Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf, who, with {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} a flicker of his body, swiftly approached the cluster of eerie green flas.
Before he even got close, a scorching sensation washed over him, not a burning of the Physical Body, but a strange heat that felt as if it wanted to ignite his Soul!
Even more, a spine-tingling tremor arose from the depths of his heart.
When Gandalf was less than three ters from the flas, an information panel finally appeared clearly before his eyes:
【Exotic Fla: Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla (Unidentified / Unclaid)】
【Effect: This fla originates from the depths of the Nine Nether Hell, condensed from countless resentful Souls and Evil Qi. Once contaminated, it is like a maggot on bone, extrely difficult to extinguish. During combustion, it will continuously burn the target's Physical Body and Soul, causing fla damage and Soul damage based on ntal Energy per second. The fla will last for at least fifteen minutes, until the target turns to ash or the caster actively withdraws it. Those whose Souls are incinerated by this fla have a certain chance of their Soul collapsing and being completely annihilated.】
【Note: Absorbing this fla requires enduring the backlash of Nether Hell's Evil Qi and the gnawing of ten thousand Souls, a near-death experience.】
“It really is an Exotic Fla!”
Zhou Huai's pupils suddenly constricted, and his breathing beca sowhat rapid!
Exotic Fla!
This was an absolutely good thing!
In the Great Xia Country, and even the entire Blue Star world, Exotic Flas were as rare as Phoenix feathers!
Their formation conditions were extrely harsh, often only appearing with a very low probability in so extrely special environnts, highly concentrated energy death zones, or in places where terrifying BOSSes with heaven-defying strength and control over the Law of flas had fallen.
The ergence of every Exotic Fla was enough to trigger a mad scramble among countless professional practitioners, even stirring up a bloody storm!
Its preciousness was self-evident!
For fire-attribute professional practitioners, Exotic Flas were even more of a dream treasure!
Once successfully absorbed and refined, not only would the power of their own fla skills skyrocket, but they would also gain the special attributes of the Exotic Fla, becoming unpredictable and hard to guard against!
Rumor has it that the legendary mage of the Free Federation, known as "Fla Calamity," originally had a professional rating of only A-rank Blazing Fla Controller.
But by Opportunity, he obtained an S-rank Exotic Fla, the "Solar True Fla."
With this fla, he could even contend head-on with veteran S-rank powerhouses without falling behind, establishing his legendary na!
From this, one can see how terrifying the improvent a powerful Exotic Fla brings to a professional practitioner!
Besides combat, Exotic Flas also play an irreplaceable role in fields such as Forging, Alchemy, array arrangent, and even top-tier cooking.
The Forging Guild in Donghai City, the core energy of its so-called top-tier forging room, was a D-rank Earth Core Fla.
Zhou Huai felt that compared to the Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla before him, that Earth Core Fla was simply the difference between a firefly and a bright moon.
They were not on the sa level at all.
Exotic Flas also had grades.
From low to high, they were D, C, B, A, S.
In the market, even the lowest D-rank Exotic Fla could easily sell for a sky-high price of tens of millions of great xia currency.
And they were often available only at a price, but not in stock.
Zhou Huai looked at the Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla before him, his heart burning with excitent.
However, absorbing an Exotic Fla was not an easy task.
The more powerful the Exotic Fla, the more terrifying its backlash.
During the absorption process, one not only had to endure the pain of the fla itself burning the body and devouring the bones, but also resist the impact of the violent will contained within the Exotic Fla's Origin.
A slight mistake could lead to the complete annihilation of the Divine Soul, turning into ashes.
Throughout history, countless Genius professional practitioners have perished trying to absorb Exotic Flas!
Therefore, before absorbing an Exotic Fla, professional practitioners usually make thorough preparations.
First, they must use a precious 【Exotic Fla Identification Scroll】 to determine its grade and characteristics, and assess the risks.
Secondly, they would also prepare various dicinal Pills or items to resist backlash and stabilize their mind before cautiously attempting to absorb it.
But right now, Zhou Huai was deep within this strange hidden instance dungeon, let alone an identification scroll, he didn't even have a single hair.
To get this Exotic Fla, Gandalf could only go for it!
“No pain, no gain!”
A hint of determination flashed in Zhou Huai's eyes.
He made a decisive decision, withdrew control over Gandalf's body, and handed everything over to the extrely calm Smart Core AI.
An AI without a Soul might have unexpected effects when dealing with backlash at the Soul level!
Under the control of the Smart Core AI, Gandalf slowly extended his right hand, reaching towards the silently suspended Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the fla.
That cluster of Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla, like a Vicious Beast startled awake, suddenly ca alive, transforming into a ghostly face, fiercely pouncing on Gandalf!
Buzz—!
