Huo Hai stepped forward and examined the strange giant white tiger's corpse. "What a pity. There's no crystal core inside." He shook his head, a trace of disappointment in his eyes.
Spirit beasts differed from ferocious beasts. Ferocious beasts always had crystal cores, but spirit beasts did not necessarily have them. Some had crystal cores, while others did not. Of course, this was a trait unique to Earth Grade spirit beasts. The lack of a crystal core meant Huo Hai's haul was somewhat smaller. The most valuable parts of the White Tiger were its pelt and teeth.
As for the other parts, Huo Hai simply put them away to see whether they might prove useful later. After he killed the White Tiger, Little Cloud excitedly rushed toward the White Jade Sapling and manifested a physical form on top of it.
Looking at Little Cloud, whose entire body was now almost transparent, Huo Hai said helplessly, "What's the hurry? No one's fighting you for it now. Tell me, just what is this thing?" He questioned Little Cloud with a puzzled expression.
But Little Cloud merely conveyed that it was extremely useful, then sprawled over the sapling. Opening a mouth, Little Cloud bit into it. At that moment, as though sensing danger, the entire sapling suddenly trembled. Unfortunately, the White Jade Sapling was not a spirit beast after all. It could not truly fight back, or even put up any resistance.
As Little Cloud sucked vigorously, the sapling gradually dissolved into clusters of light that streamed into Little Cloud's body. Even the White Jade Sapling itself slowly began to turn transparent, its smaller twigs steadily dissipating.
"You're refining your origin essence." Huo Hai finally understood what Little Cloud was doing. Strictly speaking, spirit insects could also condense origin essence. Unlike humans, however,