Gu Qingshan sampled every bottle of wine, then pondered quietly for a moment before mixing a cocktail himself.
"You have to remember the taste and character of every kind of wine. Then, by mastering the proportions, you can mix all sorts of different drinks."
He handed the cocktail to Chi Hu.
She took a sip and stared at him in a daze.
"What is it? Not to your taste?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"No, I've always known you were good at cooking. I never imagined you could mix such a delicious drink, too," Chi Hu said.
Gu Qingshan decided to come clean. "Perhaps those of us who wield the Law of Death need alcohol to bring out our powers."
"I think so, too."
Chi Hu agreed, then downed the rest of her drink.
She rose to her feet and softly chanted a spell. Specks of starlight drifted down onto her, one by one, and turned into Dark Blazing Flames.
The flames slowly took shape, manifesting as separate pieces wreathed in black light.
Chi Hu murmured, "Mortals embrace death, while gods wear it as armor—go!"
The fragments of darkness fell onto Gu Qingshan and fit together perfectly, forming a suit of black full-body armor.
Dark Blazing Flames seeped faintly from the armor, radiating an aura of utter stillness and death.
Wearing it, Gu Qingshan looked even more like the Grim Reaper of legend!
"Is this your ability?" Gu Qingshan asked in surprise.
"Yes. I asked Oldest for advice, and he told me all the secrets of constructing stars. I chose a few methods to study, but in the end, I still wanted to develop abilities that could support others." Chi Hu smiled.
Gu Qingshan understood.
Before she came into contact with the power of the Law of Death, Chi Hu had dreamed