The Real and the Illusory

Looking at the crimson sphere before him, Qin Fengming's expression changed as well. He secretly thought, Could I have been wrong? Could this be the inner core of that poisoned scorpion demon beast?

The enormous pressure displayed by that demon beast just now had unquestionably belonged to a Peak of Grade 4 demon beast. It was perfectly normal for it to possess an inner core. Qin Fengming hurried forward and, with a lift of his hand, drew the crimson sphere into his grasp. Wrapped in spiritual power, he brought it close and examined it carefully.

The sphere was an intensely vivid red, like a mass of fresh blood. A layer of incomparably pure Fire attribute energy coiled around its surface. It was as though the crimson sphere itself had been condensed from Fire attribute energy.

Just as Qin Fengming was concentrating and staring intently at the crimson sphere before him, the sphere suddenly emitted a sharp, crackling cry. At the same time, streaks of tiny crimson radiance shot out from within it in every direction.

Qin Fengming's thoughts raced. Without the slightest hesitation, he flicked his hand, and the red sphere was hurled twenty zhang away beneath the wrapping of his spiritual power.

"Boom~"

A tremendous sound erupted from thin air, and a vast shockwave of fire energy surged in every direction.

The moment Qin Fengming threw out the crimson sphere, he did not remain where he was. With a flash of his figure, he shot rapidly backward as well. He had just leaped over a dozen zhang when dazzling red light flared before his eyes, and an immense impact surged toward him from within that radiance.

Qin Fengming's body was like a small boat in a raging storm, tossed away by monstrous waves and hurled a full thirty or