Inside the rotting stone chamber.
On top of a hundred corpses’ stomachs, each has been torn open from the inside out, leaving a bloody hole.
From the bloody hole crawled out sothing entirely pitch black, resembling a beetle.
However, this pitch-black creature is not a beetle; its mouth is flat, long, and sharp like a dagger, while its limbs are covered with thorns, and its body is as large as two adult hands combined.
There is a green liquid constantly seeping from the body of this pitch-black creature, most likely secreted from within.
After a hundred of these unknown creatures crawled out from the stomachs, the original corpses began rotting at a visible speed, and within monts, even the bones of the one hundred corpses had completely decayed.
Ye Chenfeng furrowed his brow, while the old man, Wu Fengxian, continued, "Little fellow, what I just speculated was corpse insects. These creatures survive by inhabiting human bodies, and their mouths are extrely sharp, able to tear open the body of even an Earth God Realm cultivator. Once they break through the skin, they will crawl inside your body."
"Did you see the green liquid constantly oozing from them? This liquid is highly corrosive—if they burrow into your stomach, your organs will quickly be corroded into a pool of blood."
"These corpse insects were likely placed in these people’s bodies when they were still alive during their juvenile stage. Imagine the ruthlessness of the person who placed them there, sohow making them mature and then enter a dormant state within these corpses."
"Upon entering dormancy, especially within a corpse, the lifespan of the corpse insects increases by hundreds or even thousands of tis, which is why they are still alive today."
While Wu Fengxian explained this to Ye Chenfeng, the hundred disgusting corpse insects all turned their gaze toward Ye Chenfeng, a glint of hunger for fresh at in their eyes.
It must be that Ye Chenfeng’s arrival awakened them. After so long in dormancy, seeing a living person, how could they resist the temptation? They crave fresh flesh and blood.
The wings on the back of the hundred corpse insects began to flutter rapidly, and in an instant, they sward toward Ye Chenfeng like a dense cloud; facing a hundred corpse insects would be lethal even for an Earth God Realm expert!
As Ye Chenfeng intended to enter his small world imdiately, Wu Fengxian spoke again, "Little fellow, you don’t need to flee. Those with great fortune indeed possess great fortune. The corpse insects that threaten Earth God Realm experts are no match for you."
"Corpse insects are extre yin creatures; their greatest fear is the Heaven and Earth Fla, which can burn them to death, regardless of its strength."
"Therefore, facing these dense corpse insects ahead, you don’t need to enter the Chaos Ring."
At the ntion of corpse insects fearing the Heaven and Earth Fla, Ye Chenfeng instantly summoned the Green Fla, enveloping his body with it.
The twenty or so corpse insects leading the charge couldn’t stop in ti when Ye Chenfeng summoned the Green Fla and plunged straight into its flas.
Indeed, just as Wu Fengxian predicted, the corpse insects that entered the Green Fla quickly froze up and were unable to move within the Heaven and Earth Fla, allowing the Green Fla to swiftly incinerate their bodies.
After the sacrifice of the twenty or so corpse insects, the remaining insects quickly retreated away from Ye Chenfeng.
As those twenty or so corpse insects were completely burned away by the Green Fla, an unusual energy dispersed into the air from their bodies; once Ye Chenfeng activated the Spiritual Qi River, this energy would naturally enter his body.
Old man Jiang Yuntian comnted, "Kid, it seems these corpse insects are not ordinary; they are likely specifically bred. The energy released from them contains so toxic impurities, but the energy itself is quite beneficial. If you can absorb it and expel the impurities, it would significantly enhance your strength."
Wu Fengxian also said, "Little fellow, the choice is yours. You have Divine Blood in your body, and the toxins shouldn’t be an issue for you. However, the toxin is quite unique; it’s unsure whether you can expel it promptly."
After hearing the words of both Wu Fengxian and Jiang Yuntian, Ye Chenfeng opted to absorb the energy, swiftly circulating the Spiritual Qi River in his ridians, drawing the dispersed energy into his body.
Ye Chenfeng is unwilling to miss any opportunity that could enhance his power; any potential strength gain is crucial for him.
Since killing the corpse insects would spread energy throughout the air, Ye Chenfeng wouldn’t let the remaining insects escape.
Ye Chenfeng stood directly in front of the stone chamber door, blocking the exit completely. Watching the frenetic flight of the corpse insects within the chamber, the Green Fla tightly encased his body; he flicked his fingers rapidly, each flick sending a burst of fla toward a corpse insect.
Previously, the corpse insects saw Ye Chenfeng as prey; now, with the aid of the Green Fla, Ye Chenfeng regarded them as prey—all within his control.
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
One by one, the corpse insects were incinerated by the Green Fla, continuously releasing wisps of energy into the air.
Ye Chenfeng preliminarily gathered this energy into his body and did not rush to digest it.
Monts later.
After exterminating the last corpse insect and absorbing the final wisp of energy, Ye Chenfeng imdiately sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to digest the energy within.
The energy from the hundred corpse insects included a portion that Ye Chenfeng could absorb, while the remaining toxic energy had to be expelled.
Feeling the surging unique energy within, Ye Chenfeng promptly alternated between three supre techniques.
As Ye Chenfeng slowly absorbed the energy, a look of intense pain crossed his face.
Though Divine Blood can neutralize toxins in the energy, the detoxification process is slow, forcing Ye Chenfeng to endure the associated pain.
The absorbable energy continued to be absorbed by Ye Chenfeng; there exists a distinct boundary between the Nirvana Realm and Divinity Transformation Realm. Crossing into the Divinity Transformation Realm is nearly impossible with ordinary energy; fortunately, the unusual energy released by the corpse insects perfectly aids Ye Chenfeng’s transition, which is why Jiang Yuntian and Wu Fengxian suggested it.
As ti slowly passed.
Black substances continued to seep from Ye Chenfeng’s pores—this must be the expelled toxins.
At a certain mont, the spiritual energy around him wavered chaotically, a "boom!" echoed, his clothes billowed wildly, ripples spread through the surrounding space, as his aura surged dramatically, instantly multiplying several tis; he successfully crossed into the Initial Stage of the first level of the Divinity Transformation Realm.
After so ti.
His aura surged again, crossing from the Initial Stage to the Middle Stage of the first level.
Upon entering the Middle Stage of the first level of the Divinity Transformation Realm, the absorbable energy was fully consud, but the toxic energy was not entirely purged.
Thus, Ye Chenfeng remained seated cross-legged with eyes closed, the pain evident on his face—he must expel all toxic energy from his body.
Every mont, black substances continued to be expelled from his pores; Ye Chenfeng knew it was not yet ti to celebrate his strength gain! His Divine Blood Art functioned at the peak, with the Divine Blood rapidly aiding him.
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