Chapter 27: What a madman
It turns out that with the continuous growth of the snake eye fruit, when the snake essence it ingests is strong enough, it will begin to upgrade and initially have a certain amount of wisdom like some low-level spirit beasts.
Thinking back to the moment when Duan Chen was dementored earlier, if it weren't for the last moment, the cry of the Blood Pupil Demon Ape rescued him, although it was impossible for the giant python generated by the illusion to really tear him to pieces.
But once Duan Chen's mind was swallowed by the latter, then unless one day he could rely on himself to overcome the fear in his heart, his mind would be forever sealed in fantasy, and his body that had lost his mind would become no different from the walking dead.
Listening to the words of the Blood Pupil Demon Ape, especially thinking back to the situation when the giant python swooped down just now, Duan Chen's gaze still flashed with a trace of fear in his heart as he swept over the vegetation.
"As for what level you said it has reached now, in my judgment, this snake eye fruit that has absorbed countless snake essences is probably no longer under the third-grade medium elixir!"
And just when Duan Chen was full of emotion for the thrill just now, suddenly the next words of the Blood Pupil Demon Ape made his eyes widen.
"What? Sanpin Medium Elixir? You, are you sure you didn't lie to me?" Duan Chen said with a face full of incredulity, a little out of breath due to excitement.
"Well, although I'm not sure if it has reached that level, but with my investigation, the energy it contains at this time should no longer be below the hundred Qingyuan Pills!" After a slight hesitation, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape affirmed.
And at the moment when his words just fell, the latter saw that Duan Chen, who was originally standing in place, had already turned into an afterimage, and held the snake's eye fruit the size of grapes with a strange color in his hand, and was about to put it in his mouth.
"Wait, wait a minute, you, are you crazy? If it weren't for the help of Kongtong Seal last time, you are afraid that you would not be able to stand here at this moment, and with your current strength, it is impossible for you to withstand that violent energy!"
Seeing that Duan Chen wanted to swallow the snake eye fruit directly, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape suddenly stopped with a panic on his face.
"Yes, according to the warnings of the ancestors, I really can't skip the level and swallow the elixir, but didn't you just say that only by breaking their shackles can you let yourself go further on the martial arts, in this case, I want to completely let go of the shackles in my heart, try!"
Glancing at the Blood Pupil Demon Ape with a worried face, Duan Chen said with a hint of firmness on his face.
"I know that you are doing this so that you can have the opportunity to participate in the Four Sect Competitions, and you want to go to the ancient ruins with Ling Xiao to train, but have you ever thought that it is too dangerous to do so-" Looking at the resolute young man in front of him, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape persuaded.
"Don't say it anymore, since I was all regarded as a waste a few years ago, I told myself that I should either die or live like that, and now that I have chosen to live, then I will never allow me and the people I care about to miss out on anything because of me!"
Thinking back to a few days ago, when he overheard the conversation between Pang Tao and Ling Xiao, Duan Chen said with a trace of undoubted firmness in his eyes.
"But, but—"
Facing Duan Chen's determined gaze, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape was a little hesitant for a while. Because he actually had a strange feeling in his heart, that is, no matter what he said at this time, it was useless for the guy in front of him.
And this feeling that made him feel quite powerless, in its memory, seemed to have only occurred when facing those old monsters in the clan who were several times stronger than himself.
"Delusion, it must be my delusion!" shook his head hard, and after completely dispelling the surprise in his heart, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape hurriedly comforted himself.
"Help me protect the Fa!" But just as the Blood Pupil Demon Ape finally dispelled the powerlessness in his heart, and just as he wanted to speak out again to stop it, Duan Chen's firm voice suddenly came.
"Well, don't worry-" Under Duan Chen's undoubted voice, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape responded almost instinctively, but just as he was halfway through his words, he suddenly shouted loudly as if he had just woken up from a dream: "No, I, what's wrong with me, stop, madman, madman!"
However, when the Blood Pupil Demon Ape reacted and wanted to stop it with all his might, Duan Chen had already raised his head and swallowed the snake eye fruit in one gulp.
With the swallowing of the snake eye fruit, Duan Chen, who had already had the experience of swallowing Qingyuan Dan last time, was ready to fight against the severe pain at the first time.
Even because of the memory in his heart, before the snake eye fruit was completely resolved, his brows were already slightly wrinkled together, just like a child who has been injected will unconsciously tighten his muscles after the doctor has just wiped the alcohol.
However, just as Duan Chen was frowning and gritting his teeth, preparing to meet the impending severe pain, he suddenly found that as the snake eye fruit continued to dissolve, the severe pain he imagined was not coming.
Because he didn't know if it was the reason why this snake eye fruit was able to grow by absorbing countless snake essences, when it slowly dissolved, Duan Chen actually clearly felt that the latter was not like he had swallowed those pills in the past, all the energy was condensed together.
On the contrary, as it continued to dissolve, the energy fused in the snake eye fruit actually divided into countless strands and scattered towards his whole body.
"Damn!"
Feeling the countless strands of energy in his body, Duan Chen, who had already gathered all his strength together, couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, and immediately scattered the Yuan Force that had been condensed into a mass and fought against those violent energies.
But even though Duan Chen tried all his means, the scattered energy showed no sign of being subdued by him, and it was still like a wild horse that had been unleashed, ramping towards his body unscrupulously.
"Bastard, if you continue to consume like this, I'm afraid that I will never want to successfully break through!" Looking at the countless forces in his body that were suppressed by his own Yuan Force and would not hurt his muscles and veins, Duan Chen couldn't help but have a trace of hesitation on his face.
It is said that with the growth of his strength now, he can already use Yuan Li to probe his tendons, and according to his exploration these days, he can be sure that the reason why he has not been able to advance again is because his tenth tendon is still in a closed state.
After finding out these clearly, Duan Chen had enough confidence that as long as he swallowed this snake eye fruit and opened up the tenth tendon vein, then with the thickness of his current Yuan power, he could directly advance to the realm of the Great Perfection of the Transformation Yuan.