170: Chapter 170 Exploring Alone

After successfully killing the giant, the newcomer manipulated vines to extract the crystal core from its head.

"Commander Luo Tian."

Fang Yuan approached the middle-aged man and greeted him.

In Sea City, only Luo Tian, a Legend Rank Eight Professional with the Gold Rank Talent [Forest of Wood], could so easily kill this Legend Rank Two Earth Demon.

"You're not bad, kid, but this isn't a place to linger. Let's leave first."

Luo Tian simply greeted Fang Yuan, then turned to leave the Earth Demon Territory.

A Legendary Rank battle erupting here could attract even more powerful monsters, and even he, a Legend Rank Eight, dared not be overly arrogant.

Under Luo Tian's lead, Fang Yuan followed him, passing through the affected area of the Earth Demon Territory and returning to Tianlan Star, then heading back to the Demon Defense Fortress.

A few minutes after the two left, an Earth Demon over 120 meters tall appeared beside the massive corpse of the giant.

The enormous figure looked at the corpse of its kind, its eyes still cold and unmoving, as if the one that had died was merely an insignificant thing.

"Creatures from this world have stepped into the Earth Demon Territory. It seems I must report this to King Tuo Ling..."

This Earth Demon, whose strength exceeded Legend Rank Five, only watched for a moment. As it left, it looked towards the mist ahead.

Just a short distance forward lay another world full of life.

Although this world bordering the Earth Demon Territory held immense temptation, this giant demon still knew that their Legendary Rank monsters alone could not overcome the other side.

Only when that world fully integrated into the Void Realm would their carnival truly begin...

After some twists and turns, Fang Yuan was led by Luo Tian to the central office of the Demon Defense Fortress, where Gu Yue, who had returned to report earlier, was sitting on a comfortable sofa.

"How is that monster?"

Seeing Fang Yuan's tattered clothes and disheveled appearance, Gu Yue, trusting him completely, wasn't worried about him, but rather about the monster's condition.

Through the Chain of Life, she possessed six or seven tenths of his power, enough to contend with a Legend Rank One. That monster, merely Legend Rank Two, couldn't pose much of a threat to him.

"It was instantly killed by Commander Luo Tian."

As soon as he sat down with Luo Tian, Fang Yuan answered her question.

Hearing the fate of the giant Earth Demon, Gu Yue showed little surprise or other emotion. With Commander Luo Tian making an appearance, it would be unreasonable not to have some results.

"Fang Yuan, right? Your Talent is a Transcendent True Spirit Talent, isn't it? To be able to master multiple attributes and battle a Legend Rank Two Earth Demon without falling behind, even at Gold Rank Ten.

I never expected our Sea City to produce a Prodigy like you."

Finally able to properly observe him, Luo Tian scrutinized Fang Yuan from head to toe, left to right.

The more he looked, the more Luo Tian clicked his tongue in wonder. He couldn't see through the young man before him at all; aside from his Rank aura and a somewhat special temperament, there was nothing else unique.

Had he not personally witnessed Fang Yuan wielding multiple attributes and battling the Legend Rank Two Earth Demon without falling behind, he wouldn't have noticed anything unusual.

With such a Prodigy emerging from their Sea City, Luo Tian had considerable confidence in the future of Sea City.

Being directly identified by Luo Tian as a Transcendent True Spirit Talent Holder, Fang Yuan had no chance to deny it and could only openly admit it.

One hundred percent certain that Fang Yuan was a Transcendent True Spirit Talent Holder, Luo Tian showed him great concern, immediately pulling the young man into conversation about this and that, even planning to introduce his granddaughter to him.

The uniqueness of a Transcendent True Spirit Talent Holder was something even the Legend Rank Eight Luo Tian couldn't resist.

Under Luo Tian's attentive care, the conversation lasted over an hour.

"This Earth Demon's crystal core is my gift to you...!"

Finally, as Fang Yuan was leaving, Luo Tian generously took out the crystal core of the previous Legend Rank Two Earth Demon and gave it to him.

Fang Yuan, however, did not accept it. A Legendary Rank crystal core's price exceeded five hundred billion energy points, and he couldn't just accept such a huge sum for free.

The lowest price for a Legendary Rank monster crystal core was over three hundred billion points, many times more expensive than a Gold Rank Monster's crystal core.

It was so expensive for two reasons: first, Legendary Rank crystal cores were very rare, each representing a Legendary Rank monster.

Second, they had a great effect on Legendary Rank Professionals, not only for the immense energy they contained but also for their ability to enhance the Concept power of specific Legendary Professionals.

This crystal core, originating from an Earth Demon, was related to the Concepts of strength and earth attributes. Absorbing this crystal core would undoubtedly lead to a significant improvement for those with similar Concepts, and even if different, it would still provide some enhancement.

With such a huge boost for Legendary Rank Professionals, this Legendary Rank crystal core was immensely valuable to someone like Fang Yuan, who was trying to Breakthrough to the Legendary Rank.

One Legend Rank Two crystal core could at least shorten his Breakthrough time by one-fifth or one-sixth.

Fang Yuan did not accept such a treasure because the crystal core was too precious, and he didn't want to owe anyone a favor.

Also, as someone who could devour the energy of rare treasures, the effect of a Legendary Rank crystal core wasn't that great for him; it was only equivalent to thirty or forty Silver Rank rare treasures.

"What a strange kid, just a bit rigid. He doesn't even want a Legendary Rank crystal core."

Watching the two leave, Luo Tian put away the crystal core and whispered...

"Fang Yuan, what are you planning to do next? Are you still going to the Earth Demon Territory to search for rare treasures?"

Leaving the Defense Force station, Gu Yue asked Fang Yuan about his upcoming plans.

With no pressure and only needing to wait for him to level up, she had no objections to the next course of action; anything was fine.

"The Earth Demon Territory is a bit dangerous now. I'll act alone later; Sister Gu Yue, you shouldn't come along..."

As soon as Fang Yuan spoke, Gu Yue felt a bit helpless. Was this guy disliking her? He didn't want to bring her along.

"Oh, then you must be careful."

What Gu Yue thought in her heart was completely opposite to what she said aloud. Wanting to go along, she nonetheless had no objections to Fang Yuan's arrangements.

Fang Yuan, unaware of her thoughts, prepared to start acting immediately.

"Wait!"

Before he could even start, Gu Yue suddenly called out to him, asking him to wait a moment.

At Gu Yue's special invitation, the two had a meal of monster delicacies cooked by her before parting ways, after which they each went about their own business.

Full and satisfied, Fang Yuan re-entered the Earth Demon Territory, this time alone.

Alone, he simply changed into new clothes and took out a detector that could sense energy reactions within a thousand-meter radius.

Entering the Earth Demon Territory for the third time, Fang Yuan did not use his perception to observe his surroundings, relying solely on his naked eyes to assess the situation.

Doing so could largely avoid disturbing Legendary Rank monsters, as perception was like a brightly shining light source to powerful monsters, making it easy to expose oneself.

Using perception also consumed Qi, and Legendary Rank beings couldn't constantly use perception. Normally, neither Professionals nor monsters could maintain perception.

Thus, Fang Yuan only needed to observe with his naked eyes to complete his next actions.