Previously, Little Marten was still a bit puzzled. Why was that Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon waiting for the Life Spirit Profound Fruit to ripen? After all, breaking through to the Death Profound Realm in one fell swoop was quite difficult unless the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon had a special, powerful inheritance.
Now, the answer was clear: the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence was the best explanation.
It had to be said that the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon was truly greedy. If it had swallowed those six Life Spirit Profound Fruits earlier, coupled with the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence, it would have had a good chance of directly advancing to the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm.
Unfortunately, a flood dragon's heart was not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant; it insisted on greedily thinking of directly advancing to the Death Profound Realm, resulting in everything being in vain now.
Gu Yan, who was on the side, was even more grateful. This Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon actually occupied the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence, which meant that if it weren't for Lin Dong and the others, even if she had really avoided the Wei Family's ambush, she would have been killed by the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon when competing for the Life Spirit Profound Fruit.
To be precise, everyone who came to compete would be killed by the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon. Then, after the news spread, the surrounding experts would know that the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon here was powerful and would not fight to the death with it for just a few Life Spirit Profound Fruits.
"Hiss!"
Thinking of this, Gu Yan couldn't help but gasp. She didn't expect that this seemingly ferocious Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon was such an insidious fellow.
"There are Life Spirit Profound Fruits here, probably because there is Earth Core Life Spirit Essence at the bottom of the lake, right? But since there is Earth Core Life Spirit Essence on this island, why haven't you taken it all this time? I don't believe you can really resist!"
Lin Dong suddenly asked. He felt a little strange. Even if the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon had great ambitions, thinking of breaking through to the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm in one fell swoop, it was impossible to leave the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence untouched.
After being asked about the key point by Lin Dong, the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's expression changed slightly. After gritting its teeth, it still explained.
"Because the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence is deep at the bottom of the lake, surrounded by a piece of Earth Core Magma. With my current strength, I can't get in at all."
"No wonder, so you've been waiting here for the Life Spirit Profound Fruit to ripen, so you can break through to the Great Accomplishment of Life Profound Realm or even the Perfection of Life Profound Realm in one fell swoop, and then enter it to take away the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence?"
Little Marten clicked his tongue twice. He originally thought that this Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon was just a greedy idiot, but now it seemed that this little thing was quite shrewd.
"However, you better not let me find out that you're playing any tricks, otherwise, hehe!"
After sneering, Little Marten no longer hesitated and directly turned into a stream of light, plunging into the bottom of the lake.
Seeing Little Marten go down, a ferocious smile flashed across the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's cold vertical pupils. Although Little Marten was strong, it believed that before the strange formation at the bottom of the lake, there was still only a dead end.
As long as that Sky Demon Marten died, this young man and that Sky Demon Tiger in front of him would die in his hands. As for that human woman, it was just a matter of convenience.
At that time, not only would his Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon be able to break through to the Death Profound Realm in one fell swoop, but he would also be able to become a noble Ancestor Symbol controller. With the Space Ancestor Symbol in hand, he could go to the entire Chaotic Demon Sea at that time.
Just as the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon began to imagine that he would also become a top expert like Flame God Hall Master Mo Luo in the future, dominating the Chaotic Demon Sea, a strange purple light suddenly appeared. Then, in the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's astonished and unbelievable gaze, it directly beheaded it.
In the next moment, Little Marten's figure emerged from the space, grabbed the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's Demon Spirit, and the power of the Sky Demon surged, directly devouring the Demon Spirit in an instant.
"Hmph, daring to play tricks with Marten Lord, you're really courting death!"
Little Marten snorted coldly, casually threw the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's corpse on the lakeside, gently clapped his palms, and then said with some excitement in his eyes.
"Lin Dong boy, let's go, Marten Lord will take you to see a treasure!"
Saying that, Little Marten directly turned around and plunged into the lake. Seeing that Little Marten used the word "treasure" to describe it, Lin Dong also quickly followed, and the silent Little Flame naturally followed closely behind.
The lakeside, which was originally quite lively, was left with only Gu Yan alone in the blink of an eye. Looking at the empty lake surface, a chill flashed across Gu Yan's heart for no reason.
Who would have thought that this mountaintop would already be littered with corpses in such a short period of time? Under the moonlight, it was even more desolate and dead, making people feel cold.
