Chapter 56: Piles of Golden Level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Piles of Golden Level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores

「A moment later.」

The area in front of the Demon Exorcism Association was already littered with corpses.

All the dead were Gold Tier Mutants.

Of course!

There was also Zhao Kang, dangling from Ye Yunyi’s hand.

The remaining members of the Demon Exorcism Association who weren’t present quickly heard the news and immediately severed all ties with the association.

What a joke!

Hell, if they didn’t cut ties, were they supposed to seek revenge instead?

This was a man who had brutally slaughtered even a Diamond Powerhouse like Zhao Kang!

Revenge?!

They had neither the desire nor the guts for it.

Inside,

Dongfang Ruoyu and the others followed Ye Yunyi out.

That was when they saw the scene.

Staring at the horrific, shocking scene before them,

the faces of the several City Lords instantly turned deathly pale.

Dongfang Ruoyu couldn’t help but cover her mouth with her hand.

Her eyes trembled.

She could now imagine the scene when Ye Yunyi had single-handedly annihilated the Mighty Barrier.

’It must have been even more terrifying than this!’

THUD!

Beside her, the legs of two City Lords suddenly gave out.

They collapsed straight to the ground.

They were the very same ones who had said Ye Yunyi wouldn’t be able to survive his encounter with Zhao Kang.

Ye Yunyi glanced over at them.

His eyes were filled with cold severity.

Just one glance,

and it was enough to nearly give them a heart attack.

Ye Yunyi then gestured to the Crimson Flame Tiger.

The massive Crimson Flame Tiger bounded toward him. Ye Yunyi gave a light tap of his foot,

and led the Crimson Flame Tiger back inside.

Now,

it was time to search for the spoils of war.

Zhao Kang’s resources were fairly easy to find.

After all, his Diamond Level strength was plain to see.

He could leave his resources right out in the open, and no one would dare touch them.

Opening it revealed...

a mountain of Crystal Cores placed there.

Even Ye Yunyi couldn’t help the corner of his mouth from twitching at the sight.

Although there weren’t as many Crystal Cores as there had been at the Mighty Barrier,

their quality was something the Mighty Barrier could never hope to match.

These were all Golden Level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores!

Hundreds of them!

The Crimson Flame Tiger trembled as it looked upon the hoard.

It knew that if Ye Yunyi hadn’t been here today, it would have been killed if it had faced Zhao Kang, despite its now purer bloodline and increased strength.

Then its Crystal Core would have been carved out and added to this very pile.

Ye Yunyi walked further inside.

He then spotted a hidden compartment in the very back.

He opened the hidden compartment.

He looked at what was inside.

He froze.

’This is... what?!’

Inside the hidden compartment lay a single scale.

The scale was as large as a palm-leaf fan.

It shimmered with a rainbow of colors and was quite beautiful.

It also felt strange to the touch.

Ye Yunyi stroked it, thinking to himself, ’What kind of Exotic Beast could possibly have a scale this large?’

’Good heavens.’

Ye Yunyi looked at the Crimson Flame Tiger, which had followed him inside. "Do you recognize this?"

The Crimson Flame Tiger looked at it, its eyes also filled with confusion.

It then shook its head.

But its gaze turned solemn. After all, a scale this large and strange couldn’t have come from any ordinary Exotic Beast.

Ye Yunyi tossed it directly into his System Space.

Next, he saw a Scroll inside.

He opened it.

It was a map.

However, Ye Yunyi couldn’t make heads or tails of it. At the very least, it wasn’t a map of the surrounding area.

’This guy was so mysterious.’

Ye Yunyi snorted coldly.

He placed the Scroll into his System Space as well.

Then,

Ye Yunyi turned his attention to the Crystal Cores.

He immediately waved his hand.

Rapid Absorption!

The hundreds of Golden Level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores before him transformed into a massive tide of Energy that flowed into his body.

WHOOSH!

The torrential Energy surged through Ye Yunyi’s body like a flood.

Ye Yunyi had thought that so many Golden Level Exotic Beast Crystal Cores would be enough to help him break through his bottleneck.

And reach the Mid-Diamond Stage.

But,

his wish was not granted.

’Sure enough, it’s difficult to increase one’s strength at the higher levels.’

’It requires a massive amount of Crystal Cores!’

Afterward, Ye Yunyi searched some more and found quite a few other Crystal Cores, but they were all Silver Tier and below.

Zhao Kang had used a massive cellar just to store this quantity of them.

’These were probably sent over from the other barriers,’ Ye Yunyi mused.

Next, he searched for the Crystal Cores belonging to the other Gold Tier Mutants.

There was a considerable number of them.

He absorbed all the High Level ones.

But he still didn’t advance to the next stage.

As for the other Crystal Cores,

Ye Yunyi put them all in the cellar.

The massive cellar—the size of several football fields—was nearly full.

As for Spirit Plants, Ye Yunyi found some as well.

But there were far fewer than the Crystal Cores.

After all, Zhao Kang wasn’t an Alchemist.

He had no need for Spirit Plants.

As for other items like Spirit Beast pelts, Zhao Kang had them displayed throughout the manor.

Ye Yunyi strolled through the manor and found it quite to his liking.

Suddenly, his focus shifted.

’Bai Zhixi and the others are here!’

Immediately, Ye Yunyi ran out with the Crimson Flame Tiger.

The moment he stepped outside,

he saw many Mutants gathered at the entrance.

"What is the meaning of this?!"

Ye Yunyi looked at them and asked coldly.

His words,

sent a chill down their spines.

They were immediately startled.

The Mutant at the head of the group quickly cupped his hands. "Sir, please don’t misunderstand! We saw your majestic display of power just now. Since you’ve just taken over this manor, we wanted to ask if there is anything we can do to help!"

"We are willing to serve you in any way we can!"

"What do you say?"

After he spoke, the other Mutants also looked up.

They looked at Ye Yunyi with the most sincere expressions they could muster.

What a joke!

Most of them were Mutants who had just been watching the battle from the sidelines.

Naturally, they had to be the first to curry favor.

After all, those in a favorable position get the best opportunities.

The Cyan Flower Barrier was vast, and since they were the closest, they naturally had the best opportunity.

If they waited for the news to spread, there was no telling how many other Mutants would come flocking to pledge their allegiance.

By then, it would be too late for them to get a chance.

Ye Yunyi understood their intentions.

"Alright. First, help me clean up all the rubble and wreckage around here. Make sure it’s spotless."

Ye Yunyi said, then glanced at the scene of the battle outside the manor.

This manor had been the residence of Zhao Kang and some of his High-level Mutants. The buildings outside housed the other members.

He had just plundered the resources inside the manor; there should be plenty outside as well.

With that in mind, Ye Yunyi added, "Gather up any resources you find for me."

"Yes, Sir!"

The lead Mutant cupped his hands.

A look of delight appeared on his face. ’We’ve finally established a connection with this great man!’

After Ye Yunyi left,

they began cleaning up with great haste.

The more they cleaned, the more shocked they became.

’The aftermath is just too savage!’

’The walls have been completely pulverized!’

SIGH.

’Compared to this kind of power,’

’our own abilities are completely insignificant!’