Chapter 260: Synthesized Blood Sea Robe, Incubation Core of the Mother Nest

After storing the Crimson Mother Nest's corpse in his Storage Bag, Su Hao did not linger, quickly dispelled the Titan Giant form, and returned to human shape.

"This consumption of qi and blood is truly terrifying……"

Feeling the weakness coming from within his body, Su Hao lightly shook his head, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

The last time he transformed into a Titan Giant, he had not yet conducted combat-type tests when the arrival of the Iron Lumps interrupted him; he only made a few simple movements before the test ended.

But only in today's battle against the Crimson Mother Nest did he truly feel the astonishing consumption of qi and blood that transforming into a Titan Giant entails.

In the battle with the Crimson Mother Nest, the total time was less than a minute.

Even though that final axe strike consumed only sixty percent of his qi and blood, at the time he still felt his stamina was ample, enough to keep fighting for another one or two minutes.

But after dispelling the transformation, Su Hao suddenly felt utterly exhausted, finding even walking extremely difficult; he now wished he could just lie down on the ground and sleep soundly for three days and three nights.

However, Su Hao clearly understood that this approach was absolutely impossible.

The fight just now was so fierce that it undoubtedly attracted the attention of other supernatural monsters nearby.

Among them likely lurks a powerful existence comparable in strength to the Crimson Mother Nest, perhaps they are now advancing toward the Blood Lake.

If he continued to linger here, given Su Hao's current condition, he might not be a match for such monsters.

Although with his strong regenerative abilities and ample Crimson Essence Blood, he would not easily die, but after a fierce battle, he would inevitably suffer some hardship.

Immediately, Su Hao quickly took out a handful of Crimson Essence Blood, swallowed it without hesitation, and vitalizing energy began to spread through his body, restoring his stamina.

At the same time, he summoned a Pale Bone Dragon, mounted its back, swiftly rose into the air, and flew toward the Mechanical Troop Transport Ship docked not far away.

Finally entering the Mechanical Troop Transport Ship, he flew toward the cave in the central region of the Calamity Swamp.

As for whether any other secrets remain hidden within the Blood Lake, or whether that Crimson Source Pearl lies somewhere within it, only a future visit for exploration will tell.

As for whether the secrets within the Blood Lake will be taken advantage of by others, he is not particularly worried.

Around the Blood Lake, a Pale Undead Army stands on strict guard, making it impossible for Third Tier supernatural monsters to approach.

And on the surface of the Blood Lake, fourth‑tier Bloodthirsty Soul Fire burns.

Even if a Fourth‑Rank supernatural monster breaches the undead defenses, attempting under these circumstances to enter the Blood Lake and find something at its bottom would be no easier than defeating a Fourth‑Tier monster in battle.

Perhaps, while they are still pondering how to extinguish the Bloodthirsty Soul Fire, Su Hao has already finished his preparations and returned here.

However, in Su Hao's view, the Blood Lake, with a diameter of over twenty kilometers, is completely covered by Bloodthirsty Soul Fire, having become a dreaded forbidden zone.

Even if a Fourth‑Rank supernatural being were to come here, feeling the pain of its soul being scorched, it would most likely turn and leave, unwilling to take such a risk.

Over an hour later.

Su Hao boarded the Mechanical Troop Transport Ship, arrived at the central region of the Calamity Swamp, and safely returned to that secret cave.

During this period, he continually consumed Crimson Essence Blood, his stamina markedly recovered, no longer as weak and powerless as when he had just dispelled the transformation.

He now can walk freely and has regained a certain degree of combat capability.

According to Su Hao's estimate, if after dispelling the transformation he relied solely on natural bodily recovery, it would probably take one or two days to fully restore his combat power, which sufficiently shows how great the side effects of transformation are.

Fortunately, he possesses ample Fourth‑Tier Crimson Essence Blood; after consuming it, his recovery time is greatly shortened, estimated at only about ten hours, after which he can return to peak condition.

"We need to come up with some potion that can quickly restore stamina."

Su Hao thought to himself.

Indeed, exchanging ten hours of weakness for the ability to crush most Fourth‑Rank supernatural beings within minutes is a very profitable deal.

However, for Su Hao, a ten‑hour recovery period is still too long; during that time his strength is severely impaired.

If this weak period could be further shortened, it would greatly enhance his own safety.

Thus, Su Hao immediately contacted Ling Xue'er, asking her to help gather some potions that can quickly restore stamina, and if there were any relevant formulas, all the better.

