Return to Base City

“That long vine!” Luo Feng was startled, seeing the black-purple vine stretching endlessly from the distant mist, its length beyond sight. At first glance, it resembled a colossal python, coiling and striking at the golden-masked man frantically fleeing. It was an Ice Mountain Guard.

*Thwack! Thwack!*

The golden-masked man, wielding two razor-thin blades like transparent ice, fiercely clashed with the coiling black-purple vine. Immediately, visible shockwaves rippled in all directions, shattering the towering trees below. Even Vulture Li Yao, Blood Shadow Ivan, and Giant Bear Kaita, who were below, fled in disarray. If they were caught in the blast, they would be instantly annihilated!

“What?!” Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise.

The black-purple vine, with a diameter of twenty centimeters, was struck by the two ice blades, its surface barely cut to a depth of about one centimeter. Yet, the wound healed completely in the blink of an eye.

“Let’s go,” Inspector Liu grabbed Luo Feng. Luo Feng didn't resist, and together with Inspector Liu, they immediately flew into the distance. The black-purple vine, however, relentlessly pursued the golden-masked man, not wasting time chasing Luo Feng and the others.

“To the fighter jet,” Inspector Liu commanded in a low voice. *Whoosh!* The purplish-red triangular fighter jet, suspended in the distance, flew directly towards them and opened its hatch. *Whoosh! Whoosh!* Inspector Liu and Luo Feng, like two streaks of light, flew directly into the triangular fighter jet.

Inside the triangular fighter jet’s cabin, it was dim. Luo Feng and Inspector Liu both looked out through the hatch as the fighter jet rapidly flew into the distance, widening the gap between them and the black-purple vine. *Clang!* The hatch closed.

“Display Ice Mountain’s combat scene,” Inspector Liu ordered. *Hiss—* In the dim cabin, a video scene immediately materialized, showing the battle currently unfolding above Mist Island. Its clarity was far superior to what the naked eye could perceive. In the video, only the golden-masked man was above Mist Island, under attack from that single long vine!

The golden-masked man moved with lightning speed, rapidly fleeing outwards! “*Snap!*” A deafening sound. The vine, incredibly, whipped through the air like a lash. The black-purple vine, over a thousand meters long, cracked like a whip, creating an astonishing explosion of sound with each swing and retraction! Even through the closed hatch of the cabin, Luo Feng’s ears rang continuously.

“Such a long vine, yet it can lash out like a whip?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but marvel. “If Ice Mountain gets hit, he’s finished.”

“Inspector Liu, are we just going to watch?” Luo Feng asked. They were all from the Extreme Martial Arts Dojo. Were they just going to stand by and watch their own people get attacked?

“Luo Feng, the Ice Mountain Guard’s strength is slightly greater than mine, and his life-saving abilities are even more formidable! He’s the Dojo Master’s personal guard, and the Dojo Master has taught them many life-saving techniques. If I went, I’d only get in the way,” Inspector Liu said, completely unconcerned. “Don’t worry, this single vine is still—no, this is bad!”

Inspector Liu’s expression changed drastically! Luo Feng also gasped, staring at the video!

“*Rumble~~~*”

In the video, the entire Mist Island began to tremble, and simultaneously, another endless black-purple vine rapidly extended from the dense fog. Now there were two black-purple vines… No! The entire Mist Island was quivering as a third black-purple vine, seemingly spanning heaven and earth, emerged. A fourth vine! A fifth vine! Each vine was impossibly long, certainly over a thousand meters, and each was black-purple, twenty centimeters in diameter, and equally tough. Even beings beyond a Wargod had no way to deal with them.

“Big trouble,” Inspector Liu’s face was grim. Above Mist Island, the vines, piercing the sky, seemed like the tentacles of the entire island, wildly flailing and encircling the golden-masked man from all directions! Although the golden-masked man’s speed was astonishing, covering hundreds of meters in a single flicker, he should have been able to easily shake off the vines.

However, the vines themselves were too bizarre! They could twist and coil at will! Their speed was so fast they blurred into phantoms, giving the golden-masked man no chance to escape. At this moment, in the video, six vines were wildly dancing above Mist Island, and the golden-masked man struggled to evade danger again and again.

“According to the computer system data, these six vines… are over 1600 meters long! Their instantaneous extension, retraction, and movement speed exceed 1000 meters per second,” Inspector Liu said with a grim expression. “Their toughness is comparable to an ordinary King-level monster, but their recovery ability is terrifying; wounds heal instantly.”

Luo Feng watched silently. In the video, the six vines coordinated exquisitely, gradually narrowing the golden-masked man’s evasion space with each attack. “*Boom!*” “What?!” Both Luo Feng and Inspector Liu were shocked. Under the assault of the six black-purple vines, the tiny golden-masked man instantly transformed into a streak of white light. His speed was incredible, almost instantaneously escaping the encirclement of the six vines. This white light was flying towards the triangular fighter jet at an unbelievable speed.

