246: Chapter 247 The Flesh and Blood of God

However, as the saying goes, success comes from the same source as failure. Although the divine flesh elevated his life level to an unimaginably high height, it also became an eternal shackle for Black Mountain Dragon Lord.

Once the divine flesh loses control, it will instantly drain the life essence within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Therefore, Black Mountain Dragon Lord has always been using his own massive vitality to barely satisfy the devouring desire of this piece of flesh.

But now, he can no longer hold on.

After thousands of years of sustenance, he has long since reached the point of exhaustion.

If not for Lin Ye waking him up, perhaps in a few years, he would have been completely drained.

At that time, the divine flesh, having lost its sustenance, would inevitably go berserk.

Hearing all this, Lin Ye was also quite shocked internally.

He did not expect that the behemoth before him was actually a great existence willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of all living beings in the world.

Of course, if he hadn't swallowed that piece of flesh in the beginning, perhaps none of the subsequent events would have happened.

But regardless, this individual ultimately avoided a world-ending catastrophe!

For some reason, Lin Ye suddenly thought of that mysterious finger bone.

If the divine bone gave birth to Demons and the divine flesh gave birth to exotic beasts, then what about other parts of the god? Could they give birth to other extraordinary things?

Lin Ye associated this with Desolate Beasts!

Was that thing also birthed by some parts of the god?

Lin Ye was also frightened by his own speculation.

Viewed in this light, all the anomalies in the Martial Domain World, from Demons to exotic beasts and even the more terrifying Desolate Beasts, might all be related to that fallen god.

An existence that has been dead for unknown ages, its remains are still affecting the operation of the entire world.

Lin Ye even suspected whether the appearance of the martial domain game was also related to that so-called god.

After all, besides the Physical Body, gods also have a Soul.

Perhaps it was the will of the god that transformed into the so-called System.

At this thought, Lin Ye gained a deeper understanding of existences at the level of gods.

"But with my strength, I'm afraid I cannot satisfy the devouring desire of the divine flesh, right?" Lin Ye asked the key question.

It was not that he was belittling himself.

It was mainly because even the one before him was about to be drained dry by the divine flesh; what could his own meager Blood Qi do? He was afraid he wouldn't even last a second.

"Rest assured." Black Mountain Dragon Lord's tone remained calm.

"I will inject all the remaining life essence in my body into that piece of flesh to temporarily suppress its devouring desire. But this is ultimately treating the symptoms, not the root cause, so a container that can continuously supply it with Blood Qi Power is needed."

Lin Ye frowned: "Senior, do you mean to let me be that container? This is not..."

He subconsciously wanted to refuse. What a joke; if he had to supply Blood Qi to such a thing every day, would he still be able to Cultivate? He was not as great as Black Mountain Dragon Lord, willing to sacrifice himself to save the common people.

However, the next sentence from Black Mountain Dragon Lord caused the refusal that was about to blurt out to get stuck in his throat.

"Don't be in such a hurry to refuse, listen to me finish."

"Although supplying the divine flesh is dangerous, it is not without benefits. While you are supplying it, your own Blood Qi will inevitably be tainted with divine aura. This is also the reason why I have been able to grow to my current level."

His voice paused, and then the tone shifted.

"Moreover, you are different from me. I am forcibly feeding it by relying on my abundant vitality, but you... you have already achieved a Breakthrough in Blood Qi. If you continue to improve, perhaps one day, you will be able to completely refine it by relying on high-quality Blood Qi. At that time, you might become a new god!"

Lin Ye understood. The difference between him and Black Mountain Dragon Lord, simply put, was quantity versus quality.

Quantity can only barely suppress the devouring desire of the divine flesh, while quality can subtly eliminate its instinctive hunger. This is the same principle as someone who is used to eating delicacies and can no longer swallow simple, coarse food.

Of course, the premise is that you must continuously supply the delicacies, otherwise, you will be the first one to suffer.

"I understand Senior's meaning."

Honestly speaking, hearing that he could become a god, he was a little tempted, but only a little. He would not let his head be clouded by desire.

"But there is one point I must confirm: Senior, are you sure that with my current Blood Qi, I can withstand its devouring?"

Although Black Mountain Dragon Lord had already said he would use his own remaining vitality to temporarily eliminate the devouring desire of the divine flesh, how long is 'temporarily'? He had to figure this out in advance.

Seeming to hear the implication in Lin Ye's words, Black Mountain Dragon Lord gave a definite answer: "Rest assured, with my remaining life essence, it is enough to Seal it for another year. You only need to achieve another Breakthrough in Blood Qi quality within one year, and then you can barely meet the requirements of the divine flesh. As for what happens afterwards, that will be a slow, persistent effort. However, as long as your rate of progress is always ahead of it, you don't need to worry about any backlash. At the same time, possessing the divine flesh will also make your future growth potential far exceed that of others."

"One year, huh..."

Lin Ye was truly tempted now. He dared not guarantee other aspects, but when it came to the speed of progress, he had never feared anyone.

With Heaven Rewards Diligence, although his speed of Cultivate could not be called 'covering a thousand miles in a day', it could be called endless. He was improving every day and would never encounter any so-called Cultivate Bottleneck.

However, he had another layer of concern. That was, listening to Black Mountain Dragon Lord's description, this thing, the divine flesh, seemed to be only interested in Blood Qi Power.

But he couldn't just stay at the Seventh Grade polishing his own Blood Qi just to supply it. But once he reached the next Realm, the Blood Qi Realm would be completely fixed. Although the total amount of Blood Qi would still increase, it would not be able to advance further in quality, which obviously did not meet Black Mountain Dragon Lord's requirements. After all, if it came to the total amount of Blood Qi, a hundred of him wouldn't even compare to a fraction of Black Mountain Dragon Lord's.

He truthfully stated his concerns.

After listening, Black Mountain Dragon Lord's tone revealed a hint of confusion: "Since you have already embarked on the path of Blood Qi Breakthrough, why not continue down it?"

"You must know, in my era, anyone who could reach the ultimate in one path was a supreme expert who could suppress an entire era. Only those who could not achieve a Breakthrough would choose to find other paths, leading to their subsequent power becoming messy and unbearable."

"Although practicing all three paths has a higher upper limit, the Human Race has a limited Lifespan, and this path is destined to not go far; the First Grade of martial arts is already the limit for your Human Race!"

Regarding Black Mountain Dragon Lord's words, Lin Ye was noncommittal. Others who practiced all three of Essence, Qi, and Spirit might reach their limit at the First Grade of martial arts, but he was different; he had a cheat!

With Heaven Rewards Diligence, he could keep Cultivating upwards and would not have any worries about Lifespan. Therefore, asking him to give up the path of practicing all three of Essence, Qi, and Spirit to specialize in some Blood Qi martial arts was something he was absolutely unwilling to do.

Perhaps feeling the firmness in Lin Ye's attitude, Black Mountain Dragon Lord was silent for a long while, and finally spoke slowly: "Since you are unwilling to walk the path of Blood Qi martial arts, then I have another compromise..."