Hearing Qin Shi's words, Jade In The Book also understood. She said, "That's right. The Sky-Devouring Python itself symbolizes evil. The evil spirit must have sensed its resentment, so it led you here."
Nodding in agreement, Qin Shi lowered his head to look at the black qilin tattoo on his left arm. He couldn't help but fall into a long contemplation.
"What's wrong?
It suddenly became quiet? "Jade In The Book asked worriedly.
"Phew …!"
Letting out a long breath of turbid air, Qin Shi sighed, "After sensing the Heaven Swallowing Python this time, the Evil Demon should have recovered quite a bit. I reckon that it will not be long before it regains its consciousness. I wonder what kind of changes will occur at that time."
"What?
Are you worried? "
Jade In The Book smiled gently and said, "You can repair the broken jade now and control it. If you wait until it wakes up, it will be too late."
Listening to Jade In The Book's persuasion, Qin Shi actually understood it himself. However, he still shook his head resolutely and said, "No, I believe it. I'm not wrong."
Looking at Qin Shi's unwavering expression, Jade In The Book sighed helplessly. Knowing Qin Shi, she knew that once Qin Shi decided on something, no one could change it. Even she, Qin Xue Xin, and Yu Luocha were the same. She could only hope, and said, "I hope so. I hope it will remember your kindness, and not bite the hand that feeds it."
"Even if it does bite the hand that feeds it, it will only mean that I, Qin Shi, have misjudged it."
Qin Shi stared at the evil spirit totem and said in his heart, "I hope you won't let me down. I hope we can have a different relationship."
"Roar!"
At this time, the giant serpent had already begun to fester under the corrosion of the Evil Spirit's baleful aura. Its thousand-foot-long torso slowly shriveled up, and seven inches below the serpent's head, a dazzling Beast Core was exposed.
The beast core contained an extremely large amount of spiritual power. Even the current Qin Shi couldn't help but feel his mouth and tongue go dry when he saw it. He felt a bit greedy.
However, the evil spirit's killing intent seemed to have sensed Qin Shi's intent. With lightning speed, it wrapped around the Beast Core and cautiously avoided Qin Shi, as if afraid that Qin Shi would snatch the Beast Core away.
Looking at the baleful aura's careful appearance, Qin Shi was stunned for a moment. He smiled bitterly and said, "What?
Can you wander outside for the rest of your life and never return to this totem?
Alright, hurry up and go back. I don't want this beast core. "
"Hum!"
Hearing Qin Shi's words, the baleful aura hesitated for a moment before suspiciously moving towards Qin Shi. When it was only half a meter away from Qin Shi's arm, the baleful aura saw that Qin Shi wasn't moving, so it sped up and rushed into the evil spirit totem, as if it was afraid that Qin Shi would go back on his word.
This action made Qin Shi not know whether to laugh or cry. However, he didn't expect that just as the baleful aura returned to the totem, his body would suddenly feel a bit of warmth. Then, along the position of the evil spirit totem, a very pure spiritual power was secreted and flowed along his blood vessels.
Feeling the sudden change in his body, Qin Shi couldn't help but frown. He said in surprise, "Eh?
This power, is it the beast core from just now? "
"Hum!"
Just as he was puzzled, the totem on his left arm flipped up, and several baleful auras emerged. These baleful auras danced in front of Qin Shi a few times, issuing a buzzing and trembling sound. It seemed as if it wanted to express something.
Jade In The Book listened to the buzzing sound, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but flash with joy. She said, "Shi Tou, they said that this power is for you."
Hearing Jade In The Book's translation, Qin Shi looked at Jade In The Book with a strange expression, "You can even understand what they're saying?"
"Of course, they're so cute," Jade In The Book smiled sweetly. She quietly stretched out her lily-white hand, and gently stroked the baleful aura that was suspended in the air.
"Hum!"
At first, the baleful aura was a little vigilant. Later, when it saw that Jade In The Book didn't have any malicious intentions, it began to respond little by little. From time to time, it even wrapped around Jade In The Book's spiritual body, turning into garlands, necklaces, and other accessories. This caused Jade In The Book to let out a sweet, bell-like laugh.
Looking at this appearance, Qin Shi was stunned. After a long time, he accepted the spiritual power in his body, and said to the baleful aura, "These, are they really for me?"
"Hum!"
The baleful aura gathered into a ball and nodded at Qin Shi in a very friendly manner. Only then did it float back into the demon totem with satisfaction. From time to time, it would let out a few sounds, as if it was happy because it had eaten its fill.
This sudden change caused Qin Shi to be at a loss. After being stunned for a long time, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. This giant snake's cultivation was comparable to that of a fourth-layer heavenly realm. Just this small amount of spiritual power was enough for Qin Shi to improve a lot. He could even feel that he had already touched the shackles of the first-layer heavenly realm. It probably wouldn't be long before he could condense the second Thunder Calamity Seal.
After diluting the spiritual power, Qin Shi smiled faintly. "I didn't expect that I would gain something out of a disaster."
Sometimes, Qin Shi felt that the demon in his body was not at all like the demon from 30,000 years ago. Instead, it was more like a naive child, just like its behavior just now.
Perhaps it was because of this that it chose to bet its fate on the demon.
