Endless Ascension

Chapter 52: Chapter 52, Devouring the Core

At noon, the scorching sun was high in the sky.

It's already autumn, but within the Kunlun Mountains, it's still unbearably hot. After a night of running, Qin Ze was long since sweating profusely, his clothes soaked through. Feeling the aura on Heiyan beside him, he couldn't help but envy.

The Kunlun Mountains are more than sixty kilometers away from Qinghe City. From the periphery to the hinterland of the mountains, they have traveled nearly five hundred kilometers. Heiyan's face wasn't red, and he wasn't out of breath. There was no sign of any fluctuation in his aura.

Since Qin Ze mastered the Law of Aura, the auras of living beings within one kilometer around him couldn't escape his law perception. The law surpasses the rules and is above the cultivation methods. Those who can comprehend the law are all extremely insightful and powerful.

Although the Law of Aura seems a bit useless, it's not the case. During battles, Qin Ze can clearly sense the flow and operation of the opponent's aura within their body. Moreover, within one kilometer, he can detect the opponent. Although one kilometer is short, for experts, this is sufficient for thorough preparation.

Besides, the Law of Aura is only in its initial stage.

"The hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains is right ahead."

Heiyan looked nervously at the dim front, feeling chills running down his spine.

The chilly wind whistled, and there were constant howls and roars of demonic beasts, terrifying people and preventing them from daring to take even half a step forward.

The demonic beasts in the periphery of the Kunlun Mountains are all of low ranks. For Qin Ze, the challenge is not significant.

The experience points from low-rank demonic beasts are very low. Now, a hundred or so experience points are no longer enough for Qin Ze. Moreover, there are too many adventure teams in the periphery. Whenever they encounter one, a group of people immediately surrounds it.

It's just like the low-level monsters in the novice village. A large number of players are competing for one monster. Such a frustrating thing, Qin Ze doesn't want to do anymore.

Qin Ze took a deep breath, and a red light flashed in his eyes. He released the Law of Aura to sense the living beings within one kilometer around, to see if there are any high-rank demonic beasts hidden around.

Within a few breaths, Qin Ze was ready to step into the dim forest. Suddenly, Heiyan remembered something and said, "You should devour the core now and break through to the Gathering Spirit Realm as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be difficult to protect yourself inside."

"Devour the core?"

Qin Ze's eyebrows lifted in joy. He almost forgot about the core.

Qin Zhantian probed him several times, and his purpose was to find out if Qin Ze had devoured the core. How much power is hidden in the core? It's to the extent that even Qin Zhantian at the Tempering Gang Realm had to be somewhat wary.

Taking out the core of the Violent Golden Ape from the space ring, it was crystal clear, like a marble. The milky white halo appeared and disappeared from time to time, emitting a powerful energy aura.

"Swallow it quickly, or it will attract high-rank demonic beasts."

Heiyan said slightly anxiously. The demonic beasts in the Kunlun Mountains are like humans. The law of the jungle prevails, and the fittest survive. The demonic beasts are also incompatible with each other. Especially among the high-rank demonic beasts, they have deep hatred. Once they meet, they will fight to the point of total chaos and fight to the death.

Besides fighting for territory, their battles also involve seizing the core under each other's skulls. The cultivation of demonic beasts is largely the same as that of humans. However, after hundreds of years of cultivation, they can condense cores. The cores store huge energy, and devouring this energy can bring great benefits.

The battles among demonic beasts also result in the fifth-rank demonic beasts in the Kunlun Mountains having extremely strong combat power. Even those at the Tempering Gang Realm are not their opponents.

As soon as Heiyan said this, Qin Ze was stunned and immediately put the core into his mouth.

The core entered Qin Ze's body, and a strong light shot out from the depth of his throat. Eventually, it slowly disappeared, like a stone sinking into the sea, becoming silent.

Heiyan sat aside, a smile on his face. Looking at Qin Ze's calm expression, he said, "Soon, you will feel the power of the core."

Qin Ze didn't feel anything at all. But as soon as Heiyan finished speaking, drastic changes began to occur in his dantian. The system kept prompting, "Increase qi value by 100 points, increase qi value by 100 points..."

The system voice kept showing in his mind, and strings of red characters frantically refreshed.

Qin Ze clearly saw the qi value constantly increasing. Seeing this, he was extremely happy. This wasn't a core at all. It was basically a source of magic power.

The core released rings of light in the dantian. Every time it flashed, the qi value increased by 100 points. The speed was stable, and there was no sign of stopping. It was simply crazy.

Yesterday, he consumed over ten thousand points of qi. Two-thirds of the qi value bar was empty. Now, in just over ten minutes, it was replenished by more than half, and it was still increasing. Qin Ze was overjoyed.

Ordinary cultivators who devour cores will undergo comprehensive refinement and improvement of their bodies. Some exceptionally talented ones can even break through consecutively within one day after devouring the core. Mediocre ones will also undergo powerful transformation and metamorphosis.

A core usually takes three years to refine all the energy within. For three years, without doing anything else, just relying on refining it can lead to considerable improvement.

After Qin Ze swallowed the core, there was no change to his body. However, the qi in his dantian was constantly circulating and releasing, causing the qi value to continuously increase. For Qin Ze, the rapid increase in the qi value was much better than the transformation of his body.

Half an hour passed, and the qi value bar was full. At this time, the core in the dantian became silent again, not moving a bit.

Immediately, Qin Ze secretly activated his qi and consumed a few points. Suddenly, the core in the dantian became active again, flashing light, and the qi value instantly filled up.

"Source of magic power. It's definitely a source of magic power..."

Qin Ze was ecstatic in his heart and couldn't help but want to shout out loudly. With this thing, there was no need to worry about insufficient qi value. Releasing ultimate moves wasn't a problem. If I can't defeat you, I'll bombard you with ultimate moves.

"Awesome."

He was extremely happy, happier than a child during the New Year. Then, Qin Ze's willpower permeated into the dantian to see if he could control the core in the dantian. He discovered that his willpower could actually connect with the core. Another wave of ecstasy filled Qin Ze's heart. He immediately established a standard for releasing the qi value.

After adjusting it, Qin Ze's face showed joy and thought, "It's like a medicine cheat. Haha..."

Heiyan waited quietly on the side. Looking at Qin Ze's excitement, he smiled knowingly and was also happy for Qin Ze in his heart. Thinking of those deceased brothers, he silently said in his heart, "Brothers, we have another brother."

He truly regarded Qin Ze as a brother.

Qin Ze also sincerely regarded Heiyan as his elder brother.

After everything was done, Qin Ze glanced at Heiyan, his heart filled with gratitude.

If Heiyan, at the Tempering Gang Realm, wanted to seize Qin Ze's core, it would be as easy as turning his hand. The day they hunted the Violent Golden Ape, the core should have belonged to him. But he gave it to Qin Ze.

This was a great favor, and Qin Ze would remember it in his heart.

Towards enemies, one must know how to endure. When one becomes powerful, trample them mercilessly and not give them any chance to turn the tables.

Towards brothers, be sincere and loyal.

"How is it? Is the power of the core amazing?" Heiyan casually asked, cheerfully.

"Not just amazing. It's absolutely amazing." Qin Ze replied cheerfully.

Subsequently, both of them laughed and stepped into the dangerous place, the hinterland of the Kunlun Mountains!