The bottle of pills Hu Jing gave Jiang Ping An was not beneficial to whoever consumed them.
Or rather, before the pills had spoiled, they had indeed been good pills.
But that bottle of pills had deteriorated, and their effects had changed drastically.
The pills were called Explosive Origin Pills.
They were divine pills that accelerated the release of divine power within the body, boosting one's attack power.
A normal Explosive Origin Pill could increase the rate of divine power release fivefold. After taking one, even ordinary divine arts could unleash immense power.
However, because that bottle of Explosive Origin Pills had been sealed away for too long, although their medicinal potency had not faded, they had undergone a peculiar mutation.
After consuming an Explosive Origin Pill, the divine power within one's body would instantly be triggered and spiral out of control. If it was not expelled from the body within five breaths, the body would explode.
If the pill's effects were expelled within five breaths, the person would swiftly become listless. Moreover, because the divine power was released too quickly, the divine veins within the body would be damaged.
Hu Jing knew about this because one of the brothers who had explored the ruins with it had obtained an identical bottle of pills.
When they encountered danger, Hu Jing's brother consumed those pills and ultimately perished.
However, Hu Jing's brother had not been poisoned to death by the pills.
Rather, after consuming an Explosive Origin Pill, his divine power had been exhausted and his body had been injured. Seeing his brother weakened, Hu Jing had killed him in order to seize more resources.
Hu Jing hoped that Jiang Ping An would take an Explosive Origin Pill when he encountered danger, exhaust his divine power, and wait for death.
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