Chapter 237: Molten Noble Breed, Smashed and Shattered, Abundant Divinity (4K)

Chapter 237: Molten Noble Breed, Smashed and Shattered, Abundant Divinity (4K)



Alarm bells rang throughout the museum, as staff members urgently evacuated the crowds.

In the Flame-Dwelling Exhibit Area, in front of a shattered glass window, a girl from the Arctic Federation named Sophia held a crab with a nearly one-meter-long body.

The crab had a crimson shell, its body engulfed in raging flames. It possessed four large pincers and twelve smaller legs, with eyes protruding from its body, and a shell shaped like a puffed-up loaf of bread.

Sophia seemed unaffected by the heat of the crab's flames as she held it aloft by one of its pincers.

"Sophia Alexandria Yevna."

"What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?"

Okakirika gently spoke up.

Sophia lightly dragged a folding fan across the crab's body, neither quickly nor forcefully, and the fan itself lacked any sharpness.

However, the lively crab immediately stiffened, and a thin fissure appeared down the center of its body. The two halves slowly slid apart, revealing an incredibly smooth cut.

The aroma of crab meat and roe wafted through the air, and the flames on the crab's body ceased burning. The naturally cooked, plump crab meat and roe gleamed with mouthwatering allure.

Sophia broke off one of the crab's legs, pulling out a large chunk of meat, and began sucking on it.

As Sophia savored the crab, she casually said, "I already mentioned that the main objective is to eat the crab... Freshly killed ones are indeed tastier. Why don't you have some too?"

She offered half of the Flame Crab to Okakirika.

The latter neither accepted it nor spoke, merely gazing at her with gentle eyes devoid of any aggression.

Sophia sighed as she felt uncomfortable being watched while eating, "There's also a small side matter."

She sat down on a chair, her voluptuous legs crossing over each other.

"This museum recently acquired a rare specimen..."

Sophia raised her right hand, on which she wore a silver bracelet.

The bracelet projected a beam of light, forming a holographic photo in the air.

In the photo was a person with flesh that appeared as black, transparent, crystalline—a being named...

Okakirika's slender, seductive eyes narrowed slightly as she softly spoke the name of the being in the photo.

"Molten Noble Breed..."

"Boom—!!"

An explosion rocked the glass enclosure, sending flames surging outward. Okakirika didn't turn her head, but simply extended her right hand, creating an invisible wall of qi that blocked all the burning substances rushing toward her.

"Oh? From the looks of it, that boy must have already encountered it." Sophia commented casually.

"By the time I finish eating this crab, he'll probably be dead by that Molten Noble Breed... What a shame. It's rare to see someone so good-looking, and his personality seems to align with our 'Mischief-makers' philosophy. It's just a pity that he's too young."

"Once he's dead, I'll take that Molten Noble Breed away. It's too rare, one of the few Flame-Dwelling beings that can withstand the 'Heavenly Ice'. It's in high demand back in the Arctic Federation... Little Rulka, you won't stop me, will you?" Sophia said with a smile.

Okakirika shook her head, "I'm not foolish enough to think I can stop you..."

Sophia was a little disappointed, "You're so boring."

Okakirika smiled nonchalantly, "However, regarding the Molten Noble Breed... I doubt you'll be able to take it away."

Sophia was intrigued, "Oh? How so?"

"You're underestimating Lord Xue," Okakirika turned her gaze toward the glass enclosure.

However, the view was obscured by the raging flames, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

"The one who will be killed won't be him, but the Molten Noble Breed."

Sophia snorted softly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, "You're aware of what the Molten Noble Breed is, so you should know that even you aren't capable of that... And that person looks even younger than you."

Okakirika pondered for a moment, "To be honest, I don't have any basis for this... It's just a gut feeling."

"From the moment I first laid eyes on Lord Xue, I felt that he... was invincible."

Sophia's interest was piqued, "Your instincts are usually spot on. This makes things quite intriguing..."

...

Flaming lava flowed across the land, and the air was filled with scorching heat. Xue Jing stood amidst the inferno, clad in Shadowflame Entwined Armor and wielding the Forgotten Giant Sword.

Despite the searing temperatures of several hundred degrees, the shadowflame's insulation kept him unaffected. The only issue he faced was the thin oxygen supply.

