Chapter 558 - 558: Obtained

A Level 9 Martial Spirit's power was far greater than Chu Qingyun's. They wove through the horde of Molten Beasts, moving much faster than him.

When unleashing their full power, even Molten Beasts comparable to Level 9 Martial Spirits were no match for these Saint Extreme Sect disciples.

Of course, they couldn't maintain this kind of explosive power for long.

The first Level 9 Martial Spirit to act, who had rushed toward the sect Token, unleashed a torrent of Sword Qi. After slaying nearly ten Molten Beasts in one go, he leaped up and finally snatched the Token.

But Chu Qingyun, who had also been lunging for the Token, suddenly changed direction and dashed toward the nearby Magma Essence.

With a dozen or so Level 8 and Level 9 Martial Spirits unleashing their full power, they had drawn the attention of nearly every Molten Beast in the vicinity. Chu Qingyun, who had barely made a move, went largely unnoticed.

He kept a low profile, even using some of his Shadow Martial Soul's Martial Soul Power to blur his figure as he sped toward the Magma Essence's location.

Dozens, even hundreds of massive Molten Beasts roared furiously, leaping up and pouncing on the Level 8 and Level 9 Martial Spirits who had revealed their power.

In response, Primordial Power surged around their bodies as they unleashed their techniques to the absolute limit.

For a moment, they actually had the Molten Beasts howling in agony.

After cutting down a Molten Beast with a single strike, the person who had seized the sect Token diverted a stream of Primordial Power into it.

Instantly, his expression turned extremely ugly.

In a corner of the Token was written Luo Jingwen's name, while the large "0" in the middle seemed to mock him.

SMACK!

The enraged Level 9 Martial Spirit slammed the Token onto the ground and roared, "The Token is a fake! Chu Qingyun, I'm going to kill you!"

The two beside him still couldn't believe it.

But after picking up the Token and inspecting it, their expressions also turned incredibly ugly.

'Damn it, we were used by Chu Qingyun again!'

By the time they came to their senses and started looking for Chu Qingyun, he had already reached the small magma pit at the center.

Looking at the glob of Magma Essence shimmering with golden light, Chu Qingyun felt a stir of excitement in his heart.

'These past few days of rushing around weren't for nothing, after all.'

As long as he could obtain the Magma Essence and refine the Celestial Spirit Pill, then after refilling his Qi Sea with Primordial Liquid, he could guarantee his breakthrough to Level 7 Martial Spirit, becoming a Celestial Spirit Realm expert!

Advancing from a Level 6 to a Level 7 Martial Spirit would grant him an enormous boost in power.

The temperature of the flowing magma was extremely high.

Even a Martial Spirit Realm expert would likely be severely injured if it touched them.

But the Magma Essence floating above the magma, conversely, had no temperature to speak of.

Chu Qingyun took out a jade box, drew a deep breath, and enveloped his hand in a dazzling layer of Primordial Power before reaching for the glob of Magma Essence.

The Magma Essence was merely suspended above the magma.

Thus, Chu Qingyun collected it with ease and placed it into the jade box.

After stowing the jade box, Chu Qingyun didn't hesitate for a second. He immediately turned and bolted.

He didn't retreat through the other side where there was no fighting. Instead, he headed back in the direction he came from—right through the raging battle.

He knew that with the Magma Essence gone, all the Molten Beasts in the entire Fire Poison District would likely go berserk.

The other side was, admittedly, relatively calm.

But once the Molten Beasts went berserk, he would have to face the massive horde all by himself.

But by going this way, he would have others to run interference for him.

Primordial Power lit up the surroundings.

Soon after Chu Qingyun took the Magma Essence, the others spotted him.

Everyone immediately charged toward him again, especially the dozen or so Level 8 and Level 9 Martial Spirits he had just used.

At that very moment, however, the Molten Beasts also discovered that the Magma Essence was gone.

One furious howl after another echoed continuously throughout the Fire Poison District. Soon, every single Molten Beast was roaring in a rage.

The enraged roars spread through more than half of the Molten Rock District.

Even many of the Molten Beasts wandering outside, or those in nearby magma pits, raised their heads and looked toward the Fire Poison District.

After a chorus of roars, the Molten Beasts immediately began a frenzied assault.

Before, their attacks had already been very aggressive and fierce.

But back then, they had still retained a sliver of reason.

Weaker Molten Beasts generally avoided provoking the dozen or so Level 8 and Level 9 Martial Spirits, and injured ones would retreat on their own.

But now, it was as if none of that mattered to the Molten Beasts anymore.

They all immediately pounced on the first human they laid eyes on, regardless of whether they were a Level 7, Level 8, or Level 9 Martial Spirit!

Moreover, even if they were severely wounded, as long as they hadn't drawn their last breath, they continued to charge forward relentlessly.

Some of the faster Molten Beasts were even trampled layer by layer by the ones charging up from behind. Yet even then, they would stretch their necks from underneath, still trying desperately to attack.

The Molten Beasts had gone mad!

"Retreat! Get out of here, now! The Molten Beasts are insane!"

"Get Chu Qingyun! It's all that bastard's fault! He took the Magma Essence!"

The Molten Beasts' reckless, death-defying attacks struck fear into the hearts of the Level 8 and Level 9 Martial Spirits, who quickly called for their companions and subordinates to retreat.

And yet, even as they retreated, they didn't forget to charge toward Chu Qingyun.

Faced with the Molten Beasts' frenzy, Chu Qingyun wasn't having an easy time either.

There was no one else near him, so nearly twenty Molten Beasts, roaring madly, pounced on him and surrounded him.

"Iron Thread Ten-Star Vine!"

Chu Qingyun gave a low shout and instantly deployed his Martial Soul.

Ten vines shot out from the Martial Soul Illusion behind him. Two of them pierced the rock with a PUFF, PUFF sound, anchoring themselves firmly in the ground.

The remaining eight, along with Chu Qingyun himself, momentarily held back four Molten Beasts that had already charged up to them.

After forcing them back slightly, Chu Qingyun controlled the two anchored vines to launch himself into the air, flinging himself out of the Fire Poison District.

However, the Molten Beasts below weren't about to let him go.

As Chu Qingyun soared into the air, a dozen or so Molten Beasts roared and leaped high, attacking him in midair.

A Martial Spirit Realm expert, at full power and with the help of Primordial Power, could leap a hundred meters in a single bound.

But under normal circumstances, few would actually do so in the middle of a battle.

Because while airborne, with no leverage, it was nearly impossible to dodge attacks.

P.S. A note about the update schedule. I've been doing four-chapter bulk releases for over half a month, and the book's performance has dropped significantly. To be blunt, we're at over a million characters, but the subscription numbers are worse than they were back at the 500,000-character mark. So, I'm going back to releasing chapters individually. Seeing these numbers is just so depressing... I'm losing the motivation to write. I don't want to complain too much. From now on, it will be one chapter at noon, one in the afternoon, and two in the evening...