"Just as I thought..."
The moment he saw the box, the top instructor recognized the device's properties from the runic structure on it: "A Blood Burning Device..."
As soon as he said this, several commentators beside him covered their brows. Yamen, who had always disliked these old Martial Schools, could not hold back and blurted out, "Just as expected of an antique academy. Even at a critical moment like this, they still know how to make things fatal!"
This time, however, his biting remark was not criticized. Everyone remained silent in unison. Clearly, although they did not say it aloud, they basically agreed...
The Blood Burning Device was the oldest kind of device for stimulating a warrior's blood and qi. First, it used the warrior's Essence Blood as raw material to replicate energy best suited to the warrior's constitution. When activated, it was like oil carrying fire entering the warrior's body. While increasing the energy within the warrior, it also burned the warrior's own blood and qi, achieving temporary enhancement.
However, this method did not provide much energy amplification. That was also why traditional warriors had become increasingly unpopular. There were relatively few options for devices. An energy-based Qi Cultivation warrior could use arcane or mechanical devices for external enhancement, then use the energy within their body to activate that enhancement, achieving an effect where one plus one was greater than two. Traditional warriors, however, had too few aspects that could be enhanced because of their nature. They could only use biological devices or primitive energy devices, which were costly and provided far less power than mechanical and arcane devices.
Biological devices could not be used too extensively, or they would damage one's genes. Generally, most biological devices were only used for battlefield cannon fodder, and schools had very few