Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1068 - 423: Blood Ice and the Next Chamber

As explained by Chen Zheming, the Heart Core holds sway over the Floating Island's landscape shifts, the surrounding water currents' paths, and its overall drifting course.

Liang Yuan remains unaware of the exact mechanism at work.

The pressing matter at hand is locating that Heart Core.

The area before him likely serves as the core of the Floating Island Giant Corpse.

Liang Yuan examined his surroundings with care, a peculiar look crossing his features.

"Looks like no one's set foot here before."

"It's odd—how could Chang Yuntao, the Master of Fog City who's dwelled on this Floating Island for ages, fail to discover the heart?"

At once, memories of his own path flooded back, the aimless roaming within the Floating Island Giant Corpse.

Without the system allowing him to swap for vast quantities of corrosive glue, escape from what seemed like the stomach region would have taken who knows how long.

Given the challenges he faced, figures like Chang Yuntao probably stuck to navigating the blood vessel pathways alone.

These vascular routes connect from every angle, riddled with branching veins that complicate tracing back to the heart.

Unable to brute-force through the organ linings, they resorted to this cumbersome approach, undoubtedly far slower than his method.

With this realization, a surge of inner glee washed over Liang Yuan.

"Looks like the Heart Core's probably untouched—I still stand a good shot at claiming it!"

Visions of commanding the Floating Island and securing a mobile stronghold in the days ahead filled Liang Yuan with excitement.

Without delay, he launched into a thorough search of the area.

"What form does the Heart Core take? Could it be embedded within the atrium itself?"

His search yielded no results, prompting Liang Yuan to crease his brow.

He understood only that the Heart Core resided in the heart, yet Chen Zheming himself had never laid eyes on it.

The details came from whispers among the Earth Mother Sect's elite, their reliability a total mystery.

Liang Yuan eyed the enormous heart chamber ahead, encased in heavy frost and ice, his brow furrowing slightly: "Assuming the Heart Core is real, it has to be buried under all this ice. I've got to melt these layers to simplify the hunt."

With that in mind, Liang Yuan triggered his Superpower, unleashing a roaring Fire Dragon from his palms that swiftly ignited the frozen mass.

The ice melted into liquid under the intense heat, then vaporized into steam.

This rising vapor soon cooled and refroze, bulking up the upper ice sheets.

Witnessing this, Liang Yuan's frown deepened.

Though the atrium offered ample room, the lack of circulation trapped the steam inside.

The biting cold amplified the issue, fostering fresh layers of ice from the unvented moisture.

Thus, Liang Yuan could only chip away at isolated sections.

In response, he pulled back his hands, letting the Fire Dragon fade away.

"I should carve out a deep hole first, then reach the atrium's meat wall and dissolve it to drain the meltwater."

"This approach at least gives the chill a way to dissipate."

Pondering further, Liang Yuan set to work carving into the ice.

On this go, he kept the width narrow, forming a five-to-six-meter circle and plunging straight down.

Around ten meters in, the ice gave way, exposing the crimson atrium surface.

"Huh, not flesh—more ice!"

Liang Yuan prepared to press on but halted abruptly, realizing the red solidity wasn't organ tissue but continued frost.

A brief pause led to a sudden insight.

"Is this frozen remnants of blood from the atrium that never fully drained?"

The idea grew more convincing with each passing thought.

That crimson ice mound ahead was probably solidified blood.

His brow knit in concern, uncertain of the blood ice's depth, he resumed digging, oblivious to when he'd break through.

After advancing another two or three meters, the blood ice gleamed with a vivid scarlet hue, crystal-clear like a ruby, radiating waves of potent energy aura!

Liang Yuan stared in astonishment: "Even in death for so long, the lingering blood within the Floating Island Giant Corpse exudes such immense Spiritual Energy force!"

It was staggering to imagine the sheer might of this Floating Island Giant Corpse in its living days.

Abruptly, a notion struck Liang Yuan, causing him to freeze.

"Hold on, the blood of the Floating Island Giant Corpse..."

"Xu Yuan mentioned that Genetic Species are crafted from the essence blood of Mutant Beasts at the Genetic Species level."

"Initial Tier Genetic Species Mutant Beasts yield at most three Genetic Species."

"That's due to the low purity of essence blood in Initial Tier ones, with only a hazy Genetic Map—three marks the ceiling."

"On the flip side, essence blood from a Mutant Beast boasting a near-complete Genetic Map could yield far more Genetic Species, right?"

This train of thought drew Liang Yuan's eyes back to the vast blood ice expanse, sparking a flash of delight!

"The Floating Island Giant Corpse must be a Mutant Beast with an advanced Ice Attribute Genetic Map!"

"Could its inner blood forge Genetic Species of superior purity?"

The realization hit him that this obstructive blood ice blocking the Heart Core was in truth a treasure trove of Genetic Species!

Elation surged through Liang Yuan as he hurriedly gathered every chunk of blood ice.

"I wonder how much more blood ice lies below—if I harvest it all and devise a proper refinement technique, I could amass a bounty of Genetic Species."

Internally thrilled, Liang Yuan foresaw that commanding a host of Genetic Species would unlock advancement paths for his Yangshan allies.

Yangshan's power would soar dramatically, rendering threats from the Three Great Sects negligible, Heart Core or no.