*Clang!* The hatch opened! The white light rapidly decelerated, transforming into a human figure that crashed directly into the cabin. The hatch immediately closed. “Return to headquarters!” Inspector Liu shouted. *Whoosh!* The purplish-red triangular fighter jet immediately transformed into a purplish-red streak of light and vanished into the horizon. Only the black-purple vines remained above Mist Island, tearing through the sky, wildly flailing, seemingly enraged.

Inside the cabin. “Ice Mountain, how are you?” Inspector Liu quickly helped the golden-masked man. The golden-masked man slumped into a seat, eyes closed, his breath weak. He whispered, “Don’t worry, Liu He, I’m not dead yet! But using the forbidden energy technique caused too much damage to my body. I’ll need to rest for a while when I get back.”

Inspector Liu breathed a sigh of relief. “Ice Mountain, what forbidden technique was that? Can you teach me?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but ask. It wasn’t that he didn’t understand the rules, but the speed the Ice Mountain Guard displayed while escaping was truly astonishing. Although using it left him without any resistance, it was definitely a life-saving move.

“You?” Ice Mountain glanced at Inspector Liu. “I accumulated a lot of wealth and treasures over the past five years and offered them to the Dojo Master. Only then did the Dojo Master spend a lot of time creating this life-saving technique based on my energy characteristics. Your energy characteristics are different from mine; you can’t learn it.”

Inspector Liu shook his head helplessly. He knew that if enough wealth and treasures were given to the Dojo Master, he would help design techniques for his subordinates. However, such a task consumed a lot of Hong’s energy, so the demands were astonishing.

“Just exchanging for this ‘Universe-tier’ intelligent fighter jet cost me a lot of wealth,” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but shake his head. “Intelligent fighter jet?” Luo Feng couldn’t help but ask. “This fighter jet can operate according to a person’s will without a pilot?” It was too advanced; he had never seen such a fighter jet. And before, Luo Feng had fully sensed the intelligence of this fighter jet.

“Yes. This is a ‘Universe-tier’ intelligent fighter jet. The material cost alone is countless,” Inspector Liu said with a hint of pride. “At critical moments, I can control it to withstand attacks from King-level monsters. Even a King-level monster wouldn’t be able to destroy this fighter jet! Its entire body is made of materials far superior to SS-tier weapons.”

Luo Feng was dumbfounded. It was too exaggerated, wasn’t it? The fighter jet’s materials were even better than SS-tier weapons? Luo Feng finally witnessed how extravagant a ‘being beyond a Wargod’ could be.

“However, that vine just now was a coiling attack, so my intelligent fighter jet couldn’t be effective,” Inspector Liu shook his head, then smiled at Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, with your contribution from Mist Island this time, the quota you’ll receive will definitely be a huge reward, absolutely enough to buy a Universe-tier intelligent fighter jet. Maybe… you could even buy the highest-grade ‘Primordial-tier’ intelligent fighter jet. Do you know about the Primordial-tier intelligent fighter jet? It’s the one the Dojo Master rides, with incredible defense, and even equipped with onboard laser cannons.”

Luo Feng remained silent. Was he crazy? This harvest was clearly enormous. A Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart was more valuable than Dragon Blood, let alone two Thousand-Year Willow Hearts? Plus, the Ice Mountain Guard had obtained a backpack full of plant spirits. His share would definitely be an incredible fortune. Would he waste it on a fighter jet?

“Ice Mountain, how was the harvest this time?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but press. Seemingly feeling a little better, the Ice Mountain Guard opened his eyes and looked at him indifferently: “Very big, extremely big.”

Inspector Liu couldn’t help but say, “I should be considered to have made a contribution this time, right?”

“Hmph, you only held back Councilor Fa'er,” the Ice Mountain Guard said indifferently. “The task of harvesting plant spirits yields a total of 30% of the overall wealth. If I put in a good word, you might get 5%. Luo Feng contributed a Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart and two Thousand-Year Willow Hearts, so he might also get 5%. I get 20%.”

Inspector Liu had nothing to say; he indeed hadn’t made much of a contribution. “A Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart, plus two Thousand-Year Willow Hearts, only 5% of the share?” Inspector Liu couldn’t help but ask.

“What do you know!” The Ice Mountain Guard smiled calmly. “I personally harvested 92 plant spirits, and more than six of them are better than the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Heart.”

Luo Feng and Inspector Liu both gasped. This fortune was truly exaggerated. Mist Island was indeed a treasure island, yielding so many plant spirits at once.

“The most precious thing is still that long vine,” the Ice Mountain Guard lowered his voice. “I initially sensed the vine’s energy and attacked, but I didn’t realize that was only a small part of the vine. The entire vine is over two thousand meters long, and… I estimate that this vine is only a part of some plant spirit. In the end, there were six vines chasing me.”

“So—” “There is an incredible plant spirit on the entire Mist Island,” the Ice Mountain Guard said calmly. “That is the greatest treasure. When I was escaping, I sent the battle scene to the Dojo Master. The Dojo Master will likely come in person for this matter.”

“The Dojo Master coming in person?” Inspector Liu and Luo Feng both nodded inwardly. Indeed, if six black vines were only part of that plant spirit, then the strongest plant spirit on Mist Island would be too formidable to deal with.