His main body stood at the entrance, quietly watching the situation inside without rushing to enter again.
In the underground space, the last trace of lightning was absorbed into the Red-Clad Incarnation's body.
Unknowingly, the Red-Clad Incarnation had also stepped up before the flood dragon's corpse.
Though it no longer had the might of lightning empowering it, the aura emanating from the flood dragon's corpse remained as powerful as ever, not to be underestimated.
Fortunately, after refining lightning for some time, the Red-Clad Incarnation was still surrounded by crackling electricity. For the moment, it was entirely unaffected by the pressure of that dragon's might.
Calmly examining the flood dragon's corpse before him, every gleaming scale filled Su Shi'er's heart with delight. Under normal circumstances, such a powerful beast's corpse was simply not something he could covet.
True Yuan stirred within him. Under Su Shi'er's control, it flowed endlessly into the corpse, attempting to probe its secrets.
With the flood dragon dead, the possibility of its Demonic Core still remaining was not high.
But... what if it was?
A Demonic Core was the essence of a beast's years of cultivation. Compared to its physical body, it was the most precious thing on a beast.
The surging True Yuan moved with Su Shi'er's thoughts, sweeping through the flood dragon's entire corpse in the blink of an eye.
Very soon, it reached the corpse's abdomen, where the Demonic Core should have been.
The instant the True Yuan rushed in—
A particularly astonishing, surging aura suddenly burst forth from within. Like rolling waves, it effortlessly scattered Su Shi'er's abundant True Yuan.
The Red-Clad Incarnation was sent flying backward, not stopping until it had been forced to the edge of the underground space, where it finally neutralized the force.
Yet the Red-Clad Incarnation's eyes gleamed