Chapter 380: Chapter 380: Five Earth Spirit Realms
Chu Qingyun clearly remembered that when he had used his Devouring Power to consume the flesh and blood of Demon Beasts, his body had absorbed some of a faint red energy.
After absorbing that faint red energy, his body would become warm and full of power, as if all his fatigue had been driven away.
’Could that be the purpose of the dark red Elixir Pills?’
Chu Qingyun thought to himself as he tapped the ring on his finger. A dark red Elixir Pill instantly appeared in his hand.
He quietly released a wisp of his Devouring Power, letting it coil around the dark red Elixir Pill.
Chu Qingyun could clearly feel streams of dark red energy being drawn from the pill by his Devouring Power, flowing into his body and being greedily absorbed.
As he absorbed this dark red energy, a warmth spread throughout Chu Qingyun’s entire body. It was an indescribably comfortable feeling, like soaking in a warm bath after a long, tiring day.
Chu Qingyun couldn’t help but let out a couple of soft hums.
As the dark red energy was rapidly absorbed, the fatigue in his body seemed to be driven out bit by bit. Strength, too, gradually returned to his body.
Moreover, he felt that after recovering from extreme exhaustion using this dark red energy, even his physical constitution seemed to have improved slightly.
Because he frequently used the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern, Chu Qingyun was far more sensitive to changes in his physical condition than the average Martial Artist. Although it was only a slight improvement this time, he still noticed it clearly.
"What incredible stuff. It can even enhance my body..."
Chu Qingyun’s eyes lit up, a sense of wonder growing in his heart.
This physical enhancement wasn’t a temporary boost like one from a Secret Technique. It was a permanent improvement, which was incredibly precious, even if it was just a small one!
After consuming a little less than half of the pigeon-egg-sized Elixir Pill, all of Chu Qingyun’s fatigue was swept away, replaced by a body brimming with vitality and strength!
Although consuming a little less than half might not seem like much...
...it was important to remember that each Elixir Pill was formed from the condensed flesh-and-blood essence of an entire Tier Three Flying Demon Beast!
Seeing Xia He, Xiao Feng, Chen Yu, and Huang Yinghao collapsed from exhaustion, Chu Qingyun smiled. He took out four more dark red Elixir Pills and tossed them over. "Here, catch. I’ve got something good for you."
The four instinctively reached out and caught them.
But after a closer look, they all frowned. "Captain, what is this? An Elixir? It doesn’t look like one."
"Heh, it’s good stuff. You’ll know once you eat it," Chu Qingyun said with a smile.
’Xia He and the others don’t have the Devouring Power, so the only way for them to use the Elixir Pills should be to eat them.’
’Based on my deductions, if absorbing the energy directly into my body is fine, then eating it should also be okay.’
"Hehe, anything from the Captain is bound to be good stuff. I’ll be the first to try it!" Huang Yinghao chuckled and swallowed the Elixir Pill in his hand in one gulp.
Instantly, everyone around turned to look at him.
After swallowing the Elixir Pill, Huang Yinghao began to slowly refine it with his Primordial Power. Streams of dark red energy continuously separated from the pill and were absorbed by his body.
An extremely lewd, blissful expression instantly appeared on Huang Yinghao’s face. He even couldn’t help but let out a soft hum from his throat.
"Uh, Captain, you didn’t trick us, did you? You didn’t give us... that kind of medicine, right...?"
The expressions on the faces of Xia He, Xiao Feng, and Chen Yu turned a bit strange. They were also somewhat relieved they hadn’t rashly eaten the Elixir Pills.
Chu Qingyun rolled his eyes, feeling rather helpless.
’That guy Huang Yinghao has no self-control. I had to work hard to keep my own reaction from showing earlier.’
Just then, Huang Yinghao’s chubby face suddenly turned beet red, as if it were about to burst with blood.
"PTOO!"
Huang Yinghao abruptly opened his mouth and spat out the dark red Elixir Pill, which had shrunk by nearly half. Then he suddenly leaped to his feet and sent a huge boulder next to him flying with a kick.
After that, as if he’d gone mad, he started rampaging. CRASH! BANG! He smashed the surrounding collapsed houses into even smaller pieces.
Seeing this, the corners of Xia He, Xiao Feng, and Chen Yu’s mouths twitched. They gave Chu Qingyun an even more helpless look.
Chu Qingyun also frowned.
’Was I wrong? Can the Elixir Pills only be absorbed with the Devouring Power and not ingested directly?’
After venting for a good half a minute, the blood-red flush on Huang Yinghao’s face finally began to subside.
Once he returned to normal, Huang Yinghao threw himself to the ground and rummaged around for a moment. He finally found the half-pill he had spat out earlier, wiped it clean, and solemnly stored it away on his person.
"Huang... Fatty Huang, have you lost your mind? You’re picking it back up after spitting it out? How disgusting is that?" Xiao Feng couldn’t help but say as he looked at Huang Yinghao.
Huang Yinghao just chuckled and said, "Xiao, haven’t you noticed any change in me?"
A change?
Xiao Feng, Xia He, and Chen Yu pondered for a moment, and then their eyes lit up.
Just moments ago, Huang Yinghao had been sprawled on the ground, as exhausted as they were. But now, he was brimming with life and energy!
’Could it be because of the Elixir Pill?’
The three of them hesitated no longer and prepared to take the pills.
However, learning from Huang Yinghao’s experience, they each split their Elixir Pill in two and only ate the smaller half.
In less than half a minute, with the help of the dark red energy, all three of them had their Physical Strength fully restored.
Seeing the three of them restored to full vitality, the surrounding Great Xia Dragon Guards—who were exhausted, their Primordial Power depleted, and their stamina nearly gone—looked on with envy.
But they were too embarrassed to ask for any. Chu Qingyun had already been incredibly selfless by giving his precious Elixirs to the Tier Three Martial Spirits among them earlier.
And now that he knew the effects of these dark red Elixir Pills, Chu Qingyun naturally had no intention of sharing them with people he didn’t know well.
He would never be stingy with his friends over a mere Elixir Pill.
But for those he wasn’t familiar with, people he’d barely met a few times, he certainly wasn’t going to waste his own cultivation resources on them for no reason.
Just then, outside the South Wall, five incredibly powerful auras suddenly surged into the sky. Even from within the city walls, Chu Qingyun and the others could sense them clearly.
Everyone’s expression, including Chu Qingyun’s, changed drastically.
And when they climbed back onto the city wall and saw the five figures walking toward them in the distance, the hearts of the thirty-odd survivors sank completely.
The Martial Soul Hall... still had five Earth Spirit Realm experts!
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