Inside the underground lava cave.
A scorching hot aura instantly filled the entire cave. Lin Sheng's agile figure swiftly drilled into the rock wall above the cave.
Just as he drilled into the rock wall, the scorching hot airflow below had already reached its peak density. In Lin Sheng's horrified eyes, a thunderous roar came from one side of the cave.
Subsequently, streams of red and yellow viscous liquid, like a torrent, gushed out. In the blink of an eye, it had filled half of the underground cave and then surged towards the deeper parts of the ground.
"This is... lava..."
Feeling the terrifying high temperature warp and solidify the space, Lin Sheng took a deep breath.
At this moment, he finally understood why there was that dry heat aura upon entering this underground cave; it was clear that lava flowed here.
Lin Sheng looked at the red and yellow lava. This was the first time he had seen lava with his own eyes, and he hadn't expected it to be in this world.
The lava did not fill the cave, but the temperature in the cave had already reached an extremely scorching point, making him feel a burning sensation.
More and more lava gushed out from the cave wall on one side. Lin Sheng was too lazy to stay here any longer and planned to drill upwards to leave.
However, just as he was about to move, he suddenly saw something constantly floating in the gushing lava.
His gaze sharpened, focusing his vision on the area of the lava. He saw an irregularly shaped object floating in the viscous lava, occasionally sinking and then rising again.
This was a red object the size of a human head, covered in yellow patterns, shimmering with bright orange-yellow light.
"This is..."
The moment he saw this thing, Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes, because its appearance felt somewhat familiar to him. This was clearly a beast ore seed.
However, he was quite puzzled as to why this beast ore seed would be within the lava.
The temperature in the lava was extremely high. On Earth in his previous life, lava temperatures often exceeded a thousand degrees Celsius.
And the lava below was clearly even hotter now, likely reaching several thousand degrees Celsius without a doubt.
This ore seed was in such high temperatures and appeared to show no signs of damage, considering the age of the ore seed's formation.
This crimson ore seed had likely existed in this lava for countless years.
Clearly, this beast ore seed was not ordinary.
Lin Sheng stared intently at this ore seed, his eyes flickering as if deep in thought.
But soon, he discovered another crimson ore seed in the lava several meters away from this one. Its surface had yellow patterns and emitted an orange-yellow glow, quite similar to the first one.
"There's another ore seed!?"
Lin Sheng was quite surprised by this sight. This was the first time he had discovered two ore seeds simultaneously.
Lost in thought, his gaze swept through the slowly moving lava again, and as expected, he discovered a third ore seed.
There were actually three ore seeds within this lava.
This discovery made him feel somewhat incredible. Most importantly, the patterns on these three ore seeds were quite similar, which sparked a thought in his mind.
He hesitated slightly, watching the lava in the cave slowly flow towards the other side. It was clear that it wouldn't take long for these three ore seeds to disappear into the cave with the lava, and he didn't know how long it would take for them to reappear next time.
Soon, he made a decision, a hint of ruthlessness appearing on his face.
Immediately, his figure inflated as if being blown up, activating the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey, Green-Eyed Fierce Eagle, and Earth Armor Beast.
The power of two true Spirit Beasts and one Pseudo-Spirit Beast was completely unleashed within him. In just a few breaths, his figure had expanded to about three meters.
"Secret Technique: Azure Extreme Pulse Transformation."
He then activated the secret technique without hesitation.
He had only recently mastered this secret technique of Qingniao Chasing Star Finger.
As a Packages secret technique for the True Skill, its effect was undoubtedly much stronger than the Ape Embryo Skill and Ape Demon Transformation secret techniques.
Crack, crack, crack...
Amidst a series of crisp bone-cracking sounds, his figure expanded another circle.
An indescribable fierce aura emanated from his entire body, giving off a strange aesthetic beauty combining strength and speed.
Looking at the ore seeds getting further away from him, he raised his hand and struck down a beast ore several meters large, smashing it into the lava.
Before the beast ore could completely sink into the lava, his agile figure lightly stepped on it, using the force to leap forward and grab the ore seed that had just surfaced from the lava. Then, without losing momentum, his large hand directly plunged into the rock wall on one side, moving away from the oppressive lava.
He tore off a piece of the rock wall above the cave and directly smashed the ore seed into it.
He looked at his hand, which was now emitting wisps of white smoke. Although his movements were swift, he was inevitably burned.
