Chapter 176: Absorption

Xu Feng obtained the Beast Crystals and did not stay any longer. He returned to the cave where he had been earlier and sat down cross-legged.

He held the Beast Crystals in his palm and started absorbing the energy inside. The energy from the Four Stars Beast Crystals surged like a tide. Xu Feng showed a painful expression on his face, and sweat beaded on his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and endured.

One…

Two…

Three…

Four…

The four Four Stars Beast Crystals increased Xu Feng’s Free Attribute Points by ten points. Xu Feng’s Constitution Attribute now only needed five or six more points to reach Four Stars.

He allocated all his Free Attribute Points to Constitution. A loud roar echoed in Xu Feng’s ears. The cave was quiet, and the sound came from within Xu Feng’s body, only he could feel it.

The sound seemed like the breaking of shackles. Xu Feng could hear the sound of his blood rushing through his veins like rivers and seas. He could hear the slow division of his cells. He could even hear the slow movement of his intestines and stomach in his organs. At this moment, these sounds felt so real, making him feel that life was truly a miracle.

At this time, energy moved under Xu Feng’s skin, occasionally raising small bumps that quickly subsided. His bones grew thicker, his muscle cells became denser, and his body slowly expanded. Muscles bulged, tearing his thin clothes with a ripping sound. Now, Xu Feng looked like a strong, muscular man.

Ha~

Xu Feng opened his eyes and exhaled. A mist mixed with fine gray impurities sprayed from his mouth like a long sword, reaching over three feet away.

The entire cave shook with a rumbling sound, and rocks kept falling as if it were about to collapse.

Xu Feng’s own Constitution Attribute could originally only reach Three-Star, but the moment his Constitution reached Three-Star, the bonus from his talent directly raised his Constitution Attribute to Four Stars. A massive amount of Constitution Attribute energy rushed in. If not for Xu Feng having experienced this several times before, he might have coughed up blood, suffered internal injuries, and needed a long time to recover.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Feng silently endured the evolution of his body. Finally, his breathing gradually calmed down, and his originally bulging, muscular body seemed to shrink back to its original form. If he took off his outer clothes now, one would see that although his muscles were not bulging like a fitness trainer’s, every muscle and bone showed a natural beauty. With just a slight movement, an explosive Strength would radiate. His cells were dense, and his whole body felt as if cast from steel.

“My Constitution Attribute has now reached Four Stars, meeting the condition to use the Sacred Dragon’s Giant Dragon Essence Blood,” Xu Feng thought to himself. His eager emotions were hard to restrain; he could not wait to try the power of the Giant Dragon Essence Blood in the crystal bottle.

Inside the cave, the rock walls had been polished smooth as a mirror by the powerful aura Xu Feng had released earlier. Xu Feng looked up and saw his blurry reflection in the rock mirror, a hint of determination flashing briefly between his eyebrows.

He took out the crystal bottle. A colorful glow spread out, refracting continuously inside the cave. The whole cave was filled with dazzling, brilliant light, quite a beautiful sight.

The crystal bottle was only the size of a palm, and the Giant Dragon Essence Blood inside was even less, not even two-thirds of the bottle.

“There are four uses for Giant Dragon Essence Blood, but I can only choose the first two now. One is to swallow it directly, and the other is to apply it on the body’s surface for absorption. Both can bring great benefits, but how to choose…” Xu Feng held the crystal bottle, slightly frowning.

If swallowed, all of Xu Feng’s attributes would instantly increase by five hundred points, almost making him jump to Four-Star Peak, even just a step away from Five Stars Peak, leaving everyone far behind. The second method, body absorption, would allow him to obtain a growable Dragon Battle Sigil that would always accompany him. From a long-term development perspective, the Dragon Battle Sigil had greater potential.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng lay flat on the ground, opened the crystal bottle, and tilted it. The Giant Dragon Essence Blood slowly flowed out.

A faint, sweet, and bloody smell spread around. The smell was not strong, but it was deep and lasting, seeping into his heart and soul.

It entered Xu Feng’s body with his breath.

The moment the scent entered his body, Xu Feng felt every cell in his body cheer and jump, filled with desire, like a desert longing for clean water. His whole body began to tremble slightly.

“This is the Giant Dragon Essence Blood, capable of changing a human’s physique and enabling evolution…” Excitement sparkled in Xu Feng’s eyes as he watched the dazzling Essence Blood slowly flow out and drip onto his chest.

The dragon blood was dense, like mercury, but very sticky, forming a thin, continuous thread in the air.

Sizzle~

The moment the dragon blood touched the skin on his chest, Xu Feng felt a sudden sharp pain. A burning sensation spread across his chest, and he smelled a faint scent of burnt skin at the tip of his nose.

The Giant Dragon Essence Blood was not much and soon flowed out completely from the crystal bottle, not a single drop remained, with no residue left.

A small cluster of elite, ruby-like Essence Blood trembled slightly on Xu Feng’s chest, rolling back and forth, visibly decreasing rapidly.

At first, there was a burning sensation, but soon, Xu Feng felt a cool feeling spread from his chest, flowing throughout his body as the Essence Blood was absorbed.

Quickly, all the Giant Dragon Essence Blood was absorbed by Xu Feng’s body, leaving only a light red, oval mark on his chest, shaped like a heart.

Xu Feng lay still quietly. He could feel the Giant Dragon Essence Blood slowly transforming his body, spreading to every cell.

A gentle coolness flowed through his body, and then the coolness grew stronger. In just a short while, a thin layer of ice formed on Xu Feng’s body surface. Even the air he breathed out from his mouth and nose turned into a white mist.

“This, this is the Sacred Dragon’s Giant Dragon Essence Blood, not an Ice Dragon’s. Why is it so cold?” Frost had already formed on Xu Feng’s eyelashes, and his face turned pale, but he gritted his teeth and persisted.

Body transformation was not instant; evolution required the body to adapt. If he moved now, all previous efforts would be wasted.

Xu Feng felt he was about to freeze to death. Even the cave was covered in a layer of white frost, as if it had suddenly turned into deep winter.

The frost spread from inside the cave outward, soon passing the cave entrance. A few trees outside the cave also got covered in frost, their leaves wilting and drooping weakly, looking frostbitten.

Xu Feng was now encased in a thick layer of ice, as if lying in a crystal coffin. His body had lost sensation, but his consciousness became sharper, as if it had left his body and was floating high above, looking down at his own form from a god’s perspective.

Just as Xu Feng thought he was about to freeze to death, a sudden change occurred.