Apocalypse: Grinding EXP through Hunting

Hearing that Shui Yun had arrived, Tang Wen quickly washed up and went to the guest pavilion.

The guest pavilion was a small, two-story building.

Shui Yun stood on the balcony, looking down.

As Tang Wen gazed at her graceful curves, his heart stirred, and he tiptoed quietly toward her.

Suddenly, he wrapped his arms tightly around her willow-like waist from behind.

Her thin clothes could not hide the astonishing suppleness of her body.

’If she were to start swaying...’

*Hiss.*

’Can’t think about it, can’t think about it.’

"Guess who I am?" Tang Wen grinned mischievously.

Shui Yun laughed. As an Extraordinary Martial Artist, she knew he was there before he even came upstairs.

She turned around, and a pair of mischievous eyes rapidly grew larger in her vision.

"Mmph."

After a while, they both felt things stirring.

With great willpower, they forced themselves apart.

Shui Yun had informants all over Tang Wen’s residence, and she was very satisfied that he kept his distance from other women, saving his pestering exclusively for her.

But at the same time, she felt a pang of sympathy. "You didn’t like a single one of the women I picked out for you?"

Tang Wen bent over, burying his face in the black hair that draped over her shoulders. "Once I become an Extraordinary, I’m going to take a hundred concubines! One hundred!"

"Haha," Shui Yun squeezed his hand, her eyes teasing as she leaned in and gently bit his earlobe. "Remember those big words."

’This vixen!’

A tingling numbness spread from his ear, and the pores on Tang Wen’s back stood open. "Cultivation! I’m going to cultivate right now! I’ll become an Extraordinary by tomorrow!"

Shui Yun praised him with a grin, "Junior Brother is truly a man who accomplishes great deeds!"

Tang Wen, not to be outdone, retorted, "So it turns out Senior Sister’s pet name is ’Great Deeds’!"

Shui Yun froze for a second, then burst into a fit of laughter that made her tremble.

Tang Wen shot her a smoldering look before turning and pulling her away from the balcony.

Shui Yun had come to help Tang Wen strengthen his body.

"Junior Brother, you can’t just focus on tempering your Spiritual Power. Your body needs to keep up."

"What do you mean my body can’t keep up? Slander! You have no idea how strong I am!" Tang Wen’s eyes widened.

Shui Yun placated him with a smile. "Alright, alright! Here, these are three whole portions of Extraordinary Blood Marrow. They’re all fresh."

Tang Wen eyed the boxes on the floor. "I could even eat it raw!"

Extraordinary Blood Marrow was more effective when consumed raw, but its medicinal power was so strong that even most Extraordinarys couldn’t handle it.

If it was refined into Elixirs or Potions, the power would be gentler, and even ordinary Martial Artists could digest it.

But for Tang Wen, the power of Elixirs was too weak to be of much use.

"Are you sure you don’t want it refined into Elixirs?"

Tang Wen opened a wooden box, pulled out a bottle, and tilted his head back to chug it down.

"Hey! Spit it out! That’s the Blood Marrow of a Veteran Extraordinary Exotic Beast!"

Shui Yun grabbed Tang Wen, but it was too late.

Drinking the Extraordinary Blood Marrow was like swallowing lava.

It burned from his throat straight into his organs, then spread like fire through his entire body.

Steam rose from his body, visible through his clothes.

"Bring Ice! Quickly!"

Shui Yun’s pretty face turned grim.

Tang Wen’s face was flushed red, with only one thought in his mind: ’I was careless!’

This Blood Marrow wasn’t just from any Veteran Extraordinary Exotic Beast—it was from a Fire Attribute one!

There were thousands of types of Exotic Beasts.

Among them, Fire Attribute Extraordinary Exotic Beasts had explosive temperaments and fire-based abilities. The medicinal power of their Blood Marrow was just as violent.

Fiery heat flooded his limbs and bones.

Just when Shui Yun didn’t know what to do,

Tang Wen’s Experience Panel began to flash.

His powerful Constitution, upon taking damage, naturally began to frantically absorb the medicinal power from the Blood Marrow to compensate.

His condition improved at a visible rate.

The searing sensation slowly dissipated, and after a few minutes, it transformed into a comforting warmth.

If the frenzied medicinal power before was like a drugged-up Female Extraordinary, furiously riding her mount,

Then the now-tamed medicinal power was like the top courtesan of Baihua Tower, having received a hundred taels of gold, serving with single-minded devotion and displaying all the tenderness in the world.

[Body: 11.99 → 12.30]

An increase of 0.31.

And one bottle of Blood Marrow was one-tenth of an entire Extraordinary Exotic Beast’s supply.

Tang Wen opened his eyes, scooped up the furious Shui Yun, and spun her around in his arms.

"Senior Sister, you’re too good to me! I can’t repay such a great kindness, so I can only offer myself to you."

Shui Yun, whose heart was still in her throat, snorted coldly. "That was too reckless!"

Tang Wen, knowing he was in the wrong, held her tightly and refused to let go.

They cuddled for a while.

Shui Yun’s anger subsided.

Tang Wen described how he felt after consuming it.

Shui Yun suggested, "Then from now on, divide each bottle into three doses. Or wait three days before drinking another."

"Three days later?"

Shui Yun explained, "This Blood Marrow was extracted from Exotic Beasts killed just this morning. After three days, its medicinal power will have weakened considerably."

"Then I’ll definitely finish it within three days... Ow, ow, ow!"

He couldn’t finish his sentence before he was begging for mercy. ’Why do all women know how to pinch people?’ he thought. "Look, Senior Sister, you gave me all the Blood Marrow from three Extraordinary Exotic Beasts. Aren’t you going to offend a lot of people again?"

Shui Yun let go of his earlobe, rubbing it gently, and said dismissively, "We already offended them by monopolizing the Azure Stone Slab. We might as well take all this Extraordinary Blood Marrow too."

"Senior Sister, you’ve offended so many people for my sake and given me all the benefits. If I don’t finish this within three days, wouldn’t I be letting you down?"

With that, he planted a hard kiss on her pale cheek.

The metallic tang of the Blood Marrow still lingered on his breath. Shui Yun frowned but didn’t pull away.

After thinking it over, she was still worried. She held Tang Wen’s wrist to check his pulse for a long time. Seeing nothing unusual, she declared, "Call for a physician!"

Seeing her resolute tone, Tang Wen had no choice but to go along with it.

Before long, an Extraordinary physician arrived.

He looked middle-aged but was actually eighty-six.

When he heard that Tang Wen had swallowed the Blood Marrow of a Veteran Extraordinary Exotic Beast raw, the old man was astonished.

He immediately had Tang Wen perform the Night Divine Fist to see if his Power flowed smoothly and if his meridians were undamaged.

He then used his own Water Department Technique to check the length of Tang Wen’s spine.

After confirming multiple times that there was absolutely no issue, he left, relieved.

But Shui Yun was still not at ease. She gave him many more instructions, finally saying:

"In one month, it’s the clan assembly. I’ll come get you."

After seeing her off, Tang Wen returned to his room and had someone prepare a tub of ice water.