Chapter 739: The Magia Tree, The Magia Fruit

Chapter 739: The Magia Tree, The Magia Fruit

Time passed quickly. For a teatime, Mountain Tunneling King had kowtowed, begged, and screamed until his voice was hoarse. During this time, Ye Qing simply watched with a smile on his face.

It wasn’t until Mountain Tunneling King was curled up like a worm, and his heart was full of despair that Ye Qing finally tapped his forehead with a finger.

The pain immediately receded like a tidal wave. Before he knew it, he had left hell behind and returned to humanity.

At that moment, Mountain Tunneling King grew limp as if every ounce of strength had been sucked out of his body. Besides panting, he was so exhausted he couldn’t even lift a finger.

“Just this once, I’ll forgive you,” Ye Qing said indifferently while rising to his feet.

“Thank you, young master! You are most merciful, young master!”

Despite his exhaustion, Mountain Tunneling King climbed to his feet and pressed his forehead against the ground. If he wasn’t terrified of Ye Qing before, he is now.

“There won’t be a second chance.” Ye Qing planted his foot on Mountain Tunneling King’s head and said, “Do understand that my benevolence and patience are limited.”

“I understand! I understand! If my loyalty toward you ever waver again, may my soul face true death and scatter into nothing!”

Although Ye Qing was stepping on his head, Mountain Tunneling King did not dare to feel resentful or angry, much less swear bloody vengeance. He did not even dare to think poorly of the man in front of him. That was how much he feared Ye Qing right now.

“Remember what you said.” Ye Qing finally removed his right foot from Mountain Tunneling King’s head and said, “Rise.”

“Thank you, young master. Thank you!”

As Mountain Tunneling King climbed to his feet, he realized that his fatigue and weakness had suddenly disappeared as soon as Ye Qing removed his foot from his head. It was almost as if everything he experienced earlier was but a dream. This discovery only caused him to grow more fearful and respectful of Ye Qing, of course.

The duo finally resumed their journey after the little interlude, but they didn’t go far before Mountain Tunneling King suddenly called out, “Young master, look.”

A middle-aged man dressed like a Taoist and surrounded by white feathers was rushing toward a floating island. He was wearing a feather hat as well.

“That’s White Crane Taoist, young master. He’s a Grandmaster and more or less on the same level as me.”

Long story short, a Magia Fruit was magical, and it was completely up to the heavens whether you would get something good or bad out of it.

Finally, a warrior could only consume one Magia Fruit their whole life. Eating more than one was pointless because it wouldn’t grant them anymore boons. Besides that, a Magia Fruit must be consumed within nine breaths after they were plucked, or its air of Dao would dissipate, and the Magia it contained would disappear. It would be no different from an ordinary fruit.

This was also why White Crane Taoist did not feel any hostility toward Ye Qing or Mountain Tunneling King. After all, each person could only consume one Magia Fruit once in their life, and the Magia Fruits only retained its magic nine breaths after they were plucked. Therefore, it was completely pointless to try and monopolize them.

As Ye Qing and Mountain Tunneling King were communicating with each other, White Crane Taoist was getting closer and closer to the floating island. He was also growing increasingly cautious.

When he arrived at the floating island, the Magia Tree shivered despite the fact that there was no wind in the area, and the magia Fruits began shining much brighter than usual. For a time, the middle-aged man felt like he had stepped into dreamland.

The next moment, one Magia Fruit slowly unfurled itself as if a wind had spread its pages. Then, a rain appeared out of nowhere and fell straight toward White Crane Taoist.

The rain was no ordinary rain, however. Each droplet was a deadly sword qi that could turn even a Grandmaster like White Crane Taoist into a pincushion if he wasn’t careful. For a time, sword qi filled the sky with wrathful power.

White Crane Taoist stopped in his tracks and brought his full power to bear. His feathers transformed into two fishes, and they slowly chased each other’s tail and swam in a circle, forming a tai chi symbol.

The rain of sword qi was deadly, but they barely made an inch into the tai chi circle before they were neutralized or bounced away. Several breaths later, the Magia Fruit closed itself, and the rain of sword qi vanished like it never happened.

This was the Magia Tree’s trial. Each Magia Fruit contained a Magia of sorts, and only those who successfully weather its trials all the way to the Magia Tree would be allowed to pluck them.

Some people thought to discern the potency and effects of a Magia Fruit through its trial, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a dud. What they saw wasn’t necessarily the truth. A Magia Fruit could launch a hail of swords at a challenger, but it did not mean that its Magia was related to swords at all.

White Crane Taoist did not dispel his tai chi circle after blocking the rain of sword qi. He simply sped up and got closer to the Magia Tree.

Just ten meters later, another Magia Fruit unfolded its pages and caused thirty six soybeans to fall from the sky. The moment they hit the ground, they immediately transformed into thirty six warriors who were clad in golden armor.

1. Devil fruit basically. ☜