The first thing to do after being promoted to Innate is to compress True Qi, turning Qi into liquid, which is called True Liquid Innate.

This Blue Purple Fruit originally didn't have such powerful effects, but because it has grown here for billions of years, it has continuously strengthened, and its medicinal effects are naturally extraordinary.

The five protectors looked at Zhou Leng with a strange expression.

The other four people's skin turned blue-purple, but Zhou Leng's skin showed no change, only his blood vessels seemed to slightly change color, nothing more.

The five protectors had already absorbed the power of the Blue Purple Fruit, but their skin remained blue-purple, dissipating at an extremely slow rate.

"This Zhou Leng looks strong, but could he be just bloated and unable to absorb the medicinal power?"

"Very likely."

"When we stood up earlier, they said all five of us were like this. Out of the ten people, only Zhou Leng is different, which is self-evident."

"What a pity," another person from the Dragon Country sighed.

The person from Monkey Country named Juan chuckled and said, "Dragon Country people are indeed strong, but he entered through other means, so being slightly weaker than us is normal. He might just be good at Martial Arts techniques, but lacking in True Qi and physical strength."

The other four people nodded.

Before long, the other four people finished absorbing the medicinal power and stood up.

The nine people were all blue-purple all over their bodies.

The four people who stood up looked at Zhou Leng, puzzled.

Pang Yu asked, "Has he always been like this?"

"Yes, probably unable to absorb the medicinal power."

"What a pity." Pang Yu, being a Dragon Country person, didn't want his compatriots to suffer.

The other seven were not from the Dragon Country and didn't say anything further but all smiled.

The human nations always have a relationship of both cooperation and opposition, bickering over small matters, undermining each other over medium matters, and scheming against each other over major matters, only working together when facing death.

Fifteen minutes passed before Zhou Leng opened his eyes.

A flash of purple light flickered in his eyes and slowly faded.

The others saw that he took longer to absorb the medicinal power and believed even more that he absorbed less and slower.

Pang Yu looked at Zhou Leng sympathetically and said, "If you have money, you can buy the remaining Blue Purple Fruits."

Zhou Leng had already considered this and looked at the others, saying, "Can I purchase them?"

Juan said, "Of course. We agreed earlier that anyone who wants it can bid internally starting at five million per fruit, or exchange with equivalent treasure pills, with the proceeds evenly shared."

There were sixteen in total, with six remaining.

"I'll bid five million," Zhou Leng said.

The others successively joined the auction, and Zhou Leng secured six fruits at 8.1 million each.

After paying 40.5 million, his account's cash hit rock bottom.

Once the contribution points related to the Divine Text arrive, they can be converted into money again.

Zhou Leng looked at the nine people's skin and said, "Your skin color..."

Juan raised his chin, smiled, and said, "Don't be discouraged, keep working hard, and continue cultivating, and you'll have a chance to be as strong as us."

"What I mean is, I suggest you keep circulating your power; this way, you might absorb more medicinal power," Zhou Leng calmly said.

"No need, we've all absorbed the medicinal power," Juan said.

"Let's go, it's time to move."

The nine of them stepped forward in unison, while Zhou Leng gently shook his head and followed behind.

The ten people ran swiftly, conserving True Qi by not using Qi Manipulation for running.

While absorbing the Blue Purple Fruit, Zhou Leng felt it clearly: his True Qi and blood vessels were strong enough to lock in the medicinal power, preventing it from leaking.

These people evidently lacked strength, as the medicinal power left their blood vessels and scattered throughout their bodies.

This medicinal power's effect on the body was minimal, mainly acting on True Qi.

Earlier, Zhou Leng had exchanged Martial Faith with two Dragon Country people and persuaded them in writing to circulate their True Qi while walking to absorb more.

They didn't expect Zhou Leng, though lacking in strength, to be kind-hearted, so they circulated their Qi while marching quickly.

Half an hour later, the blue-purple of Pang Yu and another person's skin and flesh was exhausted, while the color on the other seven people was still dense.

While running, Zhou Leng's right hand index and middle fingers were pressed together, the other three fingers curled up, forming a Finger Sword.

With the Finger Sword pointing down, True Qi surrounded it, and the fingertips frequently gathered True Qi.

At first, the True Qi could only extend 1 millimeter, and as time passed, it eventually extended 1 centimeter, forming a thin Qi blade.

Zhou Leng glanced at the Void-Breaking Finger Qi, flicked his right hand, and retracted the technique.

Along the way, he frequently practiced the "Void-Breaking Finger" technique, continuously cultivating this powerful Innate Finger Technique.

Though he couldn't yet unleash the full power of the Void-Breaking Finger, even so, it was already no less formidable than other Martial Arts.

Due to the Blue Purple Fruit compressing his True Qi, Zhou Leng could project True Qi 1 centimeter outward, an ability he lacked before.

On the road, he conveniently ate another fruit, absorbing while running and practicing.

Hundred Peaks Valley is boundless, a vast continent.

The ten ran for a day and a night, yet found no treasures.

All treasures were near the mountain peaks, where crowds of Exotic Beasts resided.

At night, they found a hidden place to sleep, taking turns to keep watch.

The next day, they continued running towards the highest mountain.

During the run, Zhou Leng continuously gathered information.

The goals of these people were similar to his, continuously seeking humans to expand their team, both for self-preservation and the chance to search for treasures atop the mountain.

