Xue Fuxiao grabbed a handful—fully twenty or thirty crystals—weighed them in his hand, and said, "If eating too few isn't enough, then we'll make up for it with quantity. How about trying these?"
Duan Xiyang stared fixedly at the crystal nuclei in Xue Fuxiao's hand, his eyelid twitching. "That's a bit much, isn't it? Is your mouth really that big?"
Xue Fuxiao said, "Are you stupid? If you can't eat them in one bite, can't you split them into three?"
Duan Xiyang nodded. "You have a point. I was thinking about that too. When these Demon Beasts fight, they clearly feel like flesh and blood, but after being killed, they immediately turn into a crystal nucleus. There's something strange about that in itself, and the energy inside must be tremendous. Yet you and I can't make use of it or absorb it. What a waste. If eating more at once lets us sense something, I think it must benefit the martial path."
Xue Fuxiao said, "Exactly. That's what I thought too. Didn't you eat three earlier?"
Duan Xiyang's eyelid twitched again. "Yes. The sensation from three was extremely faint."
Xue Fuxiao said solemnly, "Then eat ten at once this time and try again. After all, you have experience now. If it works, you'll immediately understand the mystery. That way, we'll both benefit. I'll still be taking advantage of you."
Duan Xiyang frowned. "Why don't you eat them?"
Xue Fuxiao said, "You've already eaten three and conducted the first experiment. If I use my body to sense it the second time, our experiences might not match. Wouldn't that make it redundant? If it works but still isn't enough, I'll have to swallow fifty or even more in one go."
Duan Xiyang pondered, vaguely feeling that something was off. *This silly fellow