Chapter 197: Demon Ape Transformation!

I almost messed up.

The third-rank talisman treasure, the Azure Dragon Seal, reverted into an ancient, simple inkstone and flew back into Qin Ming's hands.

Qin Ming put away the talisman treasure; he already understood its power and knew it had two uses left.

He was utterly drained, plopping down on the ground, feeling as if every bone in his body was about to fall apart.

He took out a healing pill and swallowed it, slightly recovering from his injuries.

After catching his breath, he quickly got up and rushed over to his two spirit pets.

The Aqua Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee were covered in grievous, horrifying wounds, clearly severely injured.

Qin Ming immediately pulled out two supreme-grade healing spirit pills and fed them to the two beasts.

Then he activated the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, whose vibrant, ceaseless life-force energy possessed unique healing properties.

Not long after.

As Qin Ming's Longevity energy flowed into them, the two beasts' complexion improved considerably, and their injuries were temporarily stabilized.

Then Qin Ming put both spirit pets into his spirit beast bag and placed them beneath his life-soul plant, the Longevity Vine.

Instantly, the Longevity Vine's tendrils writhed, emitting waves of green plant essence that continuously flowed into the two spirit beasts' bodies.

Soon, the wounds on the Aqua Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee began healing at a visibly rapid rate.

The two beasts soon fell into deep sleep, their vital signs gradually stabilizing.

However, it would take quite some time before they fully recovered.

After finishing all this, Qin Ming let out a long breath.

"You've both done great work—I'll reward you properly once you've fully recovered."

……

Qin Ming then returned to the back mountain of the main peak, gazing at the massive corpse of the Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey, grinning broadly, his eyes gleaming with exhilaration!

"Hahaha! All that effort wasn't in vain!"

"Worth every bit!"

"I was just worrying about what kind of beast blood to use to break through the second transformation of the Hundred Treasures Glass Scripture."

"And now one has just walked right up to me."

Without hesitation, Qin Ming drew the Qingluan Spirit Sword and stabbed it into the chest of the Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey's corpse.

Next,

He cast a spell, reached out, and drew forth a shimmering, radiant golden blood essence that floated toward him.

This blood essence was the source of the beast's primal bloodline and the concentrated essence of its entire body.

Its rarity goes without saying.

Qinmingdeqixuezhengangyijingdaodadierbiandetiaojianyaoqiu ， Xianzaizhichazheyuanleiyaoshoudejingxue 。

"Originally, I thought getting a mid-tier second-rank beast's blood would be more than enough."

"I never expected my reward to far exceed my expectations."

"With the blood of a fully-developed second-rank Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey, what heights will my body cultivation reach after refining it?"

Floating above Qin Ming's right hand was a mesmerizing, golden demonic blood essence.

"Why wait? Might as well seize the moment!"

Although swallowing the blood of a higher-rank beast carried great risk, Qin Ming's body was extraordinarily robust and could easily withstand it.

Any ordinary cultivator attempting this would only meet a fate of explosive death.

Tadangjihaobuyouyujiangzhongtongmoyuandejingxueyikoutunxia ， Dangjipanxizuoxia ， Kaishianzhao 《 Baibaoliulijing 》 Zhujipianzhenganghuaxingdierbian ， Xiulianleqilai 。

BOOM! An intensely scorching torrent of energy surged instantly into Qin Ming's body, growing larger and larger, like a hurricane sweeping through, flooding every limb and vein.

"Ugh!"

Qin Ming's entire body flushed red as he involuntarily groaned.

Then, in his mind, he visualized the Bestiary Meditation Diagram—a four-armed, mountain-sized ape silhouette appeared in his spiritual sea; as the blood essence continued to be refined, the four-armed ape gradually solidified and transformed into the form of the demon monkey.

ROAR! Within the golden blood essence, the demon monkey's soul, helplessly watching itself being refined by Qin Ming, let out a furious roar. The spectral shadow of the demon monkey's soul appeared on Qin Ming's face, instantly overwhelming him with unbearable pressure, as if a mountain weighing ten thousand jin had been strapped to his back.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead nonstop.