After this experience, Jade In The Book's hostility towards the demon had weakened a bit. This made Qin Shi even more determined. Now, he was actually looking forward to the scene that would greet him when the demon woke up.
Perhaps the two of them could really break the rules and start an extraordinary friendship between humans and demons that no one else dared to try.
After this small interlude, Qin Shi tightened his black robe and jumped down without delay. He took the Explosive Flame Bead from the center of the Blazing Ancient Pine.
Bang!
As soon as he held the Explosive Flame Bead, Qin Shi felt a burning pain in his palm. This pain even caused his mind to become dazed. He couldn't help but say with a tremble, "Ha, what an Explosive Flame Bead. It actually possesses such terrifying power."
"Hmm, looking at the quality of this Explosive Flame Bead, I'm afraid it has already been tempered by ten thousand years of raging fire. The power of the attribute within it is terrifying. If it is used properly, it will definitely be a great help to you in the future." Jade in the Book smiled happily.
Looking at the fist-sized Explosive Flame Bead, Qin Shi nodded resolutely, "I don't care about the future. However, I know that as long as I have it, I will be able to enter the Bejeweled Lava Volcano and help Sister Yu find the Fruit of the Divine Pregnant Tree."
Her delicate body slightly trembling, Jade In The Book raised her head slightly and looked at Qin Shi with a touched expression, "Shi Tou, thank you."
"Alright, let's go. Don't let Zhou Qin wait for too long." Qin Shi smiled in relief. He put the Explosive Flame Bead into his bosom and stood up, ready to go back.
However, at this moment, Jade In The Book suddenly stopped him. She turned around and said to the bones on the ground, "Don't be in such a hurry. Put away the bones of this giant snake. This giant snake's bone frame is nearly ten thousand years old. When we go back, let Xiaomi Cai absorb it. It will be very useful for her."
Hearing this, Qin Shi was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted. He knew that wild beasts relied on absorbing blood essence and bone frames to increase their realm, especially fierce beasts left behind from ancient times. Xiaomi Cai was the incarnation of the Rainbow Lucky Cloud Snake, so the Heaven Devouring Python bone frame left behind by the same snake species would definitely help her reach a higher realm.
Thinking of this, he shook the spatial ring at the giant snake's bones. A suction force enveloped the bones on the ground.
Rumble!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, several hundred waves of spiritual energy exploded in the surroundings. Each wave of energy was no weaker than the first layer of the Heavenly Realm. They formed a barrier in front of the giant snake's bones, counteracting the suction force from the spatial ring.
Qin Shi was stunned in a puzzled manner. He took the opportunity to observe his surroundings with his black eyes. Immediately, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. He could see that hundreds of Desolate Beasts had suddenly appeared in the periphery of this ancient raging fire pine forest.
"There are actually so many wild beasts hidden here?" Licking his dry lips, Qin Shi's eyelids twitched a few times uneasily.
These hundreds of wild beasts were all fire attribute wild beasts. Among them, there was no lack of beasts that were glorious on the Ancient Fierce Beast List. For example, there was the Lava Leopard ranked 777 and the Hell Lava Hound ranked 623.
Qin Shi had seen all of them in the Ancient Fierce Beast List Remnant Scroll in Yu Luocha's hands. Any one of them had extraordinary strength.
"Roar!"
As soon as the hundreds of wild beasts peeked out, they excitedly stood in front of the giant snake's bones. They constantly bared their fangs at Qin Shi, as if they were warning Qin Shi that if Qin Shi dared to take a step forward, they would immediately tear him to pieces.
Staring at the movements of the many wild beasts, Jade In The Book said solemnly, "It looks like things are more troublesome than we thought. That giant snake just now seems to be the leader of these wild beasts. Otherwise, they wouldn't risk their lives to protect this giant snake like this."
"Mm, there are more secrets in this Bejewelled Lava Volcano than I imagined. No wonder even Cryptic Realm cultivators can't survive for more than half a day inside. Not to mention the blazing flames here, just these Heavenly Realm wild beasts are enough to make them suffer." Qin Shi nodded in agreement. His attitude towards the Bejewelled Lava Volcano had changed greatly.
Previously, he had looked down on this place.
Jade In The Book nodded lightly. Her beautiful eyes swept over the giant snake's bones behind the hundreds of wild beasts. She couldn't help but reveal a trace of regret and let out a long sigh, "Yes, I didn't expect there to be so many wild beasts here. The Sky-Devouring Python's bones are not easy to find. Looks like we can only give up now."
"Give up?"
Qin Shi wrapped his black robe tightly around himself and was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and said, "How can that be? Little Mi Cai has done so much for me. It's not easy to get a chance to help her. If I give up now, I'm afraid I won't be able to be her father anymore."
"Mm?" Jade In The Book's white dress billowed in the wind. She frowned slightly and said, "What?
You still want the bones? "
"Mm, not only the bones, but also the hundreds of wild beasts. I don't want to let go of them either. It just so happens that I don't know how to deal with the eight protectors of Qing Luan School. How can I let go of such a readily available helper?"
Listening to Jade In The Book's words, a strange smile gradually appeared on Qin Shi's face. Then, he suddenly raised his arm and a pitch-black murderous aura erupted from his arm, forming a rough net that densely covered the ground. "Sister Yu, translate for them."