Chapter 679: Splitting It? Sorry, I Want It All!

"Ding. Killed one seventh-tier peak Earth Ring Rage Bear. Ability Points +5000."

Three minutes later,

The broad cavern was filled with endless violent Lei Ting.

Clang!

A Fangtian Crescent Blade weighing a full 300 tons was planted into the ground by Xu Jingming; on its sharp crescent blade, fresh blood still clung.

And at his feet, the corpse of the Earth Ring Rage Bear lay there, its body covered in charred-black marks left behind after being blasted by Lei Ting.

As for the fatal wound, it was naturally the skull that had already been hacked to pieces.

"The Earth Ring Rage Bear possesses the ability to control earth elements. Killing it really was a bit of a hassle."

Xu Jingming, who had exited his Lei Ting state, let out a long breath.

Don't look at how the blade-dance lasted only three minutes; he had also nearly used every trick he had before finally managing to slay it.

And this Earth Ring Rage Bear's strength was roughly on par with a Jiuxing Sect Grandmaster.

"S-rank, if word of this got out, who knows how many people would be green with envy."

Eva poked her head out from the smart armguard, giggling:

"But this Earth Ring Rage Bear was clever enough — it must have discovered this Divine Blood first.

Then it directly used its earth-element manipulation ability to construct this cavern."

"Since it already found the Divine Blood, why didn't the Earth Ring Rage Bear just absorb it directly?" Xu Jingming was somewhat puzzled.

The Earth Ring Rage Bear, although an earth-type fierce beast, could likewise absorb Divine Blood.

It was just that the benefits gained were not as obvious as those for a thunder-type fierce beast.

"You think everyone is as freakish as you, S-rank?"

Eva shook her head as she spoke: "If it were a king-tier eighth-tier fierce beast, naturally it could absorb the whole thing in one go.

But the Earth Ring Rage Bear is only a lord-tier fierce beast; if it absorbed it all, the final result would only be its body exploding and dying.

That's why it chose the slow-and-steady approach.

But judging by its condition, if it had waited another four or five days and absorbed enough Divine Blood,

it most likely would have broken through from seventh-tier peak to eighth-tier."

"So that's how it is. It couldn't absorb it all in one go — that's just my lucky break."

A smile surfaced on Xu Jingming's resolute face.

Then, forcibly suppressing his body's craving, he strode over to the side of this pool of blood and collected all of it.

"A full 206 liters!" Xu Jingming, after weighing it in his hands, felt a surge of wild joy in his heart.

This quantity was already enough for him to begin absorption!

"Absorbing Divine Blood will plunge one into a brief evolution state, and there's no telling how long this state will last.

If I wait until the evolution is complete before going to snatch other Divine Blood, the vegetables will already be cold."

The scene from the study trip back then, when he absorbed Divine Blood and transformed into a blood cocoon, Xu Jingming still had not forgotten to this day.

Since he had already come, naturally he had to gather as much Divine Blood as possible to the greatest extent before beginning absorption.

After Xu Jingming stored the Earth Ring Rage Bear's corpse into his spatial ring, he continued to search for Divine Blood.

Soon it was just past seven in the evening, when the sky was pitch black.

At this time, fierce beasts were at their most active.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Jingming would choose to find a cavern to rest at this time and set out again the next day.

But searching for Divine Blood mainly relied on the Thorn Sword Grass; it didn't require the use of abilities and wouldn't make too much noise.

Xu Jingming naturally couldn't just rest here; instead, he kept on searching.

By ten in the morning of the second day, the blood of the Lei Ting Storm Dragon King had already been collected to a full 301.4 liters.

And the blood of the Flame Giant Eagle had likewise been collected to 102.7 liters.

Among all the ability-users who had come to collect Divine Blood, Xu Jingming's rank might not count as the highest.

But with the cooperation of the Divine Blood Indicator and the Thorn Sword Grass, the Divine Blood he collected was absolutely the most of any of them!

"There's only the last area left, roughly 100 square kilometers in range.

Once the sweep is done, I can absorb the Divine Blood."

Blazing golden flames swirled around him as Xu Jingming rapidly raced through the jungle.

