Chapter 356

However, even if they had volunteered just now, it was unlikely they could have survived.

The Iniquitous Baptist was already a high-end combat unit in the Abyss, not to mention that Faenrebu had also absorbed a drop of essence blood.

If it were other Abyss Lectors...

They would probably be killed in one move.

Envious in their hearts, the Abyss Mages carried the three away.

Aether smiled with satisfaction this time, walked to the Iniquitous Baptist's side, and patted the other's shoulder.

"Well done."

"It's all thanks to Your Highness's care! I dare not take the credit."

The Iniquitous Baptist shook his head.

He wouldn't dare to put on airs with Aether just because of this bit of strength.

The people of the Abyss knew Aether's strength too well.

The current Aether was on par with that Martial God in Liyue.

In terms of the diversity of means, he was even stronger than Zhongli.

But that was only the original Zhongli; now that Zhongli was cultivating, if Aether really dared to face him, Zhongli wouldn't need to invite a god; he would slap him to death with one palm.

The six-thousand-year-old dragon no longer had erosion; the life experience and insights he had accumulated, although they wouldn't allow him to quickly achieve the Return to Void stage...

But...

The thickness of his True Essence was inferior to Jiang Yan's.

Invincible at the same level, for now, Zhongli had achieved it.

Aether looked at the Iniquitous Baptist, seeing that he was somewhat exhausted; it seemed that although that move just now was extremely overbearing, it was also a move that consumed a considerable amount.

"How did it feel to be covered by blood energy just now?"

Aether asked casually, and the Iniquitous Baptist pondered for a moment before saying softly:

"Powerful! Unprecedentedly powerful! Incomparably powerful."

"Moreover, it is completely different from us using elemental power to borrow from the ley lines, or using abyssal power to draw from the Abyss."

"This power comes entirely from myself, not relying on any external objects; it is an essential strength!"

"Activating the blood energy, at that instant, I realized that from the inside out, my whole person had been strengthened by this power."

"Especially my body; my intuition told me that my body was the weapon that could shatter everything."

"With this power, this body, elemental power and abyssal power are insignificant things."

As the Iniquitous Baptist spoke, he became somewhat fanatical.

Aether said again:

"Then why were you so exhausted after using it?"

The Iniquitous Baptist was somewhat helpless.

"Your Highness, my blood energy was exhausted by that strike just now."

Hearing this, Aether frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Can't it be restored?"

"Yes!"

The Iniquitous Baptist said decisively:

"After absorbing and transforming the essence blood, that blood energy became my own power, stored in my dantian."

"Although it is exhausted now, my intuition tells me that as time passes, the blood energy will still be refined from my body and restored."

"If it can be in an area with sufficient spiritual energy, it will recover faster."

"If there is flesh and blood rich in spiritual energy, not only will it recover faster, but it will also accumulate more."

Faenrebu looked at Aether with some expectation, hinting at the other party.

Aether found it somewhat funny and shook his head.

"Go take a piece of the heart's meat later."

"Yes! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Faenrebu responded happily.

Aether asked again with some curiosity:

"Where did this intuition of yours come from? Also, you said you could continue to become stronger; is there such a concept now?"

Faenrebu frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands.

"Your Highness, I remember now; I once heard the Liyue Millelith mention it."

"Powerful fierce beasts have the inherited memories of the fierce beast in their essence blood!"

"Although not as good as demonic beasts, it is also a system that surpasses elemental power."

"It is said that the several great grandmaster experts in Liyue today broke through by taking the essence blood of that Foundation Establishment peak fierce beast."

Aether's eyes lit up, as if he had grasped some important point, and he said urgently:

"You said the grandmasters of Liyue also took the essence blood of a Foundation Establishment peak fierce beast?"

"Then you, now, are equivalent to a grandmaster expert of Liyue's martial arts?"

Faenrebu shook his head and said somewhat uncertainly:

"I should be quite a bit stronger than them."

"A Foundation Establishment peak fierce beast is no longer an existence that a Genshin can control; at the very least, it is comparable to a god's attendant."

"The essence blood of this kind of fierce beast is an opportunity, but also a poison."

"My physique itself is very strong, so I can withstand the scouring of the essence blood."

"If it were a Liyue person... it's not that I'm being arrogant, but if it weren't for those famous Liyue powerhouses, just the Millelith..."

"They would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure of a whole drop of essence blood."

"I suppose they shared it."

"Therefore, I estimate that I am now comparable to a Martial Arts Grandmaster."

Aether was silent for a moment and asked back:

"Just a Grandmaster, and you're already approaching the god level? Then... what about the Earthly Immortals?"

"This... I don't know."

Faenrebu shook his head, his eyes somewhat yearning as he said:

"According to Liyue's saying, an Earthly Immortal is at the very least an existence that can suppress top-tier god attendants."

"In all likelihood... they have already achieved god-level strength."

"Considering that inheriting the fierce beast's characteristics can immunize against some non-spiritual power damage, the actual combat power might be even stronger."

Aether turned to look at the remaining eight drops of essence blood.

"So... one drop of essence blood creates a top-tier god attendant? This deal is too profitable."

"How many more drops of essence blood can you withstand? Can you achieve the Earthly Immortal level?"

Faenrebu's eyes were burning, but he then smiled bitterly:

"Sorry, Your Highness, although I also want to use another drop of essence blood, but..."

"My body tells me that using more will only cause me to explode and die; I cannot withstand such essence blood impact."

"I can only slowly expand the toughness of my dantian and find ways to improve blood energy storage."

As soon as the words fell, an Abyss Lector on the side suddenly said:

"Your Highness, I remember now! When I was at Shushan, I also heard some Liyue Millelith martial artists say..."

"Their internal energy starts as internal qi; when internal qi continuously accumulates, the dantian expands, and finally, the internal qi condenses into liquid, turning into internal power, becoming stronger."

"The final Earthly Immortal is said to condense an internal elixir."

Aether was stunned for a moment, then turned around and gave him an angry slap.

"Trash! Why are you only saying such an important thing now! What use are you?"

The Abyss Lector covered his face, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Faenrebu also glared at him and continued:

"If that's the case, Your Highness, I probably know how to become stronger later."

"Condensing blood energy into liquid, and finally turning it into a blood elixir..."

"This might be a path distinct from Liyue's martial arts."

"For Liyue people, their bodies are fragile; they cannot withstand the impact of such essence blood." ===== CHAPTER 357 =====