Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core

A room resembling a storage chamber appeared before Qin Ming.

"Mr. Lone Wolf, this way." The Well-dressed Man stepped aside and politely gestured for him to enter.

Qin Ming strode inside. The room contained row after row of iron shelves, each stocked with Soul Beast materials or rare spiritual fruits.

Millennium Green-Veined Spirit Peach, produced by a Millennium Green-Veined Peach Tree. Spirit Masters below the Soul Ancestor rank could consume it to gently increase their Soul Power and slightly improve their chances of breaking through bottlenecks.

Millennium Mysterious Water Lotus Seed, produced by a Millennium Mysterious Water Lotus. It could help water-attribute Spirit Masters gently increase their Soul Power.

Millennium Iron-Spined Elephant Bone Fragment, as hard as iron and suitable for making bracers or breastplates.

Millennium Grass Spider Poison Gland, suitable for poison-attribute Spirit Masters to strengthen the poison of their Martial Souls.

As he ventured deeper inside, he observed the items around him. Thanks to his daily studies in the Main Hall library, he could identify the goods on the shelves at a glance.

They were all at least millennium-grade. Outside, they could indeed be considered treasures, the kind that could fetch several thousand Gold Soul Coins at auction.

But to Qin Ming, they were somewhat lacking. Not to mention anything else, Spirit Hall supplied him with ample amounts of those spiritual fruits alone.

At the very back of the room stood a separate shelf in the center, with only two items placed on it.

Spirit Bones!

Qin Ming stepped closer. The two Spirit Bones emitted faint halos, but their quality was extremely poor, far inferior to the Millennium Purple Lightning Leopard Spirit Bone Qin Ming had seen at the auction before.

These two were probably only a few hundred years old. Qin Ming had initially planned to simply take one and be done with it. After all, Spirit Bones were still extremely precious in the era of Douluo Dalu I. Even if he did not use one himself, he could give it to someone else.

Suddenly, he felt something inside his body stir. A yearning surged from the depths of his heart, like a person in the desert longing for an oasis.

His Martial Soul was yearning for it!

Qin Ming's hand, which had been reaching for the Spirit Bones, abruptly stopped. He had once made an excuse to Charlton and the others, saying that he had found a Vermilion Fruit on the street that had triggered his Martial Soul's yearning.

He had not expected to actually encounter such a thing.

Following the sensation from his Martial Soul, Qin Ming discovered a transparent red crystal on a shelf in the corner of the room.

The crystal was not large, only about the size of an egg. Its surface was covered in tiny diamond-shaped protrusions, and the closer he got, the stronger that yearning became.

Qin Ming carefully picked it up. It felt warm in his hand, like he was holding a piece of warm jade.

At the same time, his Inferno Grey Wolf Martial Soul nearly burst forth beyond his control.

Qin Ming was certain that this was what had triggered his Martial Soul's reaction. At the same time, he rapidly searched his memories for any similar heavenly treasures.

Could this be a Fire Demon Spirit's Crystal Core? Qin Ming recalled the records about Demon Spirits in a copy of the Encyclopedia of Super Soul Beasts.

Demon Spirits were Soul Beasts that existed almost entirely in the form of pure elemental life. Depending on their elemental type, they could be divided into Wind Demon Spirits, Fire Demon Spirits, Lightning Demon Spirits, and so on.

These Soul Beasts did not reproduce on their own and could only be born in areas rich in elemental energy, making them exceptionally rare.

Although they were almost entirely composed of pure elemental power, they still possessed a Crystal Core within them.

Most importantly, Demon Spirits, like Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears and Titan Giant Apes, were known as Super Soul Beasts—millennium-level ones could battle ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, while ten-thousand-year ones could battle hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

Upon reaching the ten-thousand-year level, Demon Spirits would transform into Soul Beasts possessing Ultimate Attributes, such as Ultimate Wind and Ultimate Fire.

Qin Ming concluded that the Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core he had found was at most around a thousand years old. If it belonged to a ten-thousand-year Fire Demon Spirit, then this entire area around the Soul Fighting Arena would have been transformed by the Crystal Core into a place abundant in fire elements, just like a Mimicry Cultivation Environment.