After rubbing her arms, Gu Yan also began to clean up the battlefield, collecting all the Universe Bags one by one, and even counting the items inside one by one, including those of Wei Song and others.
Finally, Gu Yan also specially used a Universe Bag to pack up the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon's corpse. This was the corpse of a Life Profound Realm Demon Beast, and it was also very precious, especially such a complete one, which was still the corpse of a Demon Beast with the bloodline of a dragon.
After doing all this, Gu Yan waited quietly, but her eyes looked at the ancient tree from time to time, and when she glanced at the six Life Spirit Profound Fruits, there was a bit more of a longing look.
In the lake, Lin Dong and Little Flame followed Little Marten deeper and deeper. With the help of the power of space, Lin Dong soon felt that the water temperature had risen a lot. Soon, a patch of crimson red magma appeared before their eyes.
"Little Marten, this magma..."
"Just go straight through, it's just a trick."
Little Marten said, diving straight in. Lin Dong and Little Flame followed closely into the magma, only feeling a burst of crimson red light before the scene before them changed drastically.
Behind the magma, there was no magma or lake water at all, but rather a vast, crimson red square. Fiery red rocks paved the square, ancient and grand, vaguely exuding an indescribable heat.
Looking at this square hidden beneath the magma, a look of astonishment couldn't help but flash across Lin Dong's face. The traces everywhere in this square were all indicating that this was a man-made square, but what kind of person would hide such a square beneath the magma?
"Lin Dong, kid, do you have any thoughts when you see this place?"
Looking at Lin Dong's stunned expression, Yan, who didn't know when he had floated out, said quietly. Seeing that Lin Dong had lost his mind again, he felt a little helpless, even worried.
"Huh?"
Lin Dong looked at Yan in confusion, scratching his head, obviously not hearing Yan's hint, which made Little Marten roll his eyes and couldn't help but speak out.
"You kid is really stupid, such obvious characteristics, isn't this clearly a powerhouse who cultivates the power of flame?"
"That's right, magma, and this crimson red square, indeed... wait, could it be that this square is related to the Flame Master?"
Lin Dong showed an embarrassed smile, his eyes particularly clear, but when he was halfway through speaking, as if he suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly changed, and he said with a shocked expression.
Flame Master, one of the Ancient Eight Rulers!
"Consider yourself not too stupid, look there."
Yan couldn't help but pat his forehead, shaking his head with a wry smile, pointing to the very center of the square. Lin Dong looked in the direction Yan was pointing.
In sight was a stone pool dozens of feet in radius, filled with fiery red magma. In the middle of the magma, there were some emerald green light spots, constantly emerging upwards.
Above those emerald green light spots, a mass of pulp the size of a fist had already condensed, suspended in the air, an incomparably surging life force constantly radiating towards the surroundings. Even the surrounding space seemed to be affected by the life force, becoming more and more active.
"Earth Core Life Spirit Essence!"
Lin Dong's eyes instantly became fiery. With that Earth Core Life Spirit Essence, the strength of the three of them would be able to get a considerable boost.
However, Lin Dong did not act rashly. The Earth Core Life Spirit Essence was right there, but the Three-Headed Demon Flood Dragon had never moved. Obviously, this Earth Core Life Spirit Essence was not so easy to obtain.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Lin Dong began to explore the surroundings of the stone pool. He soon noticed something was wrong. Around the stone pool, there were actually streaks of dark red light, clinging to the crimson red rocks, spreading out, and finally converging in one place.
Obviously, this was a formation, and it might even be a formation personally arranged by the Flame Master!
"Sure enough, there is still a formation here!"
Lin Dong took a deep breath, just sighing, the next moment, the back of his head was directly slapped heavily by Yan.
"Nonsense, of course there is a formation, and it is a great formation personally laid down by the Flame Master, otherwise, the entire Chaotic Demon Sea would be gone."
"Is it that serious?"
Yan glared at Lin Dong upon hearing this, causing Lin Dong's face to be a little embarrassed. With a light snort, Yan directly asked back.
"Do you think that a mere Earth Core Life Spirit Essence would allow the Flame Master to personally set up a great formation to guard it?"
"Uh, impossible!"
Lin Dong shook his head in direct rejection without even thinking. Although the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence was precious, it wasn't as valuable as a drop of Flame Master's blood to a powerhouse of that level.
"So, this grand array is actually used to guard something else?"
