Chapter 242: Cheng Yuan’s Talent
The Medicinal Power of the Essence Pill instantly dissolved, circulating throughout his body with his blood. Under Cheng Yuan’s control, it gathered in his right arm.
Cheng Yuan used his right arm as a vessel to refine his True Essence.
Cheng Yuan had done this once before, so refining his True Essence went quite smoothly.
In less than five minutes, he had finished refining all the True Essence in his right arm.
As the grade of his True Essence rose, his Spiritual Power, which had previously looked down on it, began to entwine and fuse with it.
The fusion process was also quite smooth.
Next were his legs, then his torso.
After consuming a total of 52 Essence Pills, Cheng Yuan finally finished refining all the True Essence in his body!
All the True Essence inside Cheng Yuan’s body had taken on a crystalline form.
When the very last wisp of Spiritual Power finished fusing with his True Essence, Cheng Yuan’s aura exploded outward!
It was a completely new experience!
All the True Essence in his body now radiated Spiritual Energy, and with a single thought, Cheng Yuan could precisely control every last wisp of it!
Cheng Yuan slowly clenched his fist. ’Is this the power of the Divine Realm?’
Cheng Yuan was absolutely certain that, in his current state, he could easily annihilate the three Wang Yuanchen brothers!
With his True Qi Crystalization and superior Cultivation Technique, he could now easily suppress any Grandmaster. He might even stand a chance against a Junior Martial King.
A startling power suddenly erupted from Cheng Yuan, shocking Hu Shishi, Elder Qi, and Niu Fu!
The three of them opened their eyes and stared at Cheng Yuan in utter shock!
’What a terrifying aura!’
For a split second there, they had no doubt that Cheng Yuan could have killed them with ease!
Elder Qi was the most shocked of all!
Elder Qi had just used a Qi Enhancement Pill to break through to the Innate Grandmaster realm. He was about to show off a little, but then Cheng Yuan’s explosive aura scared him witless!
He had only ever felt this kind of terrifying pressure from experts at the Martial King realm or higher!
’But how is that possible?’
’Mr. Cheng just broke through to the Divine Realm! There’s a whole major realm separating us!’
"Xiaoyuan, did you break through?" Hu Shishi asked, looking at Cheng Yuan with a delighted surprise.
Cheng Yuan nodded slightly. "I just broke through to Divine Realm Grandmaster."
Hu Shishi didn’t know what to say. "I just used a Qi Enhancement Pill to step into the Quasi-God realm. I thought I’d narrowed the gap between us a little, but it looks like I’ve only fallen further behind."
Cheng Yuan grinned and pulled out a Qi Enhancement Pill, offering it to Hu Shishi. "Sister Shishi, just eat a few more of these and you’ll catch up. You can have as many as you want of these things; there’s more than enough."
’As many as you want?’
’More than enough?’
Elder Qi and Niu Fu were completely numb!
If they had daughters, they would have married them off to Cheng Yuan in a heartbeat. Being with him, eating Elixirs was like eating candy.
Hu Shishi gave a wry smile. "Xiaoyuan, are you trying to kill me? It takes a full week to completely refine the Medicinal Power in a single Qi Enhancement Pill. Taking another one now would just be a waste. My body is already saturated with energy."
’A week?’
Elder Qi and Niu Fu looked at Hu Shishi in shock.
Elder Qi exclaimed in amazement, "Miss Hu, are you sure you can refine all the Medicinal Power in a week? Your Martial Dao talent is just too incredible! I feel like it would take me a month!"
Niu Fu smiled wryly. "I’m even worse off. I feel like it would take me half a year to refine the Medicinal Power of a Qi Enhancement Pill! My talent is just awful! For Miss Hu to only need a week... you truly are the greatest Martial Dao prodigy of our Hu Family!"
Hu Shishi pouted. "What kind of prodigy am I? Compared to Xiaoyuan, I’m nothing! Xiaoyuan, why don’t you try eating a Qi Enhancement Pill and see how long it takes you to refine all the Medicinal Power?"
