Not far from Kui Long King's corpse, a glimmer flashed. Hu Yang shifted his body toward it.
A diamond-shaped transparent crystal came into view. Before the massive Hu Yang, it was as tiny as a grain of sand; if not for his fairly high level, he would not even have noticed it.
After examining it, he found nothing special about it aside from its crystal-clear appearance and glow. After some thought, Hu Yang directly licked it into his mouth.
Yet no voice sounded in his mind. Hu Yang curled his lips and spat it back out.
At that moment, Mother Metal Serpent, who was devouring Kui Long King's corpse, looked over at Hu Yang. Spotting the glowing crystal on the ground, she was delighted and quickly slithered over to him.
Her eyes shone as she stared at the diamond-shaped crystal, saliva dripping from her mouth.
"Mother, what is this?" Hu Yang asked, seeing Mother Metal Serpent's expression.
Hearing this, Mother Metal Serpent immediately composed herself. "This is called a Spirit Crystal, an ultimate treasure condensed after the death of a Saint-Rank Demon Beast."
"A Spirit Crystal? Condensed after a Saint-Rank Demon Beast dies?" Hu Yang was puzzled.
This Spirit Crystal had clearly fallen out of Kui Long King's body, but Kui Long King was no Saint-Rank Demon Beast.
"Could it be that Kui Long King swallowed this Spirit Crystal, failed to digest it completely, and it fell out again after his death?"
"But how did Kui Long King obtain the Spirit Crystal, and where did he get it?"
Hu Yang pondered for a while, then decided to investigate the Kui Long Territory.
Seeing the drool constantly spilling from Mother Metal Serpent's mouth, Hu Yang smiled.
"Mother, swallow it."
Mother Metal Serpent did not stand on ceremony, immediately licking the Spirit