As Xue Jing entered the Flame-Dwelling Exhibit Area, he had slain a total of twelve Flame-Dwelling creatures, but only three of them possessed divinity.

The combined divinity of those three creatures amounted to around three hundred points, a decent haul.

He didn't venture too deep into the exhibit, opting to remain in an area not far from the broken glass window, taking down only the Flame-Dwellers that drew near, attempting to escape through the breach.

After all, his goal was to farm divinity, and he didn't want to let these creatures loose to cause harm to ordinary people, even though it was that girl who initially shattered the window. Xue Jing had merely expedited the process... Nonetheless, if these Flame-Dwellers were to escape and wreak havoc, he would still shoulder 2% of the responsibility.

While it wasn't much of a psychological burden, it was best to avoid such a scenario.

Another monster, its body engulfed in raging flames, charged towards him, roaring ferociously. Xue Jing didn't even get a clear look at its appearance, nor did he bother to, as he casually swung his giant sword, extinguishing the flames in its path and delivering a precise strike to the creature.

"Boom—!"

Burning flesh and blood splattered everywhere as the monster was smashed into bits, perishing on the spot.

[Killed a special creature with divinity. Divinity +109]



Another satisfactory harvest, Xue Jing's spirit lifted.

He was close to earning the equivalent of a divine artifact or the divinity of a blessed individual.

His silver-white divine vertical pupil, the Godsend, pierced through the sea of flames, scanning the surroundings.

The countless dying screams of the Flame-Dwellers seemed to have a startling effect, alerting many of the monsters to the danger of venturing too close to this area.

Xue Jing waited for a while but didn't spot any new creatures approaching.

Just as he contemplated venturing deeper...

A pitch-black figure strode forward, treading on the molten lava that covered the ground.

Wherever this figure passed, the flames seemed to part like the Red Sea, scared and avoiding it as if it were a noble.

"Boom—!!"

In an instant, a substantial oppressive force rippled through the air, bearing down on Xue Jing.

The surrounding flames flickered and bent as if they were medieval commoners bowing before a noble.

Xue Jing narrowed his eyes, gazing at the humanoid figure approaching him.

Standing nearly three meters tall, it resembled a small giant. Its skin was composed of black, transparent crystals, through which countless fine circuits could be seen, resembling veins, but instead of blood, molten lava flowed within them.

The Black Crystal Giant had human-like features, but its eyes were a pair of circular rubies that constantly undulated like ocean waves. Through its transparent 'skin', one could see the countless lava veins and nerves connecting to those gemstones.

As the Black Crystal Giant fixed its gaze on Xue Jing, it slowly opened its mouth, emitting a hissing sound like that of a steam engine, and billowing black smoke poured forth.

"Looks like a heavyweight... Interesting," Xue Jing muttered.

This oppressive force reminded him of the pure-blood dragon guards he had encountered at the border.

The Black Crystal Giant also seemed to sense the dangerous aura emanating from Xue Jing, as it halted its steps, its right hand slowly rising.

The molten lava on the ground surged and converged into its palm, forming a sword-like weapon over five meters long, similar in shape to the Forgotten Giant Sword.

Immediately after, the countless lava circuits beneath its transparent skin lit up, accelerating their flow, and its black exterior began to emanate a crimson glow.

The Black Crystal Giant crouched slightly, bending its knees.

"Swoosh—"

In the blink of an eye, it vanished from its original spot and reappeared right before Xue Jing, its massive black lava sword inches away from his face.

However, as the Black Crystal Giant moved, so did Xue Jing.

With Twinborn Speed activated, he moved with incredible speed, dodging the potentially devastating strike and adjusting his grip on the Forgotten Giant Sword to hold it with both hands.

Using the Cyclone Thunder Power, spiral indentations appeared on his arms as he spun around, delivering a powerful backhand slash to the giant's waist.

"Bang-kacha—!!!"

The dull impact was accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering crystals. The upper body of the Black Crystal Giant was viciously twisted into an extremely distorted arc.

However, despite the force of the blow being enough to send a tank flying, it didn't break apart, and its feet remained firmly planted on the ground!

Witnessing this, Xue Jing immediately realized that this creature's physical defense was absurdly high.

Xue Jing's thoughts stirred, and a lightning dragon horn sprouted from his forehead, silver-white thunder arcs flashing on the Forgotten Giant Sword and spreading from the blade to the Black Crystal Giant.

