Chapter 424: Four Sacrifices

“No way. Isn't that too exaggerated?” Guo Ran said angrily.

“It's not exaggerated at all. In other words, for every bone sacrificed, all the other bones must be sacrificed once,” Long Chen said.

“Wouldn't it take decades to refine all the bones?” Guo Ran said with some despair, because he too had taken the bone pill and opened all his bones.

“What you're talking about is the conventional theory. Each time a bone is refined, the resources consumed are more than twice those of the previous one, and the same goes for the time required.

“Cultivators who want to sacrifice eight bones will need at least more than a year, while high-level sacrifices will take at least three years.

“But we're different. Our bone-sacrificing speed is uniform: three or five days to sacrifice one bone, then another three or five days to sacrifice another.

“And the later it gets, the faster it becomes. Every time you sacrifice one bone, you have to feed the others, so toward the end, their demand becomes smaller and smaller. Bones that have already been sacrificed no longer need feeding, so the speed will increase further and further,” Long Chen explained with a smile.

“Ah! I'm relieved. You scared me to death. If sacrificing the bones took decades, my precious youth would be swallowed up,” Guo Ran said, letting out a relieved breath.

“However, after all the bones have been sacrificed, a complete sacrifice is still required. It will be a little painful when the complete sacrifice is finished.”

Seeing Guo Ran's expression change, Long Chen smiled and said, “But think about it. Every bone in your body will have been sacrificed. How much will your power increase?

“If I'm seeing it correctly, your armor's power is directly proportional to your personal strength. When the time comes... you understand.”

Guo Ran's eyes could not help lighting up when he heard this. Long Chen was right. His armor could amplify his strength, but the magnitude of that strength depended on his own power.

The outside of the armor looked ordinary, but inside were countless connected steel wires, tightly bound to his muscles.

His movements pulled those steel wires. With some additional maneuvers of his fingers to turn certain internal rollers, he could multiply his power.

“Hehe, Boss, you're so handsome! This way, we'll definitely be able to form the strongest team.

“Oh, right, Boss, that reminds me of a question. All those Bone Sacrifice Pills you have will only refine four bones. If we sacrifice all of them, won't we need an enormous number of Bone Sacrifice Pills?” After saying this, sweat covered Guo Ran's forehead.

“Yes. ‘Massive’ is a very accurate word,” Long Chen said with a nod.

“We're already at this point, so stop praising my wording. How are we supposed to fill the remaining gap?” Hearing that number made Guo Ran feel he would die of misery.

“There will always be a way. Haven't you noticed it by now? As our cultivation gradually improves, the enemies we encounter become stronger and stronger.

“If we keep following the ordinary path of cultivation, our future will be miserable. The path of cultivation is that cruel. Once we've stepped into this muddy water, we can forget about escaping again.

“Trouble will keep coming to us, so we must try every means of becoming stronger to ensure that we can live with dignity,” Long Chen sighed.

“Boss, I understand. We have no way out,” Guo Ran said, nodding.

“Oh, right, Boss, do you think I should make a suit of armor for Aman? If I rush the work now, I should be able to make one before the secret realm opens. With Aman's strength, hehe...” Guo Ran said excitedly.

If such a suit of armor were made for Aman, with his outrageous power, he would definitely kill any man who blocked him and any god who stood in his way. Follow the newest chapters on novelping(.)com.

Long Chen said irritably, “Do you think Aman is you? Do you think he can learn those complicated controls?”

“Oh, right. I forgot about that,” Guo Ran said, slapping his head, a little embarrassed.

With the intelligence of Aman's muscles, getting him to learn those subtle, complicated controls would simply be unimaginably difficult.

Long Chen had taught him the simplest method of luck, and it had nearly made Long Chen die of fire. Long Chen wondered, “Patience is still a good person!”

“By the way, have you seen Aman in the last two days?” Long Chen asked.

“I just went there yesterday. Aman still hadn't woken up when I arrived. The bird feathers on the ground, the phoenix... Ahem, he'd only eaten half a small amount of that bird. It looked like it would take some time to finish it.” Guo Ran suddenly remembered that Long Chen had told him not to mention the Purple-Feathered Phoenix by name.

That was because four little fellows were guarding the surroundings. After magical beasts were captured and tamed, their souls gained a trace of resemblance to their masters', and their intelligence improved to a certain extent. This was something of a taboo.

The Purple-Feathered Phoenix was a fifth-rank magical beast, and one at the peak of that rank. Its body contained countless essences. An ordinary person would need half a day to digest a single bite.

Even Aman's physique required him to sleep for two days after a meal to absorb those energies, showing how terrifying the power of that flesh and blood was.

“Aman is so frightening now, like an ancient ferocious beast, brimming with blood and energy. He scares people. He's my brother, but if it were anyone else, I'd never dare approach him,” Guo Ran sighed.

Aman's body now carried a special aura, more terrifying and frightening than a magical beast's.

