Seeing Long Chen obtain the Heaven Reaching Fruit, the disciples of Guiyuan Academy all smiled. None of them could have imagined that Long Chen, relying on his own strength, would manage to snatch the Heaven Reaching Fruit right from under the noses of both Lu Hao and Qian Kun. It was simply heaven-defying! If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they never would have believed it was real.
Dong Xuan was overjoyed and immediately shouted to the other Guiyuan Academy disciples, "Brother Long has the Heaven Reaching Fruit! Don’t get bogged down in the fight! Retreat now!"
Hearing this, the Guiyuan Academy disciples immediately nodded and began to retreat, no longer engaging with the disciples of Xuanyue Valley.
Qian Kun was now seething with rage. The Heaven Reaching Fruit had been almost within his grasp, only to be snatched away by some brat right in front of him. His face turned livid with anger.
"Damned bastard! Dare to touch my things? I’ll grind you to dust!"
Qian Kun waved his hand, pointing angrily at Long Chen. He bellowed to the Heavenly Water Sect disciples behind him, "Seize that brat for me now!"
"Yes, sir!"
At Qian Kun’s command, all the Heavenly Water Sect disciples present fixed their gazes on Long Chen and chased after him at top speed.
"Damn it!" Lu Hao, equally enraged, also bellowed to the Xuanyue Valley disciples, "Take him down! Now!"
In an instant, the disciples of both major powers were in hot pursuit of Long Chen and the members of Guiyuan Academy.