"Among the top thousand ranks, many are those humans who entered later."

"Could it be that the later entrants are generally stronger?"

Shen Jun said, "Impossible. Those humans who entered later were originally weaker. If they became stronger, it could only be because of the Ancient River Trial."

"That's troublesome then...

At the peak of Monster Snake Mountain, Deep Dark Fury opened his eyes and slowly stood up.

His tail supported the ground, his strong hind paws stood firm, his right front paw was broken, and wounds covered his body, some places exposing bone.

For such a powerful Demon Dragon to be this heavily injured, it shows how formidable the Snake Monster Leader was.

Deep Dark Fury surveyed the scene, taking a look at the three Dragon Blood Flowers.

"The flesh and blood of these Snake Monsters is poisonous but edible. You can allocate it among yourselves. As for the Snake Monster Leader, his body contains a special power, especially the snake blood; only those who attacked him can participate in its distribution."

After Deep Dark Fury spoke, he looked at Zhou Leng.

"How's your arm?"

"Just a minor wound, it'll heal in three days," Zhou Leng said.

"Good. The body and snake blood of the Snake Monster Leader, you and I will split equally."

The other demons looked at Zhou Leng, some with envy, some with hidden discontent.

The gazes of some Giant Dragons and High-Rank Demons gradually turned cold.

To have a war trophy pointed out by Deep Dark Fury is certainly of extraordinary value, yet half of it was given to a human martial artist.

At that time they didn't want to intervene; it was because Deep Dark Fury and the Snake Monster Leader were deeply engaged in battle, rolling around wildly, making it impossible to help.

This Zhou Leng seemed just to have had a stroke of luck to injure the Snake Monster Leader. After all, being struck by the leader, no matter how strong, he wouldn't be that formidable.

Yet, with Deep Dark Fury personally making the distribution, they had no choice but to swallow their discontent.

Deep Dark Fury extended his claw, splitting the Snake Monster Leader in two.

The snake monster was thick in the front and slim in the back; once split, the front was short and the back was long.

Deep Dark Fury pushed with his claw, sending the thick front half rolling to Zhou Leng's feet.

Zhou Leng took out a High-Level Demonized Kitchen Knife, cutting it into pieces and storing them in the Magic Spirit Bag.

Some astute demons seemed to understand.

Deep Dark Fury gave the meatier front part to Zhou Leng, the importance of which was obvious, unspoken yet more than a thank you.

The Desecrated Scribe brought out fifteen bottles of Monster Snake Blood, handing them to Zhou Leng.

Many demons stared at the Monster Snake Blood with reddened eyes.

Deep Dark Fury parted his wings and slowly walked to the flower bed.

He reached out his claw to grab it.

With a bang, the dragon claw rebounded, the dragon's body swayed.

Everyone squinted, realizing that even Deep Dark Fury's power couldn't break the shield, making it harder for others.

"Hmph!"

Deep Dark Fury's main head and the dragon head on his back inhaled deeply, opening their mouths, two streams of black Demon Dragon Breath blasted towards the flower bed's shield.

The Demon Dragon Breath was unmatched in strength, that even the Snake Monster Leader couldn't withstand it for a few seconds if hit directly.

Ten seconds passed, and Deep Dark Fury ceased his breath attack.

The white shield remained unchanged.

Deep Dark Fury said, "The flower bed shield has powerful protective capabilities, I can't open it. Everyone will take turns trying. Three Dragon Blood Flowers, I'll take one, half a flower for the demon who opens the shield, and half for the second greatest contributor besides me. The remaining one flower will be divided into nine petals for auction."

Upon hearing this, all the demons were thrilled.

Under the Desecrated Scribe's arrangement, the demons formed a long queue to attack the flower bed's shield.

Every demon attacked with all their might, exhausting their strength, but the white shield remained unmoved.

Soon, over four hundred demons had tried once, and the shield showed no change.

Only a few of the strongest Giant Dragons and High-Level Demons hadn't made a move yet.

The Desecrated Scribe said, "Please take turns stepping forward."