Especially since the ore seed itself also had an extremely high temperature, which was why he had just smashed it into the rock wall above.
However, with his Physique, these burns were nothing. In just a few breaths, the burns on his hand had rapidly recovered.
Looking at the crimson ore seed in the rock wall, Lin Sheng's face showed a hint of joy.
Nothing else, in the brief contact just now, he had felt that this crimson ore seed had not been damaged at all. It was actually a complete ore seed.
This was the first time he had discovered a complete and undamaged ore seed.
He extended his finger and pierced the outer wall of this crimson ore seed. Immediately, he felt the ore seed emitting a scorching high temperature. The essence blood contained within was a viscous liquid that was fiery red, like molten glass.
The moment his finger touched the fiery red liquid, a series of messages immediately appeared on his consciousness panel.
【Beast Name: Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon (Demon Beast)】
【A powerful Demon Beast living in underground lava, feeding on lava heat currents. Its movement is like an earth dragon turning over, possessing unimaginable vitality and destructive power. This is a Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon that has reached the end of its lifespan. Even such a powerful creature can only fade away under the river of time...】
【Ingestion Requirements: Physique 15, Mingxin Realm】
【Ingestion Effects: Physique Boost 15, Strength Boost 10, Perception Boost 6, Agility Boost 5】
【Talent: Burning Corpse】
【Talent: Dragon Might】
Seeing the information appear on the panel, it took Lin Sheng a while to react.
The attributes of this Demon Beast on the panel were simply too powerful. It could be said to be the strongest Demon Beast he had seen since coming to this world.
A Physique Boost of 15 points was something he had never seen before.
One must know that even the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey's Physique Boost was only five points.
The total attribute boost of this Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon Demon Beast had reached 36 points.
It was even stronger than the Demon Beasts in previous ore seeds.
One must know that the Phantom Demon Beast on Yangping Mountain back then only had an attribute boost of 32 points.
Clearly, this Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon was a notch stronger than the Phantom Demon Beast.
More importantly, it actually possessed two talents.
This was the second exotic beast he had seen with two talents, besides the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey.
However, unlike the former, the former was merely a Spirit Beast, while this was a genuine Demon Beast. A Demon Beast with two talents undoubtedly further confirmed the strength of this Demon Beast.
It was just a pity that the Demon Beast essence blood contained within one beast ore seed was clearly not enough to meet his ingestion requirements.
However...
Lin Sheng retracted his finger. The patterns on this crimson beast ore seed flickered, and the hole he had pierced quickly returned to its original state.
He looked at the other two beast ore seeds below in the cave.
The two beast ore seeds were now nearing the edge of the cave with the flow of the lava.
If he delayed any longer, they would likely be carried deeper underground by the lava. Lin Sheng did not hesitate any further.
He repeated his trick, tearing off several large beast ores from the rock wall above and throwing them into the lava.
Using these gravel as leverage points, he pushed his speed to the limit, agilely and quickly sweeping over the lava.
Soon, he got another ore seed. This time, he directly threw the ore seed and smashed it into the cave wall above.
His steps did not stop as he quickly swept towards the last ore seed, because the ore seed had already reached the edge of the cave. There was a deep and dark cave there, which was the final destination of this lava.
If it flowed into this deep and dark pit, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for him to get it out again.
Fortunately, just as this ore seed was about to flow down, Lin Sheng finally grabbed it.
In this gap, he finally saw the situation at the bottom of this deep and dark pit. Inside was a large, deep pit filled with viscous lava, like a lava lake. Some of the lava had even turned bluish-green, and the extremely scorching aura rising from the pit made it somewhat difficult for him to bear.
However, as he left, in a fleeting glance, he still saw a stark white skeleton in the lava lake at the bottom. As the lava churned.
The skeleton was enormous, with the part that was visible alone being dozens of meters in size.
The part submerged in the lava lake was probably over a hundred meters.
Keeping this image in mind, Lin Sheng leaped to the top of the cave, gripping the cave rock tightly.
The crimson ore seed in his other hand was burning his palm, causing wisps of white smoke to rise, but he seemed oblivious. He took one last look at the deep and dark pit, then didn't linger, grabbing the other two ore seeds and quickly climbing upwards.
Because the lava gushing out from the underground cave had already shown signs of intensifying. If he stayed any longer, the cave might even be filled with lava.
