Chapter 194: Chapter 179: The Problem

Jeming remained motionless.

The power of alchemy silently activated beneath his feet, and the scorching ground split open without a sound under the invisible force, with rocks and scorched earth flowing aside like water.

In the blink of an eye, a narrow tunnel large enough to accommodate his body was excavated.

He flickered into it, then used alchemy to close the entrance, completely concealing himself.

During the hiding process, Jeming lightly rotated his left wrist, and a Fourth Level Defensive Talisman Witchcraft emitted a faint glow.

Following a brief delay, an almost transparent Elemental Shield silently enveloped his body.

This shield was not just a defense; the runes on its surface possessed a subtle effect of isolating aura and energy fluctuations, enough to perfectly conceal his presence in this scorching underground environment.

According to the information obtained from the Soul Search on the soul of the Second Level Magma Giant, Jeming knew the approximate troop distribution at this Magma Giant gathering point like the back of his hand.

There are a total of over a dozen Second Level Magma Giants in the inner circle, guarding the most central core of the stronghold.

On the outskirts, thousands of First Level Magma Giants are densely distributed. Some are patrolling, some are transporting rocks, tirelessly maintaining this stronghold.

“Over a dozen Second Level, thousands of First Level, and the strongest leader has reached the Peak of Second Level… With the combat capabilities of the Magma Giants, if there was a direct encounter, even I would get hurt.” Jeming contemplated in the narrow tunnel.

“But since currently I have the advantage, as long as I’m fully prepared, there won’t be any problem.”

However, this was not his main objective here.

His primary reason for coming here was to collect the Red Dust Qi.

Thinking of this, Jeming was no longer anxious. He settled into the hole he had dug, adjusting his breathing to meditate and absorb the Fire Element from the surrounding space while calmly and leisurely contemplating his next plan of action.

His thoughts naturally drifted towards those Magma Giants he had captured and was about to conduct “Soul Search” on, and—if he used the Red Dust Qi from these Magma Giants to make a Magic Potion, what would it feel like?

The characteristic of the Red Dust Potion lies in its ability to let the user personally experience the life experiences of the producer of the Red Dust Qi.

In the past, most of the Red Dust Qi Jeming used came from ordinary humans or humanoid creatures in the Elorcia Plane.

These groups more or less shared similar physical structures and societal constructs, so the experiential difference wasn’t significant, mostly consisting of emotional perceptions.

But now, if the target were Elemental Creatures like Magma Giants composed of rock and lava, the unpredictability of such experience would grow exponentially.

“Could it perhaps lead to a ’Alien Race Flavor’ type of Red Dust Potion?” Jeming couldn’t help but laugh.

He imagined how he would genuinely experience the primal and fiery emotions of the Magma Giants, or perhaps sense their affinity for magma and aversion to ice and snow.

“If that really happens, the mental training effect of these things might prove to be surprisingly effective.”

He wasn’t worried that such obvious potion effect would cause any issues when circulated within the Wizard Civilization.

Choosing the Red Dust Potion as his primary sales product in the first place was, of course, a well-considered decision.

Not only because the effect of the Red Dust Potion itself was easier to sell.

More importantly, the inherent nature of the Red Dust Potion could effortlessly lead other wizards to associate with concepts related to the Power of Faith.

In fact, to Jeming, the so-called Power of Faith closely resembles the “Power of Incense” from the Cultivation Immortality World, which is a powerful Spiritual Energy gathered from the thoughts of millions of mortals.

The Red Dust Qi he was collecting now, in the eyes of other wizards, probably resembles the “impurities” of the Power of Faith—The Power of Faith is pure and directional, whereas the Red Dust Qi is vast and chaotic, yet undeniably, both exhibit significant correlation in terms of manifested effects.

It was precisely upon arriving at the Elorcia Plane that Jeming chose to focus his research on “Divine Power Faith Network”.

He had extensively explored the essence and classifications of Power of Faith.

Therefore, when he presented the Red Dust Potion, many wizards regarded it as a by-product of his research on the “Divine Power Faith Network”, or a research outcome reflecting some accompanying phenomenon.

Wizards are very clever; they excel at analyzing various clues to construct reasonable logical explanations within their minds.

Jeming utilized this aspect.

He didn’t need to fabricate any seamless excuses or deliberately explain the sources of Magic Potion Raw Materials.

As long as he didn’t directly expose the Red Dust Qi, other wizards would naturally perfect the “rationalization” of the Red Dust Potion based on the knowledge system and research directions he exhibited, deducing it as a by-product of his in-depth research efforts.

As a result, Jeming was not at all worried that the Magic Potion made from the Red Dust Qi of the Magma Giants would be found suspicious by Professor Clark or other High Tier Wizards.

