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However, these three orbs of light that flew out from the bottom of the pit, which clearly had no owner and were just orbs containing strange energy, could not be stored in his system warehouse no matter what he did. It was as if a high-level expert had placed some kind of restriction on the orbs, or as if someone had cast a true essence palm print on him, making them impossible to be absorbed by the storage space.

Su Mu sped along, leaving Wolf Ridge far behind. He would occasionally look back, his gaze falling on the sky above Wolf Ridge—where the light was still flashing and the roaring sounds were still deafening. Clearly, the powerful figures from various forces were still engaged in fierce struggle and battles over the other two orbs of light.

Instead of returning to the Great Qian Imperial City, he stopped in a remote mountain area. After descending from the sky, he gripped the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword and unleashed a flurry of blows at the light sphere bound by the Spirit Binding Rope, attempting to shatter its outer protective shield and retrieve the treasures inside.

But he soon discovered that all his attacks were in vain. No matter how hard he tried, the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword could only create faint ripples when it struck the light sphere, failing to damage it in the slightest.

What surprised him even more was that although the light sphere was gradually weakening, it was not caused by his attack—regardless of whether it was hit or not, the light sphere was weakening at a constant rate, and his attack could not affect the changes in the light sphere at all.

This means that to obtain the treasures inside the sphere of light, one cannot forcefully break it open; one can only wait patiently until the light from the sphere completely dissipates and the protective shield collapses on its own.

Having figured this out, Su Mu put away the Four Extremes Golden Thunder Sword, no longer wasting his energy. He found a flat rock, sat down, and quietly waited beside the ball of light.

Meanwhile, inside Wolf Ridge, all was silent. Above the massive crater, the powerful figures from various factions who had been fiercely battling the two orbs of light had all stopped—they had all realized that their power was utterly useless against these two orbs.

They clearly sensed that the energy contained within the two orbs of light was slowly weakening, indicating that the protective shields would soon dissipate on their own. Therefore, both sides withdrew their attacks, ceasing their full-force assaults, and instead probed and warily awaited the moment the treasure would appear.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two orbs of light in the sky suddenly exploded at the same time, turning into a dazzling rain of light that slowly dispersed in the void before rapidly falling to the ground.

Meanwhile, deep in the mountains where Su Mu was, the sphere of light bound by the Spirit-Binding Rope also dissipated its last rays at the same time. Unlike the rain of light above Wild Wolf Ridge, this sphere of light did not fall as a shower of light after it dissipated. Instead, it gently burst open about three meters above the ground, revealing what was inside.

After the ball of light completely disappeared, Su Mu's gaze fell on the item—an exquisite jade box, its jade warm and lustrous, radiating a faint spiritual energy; clearly, it was no ordinary object. He stepped forward and gently lifted the lid of the jade box, revealing a strange fruit before his eyes.

This fruit is crystal clear, golden all over, like a small, exquisite golden sphere. Its surface is smooth and delicate, exuding a rich spiritual energy and a faint dragon's might. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the surface of the fruit is covered with fine golden lines, between which liquid seems to flow slowly, and within that liquid, a tiny dragon-shaped phantom is slowly swimming, lifelike.

"It's real! It really is the True Dragon Blood Fruit!" Su Mu couldn't help but laugh out loud, his eyes filled with surprise and relief—this True Dragon Blood Fruit was the same kind of treasure as the one that the Xiao royal family had given him back then, both being extremely rare low-grade earth-rank spiritual fruits.

Under normal circumstances, he could not directly consume this spiritual fruit containing immense dragon power—his physical body was simply unable to contain such domineering dragon power. Forcibly consuming it would only result in a backlash from the dragon power, causing him serious injury.

Fortunately, he had previously consumed a True Dragon Blood Fruit gifted by the Xiao royal family. That fruit not only transformed his physical body, making him far stronger than before, but also gave his body better adaptability and digestive ability to other True Dragon Blood Fruits. Now, consuming this one would naturally not pose any further risks.

"Good, good! This trip to Wild Wolf Ridge was truly worthwhile!" Su Mu looked at the True Dragon Blood Fruit in the jade box, his heart filled with satisfaction. However, he also knew that the True Dragon Blood Fruit contained immense power, and after consuming it, he would need to undergo a long period of seclusion to refine it without any disturbance. Therefore, he absolutely could not rush to consume it and had to find an absolutely safe place without any danger first.

Su Mu carefully closed the jade box and casually placed it into his storage space. He secretly planned to find a completely safe place where he wouldn't be disturbed by anyone to refine the True Dragon Blood Fruit in seclusion. After all, after consuming the True Dragon Blood Fruit, he would be in a long refining state, his internal energy would be disordered, and he would be unable to act. If he were disturbed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After finishing his preparations, Su Mu didn't linger and turned to fly towards Wild Wolf Ridge. Although he had already obtained the True Dragon Blood Fruit and killed Mori no Ryuta and his group, he still needed to go back and retrieve the Silver Puppet that he had left behind in Wild Wolf Ridge.

Before he even reached Wolf Ridge, Su Mu's brows suddenly furrowed, and his expression turned grave. He clearly felt that the mental connection between himself and the silver puppet had been completely severed—in the past, no matter how far apart they were, he could clearly sense the puppet's location and condition. But now, his mind was blank, devoid of any trace of the silver puppet's presence. This meant that something must have happened to the silver puppet!

However, upon further reflection, Su Mu's heavy heart dissipated somewhat—that silver puppet, after all, was just a peak-level Xuan-rank puppet. Even if something happened to it, it wouldn't be a significant loss. In Wild Wolf Ridge, there wasn't just one Grandmaster-level expert, but countless other Grandmaster-level masters. That puppet was too far away and could only rely on its most basic combat instincts to move. In such a chaotic battle, it was only natural that it would be severely injured or even destroyed.

Thinking back carefully, although that silver puppet was of the upper-grade Xuan level and its strength was roughly equivalent to a martial artist in the early stage of a Grandmaster, if it really fought desperately, it would not be able to defeat a real martial artist in the early stage of a Grandmaster at all—it did not have any powerful weapons and could not use any techniques or moves, so it could not exert too much power.