Chen Wei flicked his fingertips in quick succession. One drop, two, three, four, five.
Five full drops of life essence blood landed on the Mortal Chicken. The blood seeped into its feathers, and the chicken shuddered, a faint sheen rising over its plumage.
A change had begun.
After all, it had been drenched in the essence blood of an enlightened Golden Immortal. Even a stone should have awakened intelligence by now.
Chen Wei caught his breath.
Come on, awaken a divine ability and swallow this Rice Mountain for me.
Yet the Mortal Chicken merely shook its head, flapped its wings, and turned two circles on the spot. Then it ran to Chen Wei's feet, stretched its neck, and began to cry out.
"Awoo-cluck, cluck! Awoo, awoo!"
Even its call had changed. This was no ordinary crowing-it was fawning over him.
The essence blood tasted too good.
Far better than that dry spirit rice. It wanted more.
Chen Wei wore an odd expression. This was a Golden Immortal's Life-Bound Essence Blood. Did it think it could get more just by asking?
But it was clearly still a little short of mastering a divine ability and awakening its bloodline. What good were bigger chicken feet?
No matter how big its feet grew, it could never scratch its way through this Rice Mountain.
The sunk cost had already been paid. If he stopped now, those first five drops of essence blood would have gone down the drain.
The worst thing about getting something done was having it fall apart halfway through and rot in your hands.
"All in!" A ruthless gleam flashed through Chen Wei's eyes as he slapped another five drops of essence blood onto the Mortal Chicken's forehead.
Ten drops.
Ten full drops of a Golden Immortal's essence blood.
He had