Chapter 12 Demon Core
Died by lightning, bitten to death by their peers, and so on.
For him, Lin Feng, that meant a Treasure Bowl, a great opportunity.
Boom!
Just as Lin Feng was pondering, suddenly the rock was fiercely hit by something, startling everyone, as they were caught completely off guard.
Ma Han immediately gestured for everyone to keep quiet, indicating there were Demon Beasts outside the rock!
No need for him to say, in fact, everyone could see through the cracks of the rock that there was a huge creature standing outside, it had just recklessly slammed into the rock wall, the immense force bouncing it back while also shaking the wall.
Fortunately, Lin Feng and Lu Keke had collected enough rocks, which they had piled up sufficiently strong, so it didn't collapse immediately.
"It's an Eighth Rank Demon Beast, the Snow Ape."
Ma Han whispered.
Everyone held their breath in concentration, hoping the Snow Ape would quickly scram. Usually, they wouldn't be afraid, but this time it was different.
The Snow Ape shook its head, seemingly puzzled by the suddenly appearing rock wall. It moved closer to sniff. The air was really too moist, it didn't catch the scent of Ma Han and the others, but instead, it smelled the beast repellent substance smeared on the inner wall, and immediately let out a strange cry before running far away.
That night, although Ma Han and the others were hiding in the cave, nobody slept the entire night, unable to sleep even if they were sleepy, none dared to sleep. The rock wall would occasionally be harshly bumped by lost Demon Beasts, making everyone cramped with anxiety, fearing the wall would just collapse.
However, fortunately, the wall didn't collapse, and the next day dawned with a soft morning light and clear skies. Lin Feng and Ma Han immediately pushed aside the rocks, and what met their eyes was a bleak and devastated scene; everywhere lay huge trees that could be embraced by three or four people, the ground covered with all kinds of messy footprints, large and small.
Seeing this, Ma Han and the others gasped, unable to imagine how many Demon Beasts had passed through here last night. Even Lin Feng was astounded; beast tides were always an existence of nightmares.
However, immediately, this sentiment turned into excitement; so many Demon Beasts had died, there would be so many Souls.
But Lin Feng also knew that the appearance of these Souls was time-limited, such as after six hours, some Souls would dissipate and the Demon Dragon Star could no longer absorb them.
"Captain, I think, today we should perhaps not hunt the Twin-headed Serpent King, because there was a thunderstorm yesterday, and probably the information about some nests you previously obtained is no longer accurate. In my opinion, it's better to try our luck now, perhaps we might encounter some Demon Beasts with intact bodies."
Lin Feng gave a suggestion.
Hearing this, the others' eyes lit up.
"Psh, how do you know the Twin-headed Serpent King isn't in its nest?"
Wang Dako started singing a different tune, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
Lin Feng shrugged: "With such a big thunderstorm, not to mention snake dens, even the aquatic Demon Beasts would go berserk. You actually didn't even know this, should I say you're too naive, or that you've wasted so many years?"
"You..."
Wang Dako was instantly furious, glaring at Lin Feng viciously as if he was about to beat him up.
Ma Han directly blocked him, giving Wang Dako a stern look. Wang Dako, still very afraid of Ma Han, immediately fell silent, but his eyes revealed a deep resentment. Lin Feng knew that this guy was probably plotting something sinister, such as how to secretly harm him later. Lin Feng smirked, considering Ma Han's face, he didn't want to bother with him before, but if Wang Dako really sought his own death, Lin Feng would definitely oblige.
"I think Lin Feng makes a lot of sense, what do you all think?" Ma Han asked Wang Wei and Lu Keke. Lu Keke was the first to express her stance, "I have no objections."
Wang Wei also nodded: "I think it's good."
Zheng Han agreed as well: "I think it's feasible."
"Alright, then let's split up and act, but don't go too far. In about an hour, we'll meet back here," said Ma Han.
Lin Feng nodded and immediately aimed in one direction and dashed over. He had been eager to start, and Ma Han's suggestion to split up was exactly to his liking. The direction he chose had the most footprints, which naturally meant that it was where the most Demon Beasts had fled. Sure enough, he hadn't walked more than a few meters when he saw a huge corpse lying on the ground from afar.
"Seventh Rank Demon Beast, Mammoth Giant Elephant!"
Lin Feng directly approached it, with a soul hovering nearby.
Lin Feng promptly activated his Demon Dragon Star to absorb the soul of this Seventh Rank Demon Beast, and instantly, his Demon Dragon Star, which was already at its bottleneck, jumped from First Grade to Second Grade!
Lin Feng felt no joy, jokingly thinking that his Demon Dragon Star was at General Grade before, and if he were to be overly happy about a mere breakthrough to Second Grade, like a little kid, it would be embarrassing.
However, although the breakthrough seemed quick now, after entering Xuan Grade, each grade is divided into three stars, like One Star Xuan Grade, Two Stars Xuan Grade, and Three Stars Xuan Grade, before advancing to the next level.
By then, even with his Demon Dragon Star, the pace of breakthrough would be no different from the crawling of a turtle.
"This thunderstorm really came at the perfect time, I wonder how many grades I can break through. Even if I'm extremely unlucky, I should at least reach Third Grade."
Lin Feng didn't even bother with the Mammoth Giant Beast's materials, he just ran forward. In his eyes, the soul was the most precious material, something that money could not buy.
He walked around a hundred steps. There was originally a dense forest ahead, but now it was completely bare, with trees fallen everywhere. Besides, there was also a smell of charred flesh. Lin Feng looked forward, and to his surprise, there were numerous Demon Beast corpses scattered in disarray.
There were Fifth Rank Demon Beasts like the White Fur Mouse, Seventh Rank like the Ironclad Bull, Eighth Rank like the Storm Shrew, and even Ninth Rank like the Black Fire Tiger, and a few exceptionally large ones.
Those were all Demon Generals! Comparable to human martial masters.
Such Demon Generals have something called a Demon Core within them, equivalent to a human's Dantian. Dantian is used to store True Qi, while Demon Cores are used by Demon Beasts to store energy.
These Demon Cores often have many uses, most commonly in Artifact Refining, Arrays, or some large-scale tools, all of which require Demon Cores as a source of energy.
For instance, the test crystals used in the Star Ceremony are actually driven by Demon Cores.
Therefore, the market price for a Demon Core is usually very expensive.
Lin Feng glanced over and saw at least three or four Demon Generals, swiftly moving towards them. Each of these Demon Generals had fought frenziedly before death, their bodies covered with scratches and bite marks. Among the massive pile of Demon Beast corpses, there were also some broken weapons, and scattered bits of human limbs and the like, not to mention in considerable numbers, probably from a team of over a dozen people.
But obviously, they had all died here, perished under the claws of the shocked Demon Beasts.