Chapter 32: Life Scorching Dragon Breath
“We still need to experiment.” Zi Di thought for a bit, then soon after planned out the next test.
She found an alchemical material, it did not come from a lifeform.
The young man imbued it with battle qi, damaging it to a degree.
Soon after, he targeted the alchemy material and used the Bloodcore to try to absorb it.
Failure.
“Can it not just absorb the battle qi?” Zi Di quietly asked herself.
Cang Xu slightly nodded, and continued to infer according to Zi Di’s notion, “Then we need to design an alchemy object that can temporarily store battle qi.”
Zi Di then said, “We can find a magic power crystal. If a magic crystal can be absorbed by the Bloodcore, then that will be proof that battle qi can be converted into Bloodcore magic.”
Magic power crystals are things made of condensed magic power.
Magicians will frequently create crystals of their own magic.
Normally, they will carry a stockpile of these crystals. During emergencies, when they need to replenish magic power, these crystals can easily be absorbed back into themselves.
Apart from this, magicians will fill the bodies of lower-end magic puppets with these crystals as a power source for the puppets.
Cang Xu nodded, “That is a way. But the best proof is still testing for the seizing of battle qi.”
“Actually, the situation is very clear.”
“The Bloodcore’s magic is a super standard energy, far more advanced than most magic power and battle qi.”
“The former can take the place of the latter two, while the latter two can be converted into Bloodcore magic.”
“By understanding this mystery, we can take a step closer to refining our own Bloodcores.”
Cang Xu’s ambitions were quite great.
Although they had the bloodline purification formation, he understood that the brightest future lay with him refining his own Bloodcore!
Cang Xu looked at the young captain, and reminded him, “Although currently the Bloodcore does not seem to harm the host, we have seen that after War Merchant made it, he did not have it on his person, instead he placed in an external place.”
“He should’ve had some apprehensions.”
“My Lord, please don’t use the Bloodcore recklessly. You are our leader and banner, you cannot dive into danger brashly.”
“I understand,” The young man nodded, he too knew how important he was to the entire team.
“Good, the let’s proceed to the next experiment.” Cang Xu faintly smiled.
The night quickly passed.
The young captain reluctantly left the Deep Sea Monster Fish and quietly returned to the captain’s room to rest.
If it was possible, he wanted to spend the entire night researching the Bloodcore with Cang Xu and Zi Di.
One person lacked wisdom, while three people combined managed to make clear progress far faster.
“Tonight’s research not only established the relationship between the Bloodcore’s magic and battle qi, I also tested out the Life Scorching Dragon Breath’s true might.” The young captain was filled with the joy of gains.
The Life Scorching Dragon Breath was an ability of the Flame Dragon King clan, not only was it extremely hot, it could also easily melt steel, consume the air, and even had special effects on living beings.
It used living beings as fuel, and the more vigorous the target’s vitality was, the stronger and longer its flames burned.
Cang Xu assessed, “It is the distinctive finishing move of the Flame Dragon King clan.”
“If Rou Zang is unable to extinguish it completely, he will have a terrible time.”
According to the necromancer’s analysis, Rou Zang was a monk who cultivated battle qi, he had an especially formidable physical body. His rather unusual cultivation method seemed to focus on his physical strength, so much so that he never wore anything or used any weapons.
Such vitality in a cultivator obviously exceeded other gold levels, however as it turns out, it was restrained by the Life Scorching Dragon Breath.
“I hope the Life Scorching Dragon Breath troubles Rou Zang enough for him to abandon his pursuit of us.” The young captain thought to himself as he fell asleep.
He longed for a safe and tranquil world around him.
As long as time allowed, he and the other survivors could ingest and consume the gains from Mystifying Monster Island, allowing their strength to increase by leaps and bounds.
When that time came, Rou Zang would be nothing, for they wouldn’t even fear saint levels.
Under the cover of night, the winds and waves grew stronger.
In conjunction with the whistling wind, the waves slapped and rocked the ships.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish was quiet, after all it had magic formations to help isolate its interior for sounds.
But on the contrary, such a noisy environment let the young man sleep easy.
Silence meant nothing could be heard.
