The Devils Appeared Again

If Qin Shaofeng had known about Hou Yanqing's ambition, he would have thoroughly despised him for being insatiably greedy.

And Qin Shaofeng was absolutely certain that Hou Yanqing simply couldn't do it.

Raising his own Domain to the Third Heaven before advancing to the Upper Three would already be quite an achievement.

But reaching the Fourth Heaven before advancing to the Upper Three was just as difficult as possessing a Third Heaven Domain. Unless he had an overwhelming advantage in Domain cultivation or some tremendous stroke of fortune, it was all but impossible.

With Hou Yanqing's aptitude, even obtaining more special Spirit Pearls wouldn't let him raise his Five Elements Fire Domain to the Fourth Heaven.

Even if he got enough Source Crystals, there probably still wouldn't be much hope.

After all, the Five Elements Fire Domain he had comprehended from his Five Elements Fire Spirit Root contained fire power with five different attributes. A Domain like that was inherently difficult to cultivate.

So Hou Yanqing's plan to cultivate his Five Elements Fire Domain to the Fourth Heaven before advancing to the Upper Three was little more than wishful thinking.

Hou Yanqing hadn't said as much, and hadn't even shown it, but Qin Shaofeng could still tell. He also knew that Hou Yanqing would never manage it.

Still, no matter what, Qin Shaofeng was happy to see Hou Yanqing so enthusiastic.

That meant more crystal fragments produced by the Source Crystal Beasts, which was naturally good news for Qin Shaofeng.

And so it proved. As soon as Hou Yanqing told them that the Divine Mansion could refine the crystal fragments left behind by dead Source Crystal Beasts into Spirit Pearls that helped cultivate Domains, the other factions' first reaction was disbelief.

But after Hou Yanqing produced a Spirit Pearl and