The Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core.
Though this beast was incomparably venomous, it possessed the strongest fire venom of all serpents. After ten thousand years of cultivation, it could form an inner core, hidden within the nine heads on its back. Once the inner core emerged, heaven and earth lost their color.
In the original story, it had many uses. Once refined, it could unite one's spirit and soul, correct defects in a Martial Soul, and become a Soul Ring that would grow with its host's level.
Ma Hongjun had benefited from precisely this. After overcoming his Evil Fire, he had undergone a complete transformation, his Soul Power advancing by leaps and bounds until he ultimately became a god.
Noticing his excitement, Hu Liena asked, "Is this thing important?"
"Yes, it's the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang..."
After an explanation and another rest where they stood, the two set off again.
Lin Qian had put in the work and effort along the way, yet Hu Liena was the more exhausted of the two. Anyone who did not know better might have thought he had used some secret technique to transfer the damage.
They passed two challenges without alarm or danger. Lin Qian's condition continued to improve, while Hu Liena was struggling yet again.
The temperature rose higher and higher, like a gigantic furnace eating away at this region.
Slaughter City lay within the mountains, sealed off by a special barrier created by the Asura God. Hell Road appeared to be a straight highway, but it actually kept turning, like a mountain road with countless twists and bends.
Seeing his girlfriend suffer so much, Lin Qian simply released his domain in full, turning everything within a ten-li radius into a land of ice and snow. Cold replaced heat,