Chapter 301 Dealing with the Warcraft Corpse

Chapter 301 Dealing with the Warcraft Corpse
Xiao Ling smiled lightly, clearing away these distracting thoughts that occupied his mind. After all, no matter who caused the fall of this Sky Demon Phoenix, now that it had fallen into his hands, it was his.

When he has the chance to take Zi Yan to see the old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, Xiao Ling plans to find out by the way whether this is the only Sky Demon Phoenix that has suffered at his hands.

If Xiao Ling knew that there were other Heavenly Demon Phoenixes that had also met with misfortune and knew their approximate locations, he would not mind spending some time searching for them.

After all, if Xiao Yixiang and the others were also given a set of flying fighting skills made from the wings of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, it would bring them a lot of benefits.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Ling took out a sharp long knife from his ring. This knife was carefully made of materials from a sixth-level monster and was looted from the Black Horn Region. Facing this Sky Demon Phoenix that was almost about to break through to the eighth level when it was alive, its defense should not be underestimated even after death.

He injected his fighting spirit into the long sword, and the blade immediately emitted a faint light. Xiao Ling aimed at the relatively soft part under the mummy's wing, and then stabbed it fiercely.

At this moment, the body of the Sky Demon Phoenix sensed Xiao Ling's movements and reacted immediately. A powerful suction force suddenly burst out from its body, especially the pair of bone wings, which lit up with a dazzling jade light, forming a kind of protection and preventing Xiao Ling from taking further action.

Xiao Ling frowned. He didn't expect that even the dead Sky Demon Phoenix would have such a reaction. He increased the output of his fighting spirit, and the light on the long sword became more dazzling, forming a confrontation with the jade light on the Sky Demon Phoenix's body.

Xiao Ling tightly gripped the hilt of the knife, and with all his strength, he finally pulled the long knife out of the sheath. However, at the moment when the tip of the knife left the sheath, his expression instantly became extremely complicated, and he almost subconsciously covered his nose and mouth with his hands.

Xiao Ling thought that if an ordinary person smelled this stench of corpse, the smell would be enough to make them pass out!

He quickly held his breath and sealed the stench around the scabbard, fearing that the unpleasant smell would drift out and affect the three girls outside. He carefully sealed the scabbard tighter to ensure that no odor would leak out.

Then, Xiao Ling summoned a ray of strange fire and roasted the long sword in the flame for a few minutes. As time passed, the disgusting breath was finally evaporated by the high temperature of the strange fire and dissipated in the air.

Xiao Ling's eyes were focused on the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix again. There was a trace of disgust on his face, but he was shocked in his heart. He had known for a long time that there was still violent wind energy inside the corpse, but what surprised him was that this wind energy was actually mixed with a trace of hot breath.

"The bone wings of the Sky Demon Phoenix can be used to refine the Sky Goose Nine-Line Wings. The effect may be better than I expected." Xiao Ling's eyes flashed with excitement. He sealed his mouth and nose to prevent being invaded by the stench again, and then began to cut along the junction of the mummy's body with swift and skillful movements.

In just a few minutes, he had completely separated the pair of bone wings from the body of the Sky Demon Phoenix.

Just then, Zi Yan, who was tired of playing with the spaceship, pushed open his door and skipped in. She giggled, with a hint of mischief in her eyes, "It's too boring outside, I came to see how you are doing here."

Xiao Ling withdrew his thoughts, looked at Zi Yan helplessly, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her purple hair, and said with a smile, "I knew that you would get bored once the novelty wears off."

"Next, I will deal with the body of the Sky Demon Phoenix. You can watch from the side." Xiao Ling said as he flipped his palm lightly. Invisible flames shone from his palm. As he waved his hand, the flames suddenly surged and pounced towards the body of the Sky Demon Phoenix on the ground like a fire snake.