Long Chen smiled slightly. “Aman is a barbarian warrior who feeds on all the beasts of the world. Now that he has the support of a peak fifth-rank magical beast's flesh and blood, his barbarian aura is becoming increasingly obvious.”

Long Chen had encountered a barbarian skeleton in the Devil Abyss, and the aura it carried had been engraved in his mind.

The last time he met Aman, he had made a comparison. The two really did have similar auras, though Aman's was far too weak beside that powerful barbarian's.

But now Aman had a rich supply of flesh and blood, and the savage aura within his body was growing stronger and stronger. This showed that his body had begun to recover.

According to that powerful barbarian, barbarian warriors did not need to cultivate secret techniques. Once their physical bodies became strong enough, they would naturally awaken abilities.

Long Chen had never understood what that powerful barbarian meant when he spoke of being blessed by the Barbarian God. Yue Xiaoqian had once said that gods really did exist in this world.

Since gods really existed, were these gods acting as horses? Why let this world be so chaotic?

“Boss, why don't I make a suit of armor specifically for you? With your strength, Boss, and your combat power doubled, you could definitely slaughter in every direction,” Guo Ran said.

Long Chen shook his head and said, “That isn't my fighting style. Wearing armor would mean I wasn't confident enough in my body, which would affect my Dao-heart.

“You're different from me. You're someone who wants to become the God of Crafting. Wearing armor you made yourself will strengthen your Dao-heart even further.

“We're taking two completely different paths. After I've finished refining the Bone Sacrifice Pills, I'll start refining Bone Forging Pills to help everyone improve their cultivation realm. At the very least, I have to raise everyone to the middle stage of Bone Forging.” Get faster updates on NovelPing.

The Bone Sacrifice Pills in Long Chen's possession were limited, only enough for everyone to successfully sacrifice four bones, because the initial toll was far too expensive.

However, the advantage was that this was equivalent to laying the foundation for every bone in the body. Although the full sacrifice had not been completed, their bones would also become extraordinarily strong and passively increase their individual strength.

Especially for powerful fighters, this was an overall improvement of great value. It was simply that the initial consumption was too terrifying.

Ninety-nine percent of the Bone Sacrifice Pills had become money for buying, but overall, the meat was still rotting in the pot, giving no advantage to outsiders.

Time passed quickly. Half a month went by in the blink of an eye, and Long Chen had also finished refining all the Bone Sacrifice Pills and begun refining Bone Forging Pills to improve their cultivation realms.

After continuously refining pills for a month, even Long Chen felt as though he was about to vomit. Looking at the pill furnace made him a little dizzy.

Fortunately, there was no need to refine so many Bone Forging Pills. Even with the pills Long Chen refined, each person could only take ten. That was already the limit. With ordinary Bone Forging Pills, the limit was three.

Bone Forging Pills differed from Bone Sacrifice Pills. Bone Forging Pills improved the cultivation realm and had to be combined with an increase in spiritual energy. They could not be taken like Bone Forging Pills. Their medicinal power had to be absorbed little by little to improve one's realm. Otherwise, if the realm was unstable, the foundation would be flawed.

During this half-month, everyone ate Bone Sacrifice Pills like meals, several times a day, until all the pills had been eaten. They finally reached Long Chen's delayed date, and all attained Four Sacrifices.

As for the bones to sacrifice, there was no question: two small arm bones and two lower-leg bones, related to movement speed and the force of one's actions. Everyone chose these four bones as their first priority for sacrifice. This was experience worked out over countless years.

After the bones had been refined, Long Chen suggested that everyone rest for a few days to let the medicinal properties settle in their bones while consolidating their results, then improve their cultivation realms.

When Guo Ran heard Long Chen say that everyone could take a break, he took Gu Yang, Song Mingyuan, Li Qi, and Yue Zifeng and found a place where nobody could argue.

Gu Yang and the others were also in high spirits. After this period of seclusion, they felt their bodies had undergone earth-shaking changes. They too wanted to fight fiercely and test their strength.

In any case, Guo Ran was here, and they could test him with all their strength. Why not?

After those few left, only Long Chen, Meng Qi, and the others remained on Luopan Mountain. The girls had just emerged from seclusion. All were in high spirits and more charming than flowers. This advancement had transformed them.

Even Ye Zhiqiu, who never smiled, could not help slightly curving the corners of her mouth. Clearly, she could not conceal her inner excitement.

“Long Chen, what are we doing next? Going to take revenge on that woman?” Tang Wan-er asked, pulling at Long Chen.

At the mention of revenge, all the women's beautiful faces grew cold. Yin Wushuang was so sinister that nobody would hate her to the depths of their soul.

Long Chen shook his head and said, “She can't escape. If we go looking for her like this, our chances of finding her are very low. It would waste too much time and experience. It isn't worthwhile.

“We'll take a break over these next few days and adjust our state of mind. I have two gifts for you and Meng Qi.”

“Gifts?” Tang Wan-er and Meng Qi could not help beaming with joy.

“First, Wan-er's.”

Long Chen smiled slightly, and a stone the size of a baby's fist appeared in his hand.