A Giant Dragon approached, slapping and clawing, followed by Dragon Breath and Spell attacks, but the shield stood firm.

Ultimately, all demons took their turn and all failed.

The Desecrated Scribe looked at Zhou Leng and said, "Lord Cyan Dragon, it's your turn."

Zhou Leng stepped forward, looking at the flower bed shield, it was like an eggshell, enclosing the Dragon Blood Flowers.

First, he reached out a hand and touched the shield, sensing...

His right hand passed through the shield effortlessly.

"Ah?" A group of Giant Dragons gaped.

"Ah!" A crowd of Beastmen gawked.

The demons stared wide-eyed as Zhou Leng picked the three Dragon Blood Flowers, storing one in the Magic Spirit Bag and handing the other two to the Desecrated Scribe.

The Desecrated Scribe glanced at Zhou Leng, not daring to take the one flower, and approached Deep Dark Fury.

Deep Dark Fury took one flower and said, "The Dragon Blood Flower consists of nine petals and the final stigma, divided into ten parts for auction. Desecrated Scribe, you are in charge of this auction."

"As you command."

Zhou Leng walked to Snow Mountain Rock and whispered, "Ensure you win the final stigma at all costs; as for the other petals, don't bid if the price exceeds a hundred million."

Snow Mountain Rock showed a bitter expression, nodding, gritting his teeth, "Rest assured."

Soon, the auction for the first petal began.

Unsure of the price, some didn't bid, causing the price to rise slowly.

Snow Mountain Rock bid resolutely, each time increasing the price significantly, eventually deterring many buyers, successfully securing the first petal.

Zhou Leng said, "Isn't your price too high?"

"Huh? Didn't you say anything under a hundred million is acceptable?"

"I meant Long Guoyuan."

"I thought you meant Demon Crystal Coins..." Snow Mountain Rock sighed in relief.

"Forget it, the price isn't too high anyway. Pretend to suffer a loss next time, bid a few times, and then back off, just wait for the final stigma."

"Yes."

With the reference from the first auction, the subsequent auctions went smoothly.

The initial prices fluctuated but weren't far apart; however, by the eighth and ninth petals, the price skyrocketed significantly.

Some demons panicked.

For the final stigma auction, the demons weren't very interested, and in the end, Snow Mountain Rock bought it for the price of half a petal, handing it to Zhou Leng.

After the auction, the profane page said, "Next, everyone return to the camp and evenly divide the auction proceeds."

A Red Dragon loudly objected, "I have a dissent."

"Please speak," the profane page said.

"Guan Canglong should only get half a flower. What right does he have to take away a whole one?"

"Yes, I'm also unconvinced!"

"He's not Deep Dark Fury, unworthy of a complete Dragon Blood Flower!"

Many Giant Dragons and High-Level Demons dissented, while observing Deep Dark Fury.

Deep Dark Fury sat quietly, expressionless.

The profane page looked at Zhou Leng and smiled, "Lord Guan, what do you say?"

Zhou Leng glanced at the demons and said, "Anyone who wants it, fine, stand before me. We don't distinguish victory from defeat, only life from death. If you dare not, then lie down quietly and shut your filthy mouths."

The demons recalled Zhou Leng's bloody figure from yesterday and him moving freely among the snake monster pack today.

They looked at Zhou Leng's arms.

All demons knew Zhou Leng's arms were already crippled.

Zhou Leng looked at the Red Dragon, with a kind expression, "I haven't yet tasted Red Dragon meat."

The Red Dragon's scales bristled, glaring at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng stood isolated on the mountaintop, disregarding the demons as if they were nothing.

The demons exchanged glances, hesitant to step forward.

Zhou Leng was injured, but they were not unscathed either.

They had exhausted their energy attacking the light shield, while Zhou Leng hadn't expended any strength.

Deep Dark Fury slowly spoke, "What, no demon dares to step forward?"

The demons remained silent.

"I declare, that Dragon Blood Flower belongs to Guan Canglong. Remember, Guan Canglong is also a dragon!"

