This ink qilin, though appearing unimpressive, is quite adorable.
It's just a bit chatty.
Seeing it unleash the Yin-Yang Lightning Arts from its inheritance in such a short time now fills her with admiration.
In truth, she was also greatly surprised the moment she saw Xiao Hei.
The Qilin clan had long since vanished from the myriad worlds.
Not to mention the king of the Qilin clan, the Ink Qilin.
However, at that moment, the creature had drooled upon seeing her.
It was as vulgar as a subway pervert spotting a little loli.
That was why she had treated Xiao Hei in such a manner.
Yet, while they were in the sixth level of the secret realm, Xiao Hei had just received its inheritance. Before it could explore other areas, the Sacred Spirit Realm had shattered.
It was truly a pity. They were unaware that the two of them were the first Sacred Spirits to reach the sixth level of the Sacred Spirit Realm.
For everyone knew that the Ascension Ladder on the fifth level marked the beginning of tribulations.
Without sufficient strength, no one had dared to attempt it yet.
Therefore, at that time, the Sacred Spirits on the fifth level of the Sacred Spirit Realm were already the top tier among this group.
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"I can't do it... I can't do it... Hurry up and attack him!"
Just as the red-clothed girl cast a glance at Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei suddenly shouted at Wei Jin and Miao Zuo.
Wei Jin and Miao Zuo hadn't even grasped what was happening.
They saw the lightning sphere on Xiao Hei's chest begin to decompose, dimming... and vanishing.
The lightning flashes on the opponent's body also turned into bubbles.
His rapidly moving body abruptly halted.
"Holy cow... Xiao Hei... Are you... Three-Second Bro?" Miao Zuo cursed.
Wei Jin patted his face in exasperation. Unable to do anything else, he could only charge forward with his saber.
As the opponent was irresistibly drawn by the Yin-Yang Double Lightning, his face showed a look of panic.
Now that he could control his body, his immediate instinct was to flee.
However, just as he turned, a large hand appeared and precisely gripped his neck.
Crack...
"Ugh..."
His neck snapped, the bones of his neck breaking as he was squeezed.
"Big Brother..."
"Chu Tian..."
"Boss..."
Miao Zuo, Wei Jin, and Xiao Hei cried out simultaneously, their eyes lighting up with joy.
"Haha... Boss is here, you're saved!"
Amidst his delight, Xiao Hei added this remark.
Chu Tian's face immediately darkened. What did he mean they were saved because he was here?
He himself didn't even know how to save himself!
"Saved my ass, I can barely save myself!"
Chu Tian didn't want them to have overly high expectations, as the disappointment would be even greater.
So, he directly stated the truth.
"Boss, you're fast, take these two and run quickly. This flame doesn't harm me and my wife!" Xiao Hei said proudly.
"Who's your wife? You're shameless, I still have my reputation!" The red-clothed girl immediately became agitated.
"Oh, we're both qilin over ten thousand years old. Besides me, have you seen any other qilin?" Xiao Hei said shamelessly and proudly.
"You..." The red-clothed girl was so angry she could barely speak.
Chu Tian also felt speechless. Xiao Hei was truly thick-skinned to use that as a reason.
"Wait, what did you say? The flame doesn't harm you?" Chu Tian seemed to recall something.
"Yes... I have wind, fire, water, and lightning elements..." Xiao Hei's words trailed off.
"See if you can use this!" Chu Tian reached out, pulled out a fiery red bead, and stuffed it into him.
Boom...
At this very moment, the surrounding agitated fire elements suddenly vanished.
Even the flame shield cast by the red-clothed girl dissipated at the same time.
Sheets of lava directly poured down, and everyone quickly dodged.
"Heart of the Earth Core... How do you have the Heart of the Earth Core?"
The fire qilin, the red-clothed girl, was stunned. Then, upon seeing the bead Chu Tian had given Xiao Hei, she exclaimed in shock.
"Heart of the Earth Core? This is the Core of the Flame Demon..."
Just as Chu Tian was about to correct her, he saw the red-clothed girl snatch the bead from Xiao Hei's hand.
"With the Heart of the Earth Core, we are saved!"
Chu Tian was speechless, thinking to himself: I already told you this is the Core of the Flame Demon.
This bead was precisely the divine-tier material he had obtained alongside [Dream of the Frost Crystal] beneath the Daralsen Basin.
In his previous life, he had heard legends that this bead was a material.
However, when he obtained it, he discovered that using it as a material was only one of its attributes; it possessed other properties as well.
[Core of the Flame Demon]
Grade: Divine
Attribute 1: Upon use, it can activate a 50x50 range flame protection shield. The shield is completely immune to attacks from flame-attribute skills, with a duration of 5 minutes and a cooldown of 24 hours.
Attribute 2: Can quell all agitated fire elements.
Attribute 3: Can be inlaid into any equipment with gem slots.
Attribute 4: Can be used as a material to craft any fire-attribute equipment, elevating its quality to divine grade.
Usage Restriction 1: Individuals with fire resistance below 20% cannot use it.
Usage Restriction 2: Individuals with fire resistance below 40% will continuously lose a large amount of vital energy when using it.
Description: The core of the Flame Demon King, possessing immense power, and also containing endless fire poison.
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At that time, because Chu Tian saw that the usage restriction required a minimum of 20%, he had simply tossed it into his backpack and never bothered with it again.
Even now, after killing the Fiery-Eyed Gu Toad and gaining fire resistance rewards, he still couldn't meet the requirement.
Just now, upon hearing Xiao Hei say that the flame damage didn't harm him, it was certainly due to very high fire resistance.
That's why he remembered this item. The moment he took it out, its attribute of quelling all agitated fire elements took effect.
Even the skill cast by the red-clothed girl was interrupted.
Divine-grade items... truly heaven-defying.
Chu Tian watched as the red-clothed girl, upon receiving the Core of the Flame Demon, ascended into the air. Simultaneously, a massive shield opened.
It was far more solid than the shield she had erected before.
At this moment, the second wave of lava had surged to the dome and was directly rolling back.
Countless meteoric lavas descended, the entire world resembling a rain of magma.
Crimson boulders smashed onto the ground, shaking the void and cracking the earth.
Here, it was like hell itself, with lava flowing everywhere and flames erupting.
But upon touching the shield erected by the Core of the Flame Demon, they all solidified and froze.
They slowly slid to the sides.
Above Chu Tian and the others, an absolute safe zone was formed.
"That... the shield only lasts for five minutes, we should withdraw first!"
Chu Tian shouted to the girl floating in mid-air.
"I know, you guys go first!" the girl replied.
Chu Tian was taken aback. He meant for the girl to keep the shield active to cover their retreat.
Yet, she was telling them to leave first. What did she mean by that?
"Sigh... Her compassion is overflowing again! I really need to find a chance to educate her properly!"
Xiao Hei covered its face and said speechlessly.
Chu Tian was even more speechless. After blocking a few waves of magma rain, she saw that the magma rain had thinned considerably.
She then abandoned them and rushed directly towards the volcano.
The volcano churned, as if brewing for a more powerful eruption.
Could she be intending to use the attributes of this Core of the Flame Demon to pacify the agitated volcano?
"Holy crap..." Chu Tian cursed.
This girl seemed a bit dim-witted. Wouldn't she throw the Core of the Flame Demon into the volcano?