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Chapter 1182
1182. Fire Spirit Ore Vein (Two-in-One Chapter)
"This is...?" Migala stared below, her voice trembling with disbelief. "The Fire Spirit Ore Vein?"
"What exactly is the Fire Spirit Ore Vein?" Qiao Sang asked.
Every planet had its unique ores and materials. Though Qiao Sang had extensively researched Flame Sky Star before arriving, she remained unfamiliar with certain artifacts and substances found here.
Migala gazed at the scene below and inhaled deeply.
"It's an ore vein containing massive quantities of Fire Spirit Crystals", she explained solemnly.
Pausing briefly, she continued, "Fire Spirit Crystals are unique to Flame Sky Star. They're S-Rank fire-type ore materials with extremely high purity Fire Energy. They're notoriously difficult to refine. If a fire-type Beast absorbs them, their energy could surge dramatically. But..."
Her voice trailed off ominously.
"But what?" Qiao Sang pressed impatiently.
Migala's expression darkened. "The Fire Energy within these crystals is incredibly unstable. Improper absorption or external stimulation could trigger a catastrophic explosion. Long ago, I heard a Flying Beast dropped a single Fire Spirit Crystal over a race's territory. Whatever happened to its artifact body caused the crystal to detonate, demolishing an entire mountain peak."
Qiao Sang's heart clenched at the thought of a single crystal destroying a mountain. If the entire ore vein exploded... whole provinces could vanish!
"Xunxun!"
The Treasure Seeker, understanding the danger, immediately teleported hundreds of meters into the air. Realizing his Beastmaster and brothers remained motionless below, he sheepishly returned, feigning he'd never left.
"Has no one discovered this ore vein?" Qiao Sang asked. Though dangerous, Fire Spirit Crystals' dual value as S-Class fire-type artifact materials and energy boosters for fire Beasts made their abandonment here inexplicable. The crystals even surfaced visibly across the terrain.
Migala fell silent, equally puzzled.
"Xia Xia." Xialala of the Colorful Bud suddenly spoke up. According to his deduction, this was Li Ou Yasi's former territory.
"Steel Chief", Steel Treasure translated mentally.
Qiao Sang blinked. "Li Ou Yasi's territory?"
"Xia Xia." Xialala nodded affirmatively.
Though Pengamei and Dragon King didn't translate, Migala inferred Xialala's meaning from context. "Fire Spirit Crystals are unique to Flame Sky Star, yet their origin remains unknown. Could their formation be connected to Li Ou Yasi?"
Qiao Sang found this logical. After all, other rare substances like True Fire Crystals and Li Huo Jing originated from Beastmasters' Beasts.
"Xia Xia. Xia Xia." Xialala looked at Migala and nodded twice. Confirming her guess, he revealed Fire Spirit Crystals were actually Li Ou Yasi's tears. To conceal his tear production from humans and other races, Li Ou Yasi had specifically come to Beastmaster League to suppress this knowledge.
"Steel Chief." Steel Treasure translated in his mind.
Qiao Sang's expression shifted as she gazed at the countless red glimmers below. So Li Ou Yasi was such a crybaby? She'd never suspected! Then realization struck - when Li Ou Yasi first learned of Qiao Sang and Xialala's connection, he might have secretly left to hide his tears. This desolate place became his secret crying spot.
"Xia Xia." Xialala added that Li Ou Yasi's tears required three months of intense solar exposure to crystallize into Fire Spirit Crystals, explaining why this territory likely belonged to him.
Qiao Sang's first thought: So it wasn't recent tears. Her second: Wow, Li Ou Yasi really was a crybaby.
Seeing Qiao Sang's changing expressions, Migala finally asked, "What did Xialala say just now?"
Before Pengamei could respond, Qiao Sang relayed the revelation.
"That Fire Spirit Crystals are actually Li Ou Yasi's tears..." She explained the entire backstory.
Migala fell silent for fifteen seconds, absorbing this unprecedented information. Divine Rank Beasts in legends were supposed to be mighty, mysterious, and omnipotent - their slightest movements capable of cataclysmic destruction. She'd never imagined one could cry so easily.
Gazing at the red glow below, Migala felt conflicted. Now it made perfect sense why no one mined this territory. Even after Li Ou Yasi left, the three-month crystallization period meant he'd likely prohibited access to conceal the tears' origin.
"Ya Ya?" Fangy, uninterested in crystals, suddenly cried, asking where Li Ou Yasi was now and which direction they should chase.
"Xia Xia." Xialala calmly responded. No need to chase - he was right here. His eyes glowing green, he activated his ability.
A crimson semicircular barrier suddenly materialized below. Through it, they clearly saw Li Ou Yasi - his leaf camouflage artifact discarded. He was leisurely munching Fire Spirit Crystals while giving Xialala a "why do you have to tell everyone" look.
Qiao Sang's eyes lit up. She never expected Li Ou Yasi to be right under their noses. Divine Rank Beasts truly lived up to their legend - his barrier completely undetectable, even to Mikara and Pengamei. Without Xialala, she'd never have found him. She deeply felt the overwhelming power gap between them.
Migala's heart tightened. As an S-Rank Beastmaster, she'd never failed to detect a barrier before.
Could this truly be the power of a Divine Rank familiar…?
“Ya Ya!”
Just as Migala was caught in her astonishment, Fangy’s eyes lit up with excitement before he dove downward.
Li Ou Yasi continued munching on fire spirit crystals without leaving.
“Ya Ya!”
After landing, Fangy’s face twisted into an expression of dissatisfaction. He immediately let out a reprimanding cry, Why did you sneak off?!
