Chapter 1700 Refining the Dragon G.o.d"s Blood
"Congratulations to those of you who have survived the first trial." The Dragon G.o.d"s voice rippled throughout the Divine Dragon Sanctuary.
"You may choose to continue to the second trial or give up now. Those of you who will continue, keep the token in your grasp. Otherwise, crush it. You have an hour to decide."
Once the Dragon G.o.d"s voice faded, everyone began mumbling to each other.
"He said that most of us won"t even be able to refine a single drop of blood, correct? Do you think he"s serious, or is he trying to scare us into forfeiting?"
"Knowing the Dragon G.o.d, it could go both ways. It"s extremely risky, no doubt. However, the benefit of this trial is worth the risk, so I am going to risk it."
"Many of us have risked our lives for much less. This is a no-brainer for me."
Most of the partic.i.p.ants shared similar sentiments.
Only a few remained hesitant. However, after thinking about it, they realized if they gave up now, they would have fought to the death for nothing in the previous trial. In the end, everyone who survived the first trial decided to partic.i.p.ate in the second trial.
An hour later, the golden token suddenly emitted a golden light, and a small bottle materialized before the partic.i.p.ants. Every partic.i.p.ant had a single bottle containing ten drops of the Dragon G.o.d"s blood.
"You will need to refine at least nine drops of blood to pa.s.s the second trial within three months. If you manage to refine all ten drops of blood, I will give you a special reward at the end." The Dragon G.o.d"s voice returned.
"What kind of reward?" The partic.i.p.ants mused to themselves.
However, the Dragon G.o.d did not respond to their curiosity and disappeared after saying, "The second trial begins now."
Yuan inspected the bottle of blood in his grasp. He had a quarter of a year to refine nine drops of blood, which seemed plenty of time at a glance.
However, after inspecting the Dragon G.o.d"s blood, each drop contained an immense amount of chaotic essence that could take months if not years to refine, but they"re only given three months to refine nine drops, which seemed impossible.
The first partic.i.p.ant to act and consume a drop of the Dragon G.o.d"s blood was Long Wu Qing. She retrieved a drop and swallowed it without hesitation. She then closed her eyes and began to cultivate in silence.
Many partic.i.p.ants followed and consumed their first drop.
"Agh!"
Suddenly, a painful shout pierced the air, drawing everyone"s attention. As heads turned toward the source of the scream, the individual who had cried out exploded into a gruesome, b.l.o.o.d.y mess before anyone could fully process what had happened.
However, that was just the beginning, and the situation quickly grew more chaotic as more and more partic.i.p.ants exploded after failing to refine the Dragon G.o.d"s blood.
The gruesome scene terrified the others, but they couldn"t forfeit now and forcefully consumed their first drop of blood.
In half an hour, nearly 70 percent of the partic.i.p.ants had perished from just the first drop of blood. There were tens of millions of partic.i.p.ants who had pa.s.sed the first trial, so one could imagine the carnage that occurred within these thirty minutes.
Yuan was one of the last partic.i.p.ants to consume the Dragon G.o.d"s blood. As soon as the first drop entered his body, a powerful surge of energy began coursing through his veins, filling him with a strength unlike anything he had felt before.
However, that sensation was short-lived. Shortly after his body began surging with energy, something within his body activated and started consuming the energy at a tremendous rate.
The energy from the Dragon G.o.d"s blood disappeared within minutes, causing Yuan to raise an eyebrow.
When nothing else happened after waiting for several minutes, Yuan looked at the bottle of blood in his grasp. After some consideration, he retrieved the second drop of blood and consumed it.
His actions greatly bewildered the onlookers.
"Didn"t he just consume a drop of blood a few minutes ago?"
"You"re saying he"s already on the second drop? Impossible! Even the Unrivaled Tyrant is still on her first drop of blood! You definitely saw it wrong, and he"d just consumed his first drop."
The onlookers quickly dismissed the possibility that Yuan had already refined the first drop of blood, let alone started on the second—everyone, that is, except for Yingzi. Having been watching Yuan closely from the very beginning, she was certain that he had already refined the first drop of the Dragon G.o.d"s blood.
"There"s no way he"d just refined a drop of my enhanced blood in just a few minutes. Did you do something to him?" The Dragon G.o.d questioned the Primal Monarch after witnessing this.
The Primal Monarch calmly shook his head and refuted, "No, I have nothing to do with this."
Yuan absorbed the second drop of blood just as fast as the first… No, it was slightly faster.
"No, no, no. There"s just no way!" The Dragon G.o.d exclaimed as he watched Yuan consume the third drop of blood, his voice filled with disbelief.
"You must"ve done something to help him! I refuse to believe a human has the capability to refine my blood this quickly!"
The Primal Monarch glared at him and sneered, "Why would I lie to you? If I said I have nothing to do with it, then I didn"t." His tone was cold, leaving no room for doubt or further questioning.
The Dragon G.o.d clenched his fists as he returned to focusing on Yuan, who was already preparing to consume the fourth drop of blood.
A few moments later.