"With the Fallen Heart Flame, even if it has any residual power, it will not be a problem. Those precious materials are refined in this way." Xiao Ling explained to Zi Yan while operating, his tone revealing a hint of ease and confidence.

Zi Yan moved closer curiously, her eyes fixed on the flames and the body of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, as if she was full of anticipation for the changes that were about to happen.

The invisible flames tightly wrapped around the body of the Sky Demon Phoenix, releasing a suffocating high temperature, which slowly penetrated through the skin and into the shriveled flesh. With a series of "hissing" sounds, the skin and flesh that originally seemed to be withered actually showed an unimaginable toughness.

However, even such tenacity began to succumb under the continuous burning of the Fallen Heart Flame. The first to do so were the pale minions that looked like soft mud. They slowly shrank at an almost imperceptible speed, and their size gradually decreased.

As the size shrank, the color of the claws began to change, gradually changing from pale to a deep blue-red. At the tip of the claws, a sharp aura began to spread, as if even the air could be easily torn apart.

The skin of the Sky Demon Phoenix began to curl under the scorching of the invisible flame, but it still maintained its original shape without any signs of melting. The flesh inside it gradually turned into ashes under the high temperature, leaving only a small ball of blue-red blood. This blood exuded strong energy fluctuations, which were clearly reflected in Xiao Ling's soul perception.

A hint of joy appeared on Xiao Ling's face. He gently raised his palm, and a gentle suction force surged out from the palm of his hand. The blue-red blood slowly floated out from the holes in the skin, and finally hovered half an inch above his palm, like a beating heart.

However, the skin of the Sky Demon Phoenix was still as hard as before, with no signs of melting. Seeing this, Xiao Ling frowned slightly, and he increased the input of Dou Qi into the Fallen Heart Flame. The temperature of the invisible and colorless flame instantly increased, becoming even hotter.

"Xiao Ling, what are you doing? Why don't you just drip some blue and red blood onto the animal hide? If you keep burning it like this, you won't be able to get the magic core even if you burn it to ashes. Didn't you explain this process to me before?" Zi Yan couldn't help but teased as she watched Xiao Ling's operation.

Xiao Ling suddenly realized what Zi Yan said. He patted his forehead and said with a smile, "Oh, I was just testing the fire resistance of the hide. I know this method, but I just didn't think of it for the moment."

Zi Yan rolled her eyes, obviously not buying Xiao Ling's explanation, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Xiao Ling ignored Zi Yan's teasing and refocused his attention on the red blood floating above his palm. He mobilized his soul power and condensed it into a sharp blade. With a light swing, he accurately cut off one-fifth of the blood.

His gaze then turned to the withered skin of the Sky Demon Phoenix that was suspended in mid-air, surrounded by invisible flames but still firm. With a light tap of his finger, a small drop of blue-red blood shot out like an arrow from a bow, directly towards the withered skin.

As soon as the blue-red blood came into contact with the dead skin, it was immediately absorbed and quickly blended into it. The originally gray-white dead skin seemed to be injected with life and began to tremble. The blue-red color quickly spread from the point of contact with the blood, as if drawing a vivid pattern on the dead skin.

Seeing that the withered skin began to react, Xiao Ling quickly waved his hands, releasing an even more violent invisible flame that completely enveloped the withered skin. The temperature of the flame seemed to have reached a new height at this moment.

This time, the dead skin was no longer unresponsive as before. Under the scorching heat, it began to release wisps of green-red mist, which contained powerful energy fluctuations.

As time went by, the blue-red mist became more and more, and finally formed a blue-red mist like a cloud in the air in the room.

The reddish-blue cloud did not dissipate, but began to slowly wriggle as if it had life as more mist merged in. A special pressure emanated from the cloud, and then a roar with endless murderous intent echoed in the room.

Zi Yan felt this pressure, and her body was suddenly surrounded by a layer of purple light. Her purple eyes flickered with a desire to fight.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling frowned slightly, then released his huge fighting spirit to steadily suppress the pressure.

