Douluo: Suzaku bathed in fire, I am the master of fire

Chapter 99 Absorbing the Inner Core
"Okay, I understand." Ye Qiu nodded after thinking it through.

Then Ye Qiu looked at Dugu Yan and said, "I have something to discuss with the teacher. Do you want to come with me?"

Ye Qiu planned to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to absorb the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, and also asked Dugu Bo to help protect him. As for why he didn't go to the Dugu Mansion, it was because the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was more suitable for him.

"No." Dugu Yan shook her head. "I guess you're looking for Grandpa to hunt souls."

Ye Qiu was already level 48 before he left, and he will definitely reach level 50 in a year and a half. I can't help much if I go, so I might as well wait at home.

"Alright." Seeing that Dugu Yan wasn't going, Ye Qiu didn't say anything, but instead asked about Dugu Yan's cultivation level.

"By the way, what level are you now?"

"Level 57, I'm amazing, aren't I?" Dugu Yan said proudly.

After a year and a half of cultivation, Dugu Yan has leveled up five times and has reached level fifty-seven.

Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow. "So you know how to cultivate diligently now?"

I was a little surprised. Dugu Yan has worked really hard over the past year and has improved by five levels.

"Tch, what do you mean by diligent cultivation? This level of soul power isn't something you can improve easily," Dugu Yan said smugly.

Hearing this, Ye Qiu rolled his eyes. "Yes, yes, you're the best."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qiu left the Dugu Mansion and headed to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"That's right, don't you know who I am?" Dugu Yan said with a satisfied look, but she quickly realized that Ye Qiu was playing a trick on her, and her eyes widened. "Huh? You want a beating!"

Unfortunately, it was too late; Ye Qiu had already made his escape.

"Ye! Qiu!" Seeing that Ye Qiu had already run away, Dugu Yan was furious and could only shout Ye Qiu's name fiercely.

On the other side, the eyes of ice and fire.

"Tsk, looks like I still can't tease Sister Yan so easily," Ye Qiu complained after landing.

Having not seen each other for over a year, Ye Qiu thought of teasing Dugu Yan, but found that Dugu Yan seemed to be easily amused, so Ye Qiu ran away immediately after saying what he wanted to say.

"Forget it, let's absorb the inner core first." Ye Qiu shook his head. Luckily, Dugu Bo was here, so getting the picture was the most important thing.

Ye Qiu then plunged headfirst into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Teacher, it's been a long time." After entering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ye Qiu greeted Dugu Bo, who was sitting in front of the medicine furnace.

"You're back? Have you gone to see Yanyan?" Dugu Bo asked casually.

Dugu Bo had sensed Ye Qiu long ago, but he didn't go out because he was refining medicine.

"Yes, I'm back." Ye Qiu nodded. "I just came out of the manor. Sister Yan even cried when she saw me."

"It's good that you've seen it." Dugu Bo said casually, "When do you plan to make your relationship with Yanyan official? After all these years, haven't you realized how much Yanyan feels for you?"

"Uh..." Ye Qiu fell silent. He knew Dugu Yan's feelings, and he liked her too, but he didn't know how to express them. "Never mind, you should think about it yourself." Seeing Ye Qiu's silence, Dugu Bo didn't say anything. He knew Ye Qiu liked Dugu Yan, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to see Dugu Yan first before coming to him.

Ye Qiu remained silent, only saying nothing.

"You should be level 50 by now. Once I finish refining this medicine, I'll help you get your soul ring," Dugu Bo said.

"No need." Ye Qiu shook his head. "I have something that can replace a spirit ring."

As he spoke, Ye Qiu took out the inner cores of ten Fiery Sun Serpents from his soul tool.

"Hmm?" Dugu Bo turned around, looking at the inner core in Ye Qiu's hand with a puzzled expression, "What is this?"

As a titled Douluo, he had seen many things, but this was the first time he had ever heard of something that could replace a soul beast.

When Dugu Bo first saw the inner core, the hairs on his body stood on end. He felt as if he was being suppressed, but he also had a desire to devour it.

"This is the inner core of the Primordial Evil Fiery Sun Serpent, which I obtained in the City of Slaughter. It can replace a Soul Beast to condense a Soul Ring, and it is also of the fire attribute. The Soul Ring's age is approximately 50,000 years." Ye Qiu told Dugu Bo about the origin and function of the inner core.

"There are such strange creatures in the world?" Dugu Bo asked in surprise. "But there aren't many of these beasts, are there?"

The term "primordial alien species" sounds extraordinary, and its numbers are extremely rare. Dugu Bo estimated that there weren't many of these.

“Indeed, there aren’t many,” Ye Qiu said softly. “This is probably the last ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent on the continent.”

Ye Qiu understood perfectly well that the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent was unique on the continent, but he couldn't say for sure, only that it was probably the last one.

Dugu Bo smacked his lips: "You're quite lucky, kid. You actually ran into this kind of exotic beast, and its attributes are extremely suitable for you."

Dugu Bo was astonished by Ye Qiu's luck. His third spirit ring exploded with an external spirit bone, his fourth spirit ring exploded with a left arm bone, he impulsively picked up a 100,000-year spirit bone, and he even got an inner core to replace his spirit rings while going to the City of Slaughter. He was really lucky.

"Just lucky." Ye Qiu scratched his head. His luck was just too good. Even without the inner core, he still had the divinely bestowed soul ring. He never expected that he would be noticed by Shura just by going to the City of Slaughter.

"Come on." Dugu Bo rolled his eyes. "That's not luck, you're being fed by God."

Dugu Bo, the disciple of his own family, was too lazy to even talk about himself. He had high talent for cultivation, solid theoretical knowledge, and good luck. He was a complete chosen one. He wouldn't be surprised if he got any opportunities. Maybe he could even become a god in the future.

As a titled Douluo, he naturally knew that one could become a god at level 100. The Spirit Hall had an Angel God, which was recognized throughout the continent. The Qian family's six-winged angel spirit was proof of this. With Ye Qiu's talent, becoming a god was not a problem. After all, at thirteen and a half years old and at level fifty, with so many opportunities, it would be unreasonable not to become a god.

Little did they know that Ye Qiu was already the successor, only he hadn't activated it yet.

"Hehe." Ye Qiu scratched his head. "Then I'll absorb it first, teacher."

"Absorb it, I'll protect you." Dugu Bo immediately stopped refining medicine when he heard Ye Qiu absorbing the inner core. He was joking, was refining medicine more important than a disciple's advancement?
Then Ye Qiu sat cross-legged and swallowed the inner core of the ten Fiery Sun Serpents in one gulp.

As soon as the inner core entered his mouth, Ye Qiu felt the pure fire attribute energy of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent burning his body. However, his martial soul was the Vermilion Bird, which was also the ultimate fire. This level of flame was a piece of cake for him. The only thing to worry about was the malevolent energy contained in the inner core.

It is worth noting that ten thousand years later, Mu En obtained a dragon core by chance. After nurturing it for decades, the malevolent energy within it still remained. Mu En was paralyzed for decades due to the malevolent energy of the dragon core. Before his death, he handed the dragon core to Huo Yuhao, but clearly pointed out that its energy was too domineering and Huo Yuhao could not absorb it directly. He needed Long Xiaoyao's assistance to complete the fusion at the right time.

Ultimately, the Dragon Pill laid the foundation for Huo Yuhao's second soul core, successfully enabling Huo Yuhao to condense a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, greatly enhancing his physique and granting him the power of the dragon.

As a primordial species and the king of serpents, the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent naturally possesses a malevolent aura. If one is not careful, it will backfire, similar to a soul shock.
(End of this chapter)