Holding the Synthesis Heart, Su Hao had no special requirements for the potion's effect or supernatural grade.

No matter the effect, he was confident he could synthesize it into a top‑tier potion.

Afterwards, Su Hao took the Crimson Mother Nest's corpse from his Storage Bag, placed it in the cave, and applied the Item Refining Technique to it.

In the battle, the Crimson Mother Nest's ability to rapidly produce blood, and its capacity to resurrect using surrounding blood, made Su Hao salivate.

These two abilities are extremely important to him.

The ability to rapidly produce blood can significantly enhance his blood magic and Bloodthirsty Soul Fire.

Moreover, the ability to resurrect using blood goes without saying—it can greatly increase his survival odds.

Since the Crimson Mother Nest was, in life, a top‑tier Fourth‑Rank supernatural monster, the refining process required a relatively long time.

This refining lasted a full day; only the next morning did the crimson‑red light sphere wrapped around the corpse burst forth with dazzling light, completing the refinement.

After the blood‑colored light completely faded, the Crimson Mother Nest's corpse had vanished, leaving behind three items of different appearance on the ground.

The first item is an insect nest that closely resembles the Crimson Mother Nest in appearance; it is also the largest, its height reaching over ten meters.

It is a huge incubation tank, seemingly formed by countless blood vessels interwoven vertically and horizontally, appearing extraordinarily magnificent. More refined and complex.

The surface of this insect nest is covered with dense blood vessels, each seeming alive, writhing on the nest's surface and emitting a faint blood mist.

These blood vessels appear chaotic, but in fact they intertwine according to a wonderful regularity, forming a complete, self‑sufficient ecosystem.

The interior of the insect nest is a huge cavity, its inner walls likewise covered with blood vessels.

Within this cavity are ten oval objects made of fresh blood, resembling insect eggs.

Blood vessels running along the inner wall connect to these ten blood‑filled insect eggs, as if supplying them with blood.

The whole insect nest looks bloody and eerie, making one instinctively want to stay away.

However, Su Hao, being a Crimson Bone Demon, felt no fear; on the contrary, he found this insect nest quite pleasing to the eye.

Thereafter, a slight thought moved him, and he applied the Item Appraisal Technique to it.

【Crimson Mother Nest's Incubation Core】

Supernatural Grade: Fourth Tier

Effect: This is a mysterious incubation tank exquisitely woven from countless blood vessels, possessing the unique ability to absorb and transmute supernatural blood. By injecting different qualities of supernatural blood into it and consuming corresponding spiritual power or energy, one can summon blood‑soaked monsters of matching strength, capable at most of breeding flesh‑and‑blood creatures whose power rivals that of a Fourth‑Tier supernatural being……

"Not bad at all."

Looking at the content displayed by the appraisal result, Su Hao nodded.

For Su Hao, the least valuable thing is supernatural blood; with sufficient energy, he can easily summon a legion of bloody monsters.

The only troublesome aspect is that such summoning also requires energy; within Su Hao's territory, the places needing energy are far too many, resulting in a deficit.

We need to expand the mining scale of energy crystals; once the Dwarf Tribe members move here, let them search for new Nengyuan Shuijing Kuang in the Dark Forest.

Su Hao nodded, having made a decision.

A few days ago, he received a message from Ling Xue'er informing him that Tie Huzi had taken three mechanical transport ships from the territory and returned to the Dwarf Kingdom's capital, preparing to relocate.

To speed up the dwarfs' relocation, Ling Xue'er also had them bring some lifestyle robots to help with transport and supervision.

At most another week, and the capital relocation should be completed.

Subsequently, Su Hao stored the incubation core in his Storage Bag and turned his gaze to another item.

This organ resembles a poison sac, formed by countless layers of thin, cicada-wing-like blood membranes tightly stacked, like a living entity, faintly wriggling under the nourishment of blood qi.

This blood sac resembles a full, profound heart, with blood qi winding around it like silk threads.

Each layer of blood membrane contains strong vitality; together they form a perfect circulatory system that constantly purifies and regenerates, nurturing new blood.

Even though the Scarlet Mother Nest has already perished, this blood sac still retains strong vitality, as if it possesses its own will of life, exuding a powerful aura.

Soon after, Su Hao's thoughts shifted slightly, and he used the Item Appraisal Technique on this blood sac.

