Chapter 2: The Blood Of The Four Spirits (2/2)

”Mute, does he have a Vermillion Bird Spirit Body?” Village Chief asked.

Mute the Blacksmith shook his head.

”Continue, Qin Mu,” Village Chief said.

Qin Mu took the second white porcelain cup that contained White Tiger spirit blood. Drinking it felt like drinking molten iron filled slag, tasted like copper, and stung his mouth. He felt that same stinging sensation throughout his body, which then faded soon after.

”He doesn’t have a White Tiger Spirit Body.” Granny Si shook her head in slight disappointment.

”Qin Mu, the third cup,” Village Chief said solemnly.

Qin Mu drank from the third cup. It contained Green Dragon spirit blood that had been refined from the huge green snake. This cup of spirit blood made him feel as if the blood in his muscles had begun to swell, uncomfortably squeezing his organs. However, this bloated feeling quickly faded as well.

Old Ma shook his head with a disappointed look on his face. ”He doesn’t have a Green Dragon Spirit Body.”

”In that case, he must have a Black Tortoise Spirit Body,” Apothecary revealed a rare smile, looking even more sinister than usual.

Qin Mu drank the last cup that was full of Black Tortoise spirit blood. His body became as light as a feather as he drank it, it was like he was immersed in the water of a river. However, like before, the feeling quickly vanished.

”He doesn’t have a Black Tortoise Spirit Body.” Apothecary shook his head.

The villagers around the bonfire became silent, then Butcher said, ”If that’s the case, he’s just an ordinary human.”

Granny Si suddenly began to cry, struggling to speak. ”All of us are old and disabled. Qin Mu won’t be able to continue living if we die. It’s so dangerous here. He wouldn’t survive for even a day…”

Qin Mu grabbed Granny Si’s hand and gently said, ”Don’t cry granny. You and all the grandpas are good people. Nobody will die…”

”Good people? Hehe…” Old Ma laughed at himself. ”We were all forced to retreat to the Great Ruins, struggling to live at death’s doorstep. The Great Ruins are too dangerous, so it’ll definitely be difficult for Mu’er to survive without us. We should send him out of the Great Ruins where it’s much safer…”

”We will be discovered and killed if we send him out. Since he is associated with us, he would die as well,” Butcher said coldly.

Disabled Elderly Village went silent once again.

Suddenly, Village Chief spoke. ”Good.”

Confused, Granny Si asked, ”What’s good about this?”

Village Chief smiled. ”I’m referring to his constitution. It’s a good—no, it’s a great seedling.”

Butcher, Apothecary, and the rest of the villagers gave him blank stares, unable to understand why Qin Mu’s constitution was great. Village Chief smiled and explained, ”My guess is that Mu’er has another type of constitution, one that combines the strengths of the four great constitutions—an Overlord Body!”

”An Overlord Body?” Granny Si and the rest wore skeptical looks. All of them were experienced, knowledgeable people, but they had never heard of an Overlord Body before.

”Yes, an Overlord Body.”

Village Chief grinned. ”It’s difficult for normal spirit blood to awaken an Overlord Body. Blood from the four great spirit beasts must be collected for the Overlord Body to show itself. None of the four great spirit beasts remain in the Great Ruins, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find their descendants. Continue capturing beasts and refining their blood. Once Qin Mu drinks enough spirit blood, his Overlord Body will awaken naturally.”

Everyone trusted Village Chief, so all of the disabled elderly in the village were overjoyed to hear him say all of this. ”Tomorrow I’ll go with Cripple to catch a tiger! Rest early, Mu’er. You’ll still have to drink more spirit blood tomorrow!”

Once everyone dispersed, Apothecary and Mute brought Village Chief back to his room. After Mute left, Apothecary remained in the room and softly said, ”The Overlord Body doesn’t exist.”

Village Chief nodded. ”I said that without thinking. However, if I hadn’t said anything, it would’ve been hard for everyone else to continue living.”

Apothecary was at a loss for words. Everyone in Disabled Elderly Village had their own history, but they were all forced to move to the Great Ruins. Struggling to survive, all of their sorrows weighed heavily upon them. Qin Mu was partially the reason why everyone could continue living up to this point.

It was the appearance of this healthy little baby that had cleansed the sorrow from everyone’s hearts. As they raised Qin Mu, they began to view this little boy as their most precious family member. It was Qin Mu that held the fragile hearts of the people in Disabled Elderly Village together.

If the villagers knew that Qin Mu only had an ordinary body and wouldn’t be able to survive in the Great Ruins by himself, all of them might actually lose control and do the unthinkable.

Apothecary was expressionless. ”You can’t hide the truth from them forever. All of us will die of old age someday and leave Qin Mu behind.”

”That’s why we’ll never tell him that the Overlord Body doesn’t exist. Keep it a secret from him for eternity,” Village Chief said solemnly. ”Let him believe that he has the one and only Overlord Body!”

Apothecary was stunned as he examined Village Chief’s face. Under the dim light from the oil lamp, Village Chief’s face seemed to be particularly bewitching as he smiled. ”I want to see if an ordinary person with unparalleled faith can achieve something that even we, people with Spirit Bodies, can’t.”

Apothecary gave him a blank stare. ”Mortal Body... to Overlord Body?”

Village Chief nodded deeply. ”As long as there’s faith, a Mortal Body will become an Overlord Body!”