Almighty Genius

Chapter 2043 - 1545: Inner Core! Serpent Bead!

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"Roar~~~"

Over there, the Beastman naturally also noticed the treasure in Qin Fang's hand, and immediately became agitated, letting out a roar before launching an attack on the Puppet person.

However, the relatively smaller frame of the Puppet person compared to the Beastman stood there upright, lacking the terrifying aura of the other party…

Yet, it gave off an impression of being indestructible, so robust, majestic, upright, and unyielding... It was originally not a living creature, so naturally, when facing any enemy, it always had the same demeanor and reaction.

"Roar~~Roar~~Roar~~"

The Beastman was extremely furious as well, with an incredibly terrifying energy contained within that immensely robust body, immediately swinging its enormous giant palm towards the Puppet person.

Previously, the Beastman was quite strong, but only somewhat more robust than an average person. Now, however, it was equivalent to a giant beast, and that one palm alone was already larger than the Puppet person's head.

The wind noise created by its swinging was a whooshing sound, and the violent gale caused quite a bit of pain on one's face, indicating the immense power behind it, which was imaginable.

However, the Puppet person continued to stand there, not moving in the slightest, allowing the opposing palm energy to come at it, without any intention of dodging or retreating…

Qin Fang wasn't concerned about the battle over there, as long as the Puppet person stood there. In such a narrow passageway, no matter how powerful the Beastman was, it shouldn't expect to break through the Puppet person's defense grid.

Regarding attacking Qin Fang… unless the Beastman had long-range attack capabilities, which was unlikely, as it relied solely on its strength due to being a Beastman, there was no chance it would even come close to Qin Fang.

Ignoring the battle over there, Qin Fang secured the Luminous Pearl and the medicinal herb, then began to tidy up the corpse of the Three-eyed Viper lying on the ground.

The snake skin was useless, having been cut into small pieces, too small even to make a wallet…

Qin Fang wasn't particularly interested in the snake meat either, since it contained poison. If consumed, one would likely drop dead right after eating it!

The Snake Blood could have been valuable, but too much had already flowed out, leaving Qin Fang with only a little to collect… After all, it was the blood of a Quasi-Spirit Beast, potentially as effective as the juice from the Lingyuan Grass!

Snake Gallbladder was also quite a treasure. As soon as Qin Fang got it, he didn't bother about the potential poison on it, cleaned it up a bit, then swallowed it directly. Immediately, he felt an incredibly strong spiritual energy releasing from his mouth, flowing into his limbs and bones…

Just that one Snake Gallbladder made Qin Fang feel as if his strength had advanced forward a bit!

"Good, good, really good!!"

Feeling the enhancement in his strength, the smile on Qin Fang's face became exceptionally bright. Even if for nothing else, just for this Snake Gallbladder, it was totally worth it for Qin Fang to take the risk and come here…

Of course, these were just simple preludes, the real highlight was yet to come…

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword in Qin Fang's hand now took on the role of a surgical knife, carefully cutting open a particular part of the Three-eyed Viper's body. The actions were so precise and cautious, as if caressing a woman's body, gentle as water…

He's not particularly perverted, the reason for such actions was solely because... the inner core of the Three-eyed Viper was located at this spot.

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword was incredibly sharp, a slight scratch on the inner core would cause it to crack immediately!

The inner core was a spherical object, containing some unknown liquid substance, which was the essence of the entire Three-eyed Viper.

The layer of the core's skin outside wasn't very sturdy, certainly not up to the defensive level of its snake skin.

The snake skin of the Three-eyed Viper could not withstand Qin Fang's Flowing Shadow Divine Sword, so this even more fragile inner core's skin would break upon the slightest touch!

Once the skin of the core was broken, the essence inside would naturally flow out…

This kind of thing, if Qin Fang used it for alchemy it wouldn't be much of a problem, but if he intended to consume it directly, there would be only one result… becoming a monster!

Even if the inner core was used for alchemy, it still required many rare herbs to be added to remove or neutralize some particular components within the core. Otherwise, even a successfully refined pill might have detrimental effects when consumed…

Because of that, Qin Fang was extremely cautious when extracting this inner core, fearing even the slightest accident.

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword turned into a surgical knife, carefully cutting away the internal organs and tissues around the Three-eyed Viper's inner core. Then, he slowly separated the core from its body.

