CHapter 205: Commander-soul essence Another
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The moment the Scarlet Rending Demon’s body collapsed, a faint green moon of soul energy slowly rose from its corpse.
Mo Fan’s eyes lit up instantly.
A Commander level Soul Essence!
The thing was wrapped in thick, pure soul energy, glowing far brighter than an ordinary Warrior level Soul Essence. Even from several steps away, Mo Fan could feel how dense it was. Compared to the scattered Soul Remnants he usually collected, this thing was on a completely different level.
“Damn...” Zhao Manyan stared at the glowing essence. “That thing is worth a fortune.”
Mo Fan did not need him to say it. His breathing had already changed.
A Warrior level Soul Essence was already worth tens of millions. A Commander level Soul Essence was several times more valuable. Even if the Scarlet Rending Demon was not some rare bloodline species, its Soul Essence alone could still sell for around a hundred million yuan.
A hundred million!
Mo Fan felt his entire body become lighter.
He had risked his life countless times for resources. He had fought, stolen opportunities, scraped together money, and used almost everything he owned to raise Little Flame Belle and improve his own strength. Yet now, after killing one Commander level creature, he had obtained something equivalent to a huge cultivation resource.
His eyes almost turned into gold coins.
“Mo Fan, do not tell me you are already thinking about selling it,” Nanyu said when she saw his expression.
“What else should I think about?” Mo Fan replied immediately. “This is a Commander level Soul Essence. This is not loot. This is my future equipment, future cultivation, future comfort, and future dignity.”
Zhao Manyan clicked his tongue. “You make it sound so emotional when all you mean is money.”
Mo Fan ignored him and reached out. The green Soul Essence trembled slightly before being drawn toward him. The moment it entered his storage, Mo Fan felt as if the whole frozen island had become a treasure land.
Little Flame Belle poked her head out from his Contracted Space, her small eyes shining. She seemed extremely proud, as if she was waiting for praise after helping her daddy defeat such a powerful enemy.
Mo Fan immediately patted the air in front of her. “Good girl, good girl. You helped earn big money today.”
Little Flame Belle cried happily, then pointed at the corpse of the Scarlet Rending Demon as if reminding him not to forget the rest.
Mo Fan’s eyes brightened again.
Right, the corpse!
A Commander level creature was valuable from head to toe. Its scarlet scales had strong resistance and could be used to make armor. Its claws were sharp enough to tear through Nanyu’s Shield Equipment, meaning they could be sold as weapon materials. Its bones, blood, demon crystal, and heart were all worth collecting.
Mo Fan immediately turned serious. “Ai Jiangtu, help me store the corpse first. We can divide the proof materials later, but do not waste anything.”
Ai Jiangtu glanced at him. “You killed it. The main materials should belong to you.”
Those words made the others silent for a moment.
Normally, loot distribution in a team mission had to be discussed carefully. However, no one objected this time. Everyone had seen what happened. The Scarlet Rending Demon had been a disaster level threat to them, but Mo Fan had killed it directly. If not for him, they would have needed to surround it together and might still have suffered injuries.
Nanyu nodded. “The Commander level materials should mostly go to Mo Fan. The mission proof can be taken from the remaining Scarlet Soaring Demons.”
Zhao Manyan immediately added, “Agreed. Besides, if we fight him over money, he might treat us like sea monsters too.”
Mo Fan looked at him. “You understand me well.”
Zhao Manyan took one step back. “I was joking.”
Ai Jiangtu waved his hand and stored the Scarlet Rending Demon’s corpse into his dimensional space. Even as the corpse vanished, everyone could still see the deep burn marks across its chest and the cracked carapace where Mo Fan’s lightning had torn through it from within.
Gong Yu’s expression was ugly, but he said nothing.
He wanted to argue, but there was no opening. If Mo Fan had barely survived after everyone helped weaken the creature, Gong Yu could still complain about distribution. But Mo Fan had killed it cleanly. The Soul Essence had appeared because of Mo Fan’s finishing blow. The corpse belonged to him by strength and by contribution.