The Arcane Barrier glowed brightly, firmly blocking the green ghostly fla.
However, the fla did not give up there.
It instantly wrapped around Gandalf like a giant green spider web, burning fiercely!
-1229!
-1299!
-1258!
A series of astonishing damage numbers frantically appeared above Gandalf's head.
The shield value of the Arcane Barrier rapidly decreased at a terrifying speed.
Had it been any living person here, they would probably have already suffered a ntal breakdown from the excruciating pain of Soul-burning and bone-corroding.
At the sa ti, he closed his eyes, as if an old monk had entered ditation, and began to try to guide and absorb this destructive power from Hell according to so profound trajectory.
This was a long and perilous process.
The "Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla" was incredibly violent; every wisp of fla seed to carry an independent will, frantically trying to tear through Gandalf's defenses, drill into his body, and burn him into nothingness.
The shield value was rapidly depleting, repeatedly on the verge of shattering, only to be propped up again by the Smart Core AI the mont the cooldown ended.
Gandalf's magic power was also rapidly depleting, and Zhou Huai had to make him drink several bottles of the magic recovery potions he had previously acquired.
Ti passed by minute by minute.
Zhou Huai's heart was in his throat.
He could clearly perceive that the Smart Core AI was wrestling with the Soul-Devouring Underworld Fla in a way that surpassed human understanding.
It had no emotion, no fear, only cold and precise calculation.
It transford Gandalf's body into a perfect container, ticulously guiding those violent flas, incorporating them into his body, and then using its own vast ntal Energy to gradually grind away their malevolence and refine their Origin.
Finally—
After an unknown amount of ti, when the shield value of the Arcane Barrier once again barely reached rock bottom.
That last wisp of eerie green fla let out an unwilling whimper, and was completely absorbed into Gandalf's body!
Zhou Huai's tense nerves finally relaxed.
He let out a long sigh of relief.
“It succeeded.”
Just now, he had even prepared for Gandalf to explode and die on the spot.
The backlash of this Exotic Fla was simply too fierce.
Its grade was definitely not low.
After absorbing the Exotic Fla, Zhou Huai suppressed the excitent in his heart and then controlled Gandalf to ticulously search the surroundings of the ancient battlefield.
After confirming that there were no other valuable treasures to take, and no deeper hidden BOSSes.
Only then did he contentedly control Gandalf, leaving this hidden underground space, and reuniting with Yasuo, who was waiting outside the stone gate.
Subsequently, the two no longer lingered and quickly exited the Shadow Swamp Demon Cave.
...
Swish! Swish!
Two flashes of white light, and Yasuo and Gandalf's figures reappeared at the entrance of the Shadow Swamp Demon Cave instance dungeon.
By this ti, the sky outside had completely darkened.
Stars dotted the night sky, but they could not dispel the deep gloom and chill of the wilderness.
Zhou Huai looked at the scene before him, slightly startled and sowhat surprised.
Outside the entrance of the Shadow Swamp Demon Cave instance dungeon, a large number of professional practitioners had gathered at so point.
At least a hundred people.
They sat in small groups around several bonfires, whispering about sothing, and the atmosphere seed a bit heavy.
Each person's face carried more or less a hint of worry and unease.
The bodies of those from the Sword of Azure Sky Guild had been casually dragged to the side, piled up like garbage.
These people, who usually bullied others and lorded it over them, no one even bothered to glance at them after their death.
Strangely, from beginning to end, no one looked at Yasuo and Gandalf, who had just appeared.
As if they were just air.
A hint of doubt arose in Zhou Huai's mind.
Why hadn't the Sword of Azure Sky people arrived yet?
Logically, with so many people dead here, the news should have already spread back.
Also, what were these people guarding here for?
Judging by their appearance, they didn't seem to be preparing to team up and enter the dungeon.
Zhou Huai had an idea, controlled Yasuo, and walked towards a middle-aged man nearby who was wiping a long saber.
“What happened?”
Yasuo's voice was still that indifferent tone.
“Why are you all gathered here?”
The middle-aged man looked up, sized up Yasuo, and then glanced at the silent Gandalf behind him.
His eyes held a hint of wariness.
“You don't know?”
Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo to shake his head.
“Just ca out of the dungeon.”
Upon hearing this, the wariness on the middle-aged man's face lessened slightly, then turned into a long sigh.
He sheathed his long saber, his tone heavy.
“It's better if you don't know.”
“Tonight, Donghai City might not be peaceful.”
Zhou Huai frowned slightly, said nothing, and just waited quietly for his next words.
The middle-aged man looked at the distant jungle shrouded in night, his eyes full of worry.
“Beast tide.”
“Tonight, there will likely be a beast tide.”
“All of us here are refugees who escaped from nearby leveling spots.”
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