Chapter 26 (2/2)

However Long Chen didn’t have time to bother with these matters anymore. The 10:1 ratio of regular Qi being transformed to blood red Qi, had left him feeling hungry because of his real Qi deficiency. Long Chen discovered that right now, he was extremely similar to a demonic beast.

“I’m starving! So hungry……”

Long Chen fell onto the ground. That starved feeling had already left his whole body powerless. Today’s incidents had many twists and turns, so Lingxi also felt very fl.u.s.tered in her heart. Long Chen had mentioned hunger, but she did not have anything on her, so she could only say anxiously: “I……I will go out and find something for you to eat!”

If she were to go out, she would definitely have to control the Lingxi sword and fly. It was likely that she’d get killed before she had gotten very far, let alone finding something for Long Chen to eat. As Long Chen absent-mindedly heard that she was going somewhere, he immediately stopped her and said: “No way, you can’t go out! I won’t eat that stuff……”

These words seemed to be spoken from his subconscious mind. Lingxi hurriedly asked: “Then what do you want to eat?”

Long Chen was stumped, and as he thought of what to consume, he realized his hunger was because of insufficient Qi, so……

Long Chen had kept 500 pieces of spirit jade with him. As he thought of this, he immediately took them out. With their appearance, Long Chen found that the desires of his body were not to refine the natural energy from the pieces of spirit jade, but to wolf them down directly!

He couldn’t bear to wait at all, so under Lingxi’s shocked gaze, he grabbed a handful of pieces of spirit jade and stuffed them into his mouth. The pieces of spirit jade, which originally contained the natural energy of heaven and earth, were being gnashed into pieces by his sharp teeth. The immense natural energy had been completely swallowed into Long Chen’s stomach and was then seeped into his dantian. This quickly replenished and transformed into more blood red Qi!

At this moment, the feeling that Long Chen received was the same as people who would be starving for days, and then they would suddenly get to eat a delicacy. But if they were to swallow the pieces of spirit jade in huge gulps, they would probably suffocate to death. However, Long Chen was not the same!

In his current eccentric shape, his absorption rate of the natural energy was extremely fast. The pieces of spirit jade, which neared 600, were swallowed into his stomach in under a minute, and they had all completely transformed into new blood red Qi.

However, Long Chen discovered that his hunger had only been satiated for just a little while!

The pieces of spirit jade were not very useful for his blood red Qi, so even though they were enough for him to break through to the sixth level of the Dragon Pulse Realm before, they only felt like an appetizer now.

However, this appetizer had finally put off some of his hunger.

Long Chen felt that if he did not eat anything else tonight, he might very well die of hunger.

Seeing that Long Chen had actually eaten the pieces of spirit jade, Lingxi was stunned to the point that she could not speak. No matter how wide her wisdom and experience was, she could not figure out what exactly was going on at the moment. When she saw Long Chen revert back to his normal state after eating the spirit jade, her tightened heart finally relaxed a little.

As Lingxi was just about to speak, Long Chen, who had finished eating the pieces of spirit jade, suddenly said: “Xiao Xi, return back to the Lingxi sword. We are going out for a while, so help me find any groups of demonic beasts that are lying around in groups! Hurry!”

They were currently in a state of emergency. Despite Lingxi having many questions left unanswered, after seeing Long Chen’s urgency, she quietly obeyed and turned back into the Lingxi sword before attaching herself to Long Chen’s ear.

However, Long Chen’s body had now been reinforced greatly. Despite having a very sharp blade, Lingxi had to spend a great deal of effort to pierce the scales.

Long Chen did not say another word and ran out. It was deep in the night, but he now had an obvious aura that reeked of blood. However, this aura had brought about some detachment that felt very imposing. This had been sensed by a few weaker demonic beasts from a distance, and made them quiver absurdly for some unknown reason.

Long Chen went towards the depths of the Big Barren Mountain, and after walking for awhile, Lingxi said: “There is a cave right in front. I can sense that there are many presences around; however, they all seem to be Huang grade fifth level demonic beasts. You……”

Before Lingxi had finished speaking, Long Chen’s figure had already darted towards that cave. The meal’s scent from ahead had already become very distinct to him.

This cave was extremely moist, and there was also a very heavy stench of blood. Along the way, there were many faint traces of bones. Soon, Long Chen reached an underground cave.

The s.p.a.ce in this underground tunnel was extremely huge. The ground was a blackened area of mud, and emitted a rotting smell that quickly infiltrated the nose. However, Long Chen did not realise it at all.

Not far away from his feet was the quagmire. At that moment, a blood red figure gradually rose from the mud and stuck its head out. A pair of scarlet red eyes coldly stared at Long Chen, who had just rushed in.

“It’s actually an……Underground Blood Lizard.”

Long Chen’s body odor was extremely obvious. He soon realised that a large patch of area in the cave had suddenly lit up red, like countless lanterns under a night sky. However, these lanterns seemed to scrutinise him and they reeked of blood.

Taking in a breath, Long Chen sensed that the nearest Underground Blood Lizard was already rushing towards him, and that odor of rot was emitted from its body.

He realised that these Underground Blood Lizards also had some blood red scales on them. Their spikes were not that small, and were somewhat similar to Long Chen’s in appearance. But their scales were big and rough, unlike the intricate pattern Long Chen’s had. The spikes were also crooked and bent. Compared to Long Chen, at least in regards to aesthetics, it was the difference between heaven and earth!

However, Long Chen did not think too much about it. As the Underground Blood Lizard came rushing towards him, its huge body seemingly wanted to crush him underneath. If this happened before, Long Chen would definitely have used a martial technique to destroy it, but right now, he did not do so.

He felt his scorching blood rising. Although the Underground Blood Lizards were dirty, Long Chen had a strange feeling that they were actually a type of delicacy.

He leapt up and turned into a red shadow. In an instant, his arms had already pierced into the Underground Blood Lizard’s chest, and directly squeezed the heart inside!

At this point, the Mysterious Dragon Jade Pendant surprisingly moved again!