“Hmph, a princess?! I don’t care what kind of princess you are. This Red Blood Vine was ownerless on this deserted island. According to the rules of martial artists, ownerless things belong to whoever finds them! Since I’ve seen it, I deserve a share!”

The black-clad martial artist stopped three zhang away from her, speaking coldly.

The woman in green was furious, but she didn’t seem to have much fighting spirit. Her expression shifted, and she bit her lip, saying, “Fine! Then according to the rules of martial artists, finders keepers. But this Red Blood Vine was discovered by me in the jungle, and it’s nine inches long in total. I’ll take six inches, and you get three!”

“You’re giving me a third?”

A strange look flashed in the black-clad martial artist’s eyes. He laughed and said, “Alright, let’s do as you say. After all, you picked it, so it’s only fair you get more. Cut off three inches of the Red Blood Vine in your hand for me, and I’ll leave right away!”

“It really is a grade-seven Red Blood Vine as recorded in ‘Herbs of the Martial Kingdom’!”

James Carter was astonished.

That was a body-tempering herb used by high-level martial artists, and it was even more effective for mid-level martial artists.

James Carter had been stuck at the mid-level martial artist stage, Body Refining Level Six, for nearly a year. His physique wasn’t strong enough, his strength and speed couldn’t improve, and he still couldn’t master the most powerful third move of the “Wave-Splitting Technique,” the “Wave Stacking Slash.”

“There’s actually a grade-seven body-tempering herb like Red Blood Vine on this deserted island!”

“I must search the entire island thoroughly later. Maybe I’ll find another top-quality body-tempering herb or two. If I can find one or two grade-seven or eight body-tempering herbs, I might have a chance to reach the late stage of Body Refining! To become a high-level martial artist.”

James Carter was amazed and continued to watch.

He didn’t believe those two would resolve their conflict so easily.

The woman in green didn’t hesitate. She immediately took out a vine about nine inches long, blood-red all over, from inside her waistband. Holding her sword, she cut the Red Blood Vine into two pieces.

Then she picked up the longer piece and put it back into her bosom, tossing the shorter three-inch piece directly to the man in black.

“That’s it, stop pestering me!”

After finishing all this, the woman in green turned and left angrily.

The black-clad martial artist was overjoyed. He reached out to catch the three-inch Red Blood Vine, a cold, fierce glint flashing in his eyes as he sneered inwardly, “She gave me three inches so easily—she must be seriously injured and afraid to fight me. If I had the whole Red Blood Vine, it would be enough to help me reach Body Refining Level Seven or higher and become a high-level martial artist.”

“Asura Scissors!”

His whole body tensed, and his legs suddenly exploded with force. He leapt up, legs like scissors, and launched a flying kick at the woman in green’s back.

The woman in green seemed to have anticipated this. Almost the instant the black-clad martial artist kicked, she twisted around and stabbed back, her sword flashing with a cold gleam straight at his face.

She had deliberately turned to expose a weakness, luring the black-clad martial artist to attack from behind, then instantly spun around to deliver this fatal strike.

“Not good!”

The black-clad martial artist’s face changed instantly. He was moving too fast, and with both legs in midair, he couldn’t dodge the woman in green’s sword at all.

“Black Wind Kick!”

He hurriedly changed moves, twisting his body wildly in midair and kicking out with both legs. Since he couldn’t dodge, he could only risk it all, hoping to strike her before being stabbed.

“Bang!”

“Pfft—!”

The two figures were sent flying almost simultaneously.

The black-clad martial artist crashed to the ground, clutching his throat tightly, his eyes staring hopelessly at the jungle sky, convulsing and coughing up blood, his gaze full of unwillingness. He had poured countless effort into mastering the “Asura Leg” and becoming a mid-level martial artist, only to die here.

His throat had suffered a fatal blow, a sword slicing a several-inch-long bloody gash. The bright red blood couldn’t be staunched, gushing out in streams.

The woman in green was also kicked in the chest by the black-clad martial artist, grunting as she tumbled several zhang away.

“Sigh, just as I thought!”

James Carter let out a sigh, standing silently atop a tall treetop, watching the two martial artists below, both gravely wounded.

He could clearly feel the intense unwillingness in the black-clad martial artist’s desperate eyes.

Every martial artist who boarded the sea ship risked everything to come to the East Sea in search of the Immortal Village, all starting out with high hopes and dreams. But this black-clad martial artist’s dream was extinguished before it even began… his life lost in this deserted island jungle!

“Luckily, I drove off that young demon crab earlier and scared it away. Otherwise, my fate might not have been much better than this black-clad martial artist’s!”

James Carter felt a pang in his heart.

Right, the Red Blood Vine!

James Carter’s bright eyes fell on the three-inch, grade-seven Red Blood Vine in the black-clad martial artist’s hand.

Chapter 6: Cave Camp

The woman in green barely managed to get up. Seeing the black-clad martial artist’s corpse on the ground, she felt a wave of relief, but could no longer hold on and fainted on the spot.

James Carter hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should just take the Red Blood Vine and leave. After all, he didn’t know these two martial artists—one dead, one unconscious—their lives had nothing to do with him, and there was no need to get involved in this conflict between martial artists.