Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 40 The Amazing Fruit Effects

Mounting the wolf, I quickly climbed the small hill. Looking around, I was relieved to find that there were no magical beasts guarding the skill fruit tree, which contradicted the martial arts world's tradition that rare flowers, herbs, and treasures are always protected by spirit beasts or poisonous insects.

This might be because the monsters in the game don't actually lack skills, or it could simply be because the fruit on this tree doesn't contain any high-level skills, making it unappealing to the monsters.

After all, some of the fruits that grow from the Skill Fruit Tree are high-level skills with great power, but most of them are just low-level skills that ordinary mythical beasts can naturally master.

Why should we guard or wait for abilities that we are born with?

Cha Nan rubbed his hands together like a fly to summon Fang Dongbai, then ordered him: "Go! Pick that fruit for me."

Fang Dongbai looked at the extraordinary skill fruit tree and the single fruit growing in the center of the tree. His eyes gleamed with a sharp light, but before greed could surge into his heart and surface in his consciousness, it immediately melted away like snowflakes under the scorching sun.

Following Cha Nan's instructions, he began to approach the skill fruit tree, but as he got closer, he felt a scorching wave of heat constantly pushing towards him, as if he were standing in a sea of ​​fire.

Fang Dongbai changed from holding the sword with one hand to two, compressed his internal energy to the extreme, and then suddenly stepped forward and swung the sword.

The sword energy, tearing through the air, created a narrow opening in the scorching air. Fang Dongbai darted up the skill fruit tree and plucked the only skill fruit.

As the fruit was picked, the skill fruit tree, which had originally emitted a scorching heat, began to cool down and dim rapidly. In just a few breaths, it turned into charcoal, as if it had been dead for a thousand years.

Holding a fruit that resembled a red bergamot, Fang Dongbai landed in front of Cha Nan: "Master! I got it!"

Cha Nan looked at the fruit in Fang Dongbai's hand, which resembled flames, and reached out to take it.

The fruit didn't feel hot to the touch, more like holding a cup of warm water, but the energy pulsating in my palm seemed to indicate that it possessed magical power.

After a moment's hesitation, Cha Nan made her judgment and decision, handing the fruit in her hand to Fang Dongbai: "Eat it!"

Fang Dongbai was taken aback, and his eyes instantly cleared.

His ego was suppressed by Cha Nan's will, not lost. With his knowledge, he knew that the fruit must be some kind of extremely unique natural treasure. He never expected that Cha Nan would give him such a rare opportunity.

From Cha Nan's perspective, this is actually quite easy to explain.

It's just a 'skill fruit'. Once you find the first one, there will be many more. Not to mention that you can unlock skill fruit tree planting later, and then you can have as many as you want.

His priority now is to determine what effect the skill fruit will have on humans, whether it can grant specific skills, and whether it will have any further side effects, since humans are not mythical beasts.

Secondly, Fang Dongbai is Cha Nan's strongest combat force. Strengthening him is equivalent to strengthening Cha Nan's confidence and trump card. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it is much more worthwhile than Cha Nan using him himself or giving him to the Wolf Hunter.

Finally, if eating this fruit causes any harm, let Fang Dongbai end his own life and return to the team to recover and recuperate. This is better than Cha Nan dying and returning to the stronghold.

Even if the gains from this trip were limited, it wasn't entirely fruitless. If Cha Nan dies, the things in the backpack will be wasted.

Fang Dongbai took the fruit back from Cha Nan's hand without hesitation and took a bite.

With a bite, the skill fruit transformed into a stream of crimson light, flowing into Fang Dongbai's body.

Then, Cha Nan heard Fang Dongbai let out a piercing howl. Crimson energy circuits appeared on his body and clashed fiercely with his internal energy, yet they also merged in the process.

Watching Fang Dongbai's health bar steadily decrease, Cha Nan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't eaten the fruit himself, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to withstand it. Fang Dongbai, as expected of the former head of the Beggars' Sect's four elders, was not completely overwhelmed by the intense pain. He jumped down the hillside and then practiced his swordplay in the valley below, effortlessly mastering various sword techniques.

The sword's edge was sharp, its energy surging, and it gradually generated a scorching heat. Wherever the sword passed, the grass withered and the green leaves turned black.

Clearly, Fang Dongbai's internal energy had been imbued with a scorching flame attack.

In the martial arts world, there are internal skills with such special attributes and effects. Even if they can't be called divine skills, they deserve the title of ultimate techniques.

Among them, martial arts with flame effects include Shaolin's Burning Wood Saber Technique, the Flaming Saber of Dalun Temple in the Great Snow Mountain, and the Iron-Refining Hand used by Iron Hand in the Four Great Constables. These are all extremely rare martial arts in the martial arts world. If one masters them, one can roam the martial arts world with these characteristics.

At this moment, Fang Dongbai's internal energy was imbued with a flame effect, which was absolutely like adding wings to a tiger.

Even if he didn't break through to the Innate Realm, with such powerful internal fire energy, his swordsmanship would be so fierce and ruthless that even among top-tier swordsmen, he would be virtually unmatched.

The sword strikes grew increasingly rapid, and the internal energy flowed more and more intensely.

When Fang Dongbai let out a long roar and slashed out a long tongue of fire with his sword, the intense atmosphere of the confrontation gradually calmed down.

After closing his eyes and adjusting his breathing for a moment, Fang Dongbai opened them again. His pupils were now glowing with fire, and his body seemed to have grown taller and regained some of its youth. He had transformed from a withered old man into a strong man in his forties or fifties, with his hair and beard now tinged with red.

"How are you feeling?" Cha Nan asked.

Fang Dongbai's voice was a little hoarse, but it revealed excitement: "Excellent! Better than ever before!"

Without waiting for Cha Nan to ask further questions, he said directly, "My internal strength has increased by 10%, and it has acquired the properties of fire. Most importantly, I have gained an instinct to control and throw fire, and I have a subtle connection with heaven and earth. With this connection, I will break through to the Innate Realm sooner or later!"

"Your instinct to throw flames, can you remember what it's called?" Cha Nan asked.

Fang Dongbai shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Cha Nan didn't dwell on it. She had already eaten the fruit, and the effects it brought were all positive and beneficial, so what was there to be dissatisfied about?

"It's getting dark!"

"I wonder if your internal fire energy can withstand the cold of the night in this world," Cha Nan said in a low voice.

Fang Dongbai heard it, but he didn't show any emotional response.

Obeying Cha Nan's demands and orders was his most instinctive trait.

Only then did Cha Nan belatedly open Fang Dongbai's attribute interface.

Fang Dongbai: Attack 332, Defense 147, Work Value 59, Partner Skill 'Eight Arms', when in the team, can provide teammates with a 20% attack speed bonus, Attributes are 'Serious', 'Rough' and 'Likes to Play with Fire'.

It increases work speed by 20%, but while drastically increasing attack power by 15%, it reduces work speed by 10%. As for the last one, "Playing with Fire," it increases fire damage by 10%.

I wonder if the third attribute is also granted by the Skill Fruit. If it is... then the value of the Skill Fruit is much higher than previously thought.

(End of this chapter)