Earth Heart Fire Pearl
Having the Original Work Memory and knowing what lies below, Lin Ming, having come all this way through hardships, naturally wasn't just going to stand by and watch.
Lin Ming's soul gaze, like the most precise scanner, began to carefully search inch by inch within the slowly writhing, viscous, crimson liquid.
He was searching, searching for the key core that could generate enough to feed the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire Yang Fire, searching for the true source sealed deep within the Earth Eye!
The search was not easy; the blood-red liquid was not only violently energetic, but also extremely disruptive to the Soul Perception. Lin Ming was fully focused, carefully avoiding the most violent areas of the droplets with his Soul Power, and traversing and probing through the relatively calm energy gaps.
Time passed slowly, and just as Lin Ming had searched nearly half the area and was beginning to feel a little anxious—
Sudden!
At the core of that viscous, blood-red liquid, a point of red light—deeper and purer than anywhere else, seemingly brimming with the pulse of life—flashed suddenly!
Although the light was faint, it shone as brightly as a lighthouse in the night in Lin Ming's focused Soul Perception!
"Found it! Haha, looks like it's you!"
Lin Ming was overjoyed, and his spiritual gaze instantly locked onto that special red light!
The gaze pierced through layers of viscous, blood-like Energy Liquid, suddenly fixing on the very center of the liquid!
There, a bead about the size of a thumb, perfectly round, and with a deep color like the purest ruby, was quietly floating!
This bead is crystal clear, with an incredibly smooth surface. Inside, it seems as if viscous flames are slowly flowing and burning! It exudes an ancient, pure, yet incredibly scorching aura, completely different from the surrounding raging Energy Liquid! It is like the heart of this terrifying Energy Liquid, the core of all energy flow!
Lin Ming stared intently at the blood-red bead, which resembled a work of art, feeling the extremely pure aura within it, as if it contained the very essence of the earth's fire. After a long while, he finally couldn't help but burst into a hearty and excited laugh from the depths of his soul!
"Hahahaha! Found it! It really is you— the Earth Heart Fire Pearl!"
This is the answer to all the questions! This is the true source that can produce enough Yang Fire to feed the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, enabling it to evolve and take that crucial step! A Heaven and Earth Rare Item, born from the purest fire-attribute energy deep within the earth, nurtured over countless years— the Earth Heart Fire Pearl!
The Earth Heart Fire Pearl was a rare object that Lin Ming had heard of before. In addition to his memories from the original story, Lin Ming had also seen it in ancient records.
This is the purest fire-attribute energy source deep within the earth, an energy bead formed only after tens of thousands of years! The energy contained within it is immense and boundless! It is no exaggeration to say that it is more than enough to serve as the main energy source for refining Tier 8, or even the legendary Tier 9 Medicinal Pill! From this alone, one can know just how terrifying the energy is compressed within this small bead!
Once Lin Ming obtains this Earth Heart Fire Pearl, why would he worry about not having a continuous supply of high-quality Yang Fire to nourish the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire? Why would he worry that the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire cannot seize this opportunity to complete a crucial evolution and transformation?!
A surge of immense joy and excitement washed over Lin Ming. However, Lin Ming knew that it was precisely at such a crucial moment that he needed to remain calm. After all, many people often failed and perished at these critical junctures.
The alluring Fire Bead before them was tightly enveloped by a highly unstable mass of viscous blood, brimming with destructive energy, like a jewel in the core of a dormant volcano—beautiful yet deadly.
How to safely extract the Earth Heart Fire Pearl without disturbing this "blood-red volcano" is the most realistic and dangerous challenge we face!
With thoughts racing through his mind, Lin Ming no longer hesitated. The Soul Power that had been coiled above the viscous, blood-red liquid began to carefully climb and sense it, like the most patient hunter.
Despite being at a safe distance, the violent energy fluctuations emanating from the liquid constantly rippled and disrupted Lin Ming's Soul Perception, causing subtle fluctuations that made it seem as if it might be torn apart at any moment.
Lin Ming held his breath and focused his mind, eliminating all distractions. He concentrated like never before, locking onto the fiery red bead floating in the core of the blood-red liquid. He was observing, waiting, waiting for the perfect moment to strike!
After careful observation, Lin Ming discovered that the activity level of the seemingly chaotic and violent blood-red viscous liquid was not constant, but rather had intermittent cycles of strength and weakness, like breathing! The most intuitive sign of this cycle was the constantly flashing, alternating light and darkness of the flames on the surface of the liquid!
This viscous, blood-red liquid, in the bottomless, pitch-black depths of the Earth Eye, was like the only source of light, flickering and changing without any discernible pattern, yet it subtly carried a certain natural rhythm.
