Qin Ming had never expected this either.
The Nine-Chi Blood Jiao actually possessed a second Demon Core. It was likely a talent akin to a human race cultivator's second Nascent Soul.
The self-destruction of a late fourth-order Demon Core was no laughing matter.
Without transforming into his demon form, Qin Ming would inevitably have been injured by such a terrifying explosion.
But before he could make a move,
Xiao Xun beside him took out an Astral Jade Pendant and sprayed a thread of essence blood into it.
A streak of blue radiance rose from within the jade pendant.
At once, a spherical blue spiritual-light barrier enveloped and protected them both.
Rumble!
The terrifying power of a late fourth-order Demon Core's self-destruction thundered between heaven and earth.
Qin Ming and Xiao Xun, at the heart of the explosion and pressed tightly together, were struck by the blast wave. Their blood and qi churned violently within them.
Fortunately, Xiao Xun's jade pendant was a fourth-order supreme talisman treasure, blocking most of the power unleashed by the self-destruction.
Yet even so,
the blue astral spiritual-light barrier failed to endure until the end, shattering into bubbles that filled the sky.
Immediately afterward,
an incomparably foul stench rushed into their nostrils.
"Not good, it's poisonous!"
Even Qin Ming felt a faint wave of dizziness in his mind.
Xiao Xun's physical body was far less formidable than Qin Ming's.
Moreover, she had consecutively unleashed Great Divine Abilities and paid no small price for it.
She had been severely injured by the earlier shockwave from the Demon Core's self-destruction and had fainted outright.
Qin Ming picked her up and sent her directly into the Lesser Spirit Realm.
Then,
he used his movement technique and swiftly fled from the lingering aftermath of the explosion.
Yet before he had