Of course, it was impossible to cleanly detach everything surrounding the core; there were still some special tissues or meridian-like things attached, but Qin Fang didn't dare to recklessly tear or damage them.

"Finally managed to extract it…"

Almost as soon as this inner core was extracted, Qin Fang didn't dare to take another look, immediately throwing it into the Props Box...

It's not that this inner core possessed some sort of magic power, but rather he feared that any slightly rough movement could break the inner core or cause the connections to leak the spiritual energy within. That's why he hurriedly tossed it into the Props Box.

Only within the Props Box, regardless of the condition of the inner core, whether intact or slightly damaged, it doesn't affect the quality of the inner core.

Anyway, this inner core was meant to be fed to the Snow Fox Ferret, allowing it to absorb and upgrade to a spiritual beast. At that time, it can simply be taken out...

At least this inner core was secured, alleviating a significant worry for Qin Fang, who couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief.

"Since there's a Three-eyed Viper, such a quasi-spirit beast, guarding here, then there must be some treasure inside, likely some extremely precious medicinal herb..."

With the inner core settled, Qin Fang naturally shifted his focus, gradually directing his gaze toward the depths of the passageway.

According to Qin Fang's current minimap, ahead of this passage was a dead-end, essentially a cul-de-sac.

To get out of here, he would have to retrace his steps and choose that other path... possibly this is why the beastman turned back this way, perhaps he discovered this fact.

If it were just a regular dead-end, cul-de-sac, Qin Fang would mostly likely turn back and leave here immediately. But with a quasi-spirit beast like the Three-eyed Viper guarding it, he must take a look inside...

Thinking of this, Qin Fang promptly stepped forward, preparing to move ahead. Anyway, with the puppet person guarding the rear, that beastman, even if he guessed what Qin Fang intended, could only watch helplessly.

The beastman and the puppet person were engaged in fierce combat, the beastman's strength overwhelming, each palm strike causing a gust of wind, even leaving deep imprints on the stone walls of the passage...

In just a short moment, the stone walls on both sides resembled a tormented young wife, covered in crisscrossing fingerprints, making the passageway appear somewhat expanded.

As for the puppet person, it stood there like an immovable mountain, paying no mind to the beastman, countering each of the beastman's attacks with its strongest force.

The two of them continued their duel in this most violent manner... each clash seemed as if a stormy ocean had been stirred up.

Bang bang bang!

The sound was unending, each hit being the most direct strike, every punch hitting hard flesh... it was indeed extremely savage.

Of course, a quick resolution is unlikely at this point, at least Qin Fang had already noticed, neither the beastman nor the puppet person had used their true killer moves.

However, presumably, this won't last too much longer...

After all, the beastman's true beast form has time limitations and can't continue indefinitely, he will definitely unleash big moves in the final stage of his transformation!

And the puppet person, although it lacks wisdom, isn't easy to deal with either. Qin Fang feels it still has some secret moves in store! The reason for not using killer moves might be that the threat isn't yet substantial...

"Forget it, let them be!"

Qin Fang shook his head, no longer concerned with the battle between the puppet person and the beastman, and proceeded to stride toward the depths of the passage.

Cre-eak~~

However, as Qin Fang stepped forward, he hadn't walked but two steps when he heard such a noise beneath him, and his foot bumped against something.

"Huh..."

Looking down, Qin Fang couldn't help but murmur in surprise upon discovering the head of the Three-eyed Viper, almost forgotten, lying quietly at his feet, slightly deformed by his stepping on it.

A serpent's head like this, Qin Fang naturally didn't care much for it, but his face changed because a small white bead had rolled out from the deformed head...

"Is this... the Snake Eye?"

Bending down to examine the origins of the white bead, Qin Fang discovered it was originally the eyeball from the Three-eyed Viper's third eye!

Though both eyes had been stepped on by Qin Fang, he found the other two eyeballs still nestled in their sockets, albeit somewhat deformed, yet unchanged.

It was just this one eyeball that rolled out...

Further surprising Qin Fang was that this eyeball was entirely different from the other two, resembling a solid piece of white jade...

"Could this be the secret of the third eye?"

When Qin Fang used the Scouting Skill on this white bead, he couldn't help but wonder to himself. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)