Zhou Leng thought to himself, why didn't I think of it, who would dare say Demon Dragon's mind doesn't work well?

Deep Dark Fury was in high spirits.

After failing to curry favor yesterday, he was waiting for another opportunity, who knew today's opportunity delivered itself.

As the leader of the group, he was quite pleased to see Guan Canglong and the other demons in moderate conflict; only then would his position be secure.

Moreover, Zhou Leng had saved him.

Over four hundred demons, more than fifty perished, two hundred severely injured, slowly returned to camp.

Upon returning to camp, the profane page presided over the even division of auction proceeds and dragon-snake corpses.

Zhou Leng, with extra Magic Spirit Bags, had Snow Mountain Rock purchase some powerful snake monster corpses, storing them away.

He always felt that the contents here were better than those in the Ten Realms.

Back in the tent, Zhou Leng retrieved today's biggest prize from the Magic Spirit Bag.

A Dragon Blood Flower, a petal, and a stamen.

Zhou Leng gazed at the stamen of the Dragon Blood Flower. In martial arts perception, his blood resonated with the petal, yet his True Qi resonated with the stamen.

Moreover, the stamen's power was ten times that of the petal, at least requiring the late Innate stage to consume.

Storing away the Dragon Blood Flower and stamen, Zhou Leng consumed a petal.

The petal entered his stomach, slowly curling into a ball of white light, emitting an exotic power, burning the stomach.

Zhou Leng's body was not weak, yet still struggled to resist.

Indescribable pain erupted from his stomach, surpassing the Land of Blades by ten thousand layers, surpassing the Red Lotus Fire Purgatory.

Molten iron entered his stomach.

In martial arts perception, the Dragon Blood Flower formed two types of power.

One is destructive power.

Cells were being annihilated, the minute particles constituting the body were disintegrating.

This destructive power seemed to contain a force capable of obliterating the starry sky.

One is medicinal power.

Medicinal power combined with blood, transforming into a steaming force, propelling the flow of blood.

Destructive power and medicinal power followed the damaged body tissues, entering the blood vessels, circulating within the body with the blood.

The exotic power clung to the blood and the vessel walls, quickly damaging body tissues.

The blood of the Original Demon and the Light of the Ancient Gods hidden in the body exerted their influence, opposing the destructive power.

Zhou Leng couldn't control the blood of the Original Demon and the Light of the Ancient Gods, rendering their effect limited.

Repeatedly attempting various methods to no avail, he finally tried to activate the Undying Star Body.

An amazing scene unfolded.

When the ten Divine Texts of the Undying Star Body rotated, filling the body with starlight, the body could remarkably neutralize the damage caused by the exotic power.

The originally damaged areas restored as if time flowed backward, and the new blood vessels and flesh where the Dragon Blood Flower's power passed were untouched.

The Undying Star Body absorbed the destructive power of the Dragon Blood Flower.

The blood absorbed the medicinal power of the Dragon Blood Flower.

Zhou Leng sat motionless, slowly cultivating.

After an entire day and night, he slowly opened his eyes.

The Undying Star Body slightly improved, equivalent to dozens of normal cultivation sessions.

The medicinal power of the Dragon Blood was also absorbed by one-tenth, with the rest stored in the heart.

The Dragon Blood medicinal power was slowly transforming the blood vessels, heart, and blood.

In martial arts perception, the cells within the blood became slightly larger, and the ability of the blood to store True Qi had increased by 30%.

During the Qi Nourishing Period, True Qi is solely relied upon, but after the Blood Transporting Period, power requires both Qi and blood to drive.

The more True Qi the blood can contain, the stronger the ultimate destructive power.

"Indeed, this place is entirely prepared for enhancing the Ancient River Sect disciples..."

Zhou Leng rose and walked out of the tent.

Outside, stood his previous subordinates, all worried.

Seeing Zhou Leng appear, they showed joyful expressions.

Shen Jun hurriedly said, "Lord Guan, how is your body?"

"Pretty good. What happened?"

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