Rumbling sounds constantly came from behind him, but Lin Sheng disappeared into the cave without looking back.
Several hours later, Lin Sheng finally emerged from underground, standing on the ground.
At this time, he still maintained his original form, a figure over three meters tall. He looked like a humanoid fierce beast, still holding three crimson ore seeds in his hands.
He found a patch of dense woodland and carefully pierced the other two ore seeds with his finger.
As the information on the consciousness panel appeared, his eyes lit up, and an unconcealable look of joy appeared on his face.
"It's actually the same kind..."
Just as he had suspected, the Demon Beast essence blood in these three crimson ore seeds all belonged to that powerful Demon Beast named Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon.
When he saw these three ore seeds with similar appearances and patterns, this thought had flashed through his mind. Now seeing that the result was indeed as he imagined, his heart was unable to suppress its excitement.
If the Demon Beast essence blood contained within one ore seed was not enough to meet his ingestion requirements, then there was a high possibility that three beast ore seeds could meet the ingestion conditions.
After all, the Demon Beast essence blood in the ore seeds was condensed from the Demon Beast's energy essence and could not be viewed as ordinary blood.
Regarding the origin of these three ore seeds, combined with the scene he saw in the lava cave, he also had some guesses in his mind.
Perhaps the massive skeleton in the lava lake was this so-called Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon.
And these three ore seeds all came from the corpse of this powerful Demon Beast.
He calmed down the restless emotions in his heart.
This time's harvest completely exceeded his expectations. The value of these three beast ore seeds was self-evident; each one could likely easily sell for over a hundred thousand taels of silver.
Especially since these three ore seeds were from the same source, it undoubtedly greatly increased their value.
If they could meet the ingestion requirements, then after ingesting them, his strength would definitely have a qualitative improvement. There was no doubt about this.
"It's just a pity, even if they can be ingested, I cannot meet the ingestion conditions now."
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly.
The ingestion conditions for the Scarlet Eye Flame Dragon were extremely strict. It would be very difficult to ingest it in a short period of time.
Just the requirement of a Physique of 15 points was a condition that was currently difficult to fulfill.
Even if he currently ingested the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey, Earth Armor Beast, and Blood Demon Centipede, the three exotic beasts with the highest Physique boosts, in his opinion, his own Physique would only reach ten points, at most eleven points.
After all, every point of attribute increase was not as simple as 1+1.
To reach the requirement of 15 points, it would likely require ingesting two more true Physique-type Spirit Beasts.
Furthermore, besides this requirement, there was also the condition that one must reach the Mingxin Realm.
He had seen these two words before. When he first saw the Phantom Demon Beast, its ingestion conditions also listed the words Mingxin Realm.
However, he still didn't know what this so-called Mingxin Realm actually was.
After all, there was a huge gap between him and the Phantom Demon Beast, and ingesting it was almost impossible, so he hadn't researched this condition.
But now, it seemed that after returning to Wan Hua City, he would have to start looking into what this so-called Mingxin Realm referred to.
In short, he was extremely satisfied with this underground trip. The harvest was much more than he had expected.
However, since he couldn't ingest these three ore seeds now, he had to handle them properly.
Thinking this, he grabbed the three ore seeds and headed straight for his dwelling at the foot of Da Cui Peak.
With his movement speed, he easily avoided the few people on duty and returned to his room. Finally, he dug a deep pit in the floor of the room and placed the three ore seeds inside.
These three ore seeds were all extremely hot and emitted high temperatures, so it was safer to keep them underground.
Before leaving, he would temporarily leave them here.
After restoring the floor, Lin Sheng flipped his wrist, and the Bone-Piercing Azure Evil Python appeared in his hand.
This ore seed was missing a lot, so there was no need to deliberately hide it.
However, given how much the Fang Family valued this ore seed, they would clearly not give up easily.
Especially since he had wiped out the entire Fang Family group this time, including a direct descendant.
The Fang Family would definitely investigate this matter.
He also needed to start dealing with this matter.
He also knew from Wang Hai that the person who truly valued this ore seed was a Genius from the Fang Family, who seemed to be the older brother of the direct descendant who died by his hand.
Lin Sheng rubbed his chin, lost in thought, and quickly made a decision.
"Since I've already made a move, I might as well make it bigger. That way, I can actually clear myself of suspicion..."
