Su Ming sat in the center of the array on the open peak. The morning air was clear, and the mountaintop was completely quiet. Around him, the five high-grade elemental essences rested at the cardinal points of the formation, their natural auras pulsing against the stones.
Without hesitation, he reached out and swallowed the Yang pills. He picked up the medicinal Yang herbs, chewing them to release their raw energy, and consumed the last drop of the Demon King's essence blood.
The reaction was immediate.
A boiling heat surged through his blood vessels, spreading from his throat to his chest and into his limbs. His bones and marrow felt the temperature spike, his internal organs working like bellows to circulate the intense energy. The wind energy in the blood essence of the Demon King in his body went into a frenzy, pushing the internal furnace to its limit. His skin grew hot, steam beginning to rise from his shoulders as the heat locked inside his muscles.