After the Commander level loot was secured, Mo Fan did not immediately leave. His gaze swept across the island.
There were still piles of Scarlet Soaring Demon corpses scattered across the ice.
Their Commander was the biggest harvest, but the smaller ones were still money. Demon cores, scales, claws, tendons, and blood materials could all be traded. Even the weaker corpses could be handed in as mission proof.
“Do not just stand there,” Mo Fan said. “Collect everything useful. Demon cores first, then claws and scales. Anything that can be sold, take it.”
Nanyu looked at him strangely. “You really do not waste anything.”
Mo Fan said seriously, “Only people who have never been poor waste resources.”
That sentence actually made a few of them pause.
Mo Fan was shameless most of the time, but everyone knew he did not have the same background as many members of the National Team. He did not have a clan constantly feeding him resources. He climbed up by fighting, looting, and surviving. To him, every demon corpse was not disgusting. It was cultivation.
Soon, the team began gathering the materials. Zhao Manyan handled some of the sturdier parts with his defensive magic. Nanyu organized the proof items and counted the demon cores. Ai Jiangtu stored the larger valuable pieces. Jiang Shaoxu complained about the smell, but still helped identify which materials were worth keeping.
Little Flame Belle floated proudly beside Mo Fan, supervising the sea monster corpses like a tiny princess inspecting tribute.
A few Sea Monkeys that had hidden nearby trembled when they saw her. After witnessing Mo Fan kill their vicious king, they no longer dared to act cunningly. One of them even dragged over a bundle of strange seaweed and placed it in front of Little Flame Belle with both hands, as if offering treasure.
Mo Fan looked at the seaweed and raised an eyebrow.
“This is medicinal seaweed,” Nanyu said after checking it. “It can stop bleeding and numb pain. Not extremely rare, but useful.”
Mo Fan immediately accepted it. “Good. Even the local monsters know how to pay protection fees.”
Zhao Manyan laughed. “You killed their king and now you are charging them rent?”
“This is called battlefield compensation,” Mo Fan said.
The Sea Monkey did not understand what he said, but it understood Mo Fan’s gaze. It quickly lowered its head and backed away.
After searching the island, the harvest was far better than expected. They had gathered hundreds of Sea Monster Demon Cores, piles of usable Scarlet Soaring Demon materials, several decent Soul Remnants, and most importantly, the Commander level Soul Essence and complete corpse of the Scarlet Rending Demon.
Mo Fan looked at the neatly gathered loot and felt extremely satisfied.
The kiss from Mu Ningxue had made his mood good.
The Commander level Soul Essence made his mood even better.
As for the pile of demon cores in front of him, that was the finishing touch.
“This trip was worth it,” Mo Fan said.
Zhao Manyan glanced at him. “You got a kiss, a Commander level Soul Essence, and a corpse worth millions. Of course it was worth it.”
Mo Fan corrected him with a straight face. “The kiss is priceless. The Soul Essence is around a hundred million. The corpse and materials are extra profit.”
Mu Ningxue’s cold gaze swept over him from not far away.
Mo Fan immediately coughed. “I mean, the mission was successful.”
Nanyu could not help but shake her head. “Pack everything up. We should return to Feiniao City before the smell attracts more sea monsters.”
Ai Jiangtu nodded. “Take the demon cores as proof. The Commander corpse stays stored for now. We will deal with the distribution after the mission report.”
“No problem,” Mo Fan said quickly. “But write clearly that I killed the Commander. Very clearly. Large words. Do not let the officials pretend they did not see it.”
Ai Jiangtu looked at him and said calmly, “No one here can pretend they did not see it.”
The others fell silent again.
That was true.
The corpse, the Soul Essence, the shattered battlefield, and the fear still lingering in the eyes of the weaker sea monsters all proved one thing.
The Scarlet Scale Demon Tribe had not merely been cleared.
It had been harvested.
And Mo Fan, their vice captain, had walked away with the richest prize on the island.