Earth Core

Tang Miao turned around and used a Spatial Teleportation to create a large distance before stopping.

But because it was so hot here, Ling Ling could only stay in his arms.

"I knew I shouldn't have come up here!" I'm a middle school student, after all. Being hugged like this for so long is so embarrassing...

"It's okay, there's no one else here, don't be shy," Tang Miao comforted Ling Ling, gently stroking her.

"You shameless bastard..." It was already agonizing enough, and this jerk still wouldn't behave.

Ling Ling was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth...

But she couldn't do anything. At this moment, Tang Miao's body was burning hot. Except for the Ice Element magic energy constantly surging out of his chest, which made him feel cool, the rest of his body felt like he was being roasted!

"Pop~"

Looking at the adorable little girl, Tang Miao subconsciously tasted her soft little face.

"You..."

Before Ling Ling could get angry, Tang Miao began to meditate.

As for the task of releasing Ice Element magic to protect Ling Ling, that was entrusted to the eldest daughter.

Although the eldest daughter also disliked this kind of place, her younger sister had already gone to Tianshan with her, so she had no choice but to endure it.

Seeing that Tang Miao had begun his meditation, Ling Ling was very unhappy, but she could only give up...

Although it's incredibly hot here, it must be said that this is an extremely suitable sacred place for cultivating Fire Element.

The speed of meditation was increased many times compared to usual.

Time, therefore, began to flow by rapidly without us even realizing it...

Although Ling Ling wasn't feeling well, she couldn't help but snuggle into Tang Miao's arms and fall asleep peacefully in the middle of the night.

The next day, when Tang Miao opened his eyes, he saw Flame Ji floating in front of him. The color of her flames had also changed; they were no longer the brown of the initial Heavenly Tribulation Fire, but a vibrant and alluring red!

Most importantly, at some point, the fire energy of the entire Flame Mountain Range completely disappeared, and the temperature suddenly dropped several degrees.

"Ring~~"

After seeing Tang Miao and Ling Ling wake up, Little Flame Ji happily showed off.

Now, she is a darling of the world, just like her sister, having mastered two powerful elements.

"Alright, now that we have the flame, we can leave." Tang Miao said, gently stroking the Little Flame Ji's head as she hopped around. Her strength had directly surpassed that of the Great Commander.

"Waaah~"

Little Flame Ji obediently returned to Tang Miao's Contract Space.

He then headed down the mountain, and given his speed, he was naturally quite fast.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, Tang Miao hesitated for a moment, then flew back towards where he had come from. Originally, he wanted to search for the Earth Core, but who knew how long it would take to find it with this aimless search?

Therefore, he chose to return.

... Along the way, Tang Miao and his companion went through many twists and turns, but fortunately, he replenished his magical energy quickly. He also brought enough food and water when he came, which allowed him to manage to make it out of the desert.

We arrived at the Tarim Fortress nearby.

This place was entirely built of grayish-white rock; it was a Fortress City, home to hundreds of thousands of people. Centered on the Tarim Fortress City, within a basin spanning a hundred kilometers, there were many towns that relied mainly on mines, quarries, wind power bases, and light sources. These towns were all within the Safe Zone. Every week, Tarim Fortress City would rotate a batch of troops to be assigned to these towns to guard against invasions from Demon Beast in the desert, plateau, and caves.

Just as he entered the city, a female soldier with an astonishingly large bust was about to leave.

The female soldier stopped abruptly when she saw Tang Miao and Ling Ling.

"Tang Miao?"

"Big-breasted girl!"

The two spoke at the same time, but Tang Miao forgot her name for a moment and subconsciously called out her protruding nipple.

"Pervert..." Ling Ling looked at Tang Miao with disdain and muttered in dissatisfaction.

Li Man, however, didn't seem to care. She laughed heartily and asked, "How did you end up here?"

"I'm here looking for a Soul Fire to make snacks for my daughter," Tang Miao said smugly.

Upon hearing this, Li Man pursed her lips. It all sounded like a lie.

The kind of thief who's completely unreliable!

After all, what girl would treat Soul Fire like a snack?

Besides, Tang Miao is so young, how could he possibly have a daughter?

"What are you rushing off to?" Although Tang Miao could tell that Li Man might not believe him, he didn't explain anything.

"Sigh, it's all because of a scoundrel in our army."

Li Man curled her lip, then added, "At such a difficult time, who knew that Shi Qianshou would betray us? What's most despicable is that he actually wanted to monopolize the Earth Core and even used innocent lives to replenish Earth Core energy..."

Tang Miao paused for a moment and then said, "So, you're going to apply to higher authorities to see if there's any way to deal with this evil energy?"

He himself hadn't expected that even without anyone's involvement, Shi Qianshou would still be captured.

Clearly, the Military Commander across Huaxia were not entirely useless. It's just that the Protagonist Halo overshadowed their abilities, hindering their performance.

However, although they captured Shi Qianshou, the Earth Core had changed due to absorbing negative energy. While it could temporarily maintain a barrier to resist the Demon Beast attack...

However, this negative energy is so great that it could be destroyed at any moment...

"Then you don't need to ask your superiors. Just take me there, it'll be done in a few minutes." Tang Miao naturally couldn't miss this free energy boost.

Ling Ling knew that Tang Miao had a bead that specifically absorbed strange and unusual powers to compensate for the consequences of his Demonization, so she wasn't surprised.

Li Man had no idea and stared at Tang Miao with disbelief...

"What? The number one man in our country's government, do you think his words are unreliable?" One has to admit, the title of "number one in the government" carries considerable weight.

Especially for these border soldiers, Tang Miao's name was widely known.

Isn't the massive resource supply they received this year precisely because they achieved the world's number one position?

So this title is not entirely useless.

Li Man asked again, "Do you really have a way?"

"Bullshit, don't you believe in my abilities?" Tang Miao retorted, dissatisfied.

"No, that's not it..."

Li Man hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm just afraid you'll ruin it... You know, this Earth Core is a truly precious item; if it's damaged, the consequences will be extremely severe."

Tang Miao pursed his lips. How could he not know how precious this thing was? He did indeed have a way to solve the problem. Moreover, he needed the negative energy within it, but he couldn't show it too obviously, so he could only say again, "Stop talking nonsense, or I'll stop."