Chapter 254: Chapter 253: Swallowing Clouds and Spitting Mist, Absorbing the Sun and Moon

Wu Chen slipped out of the town silently. In just a few moments, he arrived at a patch of forest several miles away.

It was now the latter half of the night. The forest was silent and dark, devoid of light.

However, with Wu Chen’s current realm, the dim scenery couldn’t affect him.

Coming to a stop in the woods, he brushed a hand over the storage pouch at his waist. The Tiger Demon’s corpse, which had been cut into several pieces, poured out, piling up like a small hill in the clearing before him.

The thick stench of blood instantly spread through the forest. Even though it had been dead for a while, the massive Tiger Demon’s head was still ferocious and terrifying, its foot-long fangs looking as if they were about to devour someone.

"I wonder if this one Tiger Demon corpse will be enough to cultivate the Blood Evil True Gang to the Perfection stage."

Wu Chen stroked the steel-needle-like fur and looked down at the Tiger Demon’s head, muttering to himself.

Then,

RIP!

The sound of tearing flesh echoed through the forest.

Wu Chen’s five fingers suddenly clamped down on the Tiger Demon’s head.

The lifeless Tiger Demon’s body was clearly weaker; his fingers easily pierced the hard skull, delving deep into the viscous flesh and blood within.

HISS! HISS! HISS!—

A violent aura then spread from Wu Chen’s fingertips, coiling around the Tiger Demon’s flesh and viciously tearing at every strand of blood essence in its head.

This violent aura wasn’t just an outward manifestation of Wu Chen’s Armor Forging Realm strength.

It also came from the Demon Skill specifically designed to absorb Origin Essence Blood, which he had tortured out of two black-robed Elders from the Blood Slaughter Sect after the Blood Road trial:

The Blood-Absorbing Demon Skill!

This was originally a Blood Coagulation Realm Cultivation Technique, only capable of absorbing the Origin Essence Blood of low-level cultivators on the verge of death.

But now, empowered by the aura of an existence at the Grandmaster level like Wu Chen, the energy surging between his fingers was like a silver serpent swimming within the Tiger Demon’s head. It crazily tore at every wisp of Blood Qi, devouring and absorbing this Demon Corpse to make it his own.

[Blood Evil True Gang entry-level Proficiency +50]

[Blood Evil True Gang entry-level Proficiency +50]

[...]

’As expected of the Demon Race, their Blood Qi is truly abundant. It looks like completely absorbing this Tiger Demon’s Qi and Blood should be just enough to support me until I finish allocating the points.’

Watching the numbers on his panel skyrocket, Wu Chen was slightly startled, but at the same time, a craving for the flesh and blood of more Demon Fiends grew within him.

After all, setting aside the benefits to his Martial Arts, the flesh of the Demon Race, so favored by heaven and earth, would probably also provide immense benefits to his physique.

The flesh and blood of even more powerful members of the Demon Race would surely be no different from heavenly treasures and rare Spiritual Objects!

One could only imagine the boost to his realm after absorbing them.

...

Time passed, minute by minute. As the silver serpent roamed beneath Wu Chen’s hand, the Tiger Demon’s head shriveled and withered at a visible rate.

Soon, all that was left was a skull of skin and bones with sunken eye sockets.

An aura burst from between Wu Chen’s fingers.

POOF!

The Tiger Demon’s head completely turned into a pile of dry ash.

Leaving not a single trace of its aura.

[Blood Evil True Gang Minor Achievement Proficiency +1]

[Blood Evil True Gang Minor Achievement Proficiency +1]

[...]

A single Tiger Demon head had brought the Blood Evil True Gang from entry-level proficiency to Minor Achievement proficiency.

But without the support of Blood Qi, the proficiency gain dropped sharply.

Wu Chen slowly opened his eyes. A flash of red light flowed within them, making him look somewhat demonic and unusual.

He didn’t continue absorbing the Tiger Demon’s Qi and Blood. Instead, he looked down at the bulge below his waist and shook his head speechlessly.

’As expected of a Tiger Demon, the epitome of the most rigid and yang. Even though I’m in the Armor Forging Realm, absorbing its Qi and Blood is still enough to make me feel agitated without realizing it!’

He circulated a cool stream of energy through his body to suppress this trace of agitation, then focused his gaze on the urgent task at hand: the flesh and blood of the Tiger Demon’s torso.

