Chapter 1394
There was a large open space in the back of the Xuantian Tower . This had originally been the core plaza of the Xuantian Dao Sect, but after it had declined, this region had simply wasted away .
However, it had been reopened recently . This region was given to the Dragonblood Legion to use .
Now, all the Dragonblood warriors were gathered . There were also the people close to the Dragonblood Legion: Hua Shiyu, Wang Zhen, Zhao Ziyan, Mu Qingxuan, Su Mo, and the others .
Tang Wan-er had brought up whether Long Chen wanted to bring them into the Dragonblood Legion, but he hadn’t done so . The Dragonblood Legion was going to fight through countless bloody battles with him . As his path was filled with towering mountains and plummeting pitfalls, he didn’t even know how far he could go .
The Xuantian Dao Sect had its own destiny, and he needed to leave behind a few powerful protectors for it . As for Hua Shiyu and the others, they would be the future pillars of the Xuantian Dao Sect .
“Boss, can we really eat this?” Gu Yang was at the front of the Dragonblood Legion . He was holding a giant pill in his hands, and he felt a chill when he sensed the fluctuations coming from it .
This pill seemed to possess its own life . It was like a volcano that might erupt at any moment . This was something that could be used as a killer weapon, but he wanted them to consume it .
“If you can absorb it through your nose, you don’t have to eat it,” said Long Chen .
Gu Yang was speechless . His nose wasn’t small, but it wasn’t so big that he could use it as a mouth .
“Gu Yang, are you even a man? A big man like you is afraid of a tiny thing like that? Hurry up and show everyone what to do . You’re a captain of the Dragonblood Legion,” said Guo Ran disdainfully .
Right now, everyone was holding a Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill in their hands . However, they were just holding ordinary top grade pills, while Gu Yang was holding a giant pill .
“Guo Ran, you shameless bastard, how about we switch pills? I guarantee I won’t even bat an eye when I eat it!” raged Gu Yang .
“Tch, your pill is bigger than five of ours . Boss is giving you special treatment, so you should be grateful . Shouldn’t you be crying tears of gratitude? Are you suspecting boss would harm you?” Guo Ran had an evil smile .
“Alright, little brat, I’ll remember this . ” Gu Yang nodded . He knew this fellow’s ability at stirring up trouble far surpassed his . He hardened his heart and swallowed his giant pill .
BOOM!
In less than a breath’s time, Gu Yang’s entire body looked like a frog being boiled . His body turned red, and explosive sounds came from it . The bricks inlaid in the ground cracked .
Blood began to flow from his pores . Blood also came from his eyes, nose, ears, and mouth .
Everyone was shocked . The blood pouring out of Gu Yang contained a huge amount of spiritual yuan . That was his core spiritual yuan .
“Don’t fight it . The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill contains a powerful essence blood that can replace your Spirit Blood . This is a chance for you to substitute your blood, and at the same time, your body will be tempered by it, making it even stronger,” said Long Chen .
Gu Yang wasn’t listening . He couldn’t even hear what Long Chen was saying . He was in too much pain .
He let out a heaven-shaking roar that made everyone else jump in shock . Gu Yang’s position in the Dragonblood Legion was extremely high . Other than Long Chen and Wilde, he was known as the manliest man .
With his willpower and toughness, he still had to scream in order to release the sensation of pain .
Gu Yang quickly became dyed in blood . Just looking at him gave others chills .
“Alright, you should all be prepared now . You can consume your pills . ” Long Chen saw that Gu Yang didn’t need any help from him and was able to forcibly withstand the power of the medicinal pill . He nodded with praise and had everyone else follow Gu Yang’s lead .
Guo Ran, who had previously said such big words, immediately turned green . He hadn’t expected the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill to be so terrifying . If even Gu Yang was acting like this, wouldn’t he die from the pain?
However, everyone else had already popped their pills into their mouths . Even Meng Qi and Tang Wan-er were no exception . They trusted that Long Chen wouldn’t harm them .
“Brother Guo Ran, are you afraid?” probed one of the wood cultivators .
“Are you joking? When have I, Guo Ran, ever been afraid? I just feel a bit unwilling to eat something that boss personally refined . Thinking of how boss has worked so hard to raise the Dragonblood Legion, spending so much blood, sweat, and tears, I just feel-”
“Just eat it!” Li Qi stuffed the pill into Guo Ran’s mouth just as he was trying to drum up sympathy . He then clapped Guo Ran on the back of his neck, causing the pill to go down his throat .
