Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Five Elements Mountain Range, this is the most grandiose mountain range in the Dragon Abyss Province, with its original forests and ancient woods alone occupying one-tenth of the province.

The area of this Five Elements Land is roughly the size of thirteen Qiu Dragon Mansions.

In the Five Elements Land, the phenomenon of all four seasons existing simultaneously in one mountain range is present. Clearly, it's just the beginning of summer now, yet in the Five Elements Land, you can see different environments such as Snow Mountains and Maple Forests.

At the root of it all, this is related to the vast and dense Five Elements Vital Energy beneath the Five Elements Land.

"Master said, below this land, there lies a great secret, rumored to be related to the 'Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion' among the Nine Mansions, Three Treasures, Six Collections. Unfortunately, even Master could not find it."

This is a young boy who looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed like a nobleman, with a jade pendant at his waist, tied with a red Jade Lion Belt, and wearing a pair of red-bottomed satin small boots.

The boy's name is Hua Qingyun, the seventh-generation disciple of the Fighting God Palace.

"Junior Brother Yue Xian said, the treasures and hidden vaults in this world are numbered, and if fated, one is sure to encounter them, just like the 'Primordial Martial Treasure Vault' is destined to belong to Junior Brother Yue Xian. Since he asked you to come here to try, maybe he thinks you might be the fated one for the 'Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion'."

Beside the boy is a hunched old man, slightly stooped, with a large yellow box on his back, looking like he's half a foot in the grave.

However, if someone heard who he called 'Junior Brother Yue Xian', they would instinctively realize who the boy he follows is.

Hua Yuexian, the first genius of Dragon Abyss, had the battle power of Thirteen Realms three years ago.

In the world of Daji, he is one of the top three peerless prodigies.

This fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy is actually the disciple of Hua Yuexian.

"It is said that the Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion is related to the 'Champion Marquis' Yang Shou from one hundred sixty years ago. His Divine Strategy Horse-Slaying Saber flowed out of the Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion." The noble boy asked.

"That's right, back then, the Champion Marquis's talent and qualifications were not inferior to your master and master's master. To fight his way out of the chaotic world relying on talent alone was far from enough; vast resources were definitely needed for support. Back then, he had a match with your master's master, the Lord Fighting God, with each winning one and losing one. Your master's master said that the Champion Marquis possessed many things from the Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion, just... he fell at a young age, taking the whereabouts of the Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion with him, leaving only speculation." The hunched old man said.

The noble boy sighed, "This is so unfounded, how should I train..."

The hunched old man said, "Previously, when you entered the Five Elements Land, didn't you acquire a 'Yin God Fruit'? This item contains pure Yin God Essence and is helpful for cultivating our Fighting God Palace's 'Battle Technique'. If you can obtain a few more, it can elevate your Battle Technique to a higher level."

Upon hearing this.

The boy nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed, that one Yin God Fruit raised my Battle Technique from eight layers to nine layers, and the evolved Attack Technique became more profound. Just so, I remember the disciple from the Yin Yang Hall who sold me the Yin God Fruit mentioned he found it somewhere in the Five Elements Land. We might as well try our luck there. I remember the place was called..."

Dead Man Dam.

A wide river over tens of miles, the river water black as ink, under Chen Ku's double pupils, numerous corpses and skeletons buried beneath the river, seemingly soaked for thousands of years in a 'Corpse Pond'.

Riding the wind, Chen Ku arrived at the approximate location heard from the Six-Eared Macaque Transformation, and began to extend his eye power, exploring in all directions.

"Yin God Fruit..."

Under his divine sense and eye power, the dense fog floating above the river was seen through. Soon, he saw on the pitch-black river surface, some river islands, each no bigger than a few house sizes...

On top are ink-like aquatic plants and reeds.

And among those aquatic plants and reeds, there was distinctly rooted a phantom-looking black giant vine, like a tree root, not very tall, spreading outward, dividing into nine forks, and among these two forks at the moment...

Hanging there were two 'black-skinned babies' resembling new moon infants, with distinct facial features, limbs folded, eyes tightly closed.

"Found it!"

Chen Ku rejoiced greatly.

The Six-Eared Macaque lived up to its name; with the general range known, the chance of finding the 'Yin God Fruit' within two thousand miles was not usual.

Immediately, he was about to leap over to pick them.

Unexpectedly, just as he moved closer to the island three or four miles away in the river...

Boom!

Suddenly, from beneath the pitch-black water, a thick green force, like oil, surged out, explosively spreading like a green river, charging towards Chen Ku.

At the same time, the Transformation Diagram in Chen Ku's mind instantly manifested the source of Evil Qi.

[A Ghost Spider intends harm against the master, slaying it can obtain Ninth Realm Evil Qi]

Ninth Realm Demon!

"Approximately Ninth Realm Second Layer Heaven battle power!"

Chen Ku's expression remained calm, his body stood in mid-air, stopping further approach, legs unmoved, one hand reached towards the thick green river.

As his hand raised, countless martial arts transformations surged between his fingers, driving True Gang Qi, overwhelming, engulfing the green brilliance ahead.

Before striking, Chen Ku saw clearly, this piece of green light was actually strands of spider silk, or more precisely, green spider silk that may contain potent venom. Judging by the wailing sound of friction with the air, the hardness of this Ninth Realm Ghost Spider silk is no less than a Divine Weapon!

Whoo! Whoo!

As if sensing the power in Chen Ku's grasping hand, the Ninth Realm Demon Ghost Spider, still hidden beneath the river, detected the Qi Mechanism strength in Chen Ku's palm, instinctively dividing the green river into dozens of strands, twisting towards Chen Ku's arm.