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and held firm; his powerful soul remained untouched by the demon monkey's interference.

As time passed,

Zhongtongmoyuandejingxue ， Kaishibuduangenqinmingdeqixuezhengangxianghuronghe 。

Several hours later,

BOOM! A crimson, four-armed demon monkey specter suddenly appeared behind Qin Ming, rapidly growing larger.

At first, the crimson demon monkey's specter had its eyes tightly shut.

As Qin Ming deepened his Bestiary Meditation, the golden blood essence of the Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey was completely refined and absorbed.

A powerful force surged through his body, transforming his physical strength to an unimaginable level.

Now, he was like a fully-developed Foundation Establishment demon beast—his physical defense and strength were utterly unmatched.

「 Zhenganghuaxingdierbian ， Moyuanbian ！」

In an instant,

The four-armed demon monkey specter behind Qin Ming soared to a height of twenty zhang.

As Qin Ming opened his eyes, the demon monkey's eyes also snapped open.

BOOM! A pair of strange double pupils appeared on the crimson demon monkey specter.

This was the Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey's innate bloodline ability—the Breaking Spell Double Pupils! Qin Ming's face lit up with excitement; possessing such a formidable bloodline technique meant he could now dominate the Foundation Establishment realm.

He immediately tested the Breaking Spell Double Pupils—behind him, the crimson four-armed demon monkey's eyes opened, and two mysterious beams of light erupted from its crimson pupils, instantly piercing a massive hole through the pink mist that could even block a Golden Core elder.

"Truly a divine technique!"

"Hahaha!"

Yet amid his joy, Qin Ming also noticed a problem: the Breaking Spell Light could not be used too frequently. At his current cultivation level, he could only activate it three times consecutively before entering a cooldown period.

But for Qin Ming, this was more than enough—battles between experts often hinge on a single move; being able to use the Breaking Spell Double Pupils three times in a row was more than satisfactory.

「 Lianhualemoyuanjingxue ， Xiuchengzhenganghuaxingdierbian ， Rujinwoyishendeshili ， Kongpayijingnenggoupaijinweiguoxiuxianjiezhujixiushidangzhongqianliele ， Jiusuanshizaiyudaomodaolinzixiao 、 Leiyuanzongdeweiwuyazhiliu ， Woyebuxule 。」

"In fact, after transforming into the four-armed Demon Ape, they may not even be my match." Qin Ming's eyes gleamed sharply as he clenched his right fist, feeling his power surge, and a grand, commanding sense of confidence welled up within him.

"Stay humble, stay humble."

"I'm not one to seek out fights or prove myself."

"Next, I'll return to my quiet life of cultivation and farming."

Calming his emotions, Qin Ming's gaze returned to the demon monkey's corpse.

This demon monkey was a treasure trove—especially its double pupils, which even Golden Core elders would covet desperately.

Moreover, its entire body of demonic blood and flesh were rare and invaluable alchemical materials.

"Such precious flesh—I won't bother extracting blood pearls; I'll keep it all for myself, hehe!" Qin Ming said, swiftly dismembering the entire Double-Pupiled Demon Monkey and sealing the pieces with Spirit-Sealing Talismans.

Zhenghaojiexialai ， Qinmingyaoweixiulianzhenganghuaxingdisanbianzuozhunbei ， Xuyaogengduodeqixuelaiyuan 。

Consuming the entire demon monkey's flesh should be sufficient to meet the requirements for the third transformation.

He also found a fist-sized purple demonic core within the demon monkey's skull, containing its lifetime of cultivation and demonic power.

A fully-developed second-rank demonic core was a rare treasure in the entire Wei Kingdom, sure to spark fierce competition.

"Hmm, this can't be wasted—I need to figure out how to best utilize this core."

"Feeding it directly to the Aqua Crocodile might push it straight into late second-rank."

"But that would be overkill."

"Better to ask Su Yuqing if it can be refined into a spirit pill."

(End of Chapter)