158: Chapter 158 The Fall of a Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon

In contrast to the fanaticism and adoration of the Xuanyuan University team members...

At the other end of the canyon, the survivors from the Federal First Military Academy had nothing left in their hearts but endless terror.

Wang Pingan didn't even spare them a glance.

He simply walked straight toward the only thing left behind after the Three-Headed Demonic Dragon's "self-detonation."

It was a fist-sized life crystal core, its entire body a bizarre dark red, with wisps of black gas swirling around its surface...

The life crystal core of a Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon!

This crystal core contained the essence of all the energy the demonic dragon had gathered throughout its life!

Its value was enough to drive any Fifth-Rank powerhouse into a frenzy!

Wang Pingan reached out and took the crystal core, which was still emitting startling heat and violent energy fluctuations, into his hand.

Then, under the bewildered and puzzled gazes of everyone present...

He made a move that no one expected.

He brought that Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon crystal core—something capable of causing countless people to fight frantically—to his lips.

Then, he opened his mouth.

With a "crunch."

As if eating a jelly bean...

He took a bite.

"..."

At that moment, the entire world seemed to fall silent.

Everyone's eyeballs looked ready to pop out of their sockets.

What did they just see?!

He... he actually... ate the crystal core of a Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon?!

Insane!

This man is absolutely insane!

That was a Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon's crystal core! The energy contained within was violent enough to level a small mountain!

Forget eating it; even touching it with one's hands required extreme caution, or one would be severely injured by the backlash of that violent energy!

But now, this man was eating it like a jelly bean?!

"Hmm, the taste is alright."

Wang Pingan smacked his lips, a look of "wanting more" appearing on his face.

"It's just a bit... hard on the teeth."

As he spoke, he even made a show of picking his teeth with his pinky finger.

That calm and composed manner made it seem as if what he had just eaten really was just an ordinary, slightly hard jelly bean.

"Pfft!"

Auston, the captain of the Federal First Military Academy, could no longer suppress the surging blood in his chest.

A mouthful of old blood sprayed straight out.

Then his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight over, fainting dead away.

He wasn't defeated in combat.

He was literally "scared" unconscious!

Wang Pingan, meanwhile, paid no mind to the unconscious "defeated foe."

His attention was entirely focused within his own mind.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host is absorbing the life crystal core of a 'Sixth-Rank Three-Headed Demonic Dragon'...]

[Energy conversion in progress...]

[Conversion complete!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining pay-to-win points: 200,000 points!]

Two hundred thousand points!

Looking at the number on the system panel that had skyrocketed once again...

Wang Pingan's heart bloomed with joy.

"Not bad, not bad. This trip wasn't in vain."

He nodded with satisfaction.

Then, his gaze fell once more upon the dark red crystal core, more than half of which still remained.

In the moment he absorbed the energy, his Eye of Truth had "seen" a trace of an extremely faint yet extremely familiar... energy fluctuation from the deepest part of this crystal core.

That was...

Wang Pingan's pupils constricted suddenly!

He no longer hesitated.

He transformed his spirit power, which was as high as two thousand points, into a tiny probe and cautiously delved into the deepest depths of the crystal core!

He wanted to see exactly what secret was hidden inside!

When Wang Pingan's strand of highly condensed spirit probe carefully pierced into the deepest part of the Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon crystal core...

He "saw" something.

It was a plant leaf about the size of a fingernail, its entire body a primitive emerald green, with countless fine and profound patterns engraved on its surface...?

This leaf just floated quietly within the violent ocean of energy inside the crystal core.

The dark red energy surrounding it, full of destructive auras, would be effortlessly neutralized and dissolved by an invisible force full of vitality and peace the moment it drew near.

It was as if it were the only eternal, tranquil harbor in this violent sea.

"This is..."

Wang Pingan's heart stirred.

He could clearly feel an extremely pure, extremely primal, and massive aura of life radiating from that tiny leaf!

That aura shared the same origin as the source of this 'Star of Creation'!

It was even purer and more ancient than the so-called 'source of creation' he had seen earlier on the holographic projection of the Astral Emperor!

[Ding!]

[Detected a sprout fragment of the 'World Tree'!]

[This item is a small fragment of the 'World Tree'—the supreme divine object that carried the Life Law at the dawn of the universe!]

[Its interior contains the most fundamental and purest 'Power of Creation'!]

[It is the best 'key' for finding the 'source of creation'!]

A series of golden, shocking system prompts flashed frantically through Wang Pingan's mind!

A sprout fragment of the World Tree?

The key to the source of creation?

Wang Pingan's heart skipped a beat at that moment!

Immense ecstasy, like a volcanic eruption, instantly overwhelmed all his rationality!

He finally understood!

Why that Three-Headed Demonic Dragon was so powerful!

Why it could unleash terrifying combat power comparable to the middle or late stages of the Sixth-Rank with a mere Sixth-Rank Early Stage cultivation!

It turned out that by a stroke of luck, it had devoured a fragment of the legendary 'World Tree'!

It had used this fragment as its second energy core!

This was what caused its life level to undergo some unknown, terrifying mutation!

And now, this "key" to the ultimate treasure had fallen into his hands by such a twist of fate!

"Whew..."

Wang Pingan forcibly suppressed the stormy ecstasy and excitement in his heart.

He knew that this matter absolutely could not be known by anyone else!

An ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a jade treasure makes him guilty.

He understood this principle from both of his lifetimes.

Quietly, he stored the remaining portion of the Sixth-Rank Demonic Dragon crystal core into his storage bracelet.

Then he turned around.

He looked at the team members who were still in a state of extreme shock from the previous scene, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

His face once again wore that warm, harmless smile.

"Alright, stop standing there like idiots."

His voice pulled everyone's thoughts back to reality.

"Clean up the battlefield and prepare to move out."

"Yes! Captain!"

All the team members woke up as if from a dream!

Every one of them looked at Wang Pingan with a gaze that was almost "fanatical" and filled with adoration.

Then they immediately sprang into action.

Some went to the "captives" of the Federal First Military Academy who were still unconscious to "kindly" perform "humanitarian rescue."

(Mainly to check if they were still hiding any "private stash.")

Others went to carefully gather the "relics" of the Heisen Military Academy Students scattered across the battlefield.

The entire scene, though busy, was orderly.

Everyone was full of energy, as if they had been injected with chicken blood!

It couldn't be helped.

Following such a captain who was powerful, devious, and "generous"...

It would be hard NOT to get rich!

Wang Pingan suddenly looked up.

In the vision of his Eye of Truth...

He "saw"...

Two extremely faint and obscure energy fluctuations that were almost merged with the surrounding environment.

They were quietly approaching their direction at an extremely high speed.

Those two energy fluctuations were suppressed very well.

Clearly, the newcomers were two top-tier experts who were extremely skilled in concealment and assassination!

Their goal was self-evident.

It was this group of "fat sheep" who had just gone through a major battle and had captured a large amount of "spoils of war"!

"Interesting."

"After the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows, there's even a hunter?"

A playful smile appeared on Wang Pingan's face.

He slowly stood up from the ground.

Then he gently snapped his fingers at the team members behind him who were still joyfully "dividing the loot."

"Everyone."

"The game isn't over yet."

"It seems... we have new guests."