163: Chapter 163 Demon Blood? It's Just Dessert

"Crazy! You've absolutely gone crazy!"

Xia Youchu grabbed Ling Tian's hand, her voice trembling.

"That is demon blood! The Demon Phoenix's Origin demon blood!"

"Do you know what happens when you are contaminated by demon blood? Your mind will be thrown into chaos, your Bloodline will mutate, and you will completely degenerate into a demonic beast that only knows destruction!"

"Even a Quasi-Emperor expert wouldn't dare touch demon blood lightly; they would have to use special methods to Seal and purify it!"

"And you? You just swallowed it directly?!"

Xia Youchu was practically about to explode with anger.

This idiot, it was one thing for him to eat random things normally, but he even dared to stuff demon blood into his stomach?!

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's face was also ashen. "Kid, spit it out quickly! If you spit it out now, this old man can still find a way to help you purify the residue! Any later and it will be too late!"

He had personally seen members of the Yao Race who were contaminated by demon blood.

That scene was too horrific to look at.

An originally gentle spiritual deer, after being eroded by demon blood, turned into a rotting, pustule-covered monster that killed any living thing on sight in just three days.

In the end, several Yuan Emperors had to join forces to blast it into dregs, not daring to leave even a single drop of blood.

The contamination power of demon blood was just that terrifying.

Ling Tian was currently heavily injured, his body weak, and his resistance lowered.

Swallowing demon blood at a time like this, how was it any different from suicide?!

"I can't... I can't spit it out."

Ling Tian smiled weakly and pointed at his stomach.

"It's already... digested."

Xia Youchu: "???"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing: "???"

Both of them froze at the same time.

Digested?

It had only been a few seconds?!

That was demon blood! Contaminating blood containing the Demon Phoenix's Origin will!

Even if Ling Tian's devouring ability was strong, it was impossible for him to digest it this quickly, right?!

"You... you don't feel anything wrong?"

Xia Youchu asked cautiously.

"For example... strange voices in your head? Hallucinations before your eyes? Itchiness in some part of your body?"

These were all Early Stage symptoms of being eroded by demon blood.

Ling Tian checked himself and shook his head. "No."

"Not at all?"

"Yeah."

Xia Youchu and Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing exchanged a glance, both seeing the utter disbelief in each other's eyes.

This wasn't scientific!

No, this wasn't cultivation-like!

The contamination power of demon blood was universally recognized as terrifying across the myriad realms.

Even Demonic Path giants who specifically cultivated devouring-type Cultivation Techniques had to be extremely cautious when devouring demon blood, purifying it layer by layer with special methods before they dared to absorb it.

Ling Tian had swallowed it raw just like that, yet he didn't have any reaction at all?!

"Could it be... that demon blood was purified in the explosion?"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing speculated.

"It's possible."

Xia Youchu nodded. "The power of his move was so terrifying. Since the demon blood was caught in the blast, maybe it lost its vitality."

The two of them breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If that was the case, then it was fine.

However.

Just then.

Ling Tian suddenly frowned.

"Hmm?"

He felt his stomach... a bit warm.

It wasn't the burning pain of an injury, but... like he had eaten chili peppers, a spicy heat.

"What's wrong?!"

Xia Youchu immediately grew tense.

"My stomach... is a bit warm."

Ling Tian said honestly.

Xia Youchu's face turned pale.

It's over!

The demon blood is starting to take effect!

"Elder Bai! Quick! Suppress him! Don't let him demonize!"

Xia Youchu said urgently.

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's expression also turned solemn, and his Quasi-Emperor pressure erupted instantly, enveloping Ling Tian.

As long as Ling Tian showed any signs of demonization, he would immediately take action to suppress him!

However.

After waiting for over ten seconds.

Aside from his furrowed brow and a slightly odd expression, Ling Tian showed no other abnormalities.

There was no roaring, no madness, and no bodily mutation.

It was just... his stomach was a bit warm.

"How... how do you feel?"

Xia Youchu asked tentatively.

"It's alright."

Ling Tian felt it out. "It's just a bit spicy, like I ate hot pot."

Xia Youchu: "..."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing: "..."

What time is it, and you're still thinking about eating?!

However, looking at Ling Tian's reaction, it seemed... he really hadn't been demonized?