After saying this, Lin Dong belatedly realized something, and his eyes widened instantly.
"Otherworldly Demons!"
"Heh, you brat actually grew a brain?"
Yan chuckled, making Lin Dong scratch his head a little embarrassedly. Most of the time, he felt that having fists, oh no, fingers, was enough. As for brains, he had Yan to help him.
"That's right, what this grand array is guarding is the Flame Master's resting place. And beneath the Flame Master's resting place is a Demon Suppression Prison, personally guarded by the Flame Master before he went to sleep!"
When Yan said this, his expression became a bit heavier. The great war in ancient times was too tragic, so tragic that even the severely injured Ancient Eight Rulers, who were about to fall into slumber, had to drag their crippled bodies and continue to suppress the Otherworldly Demons in their sleep.
"In this Demon Suppression Prison, ordinary Reincarnation Realm Otherworldly Demon Kings are nothing. There are many Otherworldly Demon True Kings comparable to those who have passed the Reincarnation Tribulation, and even Otherworldly Demon powerhouses comparable to the King Hall level!"
"Hiss!"
Hearing Yan's description, Lin Dong, Little Marten, and even the usually taciturn Little Flame couldn't help but gasp a breath of... hot air.
What domineering and heroic spirit was this? Even with a crippled body, he could still suppress countless Otherworldly Demons, and even the King Hall level was suppressed without error.
And amidst this heroic and powerful aura, there was also a hint of tragic atmosphere. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, who would desperately fight with a severely injured body?
"If we take the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence, will it..."
Lin Dong asked worriedly. If there would be a problem, he would rather not take it. The Life Spirit Profound Fruit was also enough for him to break through to the Life Profound Realm. It was just that he would need to cultivate hard later, and his cultivation would be difficult to catch up in a short time.
"That won't happen. This Earth Core Life Spirit Essence should be the Flame Master arranging a special formation to heal himself, and the vitality power escaping from the formation gradually formed this Earth Core Life Spirit Essence."
Yan waved his hand and said. Moreover, with the Flame Master's strength, the mere Earth Core Life Spirit Essence could hardly have any effect on him. In comparison, Yan was more worried about the Flame Master's current state. If something went wrong with the Demon Suppression Prison, or if something went wrong with the Flame Master, then things would be terrible.
However, being able to find the Flame Master's resting place was also good news. After going out, he could directly send a message to the Eastern Xuan Region and invite the Sword Saint to come over, let him take action to reinforce the grand array, and leave some backup plans.
It just so happened that the Primordial Lord also needed help, and the Flame Master also needed it. One Ancient Eight Ruler was running around, and two Ancient Eight Rulers were also running around. In that sense, it was even more convenient.
As he spoke, Yan raised his hand and waved it. A purifying power guided the Ancestral Stone in Lin Dong's body to fly out. Lin Dong did not resist and allowed Yan to control the Ancestral Stone.
"Buzz!"
As if sensing the energy of the Ancestral Stone, the dark red rays of light suddenly lit up. Crimson rays gathered in the space, as if welcoming an old friend.
Seeing this, Yan gently waved his palm. Then, the Ancestral Stone turned into a stream of light and directly broke into the formation. But the formation seemed to not have noticed it, and did not attack the Ancestral Stone. There were even crimson rays of light surrounding the Ancestral Stone and circling around it.
Yan controlled the Ancestral Stone to come above the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence, and then directly swallowed all the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence into the Ancestral Stone.
After collecting all the Earth Core Life Spirit Essence into the Ancestral Stone space, Yan did not stop his movements. Instead, he formed hand seals with both hands. In the next moment, special powers fell from the Ancestral Stone. Then, in Lin Dong's astonished gaze, the special energies gradually merged with the formation.
"This?"
"It's nothing. Back then, which of the Ancient Eight Rulers wasn't I familiar with? Their formations, many of them, were even learned from me."
Yan waved his hand nonchalantly, but the proud tone, even with the weak voice, could not be concealed.
"Alright, alright, I know you're amazing. By the way, are you okay? Or, when the Young Clan Leader comes, let him help you get another Otherworldly Demon King to replenish you?"
Looking at Yan's weak appearance, Lin Dong was a little worried. Yan waved his hand upon seeing this. Just when Lin Dong thought he was fine, he heard Yan say.
"If possible, have the Sword Saint give me an Otherworldly Demon True King to replenish myself."