379: The outcome is already decided

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, the main trunk of the Mutated Ancient Tree was finally snapped off by a part of Deaths Touch.

This action seemed to cause the Mutated Ancient Tree immense pain, and thick, sharp branches continuously sprouted from its body.

But this couldn't change anything; the tentacles of Deaths Touch tightened further, quickly enveloping the Mutated Ancient Tree once again.

Everyone knew that the death of the Mutated Ancient Tree was inevitable.

However, the battle between the two behemoths would clearly take a significant amount of time, even if one of them had already fallen into a disadvantage.

Gu Qinghan sensed the certainty emanating from Deaths Touch, understanding that it already had the victory assured.

What followed was a long wait.

He stored the Bear King into the necromantic space. This time, Gu Qinghan didn't even have to endure the test of Dragon Might.

He looked at the massive Dragon Snake corpse and asked the people around him:

"Do you dare to eat Dragon Snake meat?"

"We dare! Better to be stuffed to death than starved to death, hahaha!"

Someone quickly responded, causing the surrounding people to burst into laughter.

Gu Qinghan smiled upon hearing this and turned to ask Gu Qingyuan:

"Are you sure all the Dragon Power inside has been completely absorbed by you?"

Gu Qingyuan nodded, but his reply was extremely provocative:

"Clean. Don't worry, it's cleaner than after you take a bath."

After receiving a punch, Gu Qingyuan honestly shut up.

Facing the Dragon Snake corpse, which was over a hundred meters long, everyone chose to gather around and start grilling.

Although the Dragon Power inside the Dragon Snake had vanished, its outer scales remained incredibly tough.

Someone held a scale high up and asked Gu Qinghan:

"These are materials. Should we collect these scales?"

Gu Qinghan nodded, pointed to a spot, and instructed everyone to pile the scales there.

However, this was not the biggest surprise; someone quickly discovered that the meat of the Dragon Snake could actually enhance the attributes of the consumer.

"Holy cow! I just gained one point of vitality!"

"Me too, me too! I thought I misremembered my stats!"

When Gu Qinghan heard this, his ears practically perked up.

He quickly approached the Dragon Snake corpse and had the Bone Demon cut him a large piece of Dragon Snake meat.

A Professional who clearly often used his ability to grill food saw Gu Qinghan's action, immediately stopped what he was doing, and started grilling meat for Gu Qinghan.

A few minutes later, Gu Qinghan looked at the golden-brown grilled meat in front of him, blew on it, and tossed it into his mouth.

He hurriedly checked his attributes and, sure enough, found that his vitality had increased by 1 point!

Gu Qinghan was practically in tears. To others, this single point of vitality meant nothing.

But for him, this was a full one-fiftieth of an improvement!

Although he had countless ways to save his life, this was a matter of dignity.

I might not need this vitality, but I absolutely must have it!

Having realized this, Gu Qinghan immediately began to devour the meat, even taking out some of his own vegetables and fruits to share with the crowd.

Some Professionals who could control plants were already able to rapidly ripen these crops, so these items were not considered precious now.

What was truly precious were modern products that could not be reproduced quickly.

Some Professionals who had initially been reserved swallowed hard when they saw Gu Qinghan eating so unrestrainedly.

Immediately after, they quickly joined the army dedicated to eradicating the Dragon Snake meat.

Gu Qinghan's appearance allowed these Professionals, who had originally lost hope, to see hope once again.

Furthermore, he had provided this kind of buffet, which felt like sending charcoal in the snow.

This was a tactic Gu Qinghan used to win people's hearts; although cliché, it was undeniably effective.

The battle between Deaths Touch and the Mutated Ancient Tree was longer than anyone had anticipated; even late into the night, everyone could still feel the sounds of battle coming from that direction.

The crowd, having eaten and drunk their fill, began to chat, discussing how many points of vitality they had just gained.

"I just gained 100 points! Although it's not much, it might save my life at a critical moment!"

A man half-lying on the ground said this, stroking his round belly as he spoke.

Another skinny man chuckled, saying he had gained over a hundred points of vitality.

The crowd suddenly started comparing, with gains ranging from dozens to two or three hundred points.

In the end, everyone turned their attention to Gu Qinghan, who had remained silent.

Wang Yan squeezed closer, a smile on his face as he said:

"How many points of vitality did you gain? This stuff seems to raise the upper limit based on one's own existing vitality.

Right now, I have the most, over 500 points of vitality, and the least is a mage with only 50 points of vitality.

I just saw you tank several attacks from the Dragon Snake; your vitality must be extremely high, right?"

Gu Qinghan twitched the corner of his mouth, nodded, and said:

"Not too much, just over six hundred points."

Wang Yan's eyes showed astonishment, and he praised him repeatedly.

Suddenly, he noticed Gu Qinghan's expression looked a bit troubled and asked with concern:

"What's wrong? I saw you eat a tremendous amount just now. Are you having stomach trouble?"

Gu Qinghan waved his hand. He had indeed eaten a lot because he desperately wanted to increase his vitality limit.

But in the end, he only increased his limit by 50 points.

Judging from the information he had just gathered, he had likely triggered some kind of minimum guarantee mechanism, otherwise, he wouldn't have even gotten those 50 points.

Suddenly, Gu Qinghan raised an eyebrow; the Bear King had finally awakened again.

Although he hadn't undergone the test of Dragon Might, the time his body spent being modified was significantly longer than Lil' Black's.

Gu Qinghan did not immediately release the Bear King. He glanced at the circle of Professionals who were comparing themselves to each other, a smile appearing on his lips.

He suddenly turned to Wang Yan and asked:

"We're waiting anyway, so why don't we play a game?

I'll release one of my subordinates to spar with everyone, and anyone who meets the requirement will be rewarded with a piece of equipment."

After he took possession of the other five necromantic spaces, he acquired many pieces of equipment with good attributes, which were perfect for this moment.

Wang Yan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Although he had already voluntarily become Gu Qinghan's subordinate, he wanted to see the gap between himself and Gu Qinghan.

After all, at this time, only the strong can survive; the weak might not even see the sun rise tomorrow.

"Is it the black Dragon Cat you released during the day? Perfect, if I defend and he attacks, I can get an intuitive assessment of my current defensive power."

Wang Yan said excitedly, but saw Gu Qinghan shake his head.

Then, Gu Qinghan patted his shoulder and said to him:

"You don't need to step up, because the subordinate I'm releasing also focuses mainly on defense.

Notify everyone: as long as they can force it to retreat a single step, they can claim a piece of suitable equipment from me!"

While saying this aloud, Gu Qinghan thought internally:

"Let you show off! When comparing vitality, who can surpass my dedicated blood pack?"

Subsequently, a massive and heavy shadow appeared behind Gu Qinghan, even casting large numbers of Professionals into the darkness.