As Xiao Ling's technique changed, the invisible flames wrapped in the dry skin seemed to come to life, condensing into the shape of a fire python, which coiled into a snake formation, guarding Xiao Ling and Zi Yan. The fire python raised its head high and let out a deafening roar at the blue-red cloud. At this moment, a heart fire seemed to be ignited in the blue-red cloud, and the roar in the cloud suddenly became extremely painful. Not long after, the roar full of murderous intent stopped abruptly, leaving only a pure and domineering energy wave spreading in the room.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling retracted the pressure he had released before. The purple light on Zi Yan's body also began to dissipate gradually, but as she looked at the body of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, her eyes revealed a trace of increasingly obvious disgust.

"It seems that this guy was not a good person when he was alive, and he is still so restless after his death." Zi Yan curled her lips with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

Xiao Ling smiled slightly and comforted him: "Don't worry, these energies will soon be refined and become the materials we need."

As the Fallen Heart Flame continued to burn, the withered skin finally reached its limit. With a slight "bang", the green-red mist completely seeped out, and the withered skin could no longer withstand the high temperature of the strange fire, and exploded into countless ashes, which fell gently. At the same time, ten green-red claws fell from the ashes, and they were shining with sharp cold light.

The blue-red clouds in the air began to spin, forming a vortex, collapsing towards the center, and gradually shrinking in size. In the center of the vortex, a blue-red light became increasingly stronger.

When the last wisp of mist was absorbed, an irregular crystal flashing blue and red appeared in the air, emitting dazzling light, as if it contained infinite power.

When Xiao Ling saw this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. This crystal was the magic core of the Sky Demon Phoenix, and the essence of its life.

Afterwards, Xiao Ling retracted the invisible flames that filled the hall. He walked forward and reached out to catch the magic core of the Sky Demon Phoenix.

A satisfied smile appeared in his eyes, and he whispered to himself, "This is the magic core of a seventh-level peak Heavenly Demon Phoenix. It is really a rare treasure. Even an ordinary eighth-level magic core may not be able to compare with it. When the time comes, the seventh-grade pill refined with this magic core will definitely be among the best pills of the same level."

Then, Xiao Ling took out an exquisitely decorated jade box, carefully placed the magic core of the seventh-rank Heavenly Demon Phoenix into it, and gently closed the lid. Afterwards, he put the jade box into his storage ring to ensure the safety of the treasure.

Zi Yan's eyes were attracted by the ten sharp claws of the Sky Demon Phoenix. A hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, and she said to Xiao Ling: "Use those ten claws to make me a pair of boxing gloves. I want to use them to hit people. It must be very powerful."

Hearing Zi Yan's words, Xiao Ling was slightly startled, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind. He remembered that he had drawn a pair of boxing gloves that were very suitable for Zi Yan in the system, but he was too busy to give them to her. Now it seems that it is time to take them out.

So, Xiao Ling smiled easily and made up an excuse: "I found a pair of boxing gloves when I was searching for treasures in the Black Horn Region some time ago. I think they are suitable for you. I was so busy that I forgot to give them to you. Now that I remember them, I'll give them to you."

Xiao Ling waved his hand lightly, and the Longyuan Kongling boxing gloves extracted from the system appeared in front of him. The boxing gloves were floating quietly, as if they had their own life. Its appearance even made the surrounding space tremble slightly, as if paying tribute to it.

The light around the gloves seemed to be distorted by some mysterious force, and the deep purple-black tones merged with the surrounding space, and the boundaries became blurred, making it difficult to distinguish.

Zi Yan was confused by Xiao Ling's words, but when her eyes fell on the boxing gloves, her eyes immediately flashed with excitement, as if she had discovered a treasure. She stared at the boxing gloves tightly, as if attracted by some kind of magic, and could no longer look away.

