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Chapter 37: It’s So Good to Have Him Here!

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: It’s So Good to Have Him Here!

The giant bird collapsed, and the ground shook beneath Xu Qingsui’s feet.

Still reeling from the shock of the giant bird’s appearance, she was caught off guard and plopped onto the ground.

Xu Qingsui had fallen not far from the giant bird’s beak. The bird stretched out its neck, trying to bite her.

But it was powerless. Its head scraped against the ground for a while, yet it couldn’t get an inch closer to her.

Seeing this, Xu Qingsui finally understood.

The giant bird had already lost its ability to cause harm, which was why it was imprisoned in this Yunling Pill.

It must have been kept barely alive so that whoever consumed the pill could better absorb the bird’s spiritual power.

With that thought, Xu Qingsui wasted no more time.

She mimicked how she had absorbed the spirit body before, raising her hand and placing her palm on the giant bird’s forehead.

The giant bird tried to struggle, but it didn’t have an ounce of strength left.

As she released her spiritual power, Xu Qingsui’s form flickered, and she appeared in another space.

She was surrounded by lava, with flashes of lightning crackling through it from time to time.

Beneath her feet was a tiny patch of ground. The slightest misstep would send her plunging into a land of no return.

The churning lava and flashing lightning seemed to be a show of force directed at her.

Xu Qingsui’s brow furrowed. ’Where am I supposed to find the giant bird’s spirit body in all this?’

Just as she was beginning to feel overwhelmed, she caught a glimpse of something strange out of the corner of her eye.

But when she looked again, there was nothing but a sea of crimson.

Xu Qingsui didn’t think she had been mistaken. She immediately fixed her gaze on the spot, not daring to blink.

After a while, her eyes began to ache and sting, and tears welled up at the corners.

From staring so intently at the lava, the searing crimson made her eyes burn, as if a red film had covered her vision.

Just as she was about to give up, she finally saw that flicker of strangeness again.

Amidst the crimson lava, a speck of inky-black light appeared for an instant.

It vanished just as quickly, but she had seen it clearly.

Seeing the speck of light this time, she felt a sense of familiarity. She frowned in thought, and then her face lit up with realization.

’That inky-black speck... isn’t that the giant bird’s ink-black wings, crackling with lightning?’

’That must be the giant bird’s spirit body.’

’It seems the spirit body is hidden within the lava.’

Despite this breakthrough, Xu Qingsui didn’t feel the slightest bit of joy.

The lava churned below, occasionally spattering onto the small platform at her feet.

Even when a drop landed near her feet, she could feel a wave of intense heat wash over her.

It was a clear sign of just how high the lava’s temperature was.

To absorb the giant bird’s spirit body, she had to make contact with it.

The lava was acting as a shield for the giant bird’s spirit body hidden within it.

And she didn’t dare reach a hand into it.

Xu Qingsui’s brows knitted together. She knew what she had to absorb, but she had no way of getting to it.

Staring at the churning lava, Xu Qingsui felt her enthusiasm wane.

’I guess a real treasure isn’t so easily absorbed.’

’No wonder that stinky seafood said it would depend on how well I could absorb it.’

’There’s no way for me to even begin like this!’

Frustrated, Xu Qingsui stomped her foot twice.

But after the second stomp, a "CRACK!" echoed out, and Xu Qingsui froze, dumbfounded.

The sound had come from beneath her feet. A terrible thought immediately flooded her mind.

"Oh no, please no! Please no!"

She whispered a prayer as she slowly lowered her head to look at where the sound had come from.

A distinct crack had appeared in her line of sight.

Xu Qingsui’s eyes flew wide. ’It’s over!’

Just then, the edge of the platform began to crumble, and small bits of rock fell directly into the lava.

Xu Qingsui watched helplessly as the pebbles instantly melted into liquid the moment they touched the lava.

GULP.

Watching this, she couldn’t help but swallow hard.

’It’s over!’

’I was just trying to take an elixir to increase my spiritual power.’

’But I got too arrogant and walked right into a dead end.’

She remembered very clearly what the stinky seafood had said: if she died inside a Mutant’s Sea of Consciousness, it would be a true death.

Looking at the sea of crimson before her, Xu Qingsui gave a bitter smile.

’I thought I was lucky, dying once only to be given a second chance by the heavens.’

’But now it seems I’m not lucky at all. I’m just cursed with bad luck.’

’I managed to get a Treasure Spirit Pill, but I’m not fated to enjoy its benefits.’

A moment later, the platform beneath Xu Qingsui’s feet gave way completely.

As the platform shattered, Xu Qingsui’s body began to fall.

She silently closed her eyes. In this situation, there was no escape.

She couldn’t change her fate, but she didn’t want to watch herself dissolve into sludge.

Xu Qingsui expected the searing lava to bring a pain worse than death.

But the pain she imagined never came. Instead, she felt nothing at all.

She frowned. ’Could it be that the lava is so hot I can’t even feel the pain?’

Just as she was thinking, Xu Qingsui cried out with a yelp.

It wasn’t from a burn. To her surprise, it felt like she had been zapped with electricity.

The sudden sensation made her snap her eyes open.

Only then did Xu Qingsui realize she was floating on the surface of the lava.

Her body hadn’t been burned by the lava; she didn’t even feel any intense heat.

’Then what was that just now?’

Just as she was wondering, her body was zapped again. She convulsed, splashing lava everywhere.

Fortunately, the sensation was only momentary. After it faded, she was left with only a slight discomfort.

A suspicious look crossed Xu Qingsui’s face as she suddenly thought of something.

’It’s the giant bird’s spirit body.’

’That giant bird must have developed both its Thunder and Fire Attributes.’

’But its Thunder Attribute must be stronger.’

’And its spirit body has been hiding in the lava this whole time.’

’After I fell into the lava, it used its Thunder Attribute to zap me.’

Realizing the giant bird was a spent force, Xu Qingsui felt a sudden wave of retroactive fear.

’Even in that state, its Sea of Consciousness is this powerful.’

’If I had faced it at its peak, I probably would have been annihilated long ago.’

This realization, however, only strengthened Xu Qingsui’s resolve to absorb the giant bird’s spirit body.

She was certain that absorbing such a powerful spirit body would grant her a massive boost.

With hope reignited in her heart, Xu Qingsui began to carefully survey her surroundings.

The giant bird’s spirit body was hidden here. If she could just find it, the rest would be easy.

Xu Qingsui carefully observed her surroundings, getting zapped a few more times in the process.

Fortunately, the jolts were only strong enough to cause temporary discomfort and didn’t truly hinder her.

In fact, it was while being zapped that she discovered her opening.

To zap her, the bird had to reveal an opening, creating a slight ripple in the space around her.

Therefore, if she was fast enough to spot that opening, she’d have a chance to drag out the spirit body.

With a plan in mind, Xu Qingsui held her breath and focused, waiting to be zapped.

A few breaths later, Xu Qingsui’s pupils constricted. She kicked her feet and shot forward through the lava.