Somewhere in the Desperate Battlefield.
The heavy sword Changli stirred through a pile of charred remains. After a moment, an irregular crystal rolled out from the ashes.
Starlight-like radiance occasionally flowed across the crystal's surface. As for the crystal itself, it was dazzlingly multicolored, resembling a miniature star.
The charred remains were what was left of Zhujian after it had been burned by Samadhi True Fire. The dazzling crystal, meanwhile, was Zhujian's Soul Jade.
Under Luo Yan's control, Zhurong lifted the Soul Jade with the edge of its sword, then placed the crystal in a recycling container.
After doing all this, Luo Yan stared at the ashes on the ground and let Samadhi True Fire burn them once more. In the end, only the Soul Jade remained.
Everything else—the giant beast's corpse, the Viper Dragon larvae inside its body, and even its Giant Beast Blood Essence—had all been reduced to ashes.
Everything had its pros and cons. Samadhi True Fire was fierce and overbearing. When used to kill an enemy, it was difficult for the enemy's corpse to remain intact, making it naturally difficult to recover anything.
Fortunately, whether it was the Soul Jade of a Nightmare Giant Beast or the soul crystal of a Heavenly Ghost, both were special substances that could withstand the burning of the True Fire.
Just like now, although Zhujian had been reduced to ashes, its Soul Jade had at least been preserved.
With this Soul Jade, the Heavenly Fire Squad's Divine General Mecha could upgrade its Mystic Pattern and increase its combat power.
After recovering the Soul Jade, Luo Yan contacted Bai ?. A moment later, the call connected.
"Captain, are you all right?"
As soon as the call connected, Bai ? asked worriedly.
Luo Yan shook his head. "I just killed Zhujian. What