The five magma blasts had not vanished upon entering the Space Channel. Instead, they exploded within it, their energy erupting entirely inside the spatial passage without affecting the outside world.
The full-force strike of five Dou Zuns, including two experts above Four-star Dou Zun, inflicted considerable damage on Gu He despite his being some distance from the exploding magma spheres.
Somewhere in the Black Corner Region, space suddenly rippled, spitting out a pale-faced figure.
"Hiss, those Flame Lizardmen really have terrible tempers. Wasn't it just killing a few of your clansmen? I worked so hard to help you control your population. Fine, don't thank me—but you even tried to kill me? That's too much." After emerging, Gu He took a deep breath of the clean air free of sulfur. Yet when it tugged at his injuries, he could not help but suck in a cold breath as he grumbled half-jokingly.
He took out several pills useful for treating injuries from his Ring and swallowed them. Unfortunately, the highest-grade healing pill in his Ring was a seventh-grade Life Returning Pill. Using it for such minor injuries would be far too wasteful. The next best was the fifth-grade Recovery Pill, which was barely effective on a Dou Zun. He had no sixth-grade healing pills.
"Perhaps I can draw upon the refining method of the Primal Bone-Shaping Pill and derive a Sixth-grade pill suitable for humans. I can finally put that old idea into practice." After taking the pills, Gu He's complexion improved considerably. Since he had no suitable healing pills in his Ring, he stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
This had been an idea of his back when he was still a Sixth-grade Alchemist. However, too many things had happened afterward, and both his cultivation and alchemy had advanced too