Woo woo woo~~

The air itself exploded from the extreme speed.

It looked like dozens of green pythons trying to strangle Chen Ku.

The river water below was boiling.

However, Chen Ku's expression never changed in the slightest, just one hand slammed down.

Crack!

Accompanied by endless sharp cracking sounds like ripping silk, as Chen Ku's palm slammed down, the enormous force of Forty-Eight Dragons erupted, blasting the entire surface of the Black Water River. Those bright green spider silks, initially ferocious and terrifying, shattered like glass under this palm.

This is the current power of Chen Ku's bare hands, capable of shattering Divine Weapon-level objects.

And that's not the end.

After Chen Ku smashed dozens of dragon-like dark green rivers with one palm, his hand gleamed, and True Gang Qi burst out violently, dyeing his palm golden, his arm resembling a giant axe, which he directly swung towards the source of the Ghost Spider under the Black Water River.

Bang!

The underground Ghost Spider was directly slashed by Chen Ku's casual palm, flying out from beneath the Black Water River, revealing its true form.

A fierce head like a ghost's face, a belly as big as a granary, legs extending in eight directions, and countless green strands broken on top.

There was a wound on its abdomen, as if it had been axed open, leaking dark green fluid, which when falling into the water emitted white smoke, showing its formidable corrosiveness.

"Roar!"

Slashed by Chen Ku's palm, the ferociously terrifying Ghost Spider collided onto the shore several miles away, creating a large pit, then swiftly raised its massive body, letting out a thunderous roar, spewing whirlwind and fluid from its tank-sized mouth.

Then, eight spider legs like spears, spring-like, with its body sprang forward fiercely, the gigantic body propelled towards Chen Ku.

Clang!

One of the front legs, resembling the Sky-Piercing Halberd, directly cleaved towards Chen Ku.

A Ninth Realm demon, any material on its body is comparable to a Divine Weapon, at this moment breaking through the air, slicing through the sky, seemingly invincible.

Curious, Chen Ku used the water from the Black Water River to conjure dozens of Xuan Yuan Water Control Swords, which were instantly shattered when the front foot straightened.

"Quite tough, but this material is just right for me to repair the Willful Weapon."

After testing, Chen Ku directly revealed the sword light of the Immortal Blade in his palm, slashing towards the spider leg, with a 'bang', one spider foot was chopped off, and quickly stored into the Hero King Realm.

"Roar!"

Yet the Ninth Realm Great Demon Ghost Spider, having a leg severed, let out a fearful roar, finally realizing it's no match for this human, swiftly turned its head, spraying a giant net from its rear end, trying to trap Chen Ku.

Swish!

Yet Chen Ku's figure swiftly vanished from the spot, leaving the net capturing only a fragmentary shadow, then appeared above the Great Demon Ghost Spider.

A blade seemed to descend from the heavens, a golden cutter sliced the Ghost Spider into two, bursting in a shower of emerald green blood.

[Diagram Master subdues the Ghost Spider, gains a strand of Ninth Realm Evil Qi]

While the Transformation Diagram sent notifications, Chen Ku swiftly stored the Great Demon's Ghost Spider corpse into the Hero King Realm, then turned his gaze to the mystical island where the Yin God Fruit vines took root.

"Like a Divine Medicine Yin God Fruit, there's always a Demon guarding beside it. That Ghost Spider must have been its keeper, now, time to harvest..."

Chen Ku stepped onto the island, under the nine vine branches beneath the black baby, gazing at the pillow-sized black-skinned baby overhead, if not for the head donned with leaves and vines, hanging on the tree, he wouldn't consider it a fruit but rather a ghostly infant.

"It's already a Divine Tree capable of growing Yin God Fruits, better to just uproot it entirely."

Chen Ku had this thought, wanting to relocate the fruit tree, plant it into the herb garden, if aided by Green Dragon Qi, Yin God Fruits could be harvested endlessly.

Yet when he reached out attempting to uproot the nine-black-vine Yin God Tree.

Whoosh~~~

Both hands couldn't grasp the Yin God Tree, as though passed through air.

"Hmm? This tree is illusory, lacking a physical body?!"

At the moment of Chen Ku's distraction.

Sensing the imminent threat of uprooting, the tree rapidly faded, seeming to vanish from the island.

"No, the cooked duck is about to fly away!"

Chen Ku's quick eyes and fast hands swiftly reached both hands towards the two Yin God Fruits, if the tree can't be plucked, the two Yin God Fruits must be taken.

Pluck!

One hand smoothly plucked a Yin God Fruit.

Unexpectedly, at the moment of plucking the Yin God Fruit, the slowly fading Yin God Fruit Tree suddenly...

Vanished from the island.

At that moment, Chen Ku finally comprehended the Six-Eared Macaque's overheard information, why the Yin God Fruit Tree bore nine fruits, yet only two were left, originally...

Each time a fruit was plucked, the tree would instantaneously vanish.

The True Disciple voyaging the Yin Yang Hall must have had only one for this reason.

But Chen Ku laughed:

"In others' hands it can run, but in mine, you can't escape!"

Since it's rooted here at Dead Man Dam, it won't leave, merely change its position. Chen Ku immediately consumed a top-grade Spirit Medicine, searched for the Yin God Fruit Tree's sound within a thousand-mile radius.

Especially having interacted just now, making it even easier to find.

After several breaths.

"In just a few breaths, it appeared downstream seven hundred miles away, teleporting?"

Chen Ku immediately chased after.