"Alright, I’ll give it a try."
With the attitude of just trying it out, Cheng Yuan consumed a Qi Enhancement Pill.
BOOM! BOOM!
An astonishing amount of Medicinal Power surged up, instantly flooding Cheng Yuan’s Meridians with energy! This energy was rapidly converted into True Essence, causing his Dantian and Meridians to swell slightly!
Cheng Yuan narrowed his eyes. ’Looks like the Medicinal Power of this Qi Enhancement Pill is pretty potent!’
’No wonder it takes Sister Shishi and the others so long to refine it completely.’
’Well then, let’s see just how long it takes me to refine it all!’
With a thought, Cheng Yuan began to refine the Medicinal Power.
And then, his expression turned a little strange.
In just an instant, the Medicinal Power of the Qi Enhancement Pill was refined into True Essence, and then, in another instant, it was converted into its crystalline form!
The crystallized True Essence was more than ten times smaller in volume!
His previously swollen Dantian and Meridians deflated like a punctured ball, shrinking in an instant.
The corner of Cheng Yuan’s mouth twitched slightly.
’That’s it?’
’I feel like I could eat many more Qi Enhancement Pills...’
Seeing Cheng Yuan’s odd expression, Hu Shishi smiled and asked, "Xiaoyuan, how does it feel? How long will it take you to refine all the Medicinal Power? Is your talent not as good as your big sister’s?"
Cheng Yuan scratched his head. ’How should I put this?’
’Isn’t this a little too demoralizing?’
Seeing Cheng Yuan looking like he was struggling to find the words, Hu Shishi naturally assumed his talent was poor and he was too embarrassed to say. She said, a little smugly, "Xiaoyuan, don’t be disheartened. Talent isn’t everything! Many top experts are the late-bloomer type!"
Elder Qi quickly chimed in, "Indeed. Our Prince’s talent was actually at the bottom among his dozen or so brothers. But in the end, it was our Prince who became a Martial King and inherited the title of Southern King! Now, he has even become a Martial Emperor! Mr. Cheng, don’t lose heart. A genius who can grow is a true genius; otherwise, they’re just mediocre."
Cheng Yuan cleared his throat. "Ahem... well, actually, I’ve already finished refining all the Medicinal Power from the Qi Enhancement Pill."
Huh??
Hu Shishi’s jaw dropped, her mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a goose egg.
Elder Qi and Niu Fu stared at each other, speechless!
They already thought Hu Shishi was incredibly, freakishly talented for being able to refine it all in a week.
But Cheng Yuan...
’He’s already finished refining it?’
’What kind of talent is this?’
Compared to Cheng Yuan, they weren’t even worthy of being called dregs!
Hu Shishi said awkwardly, "Xiaoyuan, you’re not messing with us, are you? How could you possibly have refined all the Medicinal Power from the Qi Enhancement Pill? This is a Three Patterns Qi Enhancement Pill! Even the Dragon Lord would need a full three days to refine all the Medicinal Power from one!"
Cheng Yuan shrugged. "I really am done. I can probably eat about ten more right now."
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan pulled out another Qi Enhancement Pill and, under the dumbfounded gazes of the other three, swallowed it in one gulp!
Just like before, Cheng Yuan’s Dantian and Meridians were instantly filled with True Essence, but it was quickly refined into its crystalline form, its volume shrinking tenfold.
His Dantian and Meridians contracted in an instant, leaving plenty of room for more.
CRUNCH.
CRUNCH.
As if he were eating jelly beans, Cheng Yuan ate ten more Qi Enhancement Pills in a row before the crystalline True Essence finally filled his Dantian and Meridians.
Hu Shishi, Elder Qi, and Niu Fu were completely dumbstruck, watching to the point that they began to question their very existence!
’Just what kind of talent does Cheng Yuan have?’
’He ate twelve Three Patterns Qi Enhancement Pills in one go?’
’Is he some kind of monster?’