Chapter 73

Although he had passed the启蒙期 and had refined his meridians to the third level, it was still very difficult for Xiaoming to carry the nearly thousand-pound bag of blood black gold. Fortunately, the ground was icy, allowing him to drag it along.

"Crack..." Suddenly, the ground beneath the blood black gold emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds. Upon closer inspection, a deep hole had formed in the thick ice.

Yang Dingtian thought it was due to the weight of the blood black gold and did not pay much attention.

However, the cracking sounds continued, and the crack grew larger. Not only did the ice layer crack, but the hard stone ground beneath also began to split.

"Crack, crack..." The surrounding ground started to crack violently.

Not good, Yang Dingtian quickly dragged the blood black gold and ran forward, but it was already too late.

"Bang..." A loud noise, and a huge creature suddenly burst out from the cracked ground, blocking Yang Dingtian's path.

This creature was about four to five meters long, as thick as a thigh, with a fiery red body covered in sharp, spiky fur, and countless legs. Yang Dingtian knew this demon beast, the Fire Demon Earth Dragon.

Of course, it had no relation to the dragon clan and did not have any dragon blood. This demon beast usually lived deep in the soil, feeding on the residues of metal minerals, and rarely left the soil layer. However, the bag of blood black gold that Yang Dingtian was dragging was too tempting, attracting the Fire Demon Earth Dragon from over ten meters underground. Although its name contained the character for "fire," it was actually a gold-eating beast.

"Hisss..." The Fire Demon Earth Dragon suddenly stood up to its full height of four to five meters and opened its mouth wide toward Yang Dingtian.

What a disgusting and ugly face, with only one emerald green eye, and the entire face dominated by a mouth. When its mouth was closed, it was only as wide as a finger, but when opened, it was as large as a basketball, filled with countless teeth. Drops of red saliva fell to the ground, instantly melting a large hole in the ice.

Yang Dingtian's hair stood on end. This was also a second-grade demon beast, but it was much more powerful than the second-grade magic lizard he had encountered earlier. It was not only a top-tier second-grade demon beast, but its entire body was a lethal weapon. Any part of it that touched you was extremely deadly.

If its mouth licked you, almost half your head would be gone. If its body touched you, at least tens of thousands of venomous spines would penetrate your body. Once inside, these spines would come to life, crazily sucking blood and burrowing into your body. Within a few hours, countless bloodthirsty insects would burst out of your body.

Even more deadly was its blood, which had a strong corrosive effect. A single drop on your body would immediately create a deep hole. If a sword pierced its body and was pulled out, only the hilt would remain, as the blade would be completely corroded.

Therefore, even very strong experts were unwilling to encounter this creature, as it was too bizarre. Although Yang Dingtian needed a gold-type demon core, he did not want to face such a powerful and bizarre demon beast.

Yang Dingtian felt a bitter taste in his mouth. The situation was truly dire.

"Hisss..." The Fire Demon Earth Dragon let out a long hiss and quickly charged forward with its massive body.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Yang Dingtian swiftly slashed with the Flame Feather in his hand and then retreated rapidly.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Instantly, the Fire Demon Earth Dragon was cut into four pieces, blood spraying everywhere. Despite his quick retreat, Yang Dingtian was still splashed with a few drops, which immediately burned holes in his clothes. Fortunately, he was wearing the Deep Sea Mystic Garment, or his heart would have been corroded into a pile of mush.

The Flame Feather was indeed a treasure, completely undamaged and without a single drop of blood.

It seemed the battle was over, as the Fire Demon Earth Dragon was cut into four pieces. This demon beast did not seem as terrifying as before. Since it was also a gold-type demon beast, Yang Dingtian could have approached to cut out its demon core. However, Yang Dingtian did not do so and quickly fled toward the unfrozen water pool.

The severed parts of the Fire Demon Earth Dragon began to scream and thrash violently, and then each piece started to move independently, fiercely chasing after Yang Dingtian.

Indeed, being cut into four pieces did not kill it; instead, it turned into four separate creatures. Only one piece had a head, but the other three headless pieces also pursued him at a very fast speed, faster than Yang Dingtian, due to their numerous legs.

How bizarre! This was why even very strong experts were unwilling to encounter this creature, as it could not be killed, even if cut into dozens of pieces. Even more terrifying, these four pieces would eventually rejoin to form a complete Fire Demon Earth Dragon.

Yang Dingtian ran as fast as he could toward the unfrozen water pool, ignoring the bag of blood black gold. He needed to run as quickly as possible before the Fire Demon Earth Dragon reformed.

Sure enough, the four pieces of the Fire Demon Earth Dragon began to rejoin as they ran, and within half a minute, they had formed a complete Fire Demon Earth Dragon, moving at an incredible speed.

Yang Dingtian was only about twenty meters ahead, and the Fire Demon Earth Dragon was about to catch up.

Yang Dingtian gritted his teeth and ran like a madman.

When he reached the end of the mine, he leaped forward, jumping into a large hole about ten meters deep, did a somersault, and rushed forward toward the unfrozen water pool.

The Fire Demon Earth Dragon quickly followed, only a few meters behind, and opened its mouth, lunging forward.

"Plunk!" Yang Dingtian felt a burning sensation on his back and jumped into the unfrozen water pool.