Qin Ming decided to take this Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core as his reward. Since Demon Spirits were born in places rich in elemental power, they naturally possessed extremely strong control over and affinity with their corresponding elements.

The Encyclopedia of Super Soul Beasts also recorded that a Demon Spirit's Crystal Core could be absorbed by a Spirit Master to strengthen the corresponding attribute.

Qin Ming would not be surprised if absorbing this Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core allowed his Gray Wolf Fire to draw infinitely close to Ultimate Fire.

Suppressing his excitement, Qin Ming carefully held it in his hand, doing his best to appear normal.

The fact that this Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core had been placed here showed that the people of the Great Soul Arena had no idea what it truly was. To a fire-attribute Spirit Master, its value was absolutely no less than a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After all, it was a treasure capable of evolving the fire of one's Martial Soul.

"Supervisor, I'll take this one." After leaving the room, Qin Ming brought the Crystal Core before the Well-dressed Man.

"You actually chose this piece of Warm Sun Jade?" The Well-dressed Man looked at the red crystal in Qin Ming's palm in surprise.

"Warm Sun Jade?"

"That's right. I remember this piece of jade quite clearly. The previous person in charge of the Soul Fighting Arena bought it at an auction."

"But its effect when worn was simply too good. It was so hot that he could not even sleep at night."

"So the previous person in charge placed it in a corner of the treasury."

"I didn't expect you to choose it." The Well-dressed Man still did not understand. He had thought Qin Ming would pick one of the two hundred-year Spirit Bones, since those were the most valuable items inside.

Qin Ming did not offer much explanation, merely nodding to indicate that this was what he wanted.

The Well-dressed Man promptly recorded it for him, then respectfully escorted him out of the Soul Fighting Arena.

After leaving the Soul Fighting Arena, Qin Ming hurried back to the Main Hall's Cultivation Room without stopping. With such a thing tucked against his chest, his Martial Soul could burst from his body beyond his control at any moment, like someone desperately needing to relieve himself.

Back in his private space, Qin Ming no longer needed to suppress that primal desire from his Martial Soul.

Awooo!

After a wolf howl, the Inferno Grey Wolf Martial Soul burst from his body. Qin Ming did not even need to control it himself as the Gray Wolf Fire completely enveloped the Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core.

The enveloped Crystal Core slowly melted into threads of fiery red silk, which flowed along the Gray Wolf Fire and entered Qin Ming's Martial Soul.

As the red threads entered, the Inferno Grey Wolf Martial Soul behind Qin Ming let out a low growl. The Fire Demon Spirit Core continued to melt, while those threads continuously washed over Qin Ming's Vessels and even his Martial Soul Origin.

The originally scorching yet somewhat rough Gray Wolf Fire was continuously purified and condensed beneath the tempering of the red threads. Its color shifted from scarlet to a deep crimson gold, and its temperature rose steadily. Even the air was warped by the heat, while the precious metals spread across the floor of the Cultivation Room melted in an instant.

The Inferno Grey Wolf's eyes lit up with eerie firelight, its body becoming increasingly solid. Every strand of fur seemed to be burning.

Qin Ming felt even his Martial Soul Origin evolving. His entire body seemed to be inside a furnace, yet he felt incomparably exhilarated.

When the final red thread was completely absorbed, the Inferno Grey Wolf threw back its head and howled, its flames surging several yards higher.

When Qin Ming opened his eyes, a strand of crimson-gold fire danced at his fingertips. Its heat was restrained, yet it concealed an edge capable of destroying heaven and earth.

With a flick of his finger, crimson-gold flames splashed out. The special metal wall, which could withstand a Soul Elder's attacks, was instantly burned through with a large hole.

Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction. His flames had changed from orange-red to crimson gold, and their power had already drawn infinitely close to Ultimate Fire.

He then turned to look at the Inferno Grey Wolf Martial Soul behind him. Its changes were not particularly significant; its fur was merely more lustrous, and its muscles slightly more robust.

Moreover, Qin Ming sensed that his Soul Power had broken through to level eighteen. In other words, that Fire Demon Spirit Crystal Core had raised him by half a level, and that was with most of its energy flowing into his Martial Soul Origin.

Demon Spirits were good things indeed, Qin Ming thought to himself. It would be wonderful if I could absorb a Fire Demon Spirit Soul Ring in the future.