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Chapter 257: Bull Kidney, You Are What You Eat

Fire soared into the sky, golden light filled the mountains, and the sheer aftermath of the intense light shattered all the rocks in the canyon.

Ao Lan, who arrived a moment later, was startled.

In her memory, she had never seen Nie Chen attack so ruthlessly.

Ao Lan felt puzzled and somewhat apprehensive: “Why did you attack so heavily today? I remember hearing the Beast King say something about you craving his body. Could it be, he was actually right?”

“Right your head.”

If Ao Lan weren’t his spirit beast, Nie Chen would have liked to give her a piece of his mind.

He had almost vomited out several days’ worth of meals because of this bull demon.

But to be fair, the “craving his body” part was half true.

Nie Chen pulled out a small knife, directly pierced the Beast King’s dantian, and extracted a beast core from it.

The beast core of a Transforming Sea Realm cultivator was a faint golden color, and since he had just died seconds ago, the beast core was still warm.

Feeling the surging aura shifting within the beast core, Nie Chen inexplicably felt that with this, he might really be able to refine a Nine Yang Chaos Pill that could even deal with the Empress!

However, before that…

Nie Chen stoked the fire, dug out two objects from the Beast King’s body, and skewered them.

He sprinkled some salt and seasoning on them as they roasted over the bonfire.

A fragrant aroma spread out, and the two objects even had a faint golden color from the grilling.

“Mmm, it smells so good, what is this?”

A rich aroma wafted over, and Ao Lan couldn’t help but gulp.

She was still a little apprehensive after seeing Nie Chen brutally dig them out.

But now that she smelled it…

It smelled absolutely delicious!

Nie Chen continued grilling meticulously: “Bull kidney.”

“Bull kidney?”

It was the first time Ao Lan had heard of anyone eating that part.

It did smell fragrant indeed.

“However, what’s the point of eating this? Why have I never seen you eat it before?”

Nie Chen: “You are what you eat.”

Ao Lan: “?”

This answer left her somewhat bewildered.

Taking a deep breath of the delicious aroma, Ao Lan couldn’t help but gulp:

“Then… can I have a skewer?”

“No.”

This time, Nie Chen’s answer was more decisive than usual.

Ao Lan was a little dumbfounded: “Why?”

“Because you don’t need it.”

“Why don’t I need it?”

“Because you’re single.”

“???”

In an instant, Ao Lan felt her heart suffer ten thousand points of damage.

“Ahhh, how hateful!”

But before she could pounce forward, Nie Chen had already picked up the grilled bull kidney.

One skewer per bite.

The aroma spread in his mouth, and the golden outer layer was actually a little crispy.

He had to admit, although the Beast King didn’t look very good, his kidneys were quite fragrant.

Of course, more importantly, you are what you eat.

Every part of a Transforming Sea Realm demon beast was truly a treasure.

After eating two skewers of bull kidney, Nie Chen instantly felt as if his whole body’s strength had fully recovered, even stronger than the Dragon’s Roar Pill.

However, the next part was the main event.

Nie Chen smiled slightly and set up the pill couldron with a cyan flame.

The Nine Yang Chaos Pill formula provided by the system was already memorized.

An eighth-rank pill, an upgraded version of the Dragon’s Roar Pill, the effect of this pill would definitely be big!

He threw the beast core into the pill couldron and refined the medicinal herbs exchanged from the system store within it as well.

After eating two skewers of bull kidney, Nie Chen’s understanding of the Beast King’s spiritual energy seemed to have strengthened a lot.

The beast core thrown inside was extremely obedient, slowly fusing with the other medicinal herbs under Nie Chen’s control.

Rebirth Great Supplement Grass, Sun-Basking Yang Gathering Herb, Thousand-Year Spirit Snake Skin…

Each medicinal herb was extremely precious and capable of greatly enhancing Yang energy.

He threw them in as if they were free.

These Yang energies, already abundant in the pills, were unwilling to submit and resisted Nie Chen’s fusion.

Although they had no spiritual consciousness, the resistance force condensed by these pills was no less than a Holy Emperor realm expert arm-wrestling with Nie Chen.

Moreover, they were absolutely unwilling to admit defeat.

This was an eighth-rank pill.

Even with the pill formula and medicinal herbs from the Ancient Inheritance, successful refinement required possessing extremely strong strength and pill refining techniques.

If there was even a slight mistake in the process or if he failed to suppress the medicinal herbs, the entire couldron of pills would be destroyed.

“Whew.”

A raging flame erupted from the pill couldron, even swallowing Nie Chen, who was controlling it from the side.

Under the stimulation of dozens of medicinal herbs, the Transforming Sea Realm beast core was no longer as calm as before.

Bathed in flames and vast spiritual energy, it continuously collided and squeezed, attempting to destroy the pill couldron and break out.

Nie Chen was slightly solemn.

The more vigorous the Yang energy of the pill, the more he had to suppress it with brute force.

Without warning, a golden Dharma Body appeared behind Nie Chen.

A huge golden giant stood tall in the sky, as if its feet had flattened the entire canyon.

The majestic golden light was awe-inspiring, as lofty and dignified as a mountain.

Vast spiritual power surged and vibrated around, deliberately suppressing the pill in the couldron.

“Summoning a Dharma Body just to refine a pill, isn’t that a bit much?”

Ao Lan’s small face was a little pale from fright.

She could clearly feel that compared to when the two Emperors attacked the Heavenly Cloud Palace, Nie Chen’s strength had greatly improved again.

Was this person’s strength infinitely strengthening?

When she had just signed the contract with Nie Chen, Ao Lan clearly remembered that his strength was not much different from her own, and might even be weaker.

But even with the blessing of so many Golden Scale Carp, her promotion speed was far behind Nie Chen’s.

“Could it be, he’s been secretly eating Golden Scale Carp behind my back every night?”

Ao Lan’s small head was filled with big questions.

At this moment, an extremely vast spiritual power burst forth from the pill couldron.

In addition to the rich pill fragrance, this aura was even filled with extremely vigorous Yang energy!

When the pill couldron was lifted, the pill fragrance overflowed, and a brilliant light shone in the canyon.

Eighth-rank pills were extremely difficult to refine, and a Transforming Sea Realm Beast King’s beast core only yielded one.

But just this pill, quietly placed in the pill couldron, could make one feel the abundant spiritual power contained within.

The pill floated into Nie Chen’s hand, and the aura it emitted alone made him feel refreshed, as if his whole body was filled with power.

“As expected of a pill that can even subdue Great Emperor realm experts, the power of this Nine Yang Chaos Pill is even stronger than imagined!”

Nie Chen couldn’t help but feel overjoyed, and a smile quickly spread across his face.

He had unexpectedly been mocked by his wife before.

But tonight, it was time to return to Heavenly Cloud Palace and get even.

He had to let the Empress know how powerful her husband was!

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