The Fire Demon Earth Dragon's body suddenly twisted, stopping abruptly, not daring to enter the water. It stood on the shore, roaring and thrashing the ground, causing ice and rocks to fly. Its single eye glared at Yang Dingtian in the water with anger and frustration.

Yang Dingtian took a deep breath, finally escaping the monster's mouth.

Looking at the raging Fire Demon Earth Dragon on the shore, Yang Dingtian sneered, "Next, it's your turn to die."

He struck the water with his palm, sending a wave of water toward the Fire Demon Earth Dragon.

The Fire Demon Earth Dragon dodged, but was still hit by the unfrozen water.

"Hisss, hisss, hisss..." A strange sound, and the part of the Fire Demon Earth Dragon hit by the unfrozen water immediately solidified and turned to stone.

The Fire Demon Earth Dragon let out a miserable howl, its eyes filled with fear, and it began to drill into the ground, quickly creating a hole.

It was trying to escape, to burrow underground.

Yang Dingtian kept splashing water, and the Fire Demon Earth Dragon frantically burrowed.

After ten seconds, it had created a large hole and burrowed into it, but its one-foot-long tail, which was outside, was hit by the unfrozen water and solidified. The Fire Demon Earth Dragon struggled and broke off the tail, then fled underground.

Yang Dingtian was not about to let it escape. He quickly leaped out of the water, filled a special bag with unfrozen water, and poured it into the hole.

"Hisss, hisss, hisss..." Instantly, the hole was filled with the Fire Demon Earth Dragon's frantic screams and struggles.

Yang Dingtian filled another bag with water and poured it into the hole.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The Fire Demon Earth Dragon, in immense pain, rolled violently, causing the ground to crack.

Just as Yang Dingtian was about to fill another bag with water, the ground suddenly cracked, and the Fire Demon Earth Dragon burst out, opening its mouth to the maximum and charging at Yang Dingtian.

However, the Fire Demon Earth Dragon that charged forward was only about two meters long, the rest of its body having solidified and been broken off.

But the two-meter-long Fire Demon Earth Dragon was even more ferocious and terrifying, determined to take Yang Dingtian down with it.

Yang Dingtian's body tensed, not fleeing, as it was too late to run, given the Fire Demon Earth Dragon's speed.

"Whoosh!" The Flame Feather slashed, and the Fire Demon Earth Dragon's head was severed, but it continued to move forward by inertia, heading toward the unfrozen water pool.

Yang Dingtian's body quickly dodged to the side.

"Bang, bang..." The Fire Demon Earth Dragon's head tried to change direction to escape the unfrozen water pool, but with only a head, it could not change direction and could only watch as it fell into the unfrozen water pool. The remaining two-meter-long body struggled but eventually fell into the unfrozen water pool as well.

Then, the Fire Demon Earth Dragon's head and body rapidly solidified and turned to stone, dying completely.

Yang Dingtian jumped into the unfrozen water pool and used the Flame Feather to cut open the Fire Demon Earth Dragon's head. The solidified head was harder than stone, but the Flame Feather was strong enough to easily cut it open and extract the demon core.

Yang Dingtian washed the demon core in the unfrozen water several times and took a deep breath.

Ximen Ningning's information did not mention that there was a Fire Demon Earth Dragon in this mine. Otherwise, she would not have sent Yang Dingtian here. However, thanks to this bizarre demon beast, despite the dire situation, Yang Dingtian obtained a gold-type demon core, completing his task for the day.

He placed the gold-type demon core in a small bag with the ice-type demon core. The remaining two fire-type and wind-type demon cores were in another bag in his chest.

Now, he had obtained four elemental demon cores, and only the last electric-type demon core remained, with a clue pointing to the Terror Manor.

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Climbing out of the water pool, Yang Dingtian climbed out of the mine and continued dragging the blood black gold forward.

"Crack, crack..." Suddenly, the ground began to crack, the sounds very dense.

"Impossible, another Fire Demon Earth Dragon? That shouldn't be, as these bizarre creatures usually live alone." Yang Dingtian was shocked but dragged the blood black gold and ran forward frantically.

"Rumble, rumble..." The section of the mine where the ground had cracked began to collapse, with large rocks falling from the ceiling. It was not a Fire Demon Earth Dragon, but the mine had become hollow underground and collapsed after the disturbance caused by the Fire Demon Earth Dragon.

Yang Dingtian summoned all his strength and dragged the blood black gold, running frantically.

"Rumble, rumble..." The mine continued to collapse, stopping after over a hundred meters.

Yang Dingtian stopped, panting heavily, and looked at the completely blocked mine, feeling relieved.

The collapse was a good thing! If someone came to this abandoned mine and saw it blocked, they would turn back, and the secret of the blood black gold vein would not be discovered. Moreover, all the demon beasts in the area had been killed, so no demon beast would inform the beast speaker that there was unfrozen water here.

As for the beast speaker who informed Zhao Wuji about the unfrozen water, given Zhao Wuji's character, he would surely kill the beast speaker as soon as he obtained the secret.

It was probably getting dark outside, and Ningning must be worried sick. Yang Dingtian hesitated for a moment, then buried the bag of blood black gold in a place and quickly ran out.

He ran several kilometers through the mine and reached the large mine outside.

"Ningning Sister..." Yang Dingtian shouted loudly.

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