Chapter 126: Advanced! Trouble Ahead?

“What’s this?” Seeing Rod take out a magic bag, Lucy asked in confusion. Could there be anything else besides the essence cores?
The next moment, she saw Rod pull out a pile of various items from the magic bag—materials from different magical beasts. Most of these had been obtained over the past few days, though some came from hunting magical beasts in the Void Space. If she had known that everyone here traded using magical beast essence cores, she should have taken the time to exchange these items for cores yesterday. That would have made things easier.
“Did you hunt all these?” Seeing the room almost filled with all sorts of materials, Lucy’s eyes showed shock. Among them were body parts of many magical beasts she recognized. Roughly estimating, there were at least fifty magical beasts’ materials here, all of high rank. Her gaze toward Rod became strange—she hadn’t expected his achievements to be so remarkable. Probably, even within her own family, few could compare to him. Truly a madman. She was also surprised that Rod had the leisure to carry all these items with him instead of disposing of them.
“Mm, let me see. These materials from imperial-grade magical beasts aren’t very valuable. This pile should be enough to exchange for three imperial-grade later-stage essence cores!
As for these, the materials from sacred-grade magical beasts are better, especially these few items. They should easily exchange for five sacred-grade later-stage essence cores!
No way… you…” When Lucy’s gaze fell on the last pile of materials, her expression completely changed, revealing unmistakable shock and astonishment!
“They’re all materials from quasi-divine-grade magical beasts! Good heavens, especially these—materials from quasi-divine-grade later-stage beasts! And over here, there are materials from five divine-grade early-stage beasts! Good heavens! Five divine-grade beast materials and twenty-one quasi-divine-grade materials! How did you do this? These beasts are extremely rare. I heard they only exist in the Battlefield of Death. You didn’t go there, did you? Good heavens…” Looking at the magical beast materials Rod had obtained from the Void Space, Lucy lost her composure and exclaimed loudly.

These are truly priceless treasures, especially those rare magical beast materials—all of them are extremely scarce. That Death Battlefield? Few people dare to go there, not even those from the four major families would venture there recklessly! Looking at Rod, Lucy’s eyes were filled with shock: “All… all of these were killed by you?” She swallowed hard, realizing her breathing had become rapid.

“If I’m not mistaken, yes, they were all killed by me. Unless I’ve lost my memory, what’s the problem? These are materials from quasi-divine and divine-level magical beasts, and they’re all rare, right?” Rod frowned in confusion. How could it be? The quasi-divine-level magical beast materials Lucy mentioned were actually obtained by him after hunting late-stage saint-level magical beasts in the Void Space. How did they suddenly become materials for quasi-divine-level beasts? And those supposed divine-level materials were all from quasi-divine-level beasts he hunted in the final stage! Had their levels suddenly increased?

Deep in thought, Rod suddenly felt a surge of alarm—could it be because of the Void Space? Were the magical beasts there actually one level higher than he thought? In other words… At that thought, a excited smile appeared on Rod’s face. If that were true, he would be extremely wealthy.

“Are these all materials from divine-level magical beasts? What is that Death Battlefield?” Rod asked Lucy, feeling an unusual surge of enthusiasm.

“There’s no doubt about it. I wouldn’t mistake them. And their quality is excellent. I never expected you to be so rich—these assets could rival those of small families. Impressive!” Lucy nodded confidently. She might make mistakes about other things, but she would never get the magical beast cores wrong. No one knew them better than her.

“Wait, that’s not right. What did you say? You don’t know about the Death Battlefield? Then where did you get these things? These magical beasts only exist in the Death Battlefield! You…” But after a moment, Lucy seemed to remember something and shouted loudly.

“Shh… speak quieter. Do you want to die? I really haven’t been there. I got these from a hidden place—I didn’t steal them. Don’t worry, I don’t even have the ability to steal!” Rod said helplessly, smiling wryly at the excited Lucy.