"Zhang Xinglie and Song Juesi are formidable; despite being far behind, they've managed to break into the top five hundred."

Zhou Leng looked towards the highest mountain.

On the outer rankings, Song Juesi was ranked 405 and Zhang Xinglie 483.

The two must have either found treasures or killed numerous Alien Races.

Among the current nine, the highest rank was merely 1048.

Pang Yu lamented, "As expected, I'm no longer a match for Zhang Xinglie; I feared this would become true, and it has."

"Is Zhang Xinglie very strong?" Juan asked.

"In terms of strength, he's only in the top ten at Yunhua, but in terms of talent and aptitude, he ranks just below Li Shenkong. Unexpectedly, within six months at most, among his peers, he will be the second person on Blue Star after Li Shenkong."

People from other countries nodded lightly, some envious, some regretful.

"Who is that Song Juesi? Even stronger than Zhang Xinglie."

"I don't know him either. Zhou Leng, you came in together; you should know him."

Zhou Leng thought for a moment, knowing some things couldn't be hidden, so he picked some matters known to Rucheng people to discuss.

Listening halfway, everyone was increasingly curious and soon felt admiration, regardless of nationality.

At last, Zhou Leng said, "Some matters involve the Ancient River Trial and can't be disclosed; I hope you all understand."

Juan said, "Can you choose some to talk about? The young warriors' battlefield, won't it be the trial ground of the Ancient River Sect?"

Others suddenly realized that this possibility was too high; otherwise, how could they enter here?

Zhou Leng helplessly said, "I can't reveal too much for now."

Juan glanced at Zhou Leng and carefully checked the youth rankings.

Finally, he suddenly, half-mockingly, said, "I couldn't find Zhou Leng on the youth rankings."

Others immediately looked and didn't see him either.

Considering the process of absorbing the Blue Purple Fruit earlier, everyone was more convinced Zhou Leng hadn't ranked because his strength was weak.

Pang Yu patted Zhou Leng on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. You're not different from us; maybe you'll obtain great fortune here and surpass us."

"Yes, it's fine."

"Don't be too upset."

Others initially gloated over Zhou Leng a bit but now found him too weak, not even on the youth rankings, with no threat, and stopped being vigilant, beginning to sympathize.

"I'm fine," Zhou Leng was too lazy to explain.

On the running route, occasionally encountering teams from other races, both sides did not act, peacefully parting.

Near noon, passing through a patch of woods to enter a vast plain, the wild grass waist-deep.

In the distance, a Black Dragon clothed in a shield of light was flying in the sky, spitting flames.

Below, seven humans and two dwarves were battling the Black Dragon.

Zhou Leng remembered that Black Dragon ranked around the 300s, formidable in strength.

Those nine were fighting and retreating, drenched in sweat, looking flustered.

Zhou Leng observed carefully and noticed that the Black Dragon's Martial Arts Index probably exceeded 12, barely reaching the level of a newly innate.

The other nine weren't weak, but unable to fly, nor capable of spells, couldn't handle the Black Dragon.

"What do we do?" someone asked.

"They're all Human Race; we should help."

"As long as we go over, the Black Dragon will surely flee."

"Fleeing is pointless; I have three demonized long spears; why not slay the dragon?"

"We can try."

After brief discussion, among the nine, the three strongest each took a demonized long spear and hid it in their Magic Spirit Bags.

The ten briefly conferred, split into three teams, and crawled quickly through the grass toward the combat.

Zhou Leng and three other Dragon Country men formed a team, with Pang Yu having a demonized long spear in his Magic Spirit Bag.

When the ten were halfway there, the battle in the distance changed.

The Demon Spirit Master, accidentally, was crushed by the dragon's claw.

The other eight were shocked and flustered, but all knew they couldn't flee; otherwise, they'd be defeated one by one.

Approaching closer, Zhou Leng and the ten fully flattened themselves on the ground, creeping forward.

Black Dragon seemingly inadvertently glanced at the direction where the ten lay, its cold dragon eyes flashing a hint of disdain.

When within three hundred meters of the battlefield, everyone stopped advancing, any closer would be detected by the Black Dragon.

The ten prepared briefly and then erupted in unison, gathering True Qi, using Lightweight Skill, and charged forward.

Three wielded demonized long spears, while three held weapons; Zhou Leng held a beastman giant axe from the Blue Dragon Magic Spirit Bag.

Until they were a hundred meters away, the Black Dragon above scoffed, flapped its wings to fly to the distance, and looked back at the group.

"You'd better always stay together, or I'll kill you one by one," the Black Dragon spoke in Dragon Language.

Unreconciled, the ten accelerated their pursuit.

Human Lightweight Skill, in short bursts of speed, was faster than the giant dragon.

The ten quickened pace, nearing thirty meters when the Black Dragon chanted a spell, green light emitted around it, and started accelerating.

"Goodbye, humans..."

"Attack!"

Everyone launched their attacks simultaneously.

Weapons infused with True Qi were on par with average giant throws.

Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...

Six weapons flew out simultaneously.

The Black Dragon completely ignored three ordinary weapons, only focusing on three demonized long spears.

It roared, using magic.

Three demonized long spears collided with an invisible wall of Qi, flying off in different directions.

"Insignificant humans... hmm?"

The other two weapons were flicked aside, but one axe unexpectedly flew toward the Black Dragon's side.

Instantly realizing the danger, the Black Dragon turned hurriedly.

But it was too late.

Zhou Leng's axe blade grazed the left wing.

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