Chapter Eighteen: Devouring the Magic Core

  Flaming Mountains, shrubs grow in clusters.

  Qin Xuan sped along with Galen's help, and the low-level demons around them scattered in all directions. Behind them, three figures followed closely, their speed far surpassing that of the two.

  However, these three people don't seem to be in a hurry to catch up with the crowd.

  "You can't escape, Qin Xuan. Hand over the treasure obediently." The leader of the three, Qin Yi, said calmly, his voice rumbling like thunder, causing leaves to flutter and his long sword to flash in the air with a soft whoosh, releasing a beam of light that split the air.

  Want to take the treasure? If you have the ability, come and get it yourself. Aren't you known as the number one among the younger generation of the Qin family?" Narrowly dodging this sword, Qin Xuan burst out laughing, but felt a bit helpless in his heart.

  The opponent is indeed a strong Qi Sea Realm cultivator. The seemingly casual sword strike from earlier actually cut down dozens of large trees in front, splitting them in half. If it weren't for Galen's help, with his current state, he probably wouldn't have been able to dodge at all.

  Hiss.

  Another sword slash, this time with even greater force. Although he dodged it again, Galen's armor was sliced off on one side, and the golden energy on his body surface was directly shattered.

  "Nothing wrong?" Qin Xuan glanced at Galen, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

  Laughing, Galen shook his head and kept moving forward at a rapid pace. In fact, with his personality, he didn't deign to run away, but he also understood that Qin Xuan was currently in no state to fight.

  Everything revolves around the master!

  This is Galen's creed! Loyalty to the power of Demacia!

  Seeing the other party dodge his own sword, and the young man's sarcasm earlier, Qin Yi didn't get angry but instead smiled, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Useless, relying on the ninefold strong cultivator by your side, you can't escape anyway."

  At this time, Galen and Qin Xuan suddenly stopped in front of them.

  "Oh? Giving up?" Qin Yi's eyebrows rose, the corners of his mouth curled up in a handsome arc, and his body suddenly accelerated, covering several meters to arrive twenty meters away from the youth.

  "As long as you hand over the treasure to me, I guarantee that from now on, no one in the Qin family's four mansions will dare to bother you again. Moreover, within a month, I can lend it back to you for three days, how about that?"

  Qin Yi's face was proud and arrogant, vowing to do as he said. Behind him, Qin Kai and Qin He were slightly stunned, then a thread of jealousy rose in their hearts. Qin Yi was not like those people around Qin Wu, what he promised he would do, and he wouldn't go back on his word. This was the dignity of being a strong person.

  It has to be said that Qin Yi's condition is very tempting and he indeed has the strength for it.

  However, Qin Xuan didn't say a word, and there was a hint of inexpressible bitterness at the corner of his mouth.

  Qin Yi thought he had given up on escaping, but that was not the case. He had to stop because if he continued further in, it would be the inner ring of the Flame Mountain Range.

  It is well-known that the Qin and Peng families are the two overlords of Luhe City, but strictly speaking, the Flame Mountain Range is the third overlord. The mountain range is home to ferocious magical beasts with incredible strength, surpassing even the two great families. However, due to their lack of order and low intelligence, they are not taken seriously by the two families.

  Although it can be said that the two major families have never dared to have any ideas about the Flame Mountain Range, they can only hone their skills on the periphery. This is not only because countless family juniors die in the Flame Mountain Range every year, but also because even strong people who reach the Qi Sea realm do not return after going there.

  No one knows what's inside the Flame Mountain Range!

  So, in these two years, the two big families have also issued a clear order: Prohibit any family member from entering the Flame Mountain Range!

  Qin Xuan secretly sighed as he glanced at Qin Yi, who was gaining the upper hand, and Galen, whose aura was gradually weakening but still stubbornly blocking his way.

  At this point, with his and Galen's strength, they would definitely be no match for Qin Yi and the others. Staying here would only lead to one outcome: death.

  But if we continue deeper into the Flame Mountain Range, it's a dead end.

  Dead end!

  He walked up, Qin Xuan stared at the strong man in front of him, smiled and shook his head, saying, "I admit, you're very strong, but if it wasn't for the loss of the mysterious energy in my body, you would be nothing to me."

  "The first person of the younger generation of the Qin family's four houses, how laughable."

  He said, ignoring Qin Yi's suddenly gloomy expression, his right hand moved, and a magic core with a black aura flashing on its surface fell into his palm, overflowing with powerful energy, which was the Black Toothed Leopard he had hunted earlier!

  A flash of hesitation flickered in his eyes, and under the astonished gaze of everyone present, Qin Xuan let out a loud gulp and swallowed the magic core into his abdomen.

  "This...!" Qin Yi's face was filled with incredulity, and he hastily retreated backward, his face twisted in a mixture of shock and horror. "Are you crazy?! You actually dare to swallow the magic core! Don't you know the consequences of swallowing a magic core?!"

  Qin Kai and Qin He, the two brothers, also retreated in the same manner, their hearts filled with boundless fear.

  The demon core is the essence of a demon beast's power, and the strength or weakness of a demon beast is all concentrated in its demon core. Therefore, warriors on the mainland usually hunt down powerful demon beasts to obtain precious demon cores.

  Firstly, it can be sold for a good price. Secondly, the magic core is also a material for alchemy and equipment refinement. Thirdly, and most importantly, one can absorb the magic core to increase their strength.

  However, from ancient times to the present, the demon core has always been absorbed step by step and bit by bit. Like Qin Xuan, who directly swallowed the demon core, although it's not unprecedented, all those who have done so have been unable to withstand the demon core's violent energy and ended up exploding to death.

  He died in the explosion, and Qin Yi naturally wouldn't care about the boy's life or death. However, the terrifying power generated by the explosion was enough to flatten everything within a hundred miles, which was far beyond his ability to withstand!

  "Bastard, lunatic, this is a madman!" Qin Yi retreated rapidly while cursing loudly. He clearly felt that a powerful energy was bursting out from the youth's body, with an aura that was unmatched. Even he, a strong practitioner at the Qi Sea Realm's early stage, trembled under this aura.

  As for Qin Kai and the two Jiedan cultivators, they were shocked to the point of collapse under this aura, unable to move. However, Qin Yi retreated backwards as if he hadn't seen anything.

  Cluck cluck cluck cluck.

  Fresh blood was boiling, the mysterious energy was burning, Qin Xuan only felt that he was in a furnace, extremely hot, and his body was like a volcano, which could erupt at any time.

  "Roar!"

  A low growl similar to that of a beast, Qin Xuan's entire body turned bright red, like hot iron, his eyes bulging out with black stripes, extremely eerie. At this moment, he was like a demon from the hellish lava, making people fearful and unable to help but surrender, while the mud under his feet also burst into flames at that instant.

  At this, Galen's face changed and he transformed into a stream of light that entered the 'Heroic Divine Canon'. Suddenly, the 'Heroic Divine Canon' in his dantian began to rotate slowly. Above it, a black magic core was raging and scorching hot, eerie and terrifying.

  In an instant, the countless red threads once again dispersed from the 'Heroic Divine Canon', entwining the black magic core, and the two began to struggle incessantly...

  Qin Xuan, although in a difficult situation, still had his wits about him. Especially after the 'Heroic God's Canon' restrained the Black Toothed Leopard's violent magic core, his body gradually recovered. He glanced at Qin Yi, who was fleeing far away, and without saying another word, he turned around with an air of terror, not escaping to the outer perimeter, but instead heading towards the inner perimeter of the Flame Mountain Range.