"Let me see."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing stepped forward, pressing his palm against Ling Tian's abdomen to investigate carefully.

Upon this investigation, his expression became incredibly colorful.

Shock, doubt, disbelief...

"How is it?"

Xia Youchu asked nervously.

"The demon blood... is indeed still there."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing's voice was dry. "And, it is being... refined?"

"Refined?!"

Xia Youchu's eyes widened.

How is that possible?!

That is demon blood! A contaminating Origin containing the Demon Phoenix's will!

Even a Quasi-Emperor would need to go into seclusion for several years and use a special formation to refine a single drop of demon blood.

How long had it been since Ling Tian swallowed it? Half a minute?

And he's already started refining it?!

"See for yourself."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing smiled bitterly, sharing the investigated image with Xia Youchu through his Divine Thought.

Xia Youchu sank her consciousness into Ling Tian's body.

And then...

...she saw a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.

...

Inside Ling Tian's stomach.

This place could no longer be called a "stomach."

After multiple evolutionary modifications, Ling Tian's digestive System had long since turned into a terrifying place!

The stomach walls were cast like dark gold metal.

The gastric juice was not ordinary acid, but liquid energy mixed with the Fire of Destruction, Star Power, and Thunder Power!

At this moment.

That small clump of dark red demon blood was floating in the center of the gastric juice.

It was struggling.

Struggling frantically.

Trying to release its demonic nature and contaminate everything around it.

However.

The moment it released a trace of Devilish Qi, it was immediately shredded by the violent energy around it.

The Fire of Destruction surged up, burning it.

The Dead Star Energy, which resulted from the fission of Star Power, fell from above to grind it down.

The Divine Thunder of Destruction, which resulted from the fission of Thunder Power, struck down from time to time to purify it.

Even more terrifyingly, below the stomach, the [Five Elements Destruction Furnace] was watching greedily.

Its mouth was wide open, emitting a terrifying suction force like a black hole, ready to swallow the demon blood and refine it at any moment.

The demon blood dashed left and right, trying to escape this Hell.

But it was useless.

It was surrounded by natural enemies.

The Devilish Qi it released was like a drop of ink falling into the ocean, instantly diluted and purified.

It wanted to contaminate the stomach walls, but the Light of Destruction on the walls lit up, emitting a brilliance that destroyed everything.

It wanted to burrow into the flesh, but within Ling Tian's Bloodline, the Yinglong's majesty erupted with a bang, pinning it down completely.

It even wanted to detonate itself to drag everything down with it.

But... it couldn't even manage to self-detonate.

The surrounding energy field was too strong; the moment it gathered its power, it was forcibly dispersed.

The demon blood fell into despair.

It had never encountered such a situation.

Even the Phoenix's will during its peak back then could only barely resist when facing the erosion of demon blood, eventually being contaminated and devoured bit by bit.

But this Yinglong...

His body was simply terrifying!

The Five Elements power circulated endlessly, possessing a natural suppression over Devilish Qi.

The Fire of Destruction, Star Power, and Thunder Power were all extremely yang and rigid, countering demonic nature.

The Yinglong Bloodline possessed an extremely high status, crushing the demon blood on a Bloodline level.

Not to mention that terrifying furnace, which could even refine Laws; refining this tiny bit of demon blood was practically child's play.

The demon blood felt fear.

This way of dying was too frustrating.

...

Outside the stomach.

Xia Youchu's consciousness watched this scene, speechless for a long time.

She finally understood why Ling Tian dared to swallow the demon blood.

It wasn't because he was reckless, but because he truly had the ability!

Inside, the demon blood was like a tiny bug that had fallen into a meat grinder, completely powerless to resist.

"Did you see?"

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing withdrew his Divine Thought, his expression complex.

"I saw..."

Xia Youchu nodded, her voice dry.

"So he can really digest demon blood?"

"Not only can he digest it, but he can do so very quickly."

Quasi-Emperor Bai Jing smiled bitterly. "At this rate, in at most the time it takes an incense stick to burn, that clump of demon blood will be completely refined, turning into pure energy for him to absorb."

Xia Youchu fell silent.

She suddenly felt that her previous worries were a bit redundant.

This idiot simply couldn't be measured by common sense.

demon blood?

To him, it might just be... dessert after a meal?

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