Moreover, unearthing the Heart Core demanded clearing this blood ice regardless.

Thus, Liang Yuan transformed into a fervent ice excavator, relentlessly mining the blood ice.

Fortunately, his inventory space accommodated the haul; without it, hauling them out would prove a nightmare.

Time ticked by steadily, over an hour elapsing as Liang Yuan hollowed out a massive crater.

Half an hour prior, he'd touched the heart wall proper.

Liang Yuan then shifted to mining blood ice parallel to the heart walls.

As he worked, a twinge of worry crept in.

The outside world remained a blank; the Earth Mother Sect and Fog City's Master could already be clashing.

His companions—were they safe in the City of Ice Mist still?

He needed to snag the Heart Core fast and rush back to handle these crises.

Yet, having breached this chamber, abandoning the Blood Ice felt impossible.

But the sheer volume of Blood Ice meant solo digging could drag on endlessly.

Liang Yuan's mind whirled, seeking a workaround.

"Boom!"

Out of nowhere, a thunderous blast rocked the space.

Startled beneath the ice, Liang Yuan jolted.

He snapped his gaze upward to the ice tunnel above, then shot up in pursuit.

The blast originated from the left.

Liang Yuan dashed that way, fixing his eyes on a section of the Ice Wall.

The wall appeared intact, yet subtle tremors betrayed activity.

Pressing his ear to the Ice Wall, Liang Yuan strained to listen.

Faint echoes of ferocious combat filtered through.

"People are fighting right next door!"

Astonishment gripped Liang Yuan, puzzling over extra chambers adjacent to the heart—what organ could that be?

Actually, the Floating Island Giant Corpse's organs dwarfed imagination; any could span vast voids, with fleshy barriers dozens or hundreds of meters deep.

How then could neighboring disturbances pierce through so readily?

Perplexed, Liang Yuan mulled it over, then struck upon the truth.

"No way—is the heart segmented into multiple chambers?"

"I recall from biology lessons that human hearts feature left and right atria."

"Does the Floating Island Giant Corpse's heart split similarly?"

The notion solidified quickly, urging Liang Yuan to assault the wall's ice blocks.

The ruckus nearby probably signaled the Earth Mother Sect's arrival, igniting conflict with the Master of Fog City's forces.

"Unclear if the Heart Core's on my side or theirs."

Liang Yuan paused briefly; their brawl implied discovery of something vital.

Elsewise, tensions wouldn't erupt so swiftly.

Convinced, Liang Yuan aggressively tunneled through the wall's ice.

In short order, he breached a passage and bored deeper, crafting a seven-to-eight-meter ice tunnel before hitting the inner heart flesh beneath the frost.

Liang Yuan invoked his inner Superpower, dark runes flickering across his palms as they oozed thick black corrosive fluid.

The flesh wall sizzled under rapid dissolution, the air alive with corrosive hisses.

A gaping meat cavity soon yawned open in the wall.

From his inventory, Liang Yuan withdrew a dose of Ubo Salsa Glue.

Billowing smoke erupted from the pit, corrosion crackling fiercely.

Liang Yuan backed away in haste, vacating the zone.

Still, he observed the rising fumes laced with fierce erosion, swiftly devouring nearby flesh and ice.

Moments later, as the haze cleared, sharp bursts of blasts and turmoil rang out from beyond.

Rather than charge ahead, Liang Yuan bided until the acid fully evaporated, then summoned his Spirit Turtle Shield and Scale Armor for defense, edging forward warily into the breach.

Within the wall, the floor pooled with sticky corroded remnants and lingering scorching warmth.

Liang Yuan avoided the sludge, aware of its potent caustic bite.

Employing Spiritual Telekinesis, he levitated his form above the muck, pressing swiftly into the passage.

Reaching the terminus, a slender flesh membrane lingered, incompletely eaten away.

Faint illumination trickled through the taut layer.

"Light's shining through!"

Intrigued, Liang Yuan delicately ripped the veil aside, stealing a look.

On the other side, a crowd shrieked in panic; the expansive ice cavern dwarfed his own, spanning over twice the volume.

Excavation scars marred the cavern walls at that instant.

Lamps dangled from the flesh wall, bathing the space in vivid glow.

Beneath, ice had been hewn away, some spots fashioned into shelters.

Brawny men in chains and cuffs cowered in adjacent hollows.

Farther in the central zone, a brutal skirmish unfolded.

Energy detonations flared at a glance, dazzling flares illuminating the chaos, booms resounding without cease.

Amid the bursts, earthy yellow auras dominated, clashing with swarms of icy azure lights.

Flames roared and shattered besides, hurling hazardous beams.

Scattered nearby, bodies slumped—unfortunate bystanders caught in the crossfire.

Liang Yuan surveyed the fray, then zeroed in on a nearby depression.

In the grandest hollow, a figure meditated mid-air.

Radiant ice-blue divine luminescence wove a colossal Barrier around him.

Enveloping mists lent an enigmatic veil.

The ongoing clash saw Earth Mother Sect members in yellow garb relentlessly assaulting that silhouette.

In opposition, Ice Armor Warriors and select Superpower Users labored to block the attackers from nearing the man.

"Could that be Chang Yuntao, the Master of Fog City?"

Liang Yuan's stare fixed on the misty, ice-blue Barrier, his face etched with deep thought.