Chapter 00081: The Stolen Demon Core (Please Subscribe)
# The Stolen Demon Core (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 81
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 81: The Stolen Demon Core (Please Subscribe)
"It should be quite far from here. It used a messenger eagle to contact Earth... oh, to contact all the beast kings on Earth and promised them many benefits. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed by it in the future."
Old Six wrote this neatly.
"What kind of demon beast is it? Just sending a messenger eagle, and the dog ape believed it?" Ding Huan asked, puzzled.
Old Six quickly wrote, "Of course not. It sent a messenger eagle with one of its scales. I think it must be a member of the dragon clan..."
Ding Huan fell silent.
The dragon clan had gone extinct.
The last remnants of dragon bloodline should have appeared during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
However, by that time, the dragon bloodline had become very weak, leading to the dragon clan of that era having strange and varied appearances.
With the Earth's environment mutating, the dragon clan has reappeared.
No wonder it could command so many ferocious beasts to act together.
It turns out to be a renowned divine beast.
Having scales indicates that this is a descendant of the dragon clan with a relatively pure bloodline.
Ding Huan glanced at the Great Desolate Golden Ape and said, "Your bloodline is no worse than the dragon clan's. You're from the same era. You wouldn't listen to a little dragon, would you?"
The Great Desolate Golden Ape nodded, then lowered its head.
Old Six wrote, "Ah Huang knows his strength can't improve, so he thinks he won't be able to defeat that dragon demon beast in the future."
Ding Huan smiled, "Ah Huang, let's make a deal. I won't force you. I plan to go to Kunlun Mountain to search for ancient Daoist cultivation ruins. If I find something good, I'll help you improve your cultivation. At least you won't have to fear that little dragon."
Hearing Ding Huan's words, the Great Desolate Golden Ape's eyes immediately lit up.
Old Six's eyes darted around, and he quickly wrote, "Big brother, can you take me to Kunlun Mountain too? Although Earth is just a corner of the ancient Earth Star, I'm somewhat familiar with Kunlun. Maybe I can help you."
In short, Old Six also wanted to seize the opportunity at Kunlun Mountain.
"Alright, it's settled. You're full of ideas, so help Ah Huang organize these beast groups first. I'll wait for you at Yu River University."
Ding Huan didn't doubt Old Six's words.
This guy was a product of the Earth Star era.
After saying this, Ding Huan used a wind blade to split open the giant ape's head, extracting a white-gray demon core filled with abundant energy.
Then he turned and returned to Luohe City.
...
"Teacher Ding..."
As soon as Ding Huan returned to Luohe, Xing Baisen and Yi Zhenjiang came to greet him.
"Did the ferocious beasts retreat because you went to Luohe?" Xing Baisen asked excitedly.
Ding Huan nodded, "Yes, I negotiated with the ferocious beasts. They're not allowed to attack Luohe."
Actually, Ding Huan had told the Great Desolate Golden Ape to unite with the ferocious beasts from other mountains and not attack any cities.
Ding Huan knew that the Great Desolate Golden Ape's current strength was too low to influence all the ferocious beasts in China.
"Then can we still hunt ferocious beasts in the future?" Xing Baisen quickly asked.
Luohe City was close to Qianluo Mountain, where many teams hunted gene-altered ferocious beasts.
If they couldn't hunt ferocious beasts, he would need to issue a notice.
Ding Huan smiled, "Of course, but the ferocious beasts won't just wait to be killed. Things will remain the same as before. The ferocious beasts in Qianluo Mountain are strong. When hunting them, you must consider your own strength."
"Teacher Ding, we owe you a lot for this. How about joining us for a drink?" Xing Baisen invited.
From the moment Ding Huan left, to the gene-altered beast tide retreating, and then Ding Huan returning safely, he knew Ding Huan might be even stronger than the rumors suggested.
He had to recommend Ding Huan to higher-ups.
It was a shame such talent wasn't in the military.
"No, I have other matters to attend to."
Ding Huan was eager to improve his strength.
He needed to hurry to Kunlun Mountain to search for Daoist cultivation ruins.
If his cultivation didn't improve, that dragon demon beast aiming to rule the world would eventually kill him.
After all, Earth was too small.
If it were the Earth Star Old Six mentioned, there might be a place to hide.
But now, there was nowhere to hide.
Seeing Ding Huan leave, Xing Baisen, though regretful, had to focus on his work.
With so many ferocious beasts surrounding Luohe, countless had been killed outside the city.
The piles of ferocious beast corpses needed to be cleared.
Ferocious beast meat was a valuable resource.
The higher the level of the beast, the less odor the meat had, and the higher its nutritional value.
After most beast tides, the meat was supplied to the military, with some entering the market.
This time, the beast tide didn't threaten Luohe, and there were almost no soldier casualties.
Obtaining so much ferocious beast meat was a significant windfall.
...
Fei Tongtong had been waiting at the entrance of Yu River University.
Even as ferocious beasts were about to storm Luohe City, she hadn't left.
Thanks to her informing the Security Department, Luohe hadn't descended into chaos during the beast siege.
After the beasts retreated, Luohe quickly returned to normal.
Seeing Ding Huan return, Fei Tongtong excitedly approached him.
"Thank you," Ding Huan said, seeing the orderly state of Luohe City.
