Su Province, Black Gold Mountain.

This mountain, among the majestic mountains in the entire Su Province, doesn't even rank; the Spiritual Power is not considered dense, and the quantity and quality of resources nurtured in the mountain cannot compare with those top-ranking mountains and rivers.

However, Black Gold Mountain is very famous in the whole Su Province.

This is because Black Gold Mountain is designated as one of the top ten adventurer hunting grounds by the Su Province Extraordinary Guild.

The Extraordinary Guilds exist in each province of the Great Qin Empire, and they recruit numerous civilian extraordinaries to join, but merely joining is not enough; they also need to help these people improve their cultivation and enhance their combat power.

But it is impossible to give resources to these extraordinaries for free, even if they exist, this can't be done.

Therefore, a sustainable method of development is needed for the adventurers under these guilds, which is to enter the wild forests to hunt vicious beasts and collect resources.

To ensure that these adventurers do not suffer massive casualties, the Extraordinary Guilds of each province select certain areas and concentrate their efforts to clean out second-tier vicious beasts and threatening herds.

Then, these places are opened to the guild's adventurers.

A black pine forest.

Giant black pines as thick as an adult's waist stand tall like steel sentinels in the western forest of Black Gold Mountain.

In the dim forest, several figures appeared, fully armed, holding guns, artillery, and sharp blades, scanning the surroundings with wary expressions.

This is a standard adventurer team composed of five extraordinaries.

"Old Zhang? Are you sure the information you got is accurate? We've been wandering here for half an hour, and we haven't seen even a feather of the Blood-Eyed Crow, let alone it. You didn't get conned, did you?"

At this moment, a crew-cut young man at the back of the team impatiently shouted towards the slim middle-aged man in the center of the team.

"It shouldn't be wrong. I bought it from a familiar hand! That guy is so ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth, daring to venture alone to Black Gold Mountain. Though he luckily found the Blood Essence Fruit, he was also pecked blind by the Blood-Eyed Crow and had a hand crippled, basically useless. Now he's just thinking about getting some money for retirement and wouldn't dare to offend us."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said disdainfully.

Hearing this, the crew-cut young man felt that the information was probably genuine, and complained bafflingly, "Since the information is accurate, then the Blood-Eyed..."

Just then, a shrill screech echoed from the distant forest.

Caw, caw, caw~

"It's the Blood-Eyed Crow!"

The five people were full of joyous expressions.

"Go, hurry up! Find the Blood-Eyed Crow, and we'll find the Blood Essence Fruit!"

The next second, the five rushed forward excitedly.

Moments later, the five stopped and focused their gaze on a black pine tree in the forest.

This black pine tree was more than twice the size of the others, extremely conspicuous.

Six giant Blood-Eyed Crows perched on the broken branches of this black pine tree, with sharp beaks and powerful claws like sharp daggers deeply embedded in the branches. Their feathered bodies were as if cast from black iron.

The group regarded the Blood-Eyed Crows with caution, then shifted their gaze to the roots of the tree.

At the roots of this black pine tree were many beast bones, and the ground was a blood-red, seemingly long stained by blood, with a foul stench permeating the air.

Amidst those pale white beast bones, a small, lively tree sculpted like Blood Coral was growing.

The three-foot-tall tree bore six fruits, three red, and three green.

"It's the Blood Essence Fruit! We're going to be rich!"

The five suppressed their inner excitement and spoke in low voices.

"The Blood-Eyed Crow is extremely fierce; to get the Blood Essence Fruit, we must act strictly according to the plan, understand?"

The burly captain who had been leading the team advised as he looked at the four.

The four nodded.

Then, the crew-cut young man swaggered towards the Blood Essence Fruit, while the other four hid behind the tree, silent.

Caw! Caw~

As the crew-cut young man approached, the Blood-Eyed Crows finally noticed the intruder, screeching instantly, their blood-red eyes filled with fury, and the six Blood-Eyed Crows flapped their wings, extending sharp claws as they flew over.

The crew-cut young man's heart tightened, and he turned to flee, a faint azure glow enveloping him as his speed suddenly surged, quickly rushing towards the other four.

The six Blood-Eyed Crows pursued relentlessly, rapidly closing the distance.

At the critical moment, the crew-cut young man finally darted past the ambush point.

"Shoot!"

With a loud shout, the four burst out, and the Spider Web Shooters in their hands emitted dull thuds.

Four massive webs glimmering with Spiritual Light descended from above upon the attacking Blood-Eyed Crows.

Caw!!

The six Blood-Eyed Crows had no chance to evade and fell directly, struggling and screaming within the webs, their sharp claws emitting black glints as they attempted to cut through the webs, but found them incredibly tough and unbreakable.

"Haha, beasts are just beasts, too easy to deceive!"

The panting crew-cut young man returned with a laugh at the sight.

The other four also beamed with joy, feeling assured about the Blood Essence Fruit.

"Wait, it seems there's one more Blood-Eyed Crow!"

Suddenly, Old Zhang, the middle-aged man, was startled and pointed towards a spot of blood-red light in the distant forest.

Ah~

Before the others could respond, the blood-red light reached them and instantly claimed lives, as five shrieks rang out; the five who were alive moments before fell limp, lifeless.

Afterwards, a black figure slowly walked out of the forest.

"Hehehe..."

Fang Yuan looked at the five corpses on the ground with a twisted smile and then summoned the Bloodthirsty Banner to devour both humans and Blood-Eyed Crows completely.

"What a great Spirit Fruit!"

Next, Fang Yuan approached the Blood Essence Fruit, satisfiedly swallowing the Spirit Fruit radiating with rich Blood Qi in one gulp.

It wasn't just for the Spirit Fruit that he killed humans; he simply killed anyone he saw. During this period, he continuously hunted vicious beasts across Su Province, and all the extraordinaries he encountered were killed by him.

Having eaten the Spirit Fruit, Fang Yuan, without looking back, merged into the forest.

Changbai Mountain.

After finishing his cultivation, Nangong Luo opened his communicator to check—it had been seven or eight days since he last reviewed human news.

When he saw the trending searches, Nangong Luo frowned deeply.

"Black Demon Tiger kills again!"

"Black Demon Tiger rampages, extraordinaries suffer heavy casualties!"

"Three adventurer teams on Haobai Mountain reduced to bones, confirmed as the work of the Black Demon Tiger!"

"Possible route of the Black Demon Tiger!"

"..."

Yes, all the trending topics were about the Black Demon Tiger.

Currently, the internet was full of curses and complaints.

"Big brother, come and have a look!"

Jiang Che came over to look and was a bit surprised, "That darn second brother is stirring up trouble outside again!"

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