Soul Magic Core

That group of demons had been the last group standing between Donghong Express and their mission destination. As she gazed over the unchanging dark-yellow landscape, Qi Lin, the leading Tianhe Sheriff, rode her husky while carefully examining the almost-white demon Magic Core in her hand.

"Who would've thought such ferocious demons could have such pure white Magic Cores?" Qi Lin curiously brought the core closer to her eyes and discovered tiny golden motes drifting within the white core.

The reason this Magic Core was so unusual was that it was nearly level 40. Just as some people had speculated on the official forums, level 40 was probably a threshold. Nearly every NPC had hinted as much to the players, so the answer was hardly surprising. Even the Magic Cores of demons nearing level 40 were so different from the rest.

Demon Magic Cores were unlike the Demonic Beast Magic Cores in the Grotto-Heaven World. Players could not use them directly; they could only exchange them for items or supplies through Great Elf Skadi. According to the players who had remained in the Novice Camp, the sudden disappearance of Cheng Jue, the Goddess of Life, had left everyone utterly clueless about how to use Hell demon Magic Cores. The Seven Nations could only study them together.

Thus, they could be exchanged not only through Great Elf Skadi, but also through Katheryne of the Adventurers' Association and Jiu Yue, the fox-lady merchant of Liyue. Each of them offered certain special items, but whether one could successfully exchange for them depended entirely on the exchanger's gift of the gab.

After studying the white Magic Core in her hand for quite a while, Qi Lin casually tossed it to a Donghong Express player behind her. Caught off guard by the sudden throw, the player