However, just as he was enthusiastically contemplating, he unexpectedly encountered an extremely bizarre situation.

He hadn’t collected a single hint of Red Dust Qi from the Magma Giants!

Jeming’s consciousness immediately delved into his dantian, conducting a meticulous and thorough inspection around the Talisman collecting the Red Dust Qi.

The Talisman was still slowly and sporadically gathering faint Red Dust Qi.

Unfortunately, upon Jeming’s examination, it became evident that all of this originated from the wizards, rather than the thousands of Magma Giants in front of him!

“What’s going on?! Could there be a problem with the talisman?” Jeming couldn’t help but furrow his brows, a look of confusion in his eyes.

He re-sensed the surrounding Magma Giants, their roars, their labor, their mutual collisions… all indicated that they possessed wisdom and emotions, which should be able to generate Red Dust Qi!

Jeming recalled the emotional fluctuations on the battlefield when the wizards were fighting over the spoils.

That Red Dust Qi was so thin and precious, yet it really existed.

And these Magma Giants, both in terms of quantity and situation, should be able to produce enough Red Dust Qi for his talisman to capture!

“Because they’re an alien race… No!” Jeming decisively shook his head halfway through this possibility.

The characteristic of conceptual materials is that as long as the basic conditions are met, they can be obtained.

There’s no doubt that the basic conditions for Red Dust Qi don’t involve any racial issues, and even the records in the Great Dao Book Pavilion include specific records of Demon Race settlements able to collect Red Dust Qi.

“Could it be that for the biological system of the Magma Giants, this underground post isn’t considered a real ’society’?” Jeming pondered in his heart.

This could be possible, as all other conditions fit.

But Jeming is not certain now.

The only solution now is to check out a larger Magma Giant’s post!

If the Red Dust Qi can’t be collected there either, he will need to reassess the situation here.

As for how to find a larger Magma Giant gathering point…

“Based on the ecological information of the Magma Giants, the leader there surely knows the coordinates of a larger gathering point.”

Thinking of this, Jeming no longer concealed himself.

He even actively released his energy fluctuations, his figure moving out of the underground cover.

His appearance instantly shattered the peace of the underground hollow.

“Intruder detected!!” An on-patrol Magma Giant first let out an ear-splitting roar.

Jeming didn’t give them any chance to react, directly activating battle mode.

He moved with a thought, and the six “Autonomous Floating Cannons,” which had long been strengthened and modified, instantly unfolded, surrounding him in a circular formation.

Simultaneously, hundreds of small crystalline Attack-type Talisman Witchcraft tools appeared around his body.

These pre-prepared Talisman Witchcraft tools formed a slightly smaller “Great Light Appearance” combat posture around his body!

“Kill!”

With a cold shout from Jeming.

The array of hundreds of small talisman witchcraft tools making up the Great Light Appearance released dense energy missiles, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, instantly covering the surroundings filled with First Level Magma Giants.

Meanwhile, under the control of the Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror, the six Autonomous Floating Cannons began pouring fire, with precise energy beams shooting towards those trying to organize a counterattack among the Second Level Magma Giants.

Magma Giants roared and charged, their bodies becoming tougher in the high-temperature environment, with viscous magma flowing over them, almost turning into a semi-liquid state.

Their affinity for the Fire Element reached its peak as well, with the magma projectiles they shot being even hotter, and the ground spikes even harder.

The Fourth Level Shield on him was still effective; Jeming had no intention of defense, all his attention focused on the Attack-type Talisman Witchcraft tools behind him.

In his haste to verify the issue, Jeming had no intention of slowly capturing live specimens. The fluctuating Rune lights devastated the first wave of gathered Magma Giants with terrifying destructive power.

“High-frequency sound wave suppression!”

Taking advantage of this gap, Jeming used High-Frequency Sound Wave Magic.

Although these Magma Giants were in a fortified state, the sound waves could still cause discomfort in their internal crystal structures, briefly stalling their movement.

“Tsk! The research was too busy, most talisman witchcraft tools weren’t even replaced with targeted destructive witchcraft!”

Feeling the effects of the talisman witchcraft tools bursting behind him, Jeming couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

“The Great Light Appearance’s destructive power is indeed strong, but the downside is it’s a bit too overwhelming.”

Once activated, all matter before him would be blasted away, leaving no spoils behind.

But producing new talisman witchcraft tools is not as simple as altering core glyphs; each one requires significant thought from Jeming.

“Forget it, now is not the time to consider this.”

Jeming concentrated his mind, maneuvering the Great Light Appearance to aim at the second wave of barely regrouped Magma Giants.

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