Dou Sheng Essence Blood

The Dou Qi Continent might as well have been called the Man-Eating Continent.

After all, eating people or beasts could indeed make someone stronger. Xiao Ming knew of plenty of Cultivation Methods that increased a person's strength by consuming others' flesh and blood.

But these methods had drawbacks. They shortened lifespans, made practitioners bloodthirsty and cruel, and left them struggling to advance past a certain point.

For some people—no, for most people—those drawbacks were minor. Being weak was far worse in a world where The Strong Rule.

That was why such Cultivation Methods were quite popular on the Dou Qi Continent.

One thing was worth noting: absorbing a small amount of blood did not actually affect a person much.

Take Dou Sheng Marrow, for example. All of Xiao Ming's Dou Sheng Capsules combined amounted to no more than a small lump.

In the Original Work, Xiao Yi Xian had consumed only a single drop of Demon Saint Essence Blood.

Those Cultivation Methods affected their practitioners because they required too much flesh and blood from too many different sources.

"Got it."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ming remembered that he had something else capable of devouring materials.

He raised his hand. A pure-white "flame" danced merrily on the tip of his index finger as though alive, sending ripples through the surrounding space.

It was Ling, whom Xiao Ming had not called upon in a long time.

Ling was extremely important to him.

The vast amount of Dou Qi stored within Ling, her ability to devour, and her role in balancing Heavenly Flames during their fusion were all invaluable.

In the past, Xiao Ming had even used her as a trump card in battle. But as his arsenal grew, he had stopped bringing her out against his enemies.

Even so, she