“Xunxun…”
Beside them, Treasure Seeker startled. He wiped imaginary sweat from his brow.
His Big Brother Yabao… this was a Divine Rank familiar! A single tear could obliterate an entire race’s territory. How dare you speak to it so disrespectfully…
Even as he thought this, Treasure Seeker’s admiration for Fangy reached new heights.
Li Ou Yasi glanced at Fangy without responding. Instead, he turned toward Xialala of the Colorful Bud with an exasperated expression and called out:
“Lili.”
It’s been three days already. Why won’t you stop following me? Soon we’ll all be dead anyway. You should focus on surviving instead of chasing after others to ask me for Li Huo Jing.
“Rere…”
Re Li Luoka, standing beside Lulu, tears instantly welled up in his eyes as he nodded vigorously in agreement.
Exactly!
“Xia Xia?”
Xialala of the Colorful Bud let out a calm cry, Do you even have any Li Huo Jing right now?
Li Ou Yasi paused, then spread his claws.
A massive, irregularly-shaped orange crystal appeared in his palm.
Damn! Li Huo Jing?! Qiao Sang’s eyes widened in shock before she beamed with joy:
“You finally produced this eye secretion!”
Migala’s heart leapt as well.
This was exactly why they had come all this way.
“Ya Ya!”
As soon as her Beastmaster spoke, Fangy understood. His tail began wagging furiously. With eyes full of anticipation, he let out a cry toward Li Ou Yasi—Hurry and give it to me!
“Lili.”
Li Ou Yasi shot Fangy a sidelong glance, then curled his lips into a smirk. Why would I give it to you? he replied coolly.
Fangy froze.
Didn’t we agree on this?!
If you won’t give it… Fangy’s tail stopped wagging. His gaze locked onto the orange crystal as he calculated the odds of successfully stealing it and escaping.
This little guy actually dares to try stealing from me… Li Ou Yasi saw through Fangy’s intentions, a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He couldn’t remember the last time someone dared to challenge him for something.
“Xia Xia.”
As he mused, Xialala of the Colorful Bud called out calmly.
“Lili.”
Li Ou Yasi stiffened. Reluctantly, he tossed the Li Huo Jing toward Fangy.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker teleported forward to catch it.
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy’s eyes sparkled. His tail resumed wagging as he cried out—Store it carefully!
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker chirped back, No problem! He removed his ring, carefully placed the Li Huo Jing inside a box, then stored it away.
Just like that… we got the Li Huo Jing, Qiao Sang thought, oddly disbelieving.
In her mind, even if they found Li Ou Yasi, they’d need to go through great effort to obtain his eye secretions. But now, before she’d even tried any methods, the Li Huo Jing had fallen into their hands so easily…
Composing herself, Qiao Sang looked at Li Ou Yasi and said sincerely:
“Thank you.”
If Li Ou Yasi truly didn’t want to give the Li Huo Jing, he wouldn’t have preserved it specially and presented it to them.
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy wagged his tail joyfully toward Li Ou Yasi as he cried out.
“Lili.”
Li Ou Yasi continued eating fire spirit crystals. I’m only doing this for Xialala’s sake, he said. Now that you have the Li Huo Jing, leave quickly.
“Steel Chief.”
Steel Treasure translated mentally.
Qiao Sang hesitated for a long time before murmuring:
“But… I don’t know how to return.”
Li Ou Yasi paused mid-bite and looked over.
Qiao Sang continued:
“It was Shi Pan Te who brought us here, but we don’t know where it is now.”
“Lili?!”
Li Ou Yasi gave her a look that clearly said Are you an idiot?
Didn’t you even leave a way to contact it?! Qiao Sang explained: “It vanished the moment it sent us here.”
“Lili.”
Li Ou Yasi’s tone turned impatient. Then stop following me.
After a pause, Qiao Sang spoke earnestly:
“I know you want to change your fate. We come from a hundred years in the future—we know more than you. Perhaps we can help you in the end.”
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy’s expression turned serious as he cried out, Tell us what you need!
Li Ou Yasi fell silent.
“Xia Xia.”
Xialala of the Colorful Bud floated forward with a solemn cry.
“Xia Xia…”
Freshbloom’s Xialala looked worried as she cried out, urging, Just tell them.
Though unfamiliar with this Li Ou Yasi, seeing him reminded Xialala of the spirit they saw in the cave—the one filled with sorrow.
Li Ou Yasi glanced at one Xialala, then the other, before finally calling out twice:
“Lili.”
“Lili.”
I’m not going to die. I certainly won’t perish because of some Fire Meteor. Unless… the problem lies within myself. So don’t follow me.
Migala looked at Pengamei, then the Dragon King, and finally Qiao Sang.
After translating Li Ou Yasi’s words, Qiao Sang asked:
“Is there something wrong with your body?”
Li Ou Yasi nearly scoffed, but Qiao Sang continued:
“Lulu can use Healing Light. Let him help.”
“Ice Emperor.”
Lulu, who had remained silent, suddenly called out.
Li Ou Yasi’s mocking expression faded. He realized these humans and unfamiliar familiars truly wished to help him.
“Lili.”
Li Ou Yasi replied.
I’m fine.
Migala turned to Qiao Sang.
“He says he’s fine,” Qiao Sang translated, then asked, “Then why return to Zhengzhou? Why come here?”
“Lili.”
As he munched on fire spirit crystals, Li Ou Yasi answered.
I don’t know what ‘Zhengzhou’ means. I just felt I needed to grow stronger. Remembering there were still many fire spirit crystals here, I returned.
Fire spirit crystals that could even strengthen a Divine Rank familiar… Qiao Sang blinked, staring at the dense red flames glowing from the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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