Free Web NovelChapter 2177: Chapter 2178: Metamorphosis Again! (Second Update)
The vast earth was filled with the scent of abyssal demons’ blood.
Many abyssal demon corpses had turned into pools of blood, leaving only their cores, quietly lying on the ground like pebbles.
Can you imagine a scene where the ground is covered with cores?
At this moment, Ye Qiu was experiencing this scene.
He was hiding inside the Grand Emperor Bell, naturally not subject to Elder Huang’s slaughter like other abyssal demons. Now that Elder Huang has left, he hasn’t paid attention to these demon cores.
Of course, considering Elder Huang’s strength, it’s normal for him to look down on these demon cores.
Right now, Elder Huang is probably still fully focused on avenging the Hongyuan Holy Son by exterminating all abyssal demons.
Ye Qiu’s figure appeared out of nowhere, staring at the cores all over the ground. He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. However, the current light made him extremely uncomfortable; it was at this moment that Ye Qiu realized he was now an abyssal demon.
Still, Ye Qiu could bear it. His desire was to collect all these cores.
Elder Huang doesn’t want them, but he does.
Cores are treasures that can make him stronger.
Then, Ye Qiu began quickly collecting the cores on the ground. To prevent Elder Huang from suddenly returning, he demanded speed, aiming to gather all the cores in the shortest time possible.
One hundred.
One thousand.
Ten thousand.
...
To collect all the cores, Ye Qiu exerted his full effort, his speed incredible, gathering a whole patch in the blink of an eye.
His demon cores were no longer counted by piece, but by weight.
He wasn’t concerned about how many he collected; he just kept sending them into his storage ring without pause.
After Ye Qiu swept through several miles, he was shocked to find that his storage ring was almost out of space. The pile of demon cores inside was so large that even he was amazed by their quantity.
"This many?" Ye Qiu exclaimed in shock. He had picked up so many cores, mainly because he was so absorbed in the task, treating them like treasures, completely unaware of the passing time, merely stuffing every visible core into the storage ring.
"With so many demon cores, my devil physique will surely reach a frightening level," Ye Qiu said excitedly. Even when he opportunistically gathered demon cores during the demon wave before, he had not collected a tenth of this amount, showing just how massive the haul was this time.
All of this is thanks to Elder Huang; if it weren’t for Elder Huang’s ’generous contribution,’ how could he have obtained such a bounty of demon cores for free?
This is nearly half the count of demons in a demon wave, and now their cores are all in Ye Qiu’s hands.
"To thank you, I’ll make sure to take your life soon," Ye Qiu murmured to himself.
He didn’t follow in Elder Huang’s steps because Ye Qiu intended to first devour and absorb all these cores.
For Elder Huang to kill those five emperor-level demons wouldn’t be easy; the battle won’t end quickly.
There’s little point in going now.
Rather than watching the fight, he preferred to strengthen himself first, then tally with Elder Huang once he’s powerful.
Having made up his mind, Ye Qiu headed swiftly in the opposite direction.
He arrived at another cosmic abyss, descended about thirty thousand meters, and directly blasted out a cave, drilling inside.
Ye Qiu felt a bit excited, as his devil physique was about to get stronger, though he wasn’t sure what level it would reach.
After taking a deep breath, Ye Qiu calmed his mind and began to devour and absorb the cores.
Handfuls of demon cores were chewed down like candy.
Every demon core entering his body immediately transformed into a special energy, flowing into various organs.
His demon physique was already at the emperor level, so absorbing thousands of demon cores had little effect.
But Ye Qiu didn’t mind or hurry; he had so many cores.
Now, Ye Qiu was like a wealthy landowner devouring demon cores nonchalantly, as if they were free, so casually.
He couldn’t help it; he had so many cores that he didn’t even know how many.
As more and more demon cores were absorbed, the accumulation began to lead to qualitative change, slowly transforming his demon body.
Golden skin started to shed again, akin to peeling away old skin with new skin being born.
Around Ye Qiu, the golden glow intensified, illuminating the entire cave.
Luckily, before starting his cultivation, Ye Qiu had sealed the cave entrance and set up a Formation to prevent his aura from leaking out. Now, inside the cave, the golden light moved from bright to dazzling like the sun, constantly evolving.
Crack!
The demon physique expanded once more, the cave space becoming insufficient.
Ye Qiu’s demon body pushed against the stone walls, immersed in devouring cores, feeling constrained, he casually grabbed at the stone overhead.
With this grab, the hard rock was like tofu in Ye Qiu’s demon body’s claws, easily broken off in chunks, making the cave roomier.
Inside the cave, many cores were absorbed and consumed, Ye Qiu’s demon body constantly strengthening.
This continuous enhancement lasted indefinitely; when Ye Qiu sensed his demon physique’s energy almost bursting his flesh, he finally stopped.
Whoosh.
Two beams shot from his eyes as Ye Qiu awoke.
"Huh... finally can’t absorb anymore?" Ye Qiu felt his body cease absorbing core energy. Even if he continued, it was useless; his demon physique seemed saturated.
Further core consumption would be a waste since it led to no gains.
Realizing his demon physique reached maximum absorption, beyond which he couldn’t ascend further.
At least now, the cores he had meant little to him.
Noting this, Ye Qiu decided to stop wasting them, planning to return to the Galaxy Ancient City later to exchange them for Military Merit Points, which was a good option.
Ye Qiu glanced at his arms and legs, his current demon body glowing with an intensely sharp golden hue, unlike the previous pale look.
Seeing this brought joy to Ye Qiu, although expected.
However, he most cared about the strength his demon body now possessed.
Ye Qiu began feeling the power within, curious how strong he’d become after ingesting so many cores.
He carefully sensed his body’s power, probing the changes in his demon form.
When he opened his eyes again, Ye Qiu looked at his fists, remarking, "Finally have the power to eliminate top celestial beings!"
Instantly, Ye Qiu brimmed with valor, seemingly returned to peak Supreme Saint status, yet now he’s a hundred times stronger!
The strength of his top-tier emperor demon body was enough to rival celestial power Big Shots.