Looking at the boxing gloves, Zi Yan felt a strong feeling in her heart, as if she had met her destined partner. She felt that the boxing gloves were tailor-made for her and perfectly suited her fighting style.

Seeing Zi Yan's delight, Xiao Ling smiled slightly, then waved his hand, and the boxing gloves floated lightly in her direction. Seeing this, Zi Yan immediately took the boxing gloves into her arms, with a happy smile on her face.

She played with the gloves, her eyes sparkling with excitement, and asked with a smile: "Hehe, I like this pair of gloves so much! What's its name? Why do I feel like there is a kind of dragon power in it? It should be made of materials from dragon monsters, right? But it seems to be a little different from my bloodline, so it shouldn't be made of materials from the Taixu Ancient Dragon, right? But this material doesn't look simple either..."

Hearing Zi Yan's words, Xiao Ling couldn't help but tap her head lightly, and said with a slightly amused tone: "What are you talking about? In the Douqi Continent, who dares to use the materials of the Taixu Ancient Dragon to make weapons? Don't even think about such a thing. Even the top forces dare not offend the Taixu Ancient Dragon. Don't talk nonsense outside."

He paused and continued, "This boxing glove is called the Longyuan Void Spirit Boxing Glove. As for what material it is made of, I'm not too sure. Anyway, just use it."

Xiao Ling shook his head slightly, with a helpless smile on his face. He knew that Zi Yan had not yet returned to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, and had not yet truly realized the power and majesty of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. If the elders of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan heard Zi Yan's remarks, they would probably be very angry.

Zi Yan was flicked on the forehead by Xiao Ling. She stuck out her tongue playfully and said with a heartless smile: "Hey, I understand. I won't say nonsense again in the future."

Xiao Ling did not continue to talk about this issue, but changed the subject and said to Zi Yan: "Now, you only need to drop a drop of blood on it, and this boxing glove will recognize its master. Once the recognition is completed, it can be stored in your body and be ready to be summoned and used at any time."

Zi Yan followed Xiao Ling's instructions. She gently cut a small cut on her thumb and squeezed out two drops of dark golden blood. They dripped onto the two gloves, as if they had found a home.

The moment the blood touched the gloves, they emitted a faint purple light, trembled slightly for a few times, and then turned into a stream of light and merged into Zi Yan's fist. On the skin on the back of her hand, two dragon-shaped patterns flashed for a moment, and then disappeared.

Under Xiao Ling's guidance, Zi Yan completed the blood-recognition ritual. She felt that she had established an inexplicable connection with the pair of boxing gloves, as if the boxing gloves would immediately appear on her fists as long as she had a thought.

According to this feeling, Zi Yan tried to summon the boxing gloves. Suddenly, a shadow of a boxing glove appeared above her fist, and then the shadow gradually became solid and began to shrink until it perfectly fit her fist and was exactly the same as her hand shape.

Zi Yan excitedly put on her boxing gloves, then swung them gently. The collision of her two fists actually caused a slight spatial fluctuation in the room.

"Wow, these boxing gloves are so cool!" Zi Yan was having a lot of fun. She felt as if she had new power, and every punch was full of rhythm and power.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling quickly took action to calm the ripples in space. He reminded helplessly: "We are still in the space wormhole, don't get too excited. When we get to Zhongzhou, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to test the power of this thing."

Hearing Xiao Ling's words, Zi Yan stuck out her tongue, and with an intention, she took the gloves back into her hand, giggled and said, "I don't want to play with you anymore. I'm going to go play with Qinglin and the others." After that, she jumped open the door and left the room.

Xiao Ling looked at Zi Yan's departing back and shook his head helplessly, but with a doting smile on his face: "This girl will definitely not behave herself in the future. I just hope she won't cause any trouble in the space wormhole."

After retracting his gaze, Xiao Ling looked at the wings of the Sky Demon Phoenix again. A fiery look appeared in his eyes, and he immediately began to refine his flying fighting skills...

(End of this chapter)