Low-Grade Beast Crystal

"Boss, you're in a pretty good mood tonight." Back at the Corpse Burning Room, Wang Tie Zhu saw Qin He smiling and immediately sidled over with a fawning expression.

"Not bad." Qin He lay on his bedding with one leg crossed over the other and asked, "All the corpses purified?"

"Yes, Boss, they've all been cleaned up. Should we burn them all tonight, or leave a few for tomorrow or the day after?" Wang Tie Zhu nodded and asked.

Burning corpses was a good thing, but the more corpses Qin He burned, the more energy it consumed.

Shadow Play was no passing glimpse—it was something etched into his mind.

So whenever there were too many corpses, Wang Tie Zhu would usually ask first.

Qin He felt the air, still somewhat stiflingly hot, and waved a hand. "Let's call it here for today. If it doesn't cool down soon, I won't even be able to sleep."

"Yes, Boss."

Wang Tie Zhu nodded, then pulled a pale red object from his robes and held it out before Qin He. "Boss, that Bat Demon produced an Inner Core. It looks like it's crystallized."

Qin He glanced at it and froze.

Resting in Wang Tie Zhu's palm was an irregular pale red crystal. Like a piece of glassware, it reflected the light.

Not only was its shape uneven, but even the distribution of that pale red color was irregular.

Some places were vividly red, while others were so pale they were nearly invisible.

But... there was no doubt about it. This was a Beast Crystal!

A genuine Beast Crystal!

Qin He abruptly sat upright. As Demonic Beasts grew from weak to strong, their Inner Cores gradually solidified from a mass of thick fluid, becoming soft Inner Cores before undergoing further crystallization.

This was not