I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

An Xin looked at the two big shots with a puzzled expression.

—Is it what I think? Are beast beads and demon cores similar things?

"This is a beast core extracted from a high-level orc! After extraction, the orc will collapse, losing all reason and becoming unable to take human form! After 20 to 30 days, their bodies will gradually grow larger, becoming gigantic..."

Snake Inscription frowned, staring at the beast beads that shimmered with colorful halos. He pursed his lips and said, "Actually, the temple has known about this for a long time, but it has never made it public, fearing that the beastmen would harm each other if they found out!"

"What do you mean by harming each other?" Hu Nuo asked in surprise.

"Beast beads can be absorbed, and after absorption, one can obtain most of their cultivation and abilities! If the beast bead is taken away, there is an 80% chance that the original body will die! Those who can truly become high-level evil beasts have very strong bodies that can withstand the impact of losing the beast bead and the enlargement of their bodies."

Han suddenly walked over and carefully examined the beast bead inside the animal hide.

"The beast pearl was taken from inside the body? How was it taken?" Han asked anxiously, his face pale.

"Lower abdomen...this location, just cut open the abdomen and take it out!" She Ming gestured a few times at Han's lower abdomen.

Upon hearing this, Han's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then she covered her face with her hands, saying in disbelief, "Then all those orcs with abdominal injuries that they had me treat were all..."

The cave suddenly fell into dead silence.

An Xin thought for a moment, then took out all the animal hide bundles.

Wu Ran picked them up, untied them, and found they were all beast beads. There were 26 beast beads of various sizes, and the others immediately gasped in shock.

"Demon cores have a certain rejection factor; not just anyone can use them. For example, if the level difference is too great, they're useless if the level is too low, and if the level is too high, absorbing them will cause the body to explode. There are also issues with attributes and cultivation techniques." Ao Jue's inheritance contains things about the demon realm, which seem to have many similarities when applied to this lower-level beast race world.

"So these beast cores were left behind?" Hu Nuo asked instinctively.

“Hmm, I noticed that most of the beastmen from yesterday were below level four, so they couldn’t use these beast beads. The smallest beast bead here is level six.” She Ming picked up the smallest beast bead and showed it to everyone. “This one should be the beast bead from that level six wild boar from yesterday. The remaining beast beads must have a higher-level circulation channel.”

"This is outrageous! How could a beast know all this?" Hu Nuo's anger was written all over his face, his fists clenched tightly.

"The temple didn't know either. The earliest demented beasts that appeared had more than ten growth rings, almost twenty growth rings."

All of She Ming's information came from the temple, and he was devoted to cultivation, indifferent by nature, and uninterested in other things.

Later, when the ferocious beasts became rampant, he had to take on the task of subduing them, which was how he regained some connection with the world.

"In the demon realm, demon cores can be absorbed through secret methods; one can choose how much or all of them to absorb. If a demon core is absorbed, one will not die, but will no longer be able to cultivate and will become like an ordinary wild beast. One's consciousness will also be determined by how much of the demon core was absorbed." Ao Jue finally found some differences between beast beads and demon cores.

"Lord Jue, where is the demon realm you're talking about?" Wu Ran asked curiously.

“It’s another world… The world is full of wonders, and we live in the Three Thousand Great Worlds!” Ao Jue patted Wu Ran on the shoulder.

"Lord Jue, how far do I need to cultivate to be able to travel between worlds like you?" Wu Ran looked at Ao Jue with bright eyes. He had seen Lord Jue's true form, and it was truly powerful.

"Haha, you can only ascend to a more powerful place after you break through to the ninth level and pass the Heavenly Tribulation. At that time, you can travel to many worlds, but you can only go to worlds that can withstand your power."

Looking at the boy who was about the same age and height as him, Ao Jue patiently explained to him, "And you think this is the end? No! This is just the beginning of another world. It will take a much longer time and more effort to advance... The higher the level of the world universe, the higher the level you will be when you go there... I am just in a relatively high position, and I can still be hurt by more powerful people!"

Thinking of this, my smug mood instantly turned into sorrow.

—When will it be back to normal? I can't keep scaring people with my real form... It's not cool at all!

At this moment, An Xin was quietly thinking. When they talked about beast beads, she felt that it was similar to her own situation, but she didn't have scars or grow to a giant size.

It wasn't until Ao Jue mentioned the demon core that she realized how similar it was to her current situation! In other words, most of her demon core might have been absorbed by someone else when she was still young.

That's why her body could never take human form; even if it did, it would revert back to its original form after she used up her power.

—A secret technique from the demon realm?

But she has no clue about this now, and no way to... so she can only try to improve her cultivation level.

The night wind, carrying a fine drizzle, blew into the cave, but the slight chill did not disturb those who were diligently practicing their cultivation.

Perhaps Ao Jue's words provoked the group. Under his guidance, they actually started using meditation to circulate their spiritual energy instead of sleeping.

The little fox, naturally not wanting to be outdone, saw that there was no moonlight on this rainy night and simply went into its spatial dimension to absorb the five-colored spirit stones.

