After escaping danger safely, Chen Daolin finally had the mood to take stock of his gains this time.
Chen Daolin's gaze first fell upon the enormous, charred creature lying in the hall, covered in wounds and barely breathing. Standing before her, Chen Daolin seemed as insignificant as an ant.
It was the Lava Mother Queen at the absolute peak of the World Lord level!
During the earlier explosion, the Lava Mother Queen had somehow wrapped herself inside a shell resembling an "egg," forcibly surviving the terrifying spatial rupture. However, her protective shell had completely fallen away, and her body had endured an immense energy impact, leaving it riddled with wounds and horribly mutilated. In most places, blackened muscles and bones were exposed, along with scorched internal organs. Yet the Lava Mother Queen's vitality was astonishing, and she had still survived. It was only that her energy and life force had been almost entirely depleted, while her soul had fallen into slumber after using some secret technique. She was now on the brink of death, barely clinging to her last breath.
The Golden Carving had been swept by the explosion to the vicinity of the unconscious Lava Mother Queen. At that moment, Chen Daolin had an idea and brought the unconscious Lava Mother Queen into the Inheritance Hall.
Ordinarily, the Inheritance Hall did not permit intelligent life other than inheritors to enter. However, Chen Daolin had already become an inheritor, which left room for negotiation. Moreover, the Lava Mother Queen was gravely wounded and near death, with even her consciousness plunged into slumber. She posed no threat whatsoever to the Inheritance Hall, so Baruch, as the artifact spirit, simply turned a blind eye.
Looking at the Lava Mother Queen lying quietly on the ground, Baruch blinked, somewhat surprised. "I never expected