Zhang Hongying listened to Lin Chen's words and looked up at the island's surroundings, feeling speechless.
This wasn't just collecting Purple Scale Fruit; Lin Chen had practically taken everything off the island.
Not only did he collect the Purple Scale Fruit, but even uprooted the Purple Scale Fruit Trees, and even the weeds next to the fruit trees, fearing they might be seedlings, were pulled up and collected by Lin Chen, leaving not even a blade of grass.
The entire island became barren, a stark contrast to when they first arrived...
Honestly, Zhang Hongying admired Lin Chen quite a bit; perhaps only Lin Chen could pull off something .
For disciples who haven't cultivated Evil Techniques, like them, these Purple Scale Fruits are useless since they don't understand the Magical Techniques from Black Yan Hall, but they could be exchanged for Contribution Value back at the Sect.
Although Yunlong Heavenly Palace has been researching the use of Purple Scale Fruit, due to its rarity, they've never concluded anything.
Yet this time, the large harvest of Purple Scale Fruit should suffice for Yunlong Heavenly Palace's research and possibly earn them rewards upon submission.
Afterward, Lin Chen and Zhang Hongying were concerned that the disciple who escaped from Black Yan Hall would inform other martial artists from Black Yan Hall, potentially bringing a wave of them to the island, thus they departed swiftly.
Just after Lin Chen and Zhang Hongying left, Fu Yi indeed returned with a group of people dressed in black to the island.
"What's going on? Is this the island you said was full of Purple Scale Fruit? Fu Yi, are you sure you didn't see it wrong? This island has nothing on it."
One person stepped forward among the individuals dressed in black, looking at Fu Yi, questioning him accusatively.
They had come to these ruins searching for opportunities, and Fu Yi had claimed there were tons of Purple Scale Fruit; thus they abandoned their other opportunities to come here, only to find it empty.
"Damn it, that guy's methods are ruthless, even stripping the grass bare."
Fu Yi looked at the barren island, feeling bewildered and unable to believe what he was seeing.
Bear in mind, he had only been gone for an hour, and to strip everything within a nearly ten-mile radius, leaving not even a blade of grass, how many people would it take?
"You have to believe me, there was indeed a plethora of Purple Scale Fruit here; follow me onto the island."
Fu Yi remained persistent, saying this as he led the group onto the island.
Upon hearing Fu Yi's words, the group followed him, all feeling angry.
Bear in mind they had rushed here nonstop for an hour, forsaking their original opportunities, even using Powerful Magical Treasure to battle strong Magical Beasts just to clear a path to the island swiftly.
After all, obtaining the Purple Scale Fruit made all efforts worthwhile.
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But at this moment, there wasn't even a blade of grass on the island, let alone Purple Scale Fruit.
Consequently, the people from Black Yan Hall were immediately convinced Fu Yi was messing with them.
"Folks, I'm truly not deceiving you, an hour ago the island was indeed full of Purple Scale Fruit; it must have been stripped by those two."
Fu Yi, filled with anger, spoke with fury.
"Stripped bare? Fu Yi, do you think we're fools? How many people would it take to strip this island of all the Purple Scale Fruit trees within an hour?"
The leading person dressed in black, feeling furious and perceiving himself as being played by Fu Yi, exuded a chilly air from his eyes, harboring murderous intentions towards Fu Yi.
"Brother Fengchi, you have to trust me, I'm genuinely not deceiving you; given your cultivation strength, trying to deceive you would be like courting death; what good would it do me?"
Fu Yi, looking at Fengchi, pleaded tearfully.
Even Fu Yi himself was beginning to doubt his own words, wondering if he made a mistake, but he had clearly seen the island teeming with Purple Scale Fruit, having even engaged Zhang Hongying.
"Brother Fengchi, I stake my life; those Purple Scale Fruits were definitely taken by those two using some means, finding them—especially that guy—will reveal everything."
"Hei Huo's whereabouts are unknown, but Hei Yan and Hei Yen died at that guy's hands."
Fu Yi clasped his hands in respect toward Fengchi, bowing slightly, speaking indifferently.
Upon hearing Fu Yi's words, Fengchi's eyes filled with rising murder intent.
Indeed, Fu Yi had no reason to deceive him, as it wouldn't benefit Fu Yi in any way.
"If that's the case, then search even the depths of this island to find this guy."
"Spread the word and have the disciples from the Dark Dynasty and our Black Yan Hall all pursue this guy; we need him alive."
"Now, draw a portrait of this guy for me."
Trusting Fu Yi's words, Fengchi instructed the other individuals dressed in black.
Upon hearing this, Fu Yi dared not hesitate and immediately produced an Image Capturing Stone, drawing Lin Chen's portrait before handing it to Fengchi.
"If that guy truly stripped the island of Purple Scale Fruit Trees using some means, he couldn't have gone far in just one hour; everyone, spread out to chase them."
Fengchi ordered the group, subsequently dispersing with them, searching everywhere for the two.
Were it not for the world's dense fog obstructing the perception of Divine Souls, they could have instantly used Divine Souls to locate Lin Chen and Zhang Hongying.
Once locked onto their location, the two wouldn't stand a chance of escaping their grasp.
Just after Lin Chen and the individuals from Black Yan Hall left, a monstrosity neither human nor ghost suddenly emerged from underwater mud.
The monstrosity crawling out from the mud was none other than Su Dongyu.
Earlier, he had narrowly escaped being slain by Lin Chen's sword, luckily surviving by diving into the mud.