The area involved in the battle between the Lei Ting Storm Dragon King and the Flame Giant Eagle was roughly about a thousand square kilometers around.

This portion of the area he had almost finished sweeping; only the last spot remained.

Xu Jingming was very fast; in just over two hours, he had swept through 60 square kilometers of range.

He had harvested a total of 20 liters of Divine Blood, and just as he was heading to the next location with the Thorn Sword Grass.

The Divine Blood Indicator on his left hand suddenly began flashing wildly in one direction!

The flashing frequency was even faster than yesterday when he had discovered those 200 liters of Divine Blood inside the cavern!

"Hm? A large batch of Divine Blood discovered!"

Xu Jingming hurriedly changed direction and raced toward the direction the Divine Blood Indicator indicated.

Five minutes later, after passing through a stretch of jungle, the view before his eyes suddenly opened up.

This was an area that had been ravaged by Lei Ting and flames; nearly a full week had already passed since that battle.

Yet the terrifying Lei Ting and the still-blazing flames still clung to the surrounding trees.

Emitting astonishing energy fluctuations, they seemed as if they could never be extinguished.

Large numbers of trees had thus been reduced to charcoal, and the entire area was covered in a thick layer of black ash.

Moreover, the temperature here was much higher than in other places!

At least two hundred degrees Celsius and above — any ordinary person who stepped in here would be roasted alive in an instant.

Within this region, there were dozens of pits of varying sizes.

Each pit held a large amount of faintly glowing, crimson blood radiating a terrifying aura.

Some came from the Thunderstorm Tyrant Dragon King, and some from the Flame Giant Eagle.

Besides Xu Jingming, there were nearly twenty other people present.

These people stood in scattered groups at different positions, and the auras they radiated were almost all at the upper rank of the seventh tier!

"Another one's come."

Someone frowned in a low voice, clearly unwilling to see Xu Jingming's arrival.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming said nothing either, simply standing quietly in place.

Among these people were quite a few he knew — several were seven-star and eight-star Grandmasters from the Dejiaka Battle Group.

The Leng Yuexi sisters were also present; aside from them, the rest were unfamiliar, unknown Grandmasters.

Although his strength was formidable, he was not so arrogant as to face all the Grandmaster-level experts present alone.

"Flame Emperor Zhou Xuan! It's actually you!"

Someone laughed heartily, having recognized Xu Jingming's identity, and hurriedly beckoned:

"We're all from the Dejiaka Battle Group — come over here, the more people the more strength!"

Hearing this, Xu Jingming remained unmoved.

So what if they're from the same battle group?

He didn't know those people; who knew if, after forming a team, they might stab him in the back.

More critically, he was wondering whether there was a way to snatch all the divine blood on the field.

Just as he was thinking this, someone nearby suddenly called out:

"Everyone, just waiting like this isn't a solution.

Rather than this deadlock where no one dares to act, we'd be better off splitting this batch of divine blood evenly.

Otherwise, once an eighth-tier Grandmaster discovers this place, we won't get even a drop of divine blood!

Besides, the longer we drag this out, the more people will come, and the less divine blood each person gets.

Tell me, everyone — isn't that the truth?"

At these words, the surrounding Grandmaster-level experts were all somewhat tempted.

At first, only a few seventh-tier Grandmasters had simultaneously discovered this place; suddenly wary, none dared to act, and the standoff dragged on.

But who could have expected that more and more experts would discover this place afterward.

Caught between caution and reluctance to act, no one dared to make a move, yet no one was willing to leave — that was why the standoff had persisted until now.

At this moment, Xu Jingming also thought of a way to break the deadlock.

He didn't trust the people from the Dejiaka Battle Group, but he trusted the Leng Yuexi sisters!

As long as he revealed his identity to them, Leng Yuexi would surely help.

Leng Yuexi's side had a full three Grandmasters, plus his own combat power close to the eighth tier.

Sweeping through the remaining seventh-tier Grandmasters would be no problem at all!

Thinking of this, a brilliant smile appeared on Xu Jingming's face; he stepped forward slightly, and a formidable aura burst forth:

"Sorry, but all the divine blood here — I'm taking every last drop!"