Lin Ming's Soul Power was like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, coiled in the best position, motionless, with all his "attention" focused on the changing light, his aura completely concealed.
Time slipped away silently in this tense standoff. How much time had passed was unknown—perhaps a quarter of an hour, perhaps half an hour...
Sudden!
The red light emanating from the viscous liquid surface, which had been flickering erratically, suddenly diminished like a candle flickering in the wind, dropping to an unprecedented level of dimness! The brightness throughout the depths of the Earth Eye also dimmed abruptly!
Now!
"Laugh!"
At the very moment when the crimson liquid's light was at its dimmest and its internal energy fluctuations were at their "calmest," the long-dormant Soul Power stirred!
Like a cheetah that has been lying in wait, seizing the moment when its prey is most vulnerable, it concentrates all its power into a single point, transforming it into an invisible lightning bolt that is almost invisible to the naked eye, and shoots towards the core of the blood-red liquid with lightning speed!
Its speed surpasses all reason!
"Puff!"
A very faint sound, like the popping of a bubble, echoed from deep within the Earth Eye.
Lin Ming's Soul Power precisely seized the gap where the energy fluctuations were weakest, and like a hot knife cutting into butter, it successfully broke through the barrier on the outermost layer of the blood-red liquid and went straight in!
However, the real test has only just begun!
The moment his Soul Power invaded the crimson liquid, Lin Ming felt as if he had stumbled into a boiling magma hell!
A scorching heat far exceeding anything before, mixed with Heavenly Flames poison, surged wildly from all directions like countless red-hot steel needles, attempting to completely incinerate and assimilate this outsider!
Fortunately, Lin Ming's soul was firmly protected by the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame, so this terrifying heat and erosion did not cause Lin Ming any harm.
With his goal now perfectly clear, Lin Ming's actions became even more swift and decisive!
The immediate reaction was to charge in, lock on, sweep through, and turn around!
The whole process happened in the blink of an eye!
That Soul Power, like the most nimble hand, instantly swept up the round and warm pearl the moment it reached the Earth Heart Fire Pearl. Without pausing, it changed direction in an instant, as if being chased by the Grim Reaper, and shot wildly toward the exit of the Earth Eye!
"Bang!!!"
Just as the Earth Heart Fire Pearl was swept up by Soul Power and burst out of the core area of that blood-red, viscous liquid—
A sudden change has occurred!
The crimson liquid, which had been in a relatively "calm" state, seemed to have been completely Reverse Scale! An indescribable, terrifying, and violent energy erupted like a volcano that had been accumulating for thousands of years, transforming into a viscous torrent of Bloody Energy. With its destructive heat and brutality, it burst forth from the core of the liquid like lightning, sweeping towards the fleeing Soul Power in an overwhelming manner!
Wherever that torrent of energy passed, even the hard stone walls surrounding the Earth Eye were instantly scorched red and melted, emitting a hissing sound!
"Not good!"
Feeling the intense, violent energy emanating from behind—enough to make any Dou Venerate's scalp tingle— Lin Ming was also shocked!
Within this incredibly narrow Earth Eye passage, if he were to be struck head-on by this torrent of energy, not only would his Soul Power be instantly annihilated, but his physical soul would likely also be damaged!
"Faster! Faster!"
In a life-or-death race against time, Lin Ming practically gritted his teeth, pushing the escape speed of his Soul Power to its absolute limit! The Soul Power enveloping the Earth Heart Fire Pearl transformed into a blurry stream of light, whooshing upwards along the steep Earth Eye passage!
Behind them, the torrent of Bloody Energy relentlessly pursued them, like a leech clinging to a bone, the scorching heat even reaching the very tail of their Soul Power!
A chase ensued, fraught with peril!
At this critical moment, a glimmer of light, symbolizing life, finally appeared at the exit of the Earth Eye above!
Upon seeing the light, Lin Ming's mind jolted, his survival instincts kicked in, and his Soul Power surged once again!
"Call out!"
The next instant, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, that Soul Power finally escaped the narrow and oppressive Earth Eye passage, as if passing through the gates of hell!
The moment the Soul Power burst forth from the Earth Eye, it did not stop, but directly transformed into a stream of light and entered the space between Lin Ming's eyebrows.
At the same time, Lin Ming's main body, which had been sitting still, suddenly opened its eyes, and its right hand shot out like lightning, accurately grabbing the Earth Heart Fire Pearl, which was brought out along with the Soul Power and was still scorching hot, in its palm!
It feels warm to the touch, yet it contains unimaginable, immense energy!
Success!