With the Dragon Thunder entwined around him, a twenty-fold gravitational force bore down on the Black Crystal Giant, causing it to hesitate in its movement.

Seizing the opportunity, Xue Jing drew out a Dragon Sakura seed and pressed it against the giant's chest.

Countless thick, black roots instantly extended from the seed, which was the size of a walnut, tightly binding the Black Crystal Giant. Coil after coil wrapped around it with no gaps in between.

The Dragon Sakura's life force absorption ability came into effect, attempting to siphon away the giant's vitality.

However, Xue Jing immediately noticed that no life force was flowing into the Dragon Sakura.

"This thing... doesn't have any life force?" Xue Jing furrowed his brows.

At that moment, the Dragon Sakura roots binding the Black Crystal Giant began to tremble, emitting crackling sounds as if the wooden roots were breaking.

Xue Jing raised the Forgotten Giant Sword above his head, and countless black air currents coiled around the blade, coating it with a black membrane.

He channeled his flesh, muscles, tendons, and bones, expending half of the oxygen stored in his lungs.

"Secret Art: Awakening."

With a terrifying burst of power, he unleashed a strike akin to cleaving Mount Hua in two.

Along the way, all the air currents were stirred, and the originally blazing arena was momentarily cleared of flames, creating a vacuum zone with a diameter of several dozen meters.

"Boom—!!!"

With a deafening explosion, the Dragon Sakura roots offered no resistance and instantly turned to wood powder as the Forgotten Giant Sword mercilessly smashed into the Black Crystal Giant's head.

"Crack—!"

The crystalline head shattered, and lava-like blood splattered everywhere. The giant sword showed no mercy as it continued downward, cleaving through the neck, chest, abdomen...

It nearly split the Black Crystal Giant in two before the burst of power was finally exhausted, and the sword came to a halt.

Xue Jing checked the panel and didn't see any prompt indicating that he had gained divinity from the kill.

This situation meant that either the creature before him had no divinity, or it wasn't dead yet.

However, it was evident that such a formidable monster, which even forced him to use all his strength, wouldn't lack divinity.

Without hesitation, Xue Jing immediately raised the Forgotten Giant Sword again, channeling all the remaining oxygen in his lungs into his body and once more executing the Secret Art: Awakening, slashing at the remaining body of the Black Crystal Giant.

"Boom—!!!"

The remaining lower body also shattered into pieces under this strike.

Only countless black crystal shards, smaller than a fist, were left on the ground.

Xue Jing snapped his fingers, and countless black air currents converged, transforming into black flames that fell upon the shards, burning them slowly.

Occasionally, the black crystal shards would twitch as if trying to reassemble, but each time, Xue Jing would smash them with the Forgotten Giant Sword.

Gradually, under the relentless shadow flames, all the shards were completely annihilated.

Only then did a prompt appear on the skill panel.

[Killed a special creature with divinity. Divinity +1237]



Seeing this prompt, Xue Jing heaved a sigh of relief and waved his hand, dispersing the shadow flames.

By this time, having exhausted the oxygen stored in his lungs, he couldn't stay in this place any longer. Seeing that he had gained a considerable harvest, he didn't linger. He turned and, with a flash of light, left for the outside world.

...

Outside the glass window, Ning Yuantai had somehow ended up next to Sophia and Okakirika. He was holding a Flame Crab's claw and chewing on it. As he ate, he boasted like a middle-aged man at a drinking party, waving his hand extravagantly.

"Sister Sophia, you have no idea how awesome my brother Xue is."

"You know those pure-blood dragon species? How strong are they? Well, guess what? He beat one to death." Ning Yuantai pounded his chest and took another bite of crab meat. "Let me tell you, those so-called Molten Noble Breeds are nothing but punching bags for my brother Xue! They're as good as dead with a single punch!"

As his words landed, a figure leaped out from the fiery inferno within the glass window.

Xue Jing, having released the Shadowflame Entwined Armor, looked almost untouched by the battle. His clothes were barely rumpled, as if he had just returned from a quick trip to the bathroom.

He turned his head and gently blew away a small flame that had landed on his shoulder, brushing off the ash. Then, he looked at the three astonished people in the room and smiled. "I encountered a little trouble, but it's been taken care of."

...

(End of Chapter)

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