"What I'm lacking now is this." Jiang Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.
As soon as his voice fell, an irresistible spatial force swept across like surging waves, creating visible ripples in the air.
In an instant, the Mystic Sea Heart Demons, which had been baring their fangs and claws, were controlled in mid-air by this powerful force.
They struggled in vain, but couldn't break free in the slightest.
They were merely a group of Commander-level sea monsters, only good at using spiritual power to hunt prey.
Facing Jiang Yuan, their signature skill was completely useless.
The Mystic Sea Heart Demon Leader among them was considered an elite among its kind, slightly stronger than ordinary Mystic Sea Heart Demons.
But it only struggled a few more times before also being firmly controlled and unable to move.
"Screech!!!"
They emitted piercing sounds, so sharp they seemed to puncture eardrums, like metal scraping steel or fingernails dragging across glass, instantly raising goosebumps all over and sending shivers down one's spine.
Jiang Yuan's figure flickered like a ghost, and before anyone could react, all those Mystic Sea Heart Demons were easily dealt with.
He skillfully extracted the translucent demon cores from each Mystic Sea Heart Demon's body.
The demon cores had a gem-like luster, emitting a captivating glow under the sunlight, and one could easily sense the spiritual power contained within them.
Jiang Yuan carefully examined the demon cores in his hand, thinking of the nian stones he used for cultivating spiritual power.
The two were indeed somewhat similar in certain aspects, but in comparison, the demon cores were far less potent in energy than nian stones.
However, given the current rarity of nian stones, a Mystic Sea Heart Demon's demon core could still fetch a very high price, easily tens of millions.
As the Mystic Sea Heart Demons were completely eliminated, the continuously spreading and thickening mist also stopped increasing.
Everything around them gradually became clear, their vision broadened, and everyone's tense nerves relaxed a little.
"How do you feel? Are you seriously injured?" Jiang Yuan turned around and quickly walked to Mu Ningjiao, who was healing, his face full of concern.
"I'm fine." Mu Ningjiao gently shook her head.
"She's not in serious trouble, just lost a bit too much blood. Once the wound heals, she'll be fine," Nan Rongni explained from the side.
"Good." Jiang Yuan nodded, relieved.
"There," Mu Ningjiao pointed in a direction with her left hand, a hint of excitement in her eyes: "That's the Twin Flowers."
Actually, she didn't need to point it out; everyone had already seen the strange Twin Flowers when the mist dispersed.
"I'll get it!" Mo Fan was always impatient, so he actively ran over, carefully retrieved the Twin Flowers, and beamed with a triumphant smile.
"Another huge income, hahaha!"
"This is faster than robbery!"
Everyone spoke one after another, their faces barely concealing their excitement.
Indeed, robbery not only involved huge life risks, but also only yielded a few million or tens of millions, with a hundred million being the absolute maximum, for all the hard work.
Yet, in this treasure hunt competition, they could get billions in just half a day.
This was simply a heaven-sent boon, a complete welfare game!
It was not hard to imagine that the mages watching outside must be so envious their teeth were about to fall out.
"Almost everyone is here now, let's go to the Soul Seed," Jiang Yuan said.
Because the Three-Eyed Nether General's little hound brought some new information.
There were quite a lot of people in the Soul Seed area.
The treasure hunt battlefield had a flowing long river, its waters gently flowing and sparkling under the sunlight.
Downstream of the river, several Naska Divine Hounds wandered leisurely, their steps unhurried, occasionally stopping to look around.
The numerous National College Team members hiding in the dark began to murmur.
They didn't recognize the Naska Divine Hounds. Although the incident in South America had caused a worldwide sensation, for the National College Team, training was most important, so they hadn't paid too much attention to it.
At the time of the incident, only China, Japan, and India were in South America, and Japan and India had already been eliminated.
Now, everyone who recognized the Naska Divine Hounds was in the spectator seats.
"Where did these constantly changing red demons come from? Why are we seeing them again?" Angelo of Italy complained.
"Seeing them again?" Arc of the America Team recalled seeing these harmless demons before Jiang Yuan arrived, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.
"Right, nothing good happens whenever they appear!" Angelo thought of the treasure snatched by Jiang Yuan, feeling a pang of heartache, and his face showed a look of annoyance.
"Does Jiang Yuan appear whenever they appear?" Arc pressed, a hint of alertness flashing in his eyes.
Angelo nodded: "Yes, those hateful demons seem to be tracking us."
Other teams also reported encountering these demons, and everyone started communicating. After a heated discussion, they discovered something was amiss, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
Angelo, slow to react, finally understood after hearing what everyone said, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "These demons are with the China Team!"
"They must be the China Team's summons!" Arc couldn't help but curse, his face full of anger, "Every time we get our treasures snatched by the China Team, one of these demons appears! Damn it, their team even has a very strong Summoning System mage!"
"Were all our recent movements seen by these demons?" someone asked.
Arc suddenly realized, his face instantly turning pale, and quickly said: "Let's go, the China Team must already know we've set a trap here!"
After saying that, he frantically led the America Team in one direction.
Watching the America Team flee in disarray, Angelo of Italy complained: "Is this the strongest America Team of all time? We have so many people, so what if the China Team found us? Once the China Team steps in here, they'll definitely be caught in the trap. At that time, if we all attack together, can we still be counter-killed?"
His words reassured the anxious teams, and everyone looked at each other, confidence rekindled in their eyes.
There were a total of sixteen teams participating in the treasure hunt. Excluding the departing America Team, there were already eleven teams present, totaling over a hundred people!
Seeing so many people around them, everyone instantly felt more confident. They continued to lie in wait, waiting for the China Team to step into the trap's range.
At this time, the China Team had already seen the long river.
"Is the Soul Seed just ahead?" Mo Fan asked.
"It's downstream, you can go take a look first," Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
"Huh?" Mo Fan looked at Jiang Yuan suspiciously: "Your tone is off. Is there some danger?"
"Of course there's danger where treasures are placed," Guan Yu said from the side, his tone serious.
"If there's danger, then let's go together, gogogo!" Mo Fan said impatiently.
Jiang Yuan extended his Electromagnetic Domain to the area ahead, his spiritual power following it.
He had already encountered curses in Egypt and had a deep understanding of them.
Soon, he clearly felt the presence of a curse trap.
"There's a curse ahead."
Everyone's footsteps instantly stopped.
"A curse? Then we probably can't get very close," Ai Jiangtu frowned.
"It's fine, the curse isn't strong. I can handle it," Jiang Yuan said.
His words were like a reassurance, slightly easing everyone's previously tense mood.
Everyone paused briefly, then continued walking towards the Soul Seed.