“Hmm, that makes sense. The materials are all here. It seems you caught them yourself. Could it be… could it be you went to that place, the sacred land of your dragon race?” Lucy’s expression changed again as she hurriedly asked, her face filled with surprise and disbelief. That place was a legendary existence—no one could get deep inside! It was possible those things really did exist there! Rod naturally knew the place Lucy was talking about and looked at her in confusion. This guy was unusual; he knew too much. The Void Space—according to Sognar and the others, even within the dragon race, not many people knew about it! “Never mind where you got these from. They’re definitely divine-grade. These materials from quasi-divine-grade magical beasts can be exchanged for four core nuclei of higher-tier quasi-divine-grade magical beasts due to their scarcity! If you want to exchange them, I can help you find a buyer. Five core nuclei of higher-tier quasi-divine-grade magical beasts—I won’t deceive you. If you think it’s not enough when you bring them, come to me. I don’t lie, really. Remember, don’t sell them to anyone else!” Lucy said urgently, worried that Rod might dispose of those items. “Okay, I promise!” Rod was already overjoyed. Why would he care about such a trivial matter? If it weren’t for Lucy, he might have had those items stolen from him. Thinking that they were all core nuclei of divine-grade magical beasts, Rod felt a bit sad—sad for using so many in the Void Space. It also strengthened his resolve: if he got the chance, he must go hunting thoroughly. “And this too, take a look!” Finally, Rod took out the item he obtained by killing the Red Scorpion and showed it to Lucy. “The Red Scorpion clan… Heaven! You… you can’t be… It has a divine-grade aura! It’s actually a beginner-level divine-grade Red Scorpion… You…” Seeing the material, Lucy’s expression changed even more dramatically than when she saw the previous pile of materials! “Damn it, you really killed a beginner-level divine-grade Red Scorpion? Didn’t you know it was a member of the Red Scorpion clan? Do you realize what consequences this will bring? The Red Scorpion clan is extremely vengeful. If they find out… No, how did you kill it so quickly? Did you even get rid of its soul imprint?” Lucy anxiously grabbed Rod’s hand and asked. “I killed it. There wasn’t even a body left. No soul imprint—nothing like that…” Rod said helplessly with a wry smile. Of course he knew how terrifying a clan’s revenge could be, but it was this guy who forced him to do it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to fight against a divine-grade warrior.

“It’s over. This time it’s really over; they must have found out. The soul imprint is something unique to ourWorld of Warcraft clan, allowing us to connect with our family. They definitely know you killed him. You’re done for. The Red Scorpion clan is a subordinate group of the Scorpion King clan. Although our own clan isn’t strong, we have the Scorpion King clan as our backing, and they protect their own. This time it’s really bad—you might even end up being hunted by the Scorpion King clan. You…” Looking at Rod, Lucy felt frustrated at his incompetence.
“Put it away quickly. You can’t use this thing. Hide it well and wait for an opportunity to sell it in the underground market! No one will accept or dare to take it now. If you show up with clan members’ core essence and materials that aren’t recognized, you’ll only attract pursuit. Otherwise, do you think those major clans would hesitate to part with even a little bit of divine-gradeWorld of Warcraft core essence?” Lucy hurriedly urged Rod to put it away, saying with a grim expression, “If this gets out, no one can save you. That’s for sure in the Dark Source. Killing clan members here is taboo! Even if their own clan members die, their core essence and materials are kept for inheritance—how could they possibly sell them? I’m speechless about you! Hurry up!”
Hearing Lucy’s words, Rod looked helpless and smiled bitterly inwardly. Did he really think he wanted to use them? Reluctantly, he put them away. It seemed these things couldn’t be used anymore. Thankfully, his gains this time were still considerable.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face again. Adding his previous gains and the value of the materials, he now had 37 imperial-gradeWorld of Warcraft core essences—17 in the early stage, 6 in the middle stage, and 14 in the late stage. There were also 31 sacred-gradeWorld of Warcraft core essences: 12 in the early stage, 10 in the middle stage, and 9 in the late stage! Plus, after using the void space, he had 7 quasi-divine-grade early-stageWorld of Warcraft core essences, 3 quasi-divine-grade middle-stageWorld of Warcraft core essences, and 10 quasi-divine-grade late-stageWorld of Warcraft core essences. Of course, the equivalent materials already accounted for 5 of them! Finally, there were 5 divine-grade early-stageWorld of Warcraft core essences and 5 divine-grade early-stageWorld of Warcraft materials that could be exchanged for one divine-grade early-stageWorld of Warcraft core essence, along with 60 quasi-divine-grade late-stageWorld of Warcraft core essences! This was a huge fortune. It might not compare to the four major clans, but as Lucy said, it was enough for him to compete with smaller clans and buy whatever he needed without trouble.
At that moment, Rod was extremely excited. He almost hummed a tune. It felt great to be rich for the first time—so much so that he even forgot about all his troubles!

“You’d better think about how to deal with the Red Scorpion clan. What’s there to be happy about? There are two options: use some core nuclei to gain their forgiveness, or wait to be hunted. Think it over carefully. This time I’m helping you! Let me know once you’ve made up your mind. If it’s the first option, I might be able to assist you a bit!” Seeing Rod’s cheerful expression, Lucy was extremely annoyed. She pushed him hard and said loudly, “I really don’t understand how this guy can still be so happy in such a crisis.”