In the noisy rough waters, although the youngster was asleep, he remained vigilant. If there were any abnormalities, he would awaken quickly.
Meanwhile, as the waters turned more turbulent, so too did Rou Zang’s irritation.
Ding.
With a dull echo, he slapped the pirate who was showing him into the air.
The pirate landed onto the deck, clutching his chest and coughing blood, then his eyes rolled over and he died.
“Ah…despicable!” Rou Zang gnashed his teeth as he roared.
He lashed at the water with his arms, creating loud splashes.
He was standing in the bath tub.
The gold level alchemy tool was known as a magical medicine bath tub
Magic medicine poured into it had their potency increased by ten times.
The bath tub was enormous, and had to be exposed to absorb external elements, thus it had to be on the ship deck on the top of one.
To activate this gold level tool, most of the Bath Tub’s magic power reservoir was required.
Despite its great expenditure, the magic medicine bath tub was very practical. Regardless of whether it was for cultivation or healing, Rou Zang benefited much from it.
However, this time, the magic medicine bath tub’s healing efficacy was not up to his wishes.
At this moment, Rou Zang was in its basin, his upper body exposed while his lower half was soaking in ice blue liquid medicine.
“Spare me captain!” The other pirates attending his healing bath fell to the ground in fear.
Upon hearing the commotion on the deck, the purple robed warlock floated to the top.
“My Lord.” When the warlock saw Rou Zang’s enormous body in the white medicinal mist, he quickly bowed his head while simultaneously looking around to see the dead pirate.
He was not surprised, for he was well acquainted with Rou Zang’s brutal temperament.
Rou Zang narrowed his eyes, and his mood became fouler.
It was because when he barely took a step out of the liquid medicine, his upper body began to grow hot and small flames started to bloom on his body.
“Mo Kong, you said it was called Life Scorching Dragon Flame?”
Warlock Mo Kong fearfully lowered his head further, he could sense the rage and hate in Rou Zang as he promptly replied, “Yes, captain. This dragon breath is a finisher of the Flame Dragon King clan, that dragonman is no simpleton if he possessed such a bloodline.”
“Humph, that hybrid…I will personally tear him to shreds so I can dispel my furious hate.” Rou Zang’s face twisted, “Tell me, how long must I soak for, why haven’t these flames dissipated yet?”
Faced with this solemn duty, Mo Kong’s prudence increased as he cordially explained, “Captain, we have already used the best core cooling medicine, along with the slow release Eastern Frost Melon pain pills. These are silver level medicines.”
“As it seems they have not completely dispelled the flames, there can only be one reason.”
“Hehe, you had best explain it thoroughly then.” Rou Zang grew ashen.
“Your strength is too great, captain!” Mo Kong shouted at once.
“Eh?” Rou Zang’s face muscles trembled, “What are you saying?”
Mo Kong continued to explain, “The Life Scorching Dragon Breath is mighty, and has a special effect on lifeforms, for it uses living beings to fuel its terrifying flames.”
“If almost any other gold level used this medicinal bath, they would definitely cleanse it away.”
“But you are different, my Lord.”
“First, you are a fighter that cultivates battle qi through the life force of the physical body beyond any sorcerer. Second, your cultivation method is from the Eastern Imperial Great Pain Temple, experts at cultivating physical strength through pain, and even disdain armor to do so.”
“Now, these flames hide inside your body, it is very difficult to deal with them.”
“But as long as you continue to bathe, you can suppress these flames.”
“As long as we make landfall and find a gold level ice treatment medicine, we can completely cleanse the flames from you!”
“Find an antidote?” Rou Zang’s eyes instantly glared like that of a starving tiger choosing a person to devour.
He slammed his fist down, causing water to splatter everywhere.
“Leave that for later!” Rou Zang growled, “Don’t tell me that I’ll be letting that wretched dragonman go?!”
“Chase, give me chase!”
“I will dismember those people into ten thousand pieces with my own hands. Especially that dragonman, I will break every bone in his body, and peel off each of his dragon scales!”
“Call hands together.” Rou Zang slowly squatted, then sat in the basin, his back against the bathtub, “This time, I will use everything!”
“Understood, captain.” The warlock, Mo Kong, responded at once as he withdrew covered in cold sweat.