Recalling the feeling of absorbing the five-colored spirit stones, An Xin felt like she was in a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing, circulating, and compressing...

He was almost at the Golden Core stage in just one night!

After a moment of internal observation, the little fox saw that the seven-colored golden bead on the spiritual platform had begun to take shape. Overjoyed, the little fox jumped around in the space with great enthusiasm.

Unexpectedly, after running around, she found that the space seemed to have expanded. The open space outside the yurt was larger, there were more trees around, and even a section of the stream was exposed.

The little fox suddenly realized that the unlocking of the space seemed to be related to her cultivation level. The next advancement would be to the Golden Core stage, and she wondered what the space would become.

Leaving the space in a cheerful mood, the little fox was still hopping around when she was immediately met with several intense gazes!

—Oh no! I got carried away and didn't pay attention to the time... I was too conspicuous when I came out! I got caught...

The little fox sat obediently in the circle of people, tilting its head back, pretending to be stupid...

"Hehe, Xinxin, is there something good happening? It's rare for you to slip up so much, finally I get to watch the show~" Ao Jue smiled maliciously.

"Ah Xin, you're such a bad friend! Where did you go gallivanting all night without taking me with you? And where did you suddenly appear from?" Hu Nuo bent down, grinning at An Xin.

"Xin, what kind of witchcraft is this? How can you make yourself disappear into thin air and then reappear?" Han also came closer and asked curiously.

Wu Ran thought to himself: So Sister Xin can not only transform things, she can even transform herself! That's amazing!

“Each level of orc has its own unique abilities, and this is just one of Xin Xin’s abilities. There’s nothing to be curious about!” She Ming solemnly repeated what An Xin had once said as an excuse.

Unexpectedly, after these flawed words came out of his mouth, everyone except the person involved and Ao Jue, who knew the inside story, believed him...

Everyone looked like they suddenly understood, nodding in agreement and praising An Xin for being so capable!

The little fox suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized that there are no perverted researchers in this world who would deliberately slice you up to study your space or superpowers.

No pseudo-materialists know that you are different and will attack you.

What she revealed was her strength. In this world that worships the strong and where the strong prey on the weak, only the strong have a voice. Only when you are stronger will others not dare to touch you.

So she doesn't need to worry too much in the future. She should just stick close to the powerful figure and work hard to become stronger!

So she brought a lot of bamboo shoots from her spatial storage to give to the giant panda Han!

Seeing Han's surprised and touched expression as she received the bamboo shoots, An Xin grinned.

She pulled out a dagger from her spatial storage and gave it to Wu Ran! Seeing him listening attentively to Ao Jue's explanation and carving on the wood with the knife, his joy was overflowing.

He gave Hu Nuo a whole bag of 1000 small marbles. He also asked Ao Jue to explain them to her, telling her how to control the metal marbles to combine and transform, and how to launch long-range attacks.

From now on, Huno will be a polygonal warrior capable of both offense and defense, integrating both close and long-range combat.

What was given to She Ming was a bag of 100 water element spirit stones.

Ao Jue set up a spirit-gathering array with water elemental stones for She Ming to experience the effect, and it was indeed twice as effective with half the effort.

"Xinxin, you little ungrateful thing! I worked myself to the bone translating and explaining for you, and even had to set up the formation, and in the end you didn't even think of me for any benefit!" The proud little dragon was angry, and the kind that's hard to coax!

An Xin knew he had this trick up his sleeve, so she immediately picked up a porcelain bottle and placed it in front of him.

"...That's more like it!"

Looking at the gloomy weather outside the cave, She Ming called out, "Let's hurry up. It will rain continuously for the next ten days of the rainy season. Let's set off now while it's not raining."

The five people and one fox left the cave. Wu Ran led Han and Hu Nuo in low-altitude flight, while She Ming, carrying An Xin, transformed half of his body into a snake and moved around with the giant python that Ao Jue had transformed into.

With the powerful Snake Inscription by their side, they encountered virtually no trouble along the way, and his keen perception was not much inferior to An Xin's Heavenly Eye.

She was happy to conserve her spiritual energy, but she would occasionally glance at the map in her sea of ​​consciousness. This was partly to learn about the surrounding tribes, environment, and products, and more importantly, to find some commonly used mineral resources.

After all, we don't know how long we'll live in this world, so improving our quality of life is always a good thing.

They continued on their journey, stopping frequently to collect items and practicing at night. Seven more days passed.

The rainy season has only been over for a few days, and the temperature has already started to rise rapidly. It is estimated that the temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius at midday now.

They found a place with a river and shady trees to rest, and the group made the most of their time to cultivate.

The little fox entered the space and continued to absorb the five-colored spiritual energy. However, when she closed her eyes and circulated her spiritual energy, the five-colored spiritual energy in the space enveloped her like a tornado...

In a short while, An Xin's mind cleared up, and with a "poof" sound, the barrier was broken through, and more spiritual energy entered her body.

When An Xin's body emitted a seven-colored halo, she knew that the time had come and she had to go outside the space to be tempered by heavenly lightning!