Lin Wu sat on the ground comprehending the Light Divine Crystal, while Lin Yu was also busy. He took out one corpse after another and placed them on the ground.
Among them, the two largest corpses were divine corpses, and three others were two dark demon pseudo-gods and an angel pseudo-god. The angel pseudo-god was half-shattered, revealing its intricate internal structure. Unfortunately, it was not a living being and he could not devour it.
After putting away the angel's remains, he first focused on the two demons.
Both of these demon pseudo-gods were living beings, and devouring their flesh and blood was much simpler.
"Life Drain!" He intended to devour the one on the left first.
Immediately, a massive suction force emanated from his palm, and streams of power were drawn out from the demon's body.
His strength was increasing.
Ten percent!
Twenty percent!
When it reached twenty percent, there was a popping sound. Looking down, he saw that the demon pseudo-god's corpse had turned into a mummified husk and shattered. With a gentle puff of air, the dried corpse turned into dust and dispersed.
"It seems I have no problem devouring pseudo-god corpses now!"
"Continue!"
He repeated the process, devouring another demon corpse, and his strength increased by another ten percent.
Feeling the surging power within him, he was incredibly excited and grinned, "Not bad! Next, I'll devour the divine corpses."
Although the thought of gluttony disturbed his state of mind, causing him considerable irritation, the joy of increased strength dispelled it all. 138 Reading Network
Next, he devoured the two divine corpses in succession, increasing his strength by a total of eighty percent before he could no longer continue.
Looking at the two divine corpses, which had shrunk slightly, Lin Yu rubbed his temples to relieve his headache. With a wave of his hand, the two divine corpses fell into his small world.
"I already have four divine corpses. Once my strength increases by another small tier, I'll be able to devour the power of divine corpses again. I wonder if I'll get any unexpected rewards by devouring them all?"
Lin Yu muttered to himself.
Suddenly, his forehead throbbed, and his head felt like it was tearing apart.
"Damn it, it's the after-effects of Life Drain again." He rubbed his forehead, feeling agitated.
Every time he used Life Drain, he would have a headache for a while, but thankfully, every time his innate talent upgraded, it would alleviate the condition. This time, the headache was less severe than last time, but it was still significant, causing him to cry out in misery.
After a while, Lin Yu dared not use Life Drain anymore.
He simply sat cross-legged and entered a state of meditation.
Outside.
His clones acted separately, some refining pills, others hunting, all busy and engrossed.
Batch after batch of ninth-tier Blood Flesh Pills were produced, making the ninth-tier humans watch with eager eyes.
Lin Yu had already given them a pill to consume, but seeing so many ninth-tier Blood Flesh Pills still shocked them.
"Lin Yu's thousand clones refining pills is as efficient as a factory."
"It's a pity that pills cannot be mass-produced like factory goods."
"Indeed. Now that Lin Yu has produced so many ninth-tier Blood Flesh Pills, he's probably selling them for money. Why don't we suggest the cabinet buy them?"
"What do you want to do?"
"After we buy them, we can use them to recruit ninth-tier powerhouses."
"That's a good idea. With these precious pills, I don't believe those reclusive ninth-tier powerhouses can sit still."
"Hehe, when the Grand Elders come out of seclusion, we'll present this suggestion."
"Alright!"
"........."
At this moment!
Suddenly!
Patches of red clouds appeared in the sky, swirling and becoming denser, eventually turning into a sea of fire.
"What is that?"
"Fire clouds, a sea of fire? No! Someone is breaking through to the demigod realm."
"Fire? Could it be the Flame Lord?"
"It must be, look, below is the Flame Lord's hut."
"........."
Everyone looked and indeed saw the Flame Lord.
Above the Flame Lord's hut, flames rose and converged in the sky, forming an ocean of fire.
The sea of fire churned, dyeing half the sky red.
"Fire!"
A distant, vast voice descended from the sky.
Immediately after, a powerful voice echoed from within the hut.
"How many types of fire are there?"
As if conversing with the mysterious presence in the sky, the distant voice quickly answered him.
"First: Tangible Fire, Second: Intangible Fire!"
The Flame Lord opened his eyes and raised the stove fire in his hand.
"Stove fire, what type of fire is it?"
"Tangible in form, intangible in origin; fundamentally, it is Intangible Fire!"
"How can I comprehend it?"
"You have already comprehended it!"
"Excellent!"
As soon as the words fell, the sea of fire in the sky churned, and then all the flames descended from the sky, merging into the Flame Lord's brow.
The sea of fire dissipated, and a flame symbol appeared on his brow, flickering for a moment before hiding itself.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and flames appeared out of nowhere, burning the void. He quickly closed his eyes again, and the flames disappeared.
He thought to himself, "I've just broken through to demigod, and I can't fully control this power yet. I need to consolidate for a while."
Then, he continued his seclusion, but his demigod-level aura spread outwards from him, astonishing everyone around.
The Grand Elder's hut.
He was in seclusion comprehending laws when he suddenly sensed the aura of the Flame Lord breaking through, which made him feel a sense of urgency.
He quickly sealed all his senses and focused entirely on comprehending the laws.
The others reacted similarly, all feeling anxious and not daring to be distracted.
They all knew that the Flame Lord had long ago comprehended the belief of all people, which had already touched the threshold of a demigod. Later, he integrated the belief of all people into divinity, which almost brought him one step into the demigod realm.
Now, with the divine crystal for him to comprehend, it was not surprising that he comprehended a wisp of the Law of Fire.
But others were not so lucky.
In the blink of an eye, ten days passed, and besides the Flame Lord, no one else had broken through to the demigod realm.
Sun rose and set, and another month passed. The Flame Lord finally consolidated his cultivation and emerged from seclusion.
He looked up at the sky and found that the world had become grander and more profound in his eyes.
"So, the advancement in the demigod realm is not just physical and spiritual, but also an improvement in perception!"
"Now, I can vaguely sense the aura of demigods within a radius of ten thousand miles."
He felt immensely pleased, but soon he frowned.
"That's not right, why are all these demigod fierce beasts hiding?" He vaguely sensed the existence of many demigod fierce beasts. Although he didn't know their exact locations, the aura of fear they exuded was very obvious.
What were they afraid of?
He wondered, and as he looked around, he was startled.
"When did a deep pit appear there?"
At this moment, seeing that he had emerged from seclusion, others came to congratulate him. Someone heard his query and explained,
"Your Excellency Flame Lord, while you were in seclusion, Lin Yu fought against three divine corpses and won. That deep pit was left by Lin Yu's combined clone's self-destruction."
"What..." He was stunned!