“AH!” As soon as he swallowed it, Guo Ran let out a miserable shriek . He sounded like a pig being slaughtered .
“Shut up! The medicinal effect hasn’t even activated, so what are you shouting for?!” Long Chen wanted to slap this bastard . Other than showing off, could he not properly cultivate?
“I-” Guo Ran had just opened his mouth when he turned as pale as paper . Then he turned scarlet as the medicinal effect activated .
Once the medicinal effect activated, Guo Ran couldn’t scream . He was focusing all his energy on resisting the pain, so much so that he didn’t even have the energy to shout .
The only things ringing out now were heavy breathing and pained groans . Blood began to leak out of everyone .
Meng Qi, Tang Wan-er, Hua Shiyu, Zhao Ziyan, Mu Qingxuan, and the other women were also covered in blood, but they still clenched their teeth and persevered .
“Don’t use your wood energy to resist it, or you won't be able to completely switch out your Spirit Blood . If your wood energy automatically tries to protect you, you should temporarily seal it,” shouted Long Chen suddenly .
Under this immense pain, the wood cultivators’ spiritual energy was automatically activating to block the essence blood .
The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pills he had refined for Meng Qi, Mu Qingxuan, and the other wood cultivators had had their medicinal energy cut in half . Furthermore, he had added other medicinal ingredients to soften the violent medicinal energy . That way, its effect would erupt slower and give them more time to adjust .
After all, their physical bodies were too weak, and they couldn’t endure such berserk medicinal energy . As a result, the pills he had refined for them only caused a tenth of the pain the others were feeling .
In actuality, the pain level that Meng Qi and the others were enduring was the normal one for the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill . The ones the Dragonblood warriors were consuming had been modified by Long Chen .
Not only had he made the medicinal effect ruthless, but he had also increased the pain level by ten times . What he wanted wasn’t just to temper their bodies, but also temper their wills .
Although everything was in his control, seeing Meng Qi and Tang Wan-er covered in blood still made Long Chen feel like needles were stabbing his heart . He wished he could take their place .
If the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill was effective on him, he’d eat ten giant pills and go through this pain with everyone .
Right now, each bit of pain they were enduring was increasing their chances of survival in future battles . The pain of the body and the pain of the mind could not compare to the pain of the heart . Back in the Jiuli secret realm, the scene of Lu Fang-er and Ye Zhiqiu dying in front of him had been heart-rendingly painful . There was simply no way to describe it .
Right now, each of them was going through a hellish torment . The pain felt like it would never end . It didn’t give them any hope .
Although it had just been an incense stick’s worth of time so far, it felt longer than ten years for them . They felt like they were on the edge of breaking down .
As for Guo Ran, he had only endured for a few breaths before lying on the ground and fainting .
That brat’s willpower was far too weak, and he couldn’t bear this pain . As a result, he triggered his mind’s natural defense and fell unconscious .
Even after falling unconscious, Guo Ran’s body continued to undergo the effects of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill . It was strengthening his body; however, it was now unable to temper his will .
After an incense stick’s worth of time, the wood cultivators were unable to endure any longer and fainted . They had surpassed their limits by staying conscious this long, which made Long Chen give them a thumbs-up inside .
Because women were innately more emotional than men, the pain of the mind was even worse for them . An hour later, Meng Qi and Mu Qingxuan also couldn’t hold on . Then Hua Shiyu, Zhao Ziyan, and the others also began to fall unconscious .
After six hours, the first Dragonblood warrior collapsed . These six hours had felt like thirty years within that endless torment . Unable to see any hope, they had struggled for what had felt like thirty years . That willpower was shocking enough .
The first Dragonblood warriors to fall were more accurately the Dragonmark warriors that had joined them in the Central Plains . They were the weakest among them, but after going through so much with them, their willpower had grown much stronger .
After eight hours, only a thousand warriors of the Dragonblood Legion were still standing, tottering on the verge of collapse .
The people that had come from the Eastern Wasteland were all present amongst these thousand people . That even included five women like Qing Yu . They were still persevering .
Gu Yang suddenly opened his eyes . The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill’s effect had finally come to an end . The pain faded .
The others also sighed with relief as their hellish torment came to an end .
“Don’t relax too early . You’ve only gone through half of it . Following this, it’s time for you to temper your bodies with lightning,” said Long Chen slightly apologetically .
