Chapter 916: Heart of Flame, Strengthening The Physical Body

Something had inevitably been nurtured within the star.

Its gestation was already complete, and it was this very treasure that irresistibly attracted the Fire-Devouring Beasts.

Lin Moyu was certain the monsters digging through the star before him were by no means the first to arrive.

Others had undoubtedly ventured into its depths long before them, though what had become of them remained unknown.

Unlike ordinary celestial bodies, a star was little more than a colossal sphere of fire with a relatively loose structure.

The Fire-Devouring Beasts quickly carved out a tunnel and charged toward the core, scrambling over one another in a frenzied race, each refusing to give an inch.

Curious, Lin Moyu followed behind them.

It wasn't long before they reached the very center of the star.

There, he saw a heart.

It resembled an enormous ruby, so vast that standing before it made Lin Moyu feel no larger than an ant.

Every beat it released echoed like thunder.

Drawn by its rhythmic pulse, the Fire-Devouring Beasts lunged toward it in a frenzy.

But just as they closed in, the heart beat again.

The beasts froze mid-charge before exploding into clouds of bloody mist.

With the next pulse, the bloody mist gathered into twisting blood streams and flowed into the heart until not a single drop remained.

Yet the chamber itself was immaculate. No flames burned within it, and no trace of blood stained its pristine surroundings.

Lin Moyu silently watched the heart continue its steady rhythm.

He had no idea how many Fire-Devouring Beasts it had lured here, what exactly it was, or whether it posed any threat to him.

Fortunately, its heartbeat held no sway over his mind.

Taking a deep breath, he cast the Detection spell.

[Heart of Flame: a miraculous treasure nurtured by a star, capable of strengthening the physical body.]

The Detection spell offered no explanation for how it should be used, but anything it classified as a "miraculous treasure" was unquestionably extraordinary.

It was much like the Star Seed hidden within Star Essence Fire, which increased the fusion rate of law arts.

"The odds of a star nurturing a treasure are less than one in a hundred thousand, yet I happened to find one."

"My luck really is unbelievable."

Lin Moyu couldn't help feeling rather pleased with himself.

The only question now was how to claim it.

Recalling how he had claimed the Thunderclap Tower, he concluded that leaving behind a soul imprint should allow him to take possession of the Heart of Flame as well.

He stepped toward it.

As if sensing his approach, the Heart of Flame began beating faster.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Its heartbeat reverberated throughout the chamber.

With every pulse, the flames of the star surged in perfect rhythm.

Then Lin Moyu noticed something alarming.

His own heart had begun matching its cadence.

As the Heart of Flame accelerated, his heartbeat quickened with it, and an uncomfortable sensation welled up inside him.

The next instant, white light flashed across his body as Undeath Undead and Damage Transfer activated simultaneously.

The discomfort vanished in an instant.

His skeletons silently bore the damage in his place.

Without further obstruction, Lin Moyu reached the Heart of Flame and extended his consciousness toward it.

His soul force surged forth like a rising tide, swiftly branding the treasure with his soul imprint.

With a flash of light, the Heart of Flame shot into his body and settled where his own heart resided.

It transformed into a stream of radiant light and fused seamlessly with his heart.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The moment the fusion was complete, his heartbeat became incomparably powerful, each pulse booming like thunder.

With every beat, blood surged through his veins, circulating throughout his body and gradually strengthening his body.

"So this is how it's used."

Once claimed, the Heart of Flame simply merged with its owner's heart.

The newly invigorated blood continuously nourished and transformed his body, making it stronger with every passing moment while his aura steadily climbed.

"How incredible!"

Lin Moyu found it difficult to believe.

Everything that had just happened far exceeded his expectations.

The entire process had gone remarkably smoothly.

Apart from the brief discomfort caused by the heartbeat, branding the Heart of Flame with his soul imprint had been effortless.

He guessed it was because of the exceptionally high grade of his soul.

Having already reached peak 3rd grade and standing only a step away from 4th grade, his soul grade rivaled that of a 9th tier God King.

Coupled with his exceptionally pure soul force, subduing the Heart of Flame had been only natural.

Leaving the star behind, Lin Moyu returned to the void.

As far as the eye could see, Fire-Devouring Beasts filled the starry sky.

Tens of thousands of them stared at him with predatory eyes.

Lin Moyu immediately understood.

They had come for the Heart of Flame.

Now that it had fused with him, he had naturally become their target.

Knowing the reason didn't make the impending siege any less real.

Nor did he intend to show them any mercy.

These Fire-Devouring Beasts were only 3rd tier and 4th tier Transcendent Gods—hardly worthy of his attention.

With a single thought, the undead army descended.

The starry sky instantly transformed into a sea of skeletons.

Death Knights charged fearlessly into battle while Skeletal Divine Warriors carved through the enemy ranks.

Skeletal Divine Mages and Skeletal Divine Archers methodically eliminated the beasts one after another.

Bone Dragons swooped down from every direction, unleashing torrents of fearsome Dragon breath.

No matter how resistant the Fire-Devouring Beasts were to fire, their defenses crumbled like paper before the Dragon breath.

After all, the Dragon breath originated from the Undeath World and was no ordinary fire.

In less than five minutes, without Lin Moyu lifting a single finger, every Fire-Devouring Beast had been annihilated.

Their corpses drifted silently through the starry sky.

Just then, a notification arrived from the Human Emperor Network.

[Mission completed]

[Task 1: 100% complete—reward: 100 points]

[Task 2: 100% complete—reward: 200 points]

[Task 3: 100% complete—reward: 300 points]

[All tasks achieved 100% completion. Rewards doubled.]

Lin Moyu received 1,200 points.

This mission had yielded tremendous rewards.

Not only had he earned 1,200 points, but he had also obtained the Heart of Flame.

Its initial fusion alone had already brought astonishing improvements to his physical body.

Completely satisfied, Lin Moyu summoned the Godslaying Fortress and headed toward the teleportation formation.

After he departed, the surrounding space rippled gently.

The figure assigned to monitor him emerged once more.

A trace of envy flickered across his eyes.

"What unbelievable luck... He actually found a Heart of Flame."

"So those skeletons are his summons? Their numbers are outrageous."

"And they're incredibly powerful. Slaughtering opponents of the same realm is as effortless as breathing."

"His soul force is extraordinary. He subdued the Heart of Flame with almost no resistance. His soul grade must be at least at peak 2nd grade."

Without delay, he transmitted everything he had witnessed directly to Third Zhu.