Chapter 270: Chapter 172: Core Area, Climbing the Heavenly Ladder!
Is this really sixteen?
Qin Shi’s face was full of disbelief. This burly man, standing over two meters tall with a broad waist, shoulders that could fit a person, and arms as thick as a horse’s neck, looked thirty at the very least.
“I’m from Zhou City. Everyone calls me Yan Ren. I’m a senior in high school! Haven’t taken the college entrance exam yet!”
Hammer Brother chuckled sincerely.
“You’ve grown up a bit too fast, buddy.”
Qin Shi used telekinesis to pull out the Boss Level Rust Beast’s partially evolved Heart of the Furnace, holding it in his hand.
The item felt quite heavy, weighing about several dozen pounds, with high density and extremely hard texture, even when he clenched it vigorously with his fingers, it left no mark.
[Ingredient Classification: Heart of the Furnace (Defective)]
[Edible Parts: Whole]
[Consuming Effects: Efficient conversion, radioactive absorption, super-stomach…]
“This counts as an extra reward.”
Qin Shi felt satisfied but also puzzled. How was he supposed to eat such a large iron heart?
If he swallowed it directly, his intestines might fall apart.
Even if the Overgrowth trait is powerful, it probably can’t digest it, right?
“Supermodel Brother, shouldn’t we be running? The radiation is too intense; our Life Force won’t last much longer!”
Yan Ren, now demoted to Hammer Junior, whispered a reminder.
The Boss Level Rust Beast was crushed, and the ensuing radiation heat was dozens of times higher than normal beasts.
The skyrocketing temperature, like a massive smelting furnace, melted the remaining beasts’ flesh and blood, turning into pools of bright red, viscous liquid, like lava flowing slowly, converging toward the slightly lower central area.
“Warm and cozy, quite comfortable.”
Contrary to Hammer Junior Yan Ren’s experience, Qin Shi’s flesh was wriggling madly, with the Life Seed growing sturdier and the internal glow washing over his organs wave after wave.
If it weren’t for the high temperature, he would have loved to stay for a few hours to enhance his Mortal Body.
Qin Shi placed his hand on Hammer Junior Yan Ren’s shoulder and easily threw his massive body towards a steep cliff.
Next, he stomped hard, using the huge rebound force to leave the highly polluted fiery zone.
“Supermodel Brother, are you the rumored disciple of Nanhuang Daoist School?”
Hammer Junior Yan Ren looked at Qin Shi with eyes glowing; it was the first time he had seen a peer with such a strong physique.
“Yes, I’ve heard my name hung at the Ying Family, with a bounty of billions. Do you want to make some money?”
Qin Shi asked jokingly, he saved Hammer Junior out of convenience.
“My family isn’t exactly short of money.”
Yan Ren scratched his head and laughed.
His approachable tone had a hint of extravagant wealth.
Qin Shi recalled, are there any wealthy families named Yan in Zhou City?
He quickly found the answer:
“Is your dad Yan Chong?”
Yan Ren nodded, seemingly embarrassed:
“Low-key, low-key, we’re just an ordinary family, nothing worth boasting about.”
Qin Shi’s gaze towards Yan Ren changed slightly, that rugged and old-fashioned face suddenly shone with gold.
Yan Chong of Zhou City is considered a significant figure who has risen in the past twenty years, owning hundreds of mines and commanding tens of thousands of employees, a bona fide big boss.
With the mining trade continuously rising, Yan Boss’s business has grown bigger. Once Heng Province’s lockdown is lifted, he will undoubtedly soar sky-high!
“With mines at your home, how ordinary could it be.”
Qin Shi shook his head. The majority of mining rights in Heng Province are tightly held by four pioneering families. For Yan’s family in Zhou City to keep hundreds of mines shows their strength.
Hammer Junior Yan Ren smiled heartily and familiarly asked:
“Supermodel Brother, do you have anything to eat? I’m starving.”
Qin Shi thought, buddy, you’re quite blunt.
He spread his Spiritual Power, always faintly locking onto Yan Ren, and didn’t sense any malicious fluctuations. He took two boxes of Nutritional Paste from his tactical backpack and threw them over:
“Only these left, take them and eat.”
Yan Ren received them and said awkwardly:
“Supermodel Brother, what about you?”
Qin Shi grabbed a handful of red crystals, calmly said:
“These are enough. Later, I’ll raid that team’s hideout to see if I can find some rations.”
Nanhuang Daoist School’s Cultivation Furnace has this advantage.
Accumulating energy and storing nutrients daily.
At the time of depletion, it can sustain for a long while.
With Qin Shi’s current strength, he could maintain quite a strong state even if he didn’t eat or drink for ten days.
“No wonder you’re a supermodel! This thing, without extraction, the pollution impurities are particularly many. Only those who have fully developed their Life Force can refine and absorb it with their Mortal Body!”
Yan Ren clicked his tongue. His family runs mines, which are mostly outside the urban areas.
So he often interacts with alien creatures, understanding that their energy cores are akin to unrefined radioactive material, very dangerous.
“Supermodel Brother, is Old Martial Limit Break always this fierce? Even someone with ninety-nine points of Life Force at the half-step Specialized Level couldn’t eat this.”
Yan Ren munched on Nutritional Paste while marveling.
“I see your physique is strong too. What school do you follow?”
Qin Shi operated his Cultivation Furnace like a turbine, absorbing the energy factors contained in the red crystals.
His Spiritual Power was exceptionally refined, peeling away impurities thread by thread, ensuring the purity of his flesh.
“Nowadays, New Martial Arts are widely promoted, with so many Old Martial Arts scammers, it’s hard to learn real skills without special connections.”
Yan Ren regretted, his large physique could be considered a good candidate for Old Martial Arts.