With a thought from Yang Yong-
A thumb-sized Brown Blood Bead appeared in his palm.
The crimson blood bead gave off a faint glow in the mist, mysterious patterns flowing across its surface.
Yang Yong held the blood bead before his eyes and stared fixedly at it.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes-
For a full ten minutes, the Brown Blood Bead showed no change.
It wasn't stolen, affected, or made to disappear.
"It worked!"
Yang Yong almost shouted.
"Anything I've refined with the Thousand-Hammer, Hundred-Refinement Furnace won't be affected by the inexplicable power on this Island!"
He thrust the blood bead toward Cao Xianming.
"Old Cao, swallow this and give it a try! See if you can use your Data Master abilities!"
Cao Xianming took it and swallowed it without the slightest hesitation.
He closed his eyes.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds-
Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, a gleam flashing through his pupils.
His fingers tapped rapidly across the data model.
The points of light that had been frozen began whirling again, waterfalls of code pouring down with unprecedented smoothness!
"It works!"
Even Cao Xianming's voice was trembling.
"Yang Yong, this method works! After swallowing the blood bead, my data abilities recovered!"
But his voice soon grew somber.
"However, according to my deductions, this recovery is only temporary. Once the supernatural power in the Brown Blood Bead is exhausted, I'll return to my previous state."
Yang Yong promptly rapped him on the head.
"Old Cao, why are you calculating that useless stuff? Hurry up and calculate the truth about this Island!"
Cao Xianming had no time to hit back. Turning his indignation into strength, he tapped frantically across the data model with all ten fingers.
Everyone watched him, not daring to breathe loudly.
Perhaps because his