Free Web NovelChapter 456: Chapter 251: Demon Core Experiment; The Soul Gathering Stele Promotes
’So it’s an Elixir for strengthening the Divine Soul or the Soul.’
As he read the description, Cheng Zongyang felt a little disappointed. He had thought it was related to upgrading the Soul Gathering Stele.
Still, he was pleased with the Elixir’s effect. After all, anything that could increase Soul strength and aid his future breakthrough to the Extraordinary Realm was impressive.
’Once I analyze its composition, I’ll have another trump card Elixir.’
Next, he turned his attention to the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Demon Core.
’The Foundation Establishment Pill’s effects were about what I expected. Was it also an Elixir that increased the success rate for those in the Essence Refining and Qi Transformation Realm when breaking through to a minor Realm?’
But when he saw the Demon Core’s description, his eyes widened.
This Demon Core actually contained the Divine Soul of a Tier One Demon Beast! Although weak, it was still a Divine Soul!
This meant the Demon Core could not only provide a breakthrough opportunity for someone at Innate Great Perfection but could also serve as the main soul for the Soul Gathering Stele! He didn’t know if the stele required a human Divine Soul or a Demon Beast’s Divine Soul, but he had to try.
He figured the Fiery Sun Bird’s Demon Core had likely been taken by the Da Liang Royal Family for the same purpose—to facilitate a breakthrough. And to think the Thirteen Royal Families would fight to the death for a single Demon Beast Core, while he could just buy one here for ten thousand Points... he was at a loss for words.
It just went to show that some resources, so precious to ordinary people that they would strive their entire lives for them, were casually obtained and disregarded by others.
It was just like the gems Loki desperately fought for, which were no different from toys in the Time Management Bureau. The feeling was easy to imagine.
He didn’t dwell on it. Taking the Demon Core, he walked over to the Soul Gathering Stele, which was propped up in a corner.
The Demon Core contained a Divine Soul, but he didn’t know how to release it. All he could do was stand before the Soul Gathering Stele and place the Demon Core upon it.
After a long moment, neither the Soul Gathering Stele nor the Demon Core reacted. The Demon Core’s description also offered no instructions for use.
As he pondered, he suddenly recalled the Devouring Demon Pill Method from his Innate Qi Technique.
’What if I find a Fierce Beast and have it swallow the Inner Core? A Fierce Beast’s Power couldn’t possibly withstand the backlash from the Divine Soul inside the Demon Core. Could that lead to possession? And would the Divine Soul then emerge from the Demon Core?’
If his theory was correct, it meant he could kill the Fierce Beast after the Divine Soul possessed it. Then, the Divine Soul would be left without a body or a place to hide.
Then the Soul Gathering Stele could devour it!
His mind raced, considering the feasibility of this plan.
Slowly, his expression grew determined. He then turned to Luo Dingran and said, "Have someone fetch a relatively strong animal. I’m going to test this Demon Core and see if I can force the Divine Soul out."
Upon hearing this, Luo Dingran glanced at the Soul Gathering Stele and the Demon Core, and he understood what Cheng Zongyang was planning.
He immediately cupped his hands in salute, then left the small cottage to catch one himself.
The six types of goods in the marketplace were sold out and couldn’t be restocked, so there was plenty of time. There was no need to rush.
A moment later, he returned, dragging a male wild boar.
Cheng Zongyang stepped outside as well. He looked at the wild boar, whose four legs were bound, and smiled nonchalantly. "You certainly know how to pick them."
Luo Dingran chuckled. "To test the Demon Core, of course we need something strong, a fellow that can last a while.
Among the animals we have penned up, besides the bulls, this boar is the most ferocious.
A new boar matured a while back, so this old one wasn’t of much use anymore. We were planning to make it into jerky. Now it can be put to good use."
Cheng Zongyang glanced at the orange-yellow, quail-egg-sized Demon Core in his palm and walked over.
’If this fails, I wonder if the Demon Core can be recovered. Otherwise, that’s a loss of ten thousand Points.’
Luo Dingran didn’t respond to Cheng Zongyang’s mumbling. It was normal to have such concerns. Ten thousand Points was no small sum.
Next, Cheng Zongyang had the boar bound even tighter and sent to the Fourth Level. He then retrieved his Tang Blade.
A Divine Soul was at the Extraordinary Realm, while he was merely a Fifth Grade Martial Artist. He couldn’t afford to be careless. Only within the confines of his marketplace cottage did he feel truly confident.
The Fourth Level had no visible exit; if something went wrong, the entity would be trapped there. At the same time, he had absolute control over the marketplace cottage and could manipulate it with his thoughts.
On the Fourth Level, Cheng Zongyang was alone.
He looked at the wild boar on the floor and wasted no time. He shoved the Demon Core into its mouth, clamped its jaw shut, and forced it to swallow.
As soon as the Demon Core was down, Cheng Zongyang immediately backed away, his Tang Blade already at the ready.
At first, the boar continued to struggle, but after swallowing the Demon Core, it suddenly went still.
Cheng Zongyang watched with a frown as time ticked by. After about five minutes, the boar suddenly began to thrash and struggle wildly, letting out a piercing squeal.
Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang tightened his grip on his Tang Blade. But in the next instant, the boar erupted with astonishing Power, snapping the thick ropes binding its legs.
The freed boar didn’t attack Cheng Zongyang. Instead, it collapsed to the ground, its body wracked with tremors, its sharp squeals echoing throughout the Fourth Level.
’Is this... feedback from the Demon Core’s Power?’ Cheng Zongyang retreated further, his eyes fixed on the creature.
"ROAR!!"
Suddenly, just as he had put a dozen or so meters between them, the boar shot upright. It threw its head back and let out a sound that was not the cry of a pig, but a roar, like that of a tiger or a leopard.