He knew Fei Tongtong's message had been delivered.
Fei Tongtong quickly replied, "What I did is nothing compared to what you've done, Teacher Ding."
Ding Huan smiled, "What did you need me for?"
Fei Tongtong said, "I want to ask you to save my husband Zhao Quan and my friend Tingyun."
She looked at Ding Huan nervously.
Now, the only person she knew who could save Mu Tingyun and her husband Zhao Quan was Ding Huan.
To be precise, she didn't even know Ding Huan well, only that the demon core was left at Tingyun's shop by him.
Ding Huan looked puzzled, "Shopkeeper Mu runs a shop in Puhai. Who could harm her? If Puhai were overrun by ferocious beasts, I couldn't save her either."
Fei Tongtong's eyes reddened, "Tingyun displayed the demon core to boost the shop's business. After displaying the demon core, Haiyun's business in mutated materials improved, and more rare herbs and ferocious beast materials started coming in."
"Did someone take a liking to the demon core and try to take it by force?" Ding Huan didn't need Fei Tongtong to finish.
He could guess what happened.
Such things were unthinkable decades ago, but now they were all too common.
Just look at what the Gene Alliance did—it was all the same.
Fei Tongtong shook her head, "They weren't that direct; they still had some shame. They offered a Starry Sky Blade..."
"Which company made this blade?" Ding Huan asked.
He thought of Qu Yi, wondering how her cultivation was progressing.
The Qu family was famous for producing cold weapons in China.
Fei Tongtong was surprised Ding Huan didn't know about the Starry Sky Blade.
She quickly explained, "Do you know about the alien spacecraft that crashed on Earth?"
Ding Huan smiled.
There were too many such stories.
The most famous were the Roswell incident in 1947 and the Golden Bridge Mountain incident in 2039.
In fact, both incidents were later dismissed.
He wasn't skeptical about alien spacecraft; he had been to life-bearing planets outside Earth and even had a Fifth Star.
The Fifth Star was also an alien spacecraft, but Ding Huan knew alien spacecraft couldn't land on Earth.
The coincidental way he ended up on Changyi Continent couldn't be replicated.
Seeing Ding Huan's expression, Fei Tongtong knew he didn't believe her.
She said earnestly,
"It's true. It happened seven years ago. The Gene Alliance sent various spacecraft from Earth, continuously sending out signals to find alien civilizations..."
Hearing this, Ding Huan's expression turned serious.
He knew the Gene Alliance did such reckless things, and he had even been on one of those spacecraft that entered space.
At the time, he was just a test subject and didn't know the Gene Alliance had been sending spacecraft into space for a long time.
Fei Tongtong continued, "That spacecraft must have received the Gene Alliance's signals and found Earth's coordinates. When it entered Earth, it was shot down by the Federation military."
Ding Huan sighed.
If this were true, Earth was digging its own grave.
If one spacecraft could find Earth, a second one could too.
The downed spacecraft was likely a scout, not a warship.
Fei Tongtong didn't notice Ding Huan's expression change and continued, "The Starry Sky Blade was found on that spacecraft. Besides the blade, they also discovered a new material synthesis method—Star Steel. Now, apart from the Starry Sky Blade, the best blades are made of Star Steel. Star Steel blades aren't sold; they're mostly awarded to those who have made significant contributions on the human corridor defense line."
Ding Huan frowned, "If it's really the Starry Sky Blade, it should be more valuable than the demon core I left at Shopkeeper Mu's, right?"
In Ding Huan's eyes, a third-level ferocious beast's demon core wasn't particularly valuable, far from being a true demon core.
Fei Tongtong sighed, "The Starry Sky Blade they offered was fake. Even if it were real, Tingyun wouldn't have given them what you left with her."
"What happened next?" Ding Huan wasn't interested in whether the demon core was missing; he was interested in the Starry Sky Blade.
Fei Tongtong said, "After that, Tingyun and the demon core disappeared. Zhao Quan went looking for Tingyun and also disappeared. I didn't dare stay in Puhai and came here to find you. I heard from Tingyun and my husband that the person who went to the shop that day might have been you."
"Do you know who did it? Was it the Gene Alliance?" Ding Huan had planned to go to Puhai, and now he was even more determined.
The demon core was his, after all.
He wouldn't let anyone take it for free.
He had only left it with Mu Tingyun.
"No, it was the Beast King Society," Fei Tongtong replied.
The Beast King Society? Ding Huan thought only the Gene Alliance would dare to act so boldly in Puhai.
He hadn't expected another group, the Beast King Society.
"The leader of the Beast King Society is called Nian Jinqing, rumored to be a post-natal martial artist. He used to be just a captain of a ferocious beast hunting team. He kept merging other hunting teams, which is how he built his current power," Fei Tongtong explained.
"Alright, wait here for a day. We'll go to Puhai," Ding Huan said, planning to wait for Old Six to join them.
"Teacher Ding, if you're going to the human corridor defense line, you can go to the Puhai Security Department. They have a special flight there. It's hard for ordinary people to reach the human corridor defense line..."
Fei Tongtong added, feeling she should provide some useful information.
Ding Huan was puzzled.
Why would he go to the human corridor defense line?
He wasn't a savior, and he didn't have the ability now.
Just dealing with that evil dragon was beyond his current strength.
(End of Chapter)