【Blood Sac of the Scarlet Mother Nest】

Supernatural Grade: Fourth Rank

Description: Left behind after the Scarlet Mother Nest's death, it is the main organ the nest used to purify and produce blood; even though the nest is dead, this organ can still be used.

Effect: By consuming the corresponding amount of mental power or energy, one can continuously produce Supernatural Grade First-Rank Scarlet Blood through this blood sac.

Furthermore, the blood sac comes with its own storage space, capable of storing the produced blood within it, up to a maximum of one thousand cubic meters of First-Rank Scarlet Blood.

……

"Nice!"

"Being able to carry a thousand cubic meters of blood at any time is a huge boost for me!"

After viewing the contents displayed by the appraisal result, Su Hao vigorously waved his arms, his face showing a hint of excitement.

However, Supernatural Grade First-Rank Scarlet Blood obviously cannot meet Su Hao's demands.

Now Su Hao's mental power and physique have both reached Supernatural Grade Fourth Rank; if possible, he naturally hopes to mass-produce Third- and Fourth-Rank Scarlet Essence Blood.

If it were anyone else, wanting to make this blood sac produce blood that jumps from First-Rank Scarlet Blood to Third- or Fourth-Rank Scarlet Essence Blood would undoubtedly be a daydream, utterly impossible to cross such a gap.

But for Su Hao, this is not impossible.

With the Synthesis Heart in his possession, to him nothing is impossible.

He currently has two ideas: one is to synthesize Fourth-Rank Scarlet Essence Blood with the blood sac, perhaps thereby raising the grade of blood the sac can produce.

The other is to first take the blood sac and synthesize it with the Blood Wolf Robe.

The predecessor of the Blood Wolf Robe, known as 【Damaged Bloodstained Robe】, is a divine artifact of the Scarlet Lord.

Although it is severely damaged, it is nevertheless a divine artifact of a deity; perhaps combining it with the blood sac will produce some special change.

After careful consideration, Su Hao decided to adopt the second plan.

Even if, after synthesis, the produced blood shows no obvious change, one can still achieve the effect of the first plan by synthesizing Scarlet Essence Blood again.

Having made up his mind, Su Hao hesitated no longer; he immediately took off the Blood Wolf Robe draped over his body, placed it beside the blood sac, and used the Synthesis Heart on it.

The next moment.

A golden light then enveloped the two items, forming a golden sphere of light.

"How come I feel a bit chilly…"

As a cool breeze blew, Su Hao suddenly felt his body turn chilly, especially his little brother, which seemed to sense the freedom of the cool wind.

When he lowered his gaze, he realized that the only piece of clothing on him had been taken off; he hurriedly took out a blanket and wrapped it around himself.

"Come to think of it, wrapping myself in a blanket like this actually feels pretty good; no wonder Xue Nv likes to do that…"

Su Hao shook his head with a smile, took a drop of Scarlet Essence Blood and swallowed it, waiting for the synthesis to finish while recovering his strength.

About three and a half hours later, the golden light sphere enveloping the Blood Wolf Robe and the blood sac suddenly burst into dazzling light, completing this synthesis.

After the light faded, a blood-red robe that appeared unchanged reappeared before Su Hao's eyes.

But sensing the powerful aura emanating from the robe, Su Hao knew it could not possibly be unchanged; he immediately focused his thoughts and used the Item Appraisal Technique on it.

【Blood Sea Robe】

Supernatural Grade: Fourth Rank

Effect 1 – Blood Wolf Swiftness: After donning the Blood Sea Robe, one can greatly increase movement speed and reaction speed.

By constructing special runes (image) with mental power, one can further increase movement and reaction speed, maintaining the activated state, which requires continuous consumption of mental power.

Moreover, in icy-snow environments and around blood, speed can receive an additional bonus.

Effect 2 – Blood Robe: By consuming a small amount of qi and blood, one becomes immune to skill damage from all ranks below Third Rank.

It possesses self-repair capability; as long as a fragment remains, it can absorb supernatural blood to complete self-repair.

Effect 3 – Blood Sea: By consuming energy, one can produce a corresponding amount of First-Rank Scarlet Blood, store it in the robe, and keep it perpetually active.

The more blood stored, the stronger the Blood Sea Robe's defense; the higher the blood elemental concentration, the better the enhancement of blood magic skill effects.

Furthermore, the blood stored in the Blood Sea Robe can be released to alter the surrounding environment or attack enemies.

(End of Chapter)