"Dear, look, I’ve retrieved the inner core of the big bully who was troubling you."
Kenny Lin offered the inner core to Amalia.
Amalia took the golden inner core, which looked similar to the inner core of the Black Star Beast.
"Did you break through?" she asked while putting the core away and looking at him.
Kenny Lin responded obediently, "Not yet, just a little more to go. I’ve absorbed ninety percent of the spiritual vein, only a thin layer is left. It should be gone soon. Your son is still inside."
Amalia walked to the spiritual vein and saw Wealth lying at the bottom, his body rising and falling.
The energy of the spiritual vein was automatically entering his body in large amounts.
Normally, a person would be overwhelmed by such an intake, but it showed no reaction, absorbing it like a bottomless pit.
"Will absorbing this much energy be harmful to its body?" Amalia asked worriedly.
"No, his vitals are normal. This phase of advancement is likely requires such an intake," Kenny Lin said cautiously.
Amalia frowned, "This isn’t a sustainable solution. We don’t know if it’s good or bad."
Kenny Lin replied, "What else can we do except of waiting?"
"I’ll look for more information later and see what’s going on," Amalia said, "There are many books in my storage ring that I haven’t read yet. Maybe they contain more detailed descriptions about Wealth. For now, we should leave this place. The Black Crested Gorilla is dead, and other demonic beasts or nearby human cultivators will surely come here."
"Even if they come, I can..." Kenny Lin started to say but stopped as Amalia stared at him expressionlessly.
He quickly covered his mouth.
He wouldn’t say anything more.
Amalia felt somewhat satisfied as she lifted Wealth out of the spiritual vein, which was now more like just a pit.
The energy inside was almost depleted, so even if someone came, they wouldn’t get much benefit from it.
Shortly after they left, the demonic beasts lurking nearby rushed into the spiritual pool’s ravine, heading straight for the spiritual vein.
When they found it was nearly empty, they didn’t hesitate and dove in.
Even a little bit of energy was better than nothing, especially since they normally wouldn’t have any chance to get even that.
The ravine where the spiritual vein was located became a battlefield, with constant sounds of fighting and explosions.
The thick fog in the sky swirled violently, mixed with dust rising from the ground.
Ajit Wan watched from nearby for a long time.
When the noise gradually subsided, he figured the battle had ended.
But who had won?
Was it Erod and his companions, or the Black Crested Gorilla?
He hoped both sides had been severely injured.
After all, the Black Crested Gorilla was strong, and Erod seemed to have some secret weapons.
"If they both got badly hurt, could I now take advantage of the situation?"
Ajit Wan stood there, conflicted.
The thought that Kenny Lin might be the victor never crossed his mind.
With his unlucky demeanor, Ajit Wan was sure he had already died in the fight between Erod and the Black Crested Gorilla.
"Wait, there are a lot more demonic beasts running over now," Ajit Wan suddenly realized something was off.
If the Black Crested Gorilla had won, these demonic beasts wouldn’t dare to approach it, fearing its might.
They wouldn’t be running over now unless they wanted to die.
Ajit Wan’s expression changed, becoming uncertain.
This meant that Erod and his companions were the ones who had ultimately won.
"But if they really killed the Black Crested Gorilla, they must have paid a heavy price. They might be exhausted by now. If I go over there at this moment, I might actually be able to get my revenge, kill them, and take back the spiritual vein."
Ajit Wan hesitated for a long time, unable to make up his mind.
As more time passed, he finally gritted his teeth.
"If I don’t go, I might regret it. If I do, there might be unexpected gains. Even if there aren’t, I can always leave quietly."
With his decision made, Ajit Wan quickly headed over.
His figure darted swiftly through the forest.
The place he had been hiding was not far from the ravine where the spiritual vein was located.
In no time, he reached his destination, hiding behind a large rock.
The terrain of the ravine had been completely destroyed by the Black Crested Gorilla.
Everywhere he looked, there were disordered rocks.
The one in front of him had been forcibly lifted from the ground by the gorilla.
"So intense," Ajit Wan muttered, still shocked by the devastation before him.
The battle must have been extremely fierce to cause such destruction.
Many traces had been obliterated, leaving only a few signs of the fight.
Ajit Wan searched for a while but couldn’t find the Black Crested Gorilla’s corpse, nor the bodies of Erod and his companions or that guy Tangy Taffy.
He had been certain that the Black Crested Gorilla was dead, but now he was unsure.
"Strange, why are there no bodies? There are a lot of bloodstains on the ground. Did the demonic beasts win and take the gorilla’s body with them?"
Ajit Wan’s face changed.
The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.
He anxiously looked towards the spiritual vein.
It was so large; how could they have dealt with it so quickly?
At that moment, several sharp beams of light descended from the sky.
The sharp beams instantly engulfed the demonic beasts in the spiritual vein pit and shredded them to pieces.
The nearby demonic beasts were terrified and scattered in all directions, and soon the demonic beast horde retreated.
"Senior Brother Liu!"
Recognizing the familiar aura of someone he knew, Ajit Wan called out joyfully, his gaze locking onto a white-robed young man standing on a rock.
He immediately revealed himself and ran over to him.