“Stout, Watch out!”
Casey’s voice echoed in unison.
Immediately following, a sharp blade of air sliced down from the Spiritual Beast’s neck.
Next, the massive head of the Spiritual Beast detached from its body and crashed down in front of Stout, showering him in blood.
Luckily, Stout managed to dodge a few meters away in time, or just the impact of the beast’s head would have been enough to deal a heavy blow.
The body of the Spiritual Beast then collapsed, shattering the ice beneath it.
“Stout, are you okay?” Casey inquired, looking towards Stout.
“I’m fine!” Stout replied, wiping blood from his mouth. “But, it nearly scared the pee out of me!”
After that, he took out a pill from his pocket and popped it into his mouth.
The impact just now had left him feeling quite rough, nearly displacing his internal organs.
“You take a breather!” Casey smiled faintly before turning to approach Azure Dragon and Azure Fang.
With his help, the remaining two Spiritual Beasts struggled for a few minutes before also falling to the ground, covered in wounds, twitching a few times before going still.
“Stout, how are you?” Azure Fang asked Stout.
“No big deal!” Stout grinned, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth.
After a momentary pause, he took the curved blade from Azure Fang. “Don’t waste the beast cores!”
“Stout, is that the Crystal Spirit Fruit?” When Stout took out the four beast cores, Azure Dragon pointed to the trees ahead and asked.
“Yes!” Stout nodded.
“I don’t know what the other two trees are, but they must also bear some kind of spiritual fruit. We’ll take them all before deciding.”
“Alright!” Azure Dragon nodded and with Azure Fang, they harvested all the fruits.
“Let’s go, check on Boss!” Afterwards, Casey led the three of them towards the exit.
Meanwhile, Billy’s battle with the two Spiritual Beasts was nearing its end.
Under the influence of the Domineering Blade Art, the sixth-tier Spiritual Beast had already been sliced in half.
The seventh-tier Spiritual Beast, equally wounded, had numerous slashes on its body, some revealing bone beneath.
It seemed to know that continued fighting would only lead to death, so it turned and fled to the side.
“Boss, don’t let it run, the beast core of a seventh-tier Spiritual Beast is valuable!” Bob ran over at this moment.
“It won’t get away!” Billy replied.
As he spoke, a bloody red blade aura reappeared in mid-air, swiftly descending on the beast.
Already injured, the Spiritual Beast found it difficult to dodge the onslaught of the Domineering Blade Art.
After running for tens of meters, it stumbled and fell, a large amount of blood gushing out.
Seeing the beast finally fall, Billy also let out a heavy breath.
After battling two high-level Spiritual Beasts, he had sustained numerous injuries, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, his aura in disarray.
“Boss, are you okay?” Soon after, Casey and the others ran over.
“I’m fine!” Billy turned to look at the bloodstains on Stout’s body and asked, “Stout, what happened? Are you injured?”
“Don’t worry, this isn’t my blood.” Stout grinned and then briefly described the situation in the ice cave to Billy.
After that, he pulled out the Crystal Spirit Fruit from another pouch. “Boss, look at this!”
“The Crystal Spirit Fruit?” Billy’s eyes lit up.
“Yes!” Stout smiled and nodded.
“You did well!” Billy smiled back.
“Boss, you rest for a bit, I’ll go get the beast cores!” After putting away the Crystal Spirit Fruit, Stout and Ian walked towards the two high-level Spiritual Beasts.
“Casey, keep an eye out for a moment, give me fifteen minutes.” Billy then turned to Casey.
“Got it!” Casey nodded in response.
After that, Billy took out a pill from his pocket, swallowed it, and sat down cross-legged.
Twenty minutes later, Billy opened his eyes, stood up from the snowy ground, and said, “Let’s head down the mountain!”
Leading the few people, he proceeded towards the foot of the mountain.
Several hours later, the group of seven arrived at the foot of the mountain, already nightfall.
“Azure Dragon, check how far we are from Skydragon City.” After everyone had boarded the carriage, Billy looked at Azure Dragon.
“Alright!” Azure Dragon took out an electronic device and checked, “About two thousand kilometers, it will take roughly eight to nine hours.”
“Boss, are we heading directly back to the city? Shouldn’t we stay overnight in the nearest public city?” Stout asked.
“Directly back to Skydragon City!” After a moment of thought, Billy added, “Full speed ahead!”
“Boss, is there something wrong?” Azure Dragon inquired.
“I have a feeling that Frigid Fortress and Polar Trading Guild might make an early move!” Billy said thoughtfully.
He couldn’t explain why he had this feeling, but his right eyelid had been twitching inexplicably all the way down from the snowy mountain.
“Understood!” Stout responded loudly and drove towards Skydragon City.
At the same time, in the City Lord’s Manor of Skydragon City, Stephanie and Edie arrived at the courtyard after a busy day.
“Mom, I was just about to find you!” Harleen welcomed them with a smile.
“Everyone, please take a seat, no need to be formal!” Stephanie smiled warmly.
“Mom, Billy called me just now. They have found the Crystal Spirit Fruit and are on their way back.” As everyone sat down again, Harleen’s face lit up with excitement.
“Really?” Edie’s eyes lit up. “Did he really find the Crystal Spirit Fruit?”
Upon hearing this news, Stephanie’s eyes also sparkled with a sense of anticipation.
Since her injury, she had suffered a lot over the past year, not only experiencing a sharp decline in her cultivation but also enduring the torment of the dark energy within her body every now and then.
It was because of her injuries that the major families in Skydragon City dared to challenge the City Lord’s Manor.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have the courage.
Now, with the Crystal Spirit Fruit, there was hope for her injuries to be completely healed. This would, in turn, solve many of her problems.
“Uh-huh!” Harleen nodded in agreement. “They should be back in the city by tomorrow morning, and then we can help Mom with your recovery!”
“That’s great!” Edie expressed her joy. As a close sister-like figure to Stephanie, she was genuinely happy for her at that moment.
“Is Billy and the others okay?” Stephanie smiled and asked.
“Mom, don’t worry, I’ve asked, and they’re all fine!” Harleen reassured her.
“That’s good to hear!” Stephanie felt relieved.
At that moment, Sol Stuart hurriedly walked in, a slightly tense expression on his face.
“Sol, what’s wrong? Has something happened?” Edie felt a bit worried at the sight of Sol Stuart’s demeanor.