The King of Urban Mercenaries

The Phoenix’s blood essence is incredibly hot, its exact nature unknown, but its surface glows with golden light mixed with red, giving it a kind of red-gold feeling.

Lin Fei placed the Phoenix blood essence on the Phoenix bone; indeed, it’s his own flesh and bones that can withstand the Phoenix blood essence.

With the Phoenix blood essence on the bone, Lin Fei and Little Black stood nearby, and Lin Fei asked, "How do we handle this thing?"

Little Black thought for a moment and spoke, "Eat."

"What?"

Lin Fei was astonished, "Are you trying to kill me? It’s so hot, and you want me to eat it? Shouldn’t we wait for it to cool down?"

Upon hearing this, Little Black gave Lin Fei a look reserved for idiots and said, "Wait for it to cool down? By the time you’ve cooled, it still might not be cool! Phoenix blood essence is said to be eternal and immortal; if you wait for it to cool, who knows how many lifetimes it will take. Are you sure you want to wait?"

Lin Fei was speechless; waiting was indeed not a good option. Better to think of another way, forget waiting, "Is there another way? Eating seems impractical."

"Then drink it, it’s all liquid inside," suggested Little Black.

Lin Fei was speechless again; is there even a difference between eating and drinking?

"Are you sure this method isn’t wrong?" Lin Fei still had doubts, it was so hot you couldn’t hold it, what would it feel like in your stomach?

"How would I know? I’ve never consumed Phoenix blood essence. But since it’s liquid, you should drink it. Otherwise, what’s the alternative? Smearing it on your body? You can’t bear that, it should be more painful than drinking it. Regardless, you decide, this thing is a rejuvenating substance for you," Little Black said.

The best thing is already here, it’s up to you whether to drink it or not.

"Should we go out and study methods?" Lin Fei asked.

"Stop wasting time, if we go out, it won’t be your turn. That monkey won’t be polite, he would likely swallow it in one gulp. Aren’t there urine beef balls in the Lower Realm? For him, it would be like thin-skinned urine beef balls," Little Black chuckled.

"Go away, you’re talking about soup dumplings. I know, I feel like I’m about to eat boiling hot soup dumplings right now..." Lin Fei said.

However, when he reached out to peel the thin skin, he was surprised to find he couldn’t even cut through the thin skin!

"What’s going on?" Lin Fei exclaimed in surprise.

"Haha, looks like this is preparing for a fiery rebirth. Although the Phoenix died, its undying blood essence remains immortal, and within the undying blood essence, there is the remnant soul of the Phoenix. So, given enough time, it can rely on the undying blood essence to be reborn. Got it?" Little Black asked.

"No idea," Lin Fei shook his head in disbelief that the Phoenix could be so powerful.

"Haha, if you can’t understand it, imagine an egg—it’s like a soft-shell egg that will hatch after turning hard," Little Black explained.

"I see, but according to you, doesn’t that mean Phoenixes are immortal? There should be plenty of Phoenixes in the Upper Realm, right?" Lin Fei questioned.

"No way! I’m telling you, only Phoenixes possess Phoenix blood essence, but there aren’t many Phoenixes in this world. Only Phoenixes can reproduce Phoenix offspring, or rarely if a male and female Phoenix unite, can they produce Phoenix offspring. Understand now?" Little Black said.

Lin Fei nodded; he understood the principle, "Dragons produce dragons, Phoenixes produce Phoenixes, but aren’t male and female Phoenixes the same kind?"

"Male and female Phoenixes are like male and female, both are birds. Alright, quickly drink, stop dawdling," Little Black urged, already a bit impatient.

"Alright, I hope I don’t end up with a stomach perforation!" Lin Fei thought, but then asked, "How exactly do I pierce this shell?"

"Give me your hand!"

Little Black grabbed one of Lin Fei’s fingers with its Dragon Claw and bit down on it. Its sharp teeth directly punctured Lin Fei’s finger, causing him to grimace in pain.

"Drip your blood onto it, this thing needs a bit of repairing, just like you," Little Black said.

Lin Fei was speechless, but chose not to argue with Little Black since they were friends.

Following Little Black’s method, Lin Fei dripped a drop of his blood onto it and quietly waited for the transformation. Sure enough, a blood-sized patch melted from the thin shell, revealing a small opening, and under Little Black’s encouragement, Lin Fei began to drink directly.

However, as Lin Fei swallowed the Phoenix blood essence, to his surprise, it wasn’t hot. It had a warm feeling, which was bizarre.

But this was ideal, Lin Fei began to swallow it directly. Suddenly, he heard a Phoenix cry, filled with anger. Yet, Lin Fei kept swallowing, and in the end, the Phoenix cry faded.

Hiss!!

A Phoenix cry echoed inside Lin Fei’s body, startling him.

At this moment, Little Black quickly reminded him, "Don’t stop, don’t listen to it, don’t worry, it’s the Phoenix’s remnant soul. Ignore it and finish drinking first."

Lin Fei nodded, then gulped down the rest, leaving only the shell, which hardened instantly. When Lin Fei gently placed it down, it turned to ash and vanished.

"Burp!"

Lin Fei was so full, he burped. After all, it was a basketball-sized liquid gulped down in one go; it was quite something, and the air he burped out transformed into a fiery breath spraying forward, like a fire dragon.

"Whoa!" Lin Fei was startled by the intensity, but it was perfectly alright!

"You should quickly refine it, and also refine the Phoenix remnant soul within you. Otherwise, it won’t be beneficial to you later," Little Black advised.

Lin Fei nodded, hurriedly sat down, and began refining the Phoenix blood essence and remnant soul within him.

However, one can’t become a fat man by eating in one bite; Lin Fei sat in place as he continuously refined. Suddenly, flames raged across his body. Seeing this scene, Little Black understood that there wouldn’t be immediate results, so he stopped waiting and flew upwards, not wanting to waste time.

Thus, Little Black approached the sky, starting to consume those Dragon Clan’s essence souls; this substance is absolutely a rejuvenating boost for Dragon Clan members!

The light points continuously gathered around Little Black, instantly invading his body, ultimately enhancing his essence soul.

Such things are just like this, the essence soul does not disappear, but the rate of disappearance is exceedingly slow.