[Blood Evil True Gang Minor Achievement Proficiency +50]

[Blood Evil True Gang Minor Achievement Proficiency +50]

[...]

As his palm once again brushed against the Tiger Demon’s torso, the ownerless, pure Blood Qi was violently absorbed by Wu Chen and integrated into his body. The point allocation progress for his Blood Evil True Gang skyrocketed again.

Even so, the process was still slow, making him anxious.

It wasn’t until a fish-belly white appeared on the horizon and the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking gradually rose from the distant town and villages.

Only then did the large pile of the demon’s body before Wu Chen finally disappear, turning to ash.

HUFF!

He exhaled a long, scorching breath and slowly opened his eyes. The restless red glow in their depths was now almost tangible.

A fire was rising from his lower abdomen.

"The Tiger Demon’s flesh and blood are truly extraordinary!"

Wu Chen couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement. He had the silver origin of life protecting his body and the aura of the Armor Forging Realm guarding his heart meridians. Even so, he could still be affected by a dead creature to the point his Qi and Blood churned.

It stirred his desires.

The power of the Demon Race’s physique was truly evident.

Wu Chen calmed his mind and circulated the energy in his body several times. Clarity returned to his eyes, and only then did he focus on his panel:

[Deep Red Host] Wu Chen

[Martial Arts Realm] Armor Forging Realm, Second Layer

[Martial Arts & Cultivation Techniques] ’Pulse-Severing Dragon-Grabbing Art · Cherished’, ’Mountain-Shattering Steps · Cherished’, ’Mountain-Breaking Saber · Cherished’, ’Cold Qi Body Forging Skill · Cherished’, ’Blood Evil True Gang · Perfection’...

After completely absorbing the flesh and blood of one Tiger Demon, the point allocation for the Blood Evil True Gang was also complete.

And with the points allocated, Wu Chen’s realm also advanced, rising from the First Layer of the Armor Forging Realm to the Second Layer.

’With the Blood-Absorbing Demon Skill enhanced by the Armor Forging Realm, plus my powerful origin of life to restore my body, it seems I can find another path to advance my realm?’

Wu Chen thought back on the process of frantically absorbing the Tiger Demon’s essence blood for his own use and had a realization.

If he were to face treasures or spiritual substances, it probably wouldn’t be difficult to absorb them by force with his current physique.

’I can try it right now!’

With this in mind, Wu Chen took out several dozen Nourishing Essence Pills from his storage pouch and held them in his hand without swallowing them.

Then, a fierce aura erupted in his palm. Previously, it would take a quarter of an hour to digest one pill. Now, in less than a quarter of an hour, more than ten pills had turned to dust.

The pure medicinal energy was devoured by his aura and became a part of his body.

’As expected. My absorption of external objects is no longer limited to going through my mouth.’

’And this is just at the Armor Forging Realm. I can already do this much.’

’If my realm were higher, and my origin of life were raised by a few more levels...’

As Wu Chen thought this, his gaze drifted toward the golden light that pierced through the clouds on the horizon and shone into the forest. A trace of greed flickered in his eyes.

Exhaling clouds and inhaling mist, absorbing the sun and moon, drawing power from mountains and rivers to nourish oneself...

’...I’m getting ahead of myself!’

The fantasy in Wu Chen’s mind lasted only a moment before he shook his head to dispel it, focusing on the present.

After all, one must take things one step at a time. It was meaningless to think too far ahead.

’But this Blood Evil True Gang cost me the entire essence blood of a Tiger Demon. I wonder how powerful it is?’

Curious, Wu Chen first sank his awareness inward to inspect his body.

The Rhombic Crystal of his origin was still silver-white, untainted by the Tiger Demon’s agitated aura.

But Wu Chen could feel that the Rhombic Crystal of his origin was now more violent than before, and his life force was even more abundant.

The small serpent of condensed energy between his five organs also felt like it was ready to erupt at any moment.

’Time to test its power!’

Wu Chen mobilized his aura, slowly clenching his five fingers into a fist.

As he moved, a faint humming sound arose around him. Then, six silver-white rays of light, each half a foot long, condensed around his body.

Each silver ray of light emitted a heart-pounding aura.

"Release!"

Wu Chen opened his hand, and the six white rays shot out in all directions according to his will.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!—

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!—

First came a sharp whistling sound, followed by a massive surge of airflow.

In just an instant, everything within a fifty-foot radius of Wu Chen—grass, trees, and stubborn rocks—was pulverized into dust.

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