The next day was the quarterfinals of the Demon God Contention Battle. Qi Ling got up early, got ready, and sat in her room for a while. She looked at the complicated pill on the table and didn't know what to do.
"It's such a waste to throw this away, but I can't eat it!" Qi Ling looked at the pill with great helplessness, feeling extremely frustrated.
" Qi Ling, are you awake yet? You can't be late today, or something terrible will happen!" Just then, Alice pushed open the door and walked into Qi Ling's room, seemingly to call Qi Ling to the assembly point.
But as soon as she entered, Alice's gaze was immediately drawn to the black pill on Qi Ling's table. It was extremely rare to see someone like her show such an expression.
" Qi Ling, where did you get this?" Alice asked excitedly. "My God, I've never seen such pure Devil Realm energy before. It's like... it's like it's directly compressed Devil Realm energy!"
Seeing Alice's excited expression, Qi Ling couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this thing very precious? Isn't Devil Realm energy available everywhere?"
"How can this be the same, Qi Ling? This thing is simply too precious!" Alice couldn't help but say. "You should also know that we cannot directly absorb the demonic energy in the Devil Realm. We can only slowly refine it ourselves to make it our own."
"But this thing is essentially power that can be directly absorbed after being refined! It's more precious than any cultivation medicine from the Devil Realm."
Qi Ling was also surprised. She hadn't expected that the black pills Xiao Hei had made would have such valuable worth, even Alice was astonished by them.
However, Qi Ling was still puzzled and said, "If that's the case, you can absorb and convert the energy of the Devil Realm yourself. Why do you still need cultivation medicine? Isn't that redundant?"
"Oh dear, Qi Ling, really! Don't you understand such a simple principle?" Alice said. "When we absorb energy to improve our cultivation, we are actually consuming energy every single moment!"
"The energy we absorb, minus the energy that is consumed, is actually the true energy we absorb and can use to enhance ourselves! No one becomes stronger out of thin air; this is a principle that applies everywhere."
"So, Qi Ling, the essence of becoming stronger is simply how fast you absorb energy!" Alice said. "And within a certain timeframe, the more energy you absorb, the faster you can become stronger."
Qi Ling nodded in agreement after hearing Alice's words. There was indeed some truth to what she said, just like the law of conservation of energy: you have to absorb energy to become stronger.
"And this thing is the purest form of energy, which means it's the most direct way to make people stronger!" Alice exclaimed excitedly. "Although the quantity is relatively small, its high quality is more than enough to make up for it!"
" Qi Ling, now you understand the importance of this thing, right? You could say that anyone in the Devil Realm would go crazy for this medicine."
Qi Ling hadn't thought that far ahead, and even if this stuff was excellent, he still found it hard to eat, since it came from Xiao Hei...
Seeing Alice's excited expression, Qi Ling simply asked, " Alice, judging from how excited you are, is this thing very important to you?"
"Huh? I..." Alice hesitated for a moment, then said, "That's right, Qi Ling, this thing is indeed very important to the Demon Alliance."
"Oh, is that so?" Qi Ling said with a smile. "In that case, you can have it."
"What? Qi Ling, you mean... you're going to give this to me?" Alice exclaimed in surprise. "I... I really want this, but its value is far beyond that of ordinary medicine."
" Qi Ling, just tell us what you need! We'll do our best to fulfill your request, as long as it's within our capabilities."
Qi Ling had no doubt about what Alice said; with the strength of the Demon Alliance, they were indeed capable of doing what they said.
But what's truly important isn't what they can offer Qi Ling, but rather Alice's attitude towards Qi Ling. Even though she's dealing with someone she could easily handle, she doesn't try to coerce Qi Ling; instead, she seeks Qi Ling exchange. This is enough to win Qi Ling's favor.
"It's nothing, Alice. I'm always very generous to my friends," Qi Ling said with a smile. "Besides, Luna and I have both received a lot of help from you. If this can help you, then please feel free to take it."
Upon hearing Qi Ling's words, Alice happily rushed over, grabbed Qi Ling's hand, and said, "Thank you, Qi Ling, you're such a kind person!"
"I already said, it's nothing," Qi Ling said with a smile. "Besides, given the energy this thing contains, I can't absorb it right now. It's better to give it to someone who needs it more."
"Wow, Qi Ling, I'm starting to think that choosing to befriend you was the best decision we ever made!" Alice exclaimed. "Don't worry, the Demon Alliance won't let their friends suffer. We'll definitely make it up to you in the future!"
"Really, it's not necessary. Besides, you saved my life. What's a mere pill?" Qi Ling said, referring, of course, to the time when Su Daji saved him.
More importantly, if I really need to in the future, I can just take Xiao Hei to the border of the Devil Realm again, and I'm sure Xiao Hei will be very happy.
After putting away the medicine Qi Ling had given her, Alice excitedly ran out and quickly disappeared. Qi Ling had no idea what she did next.
So when Xiluo found Qi Ling, she asked curiously, " Qi Ling, what happened? Why did Sister Alice run out so excitedly? What happened?"
Qi Ling smiled and said, "It's nothing, let's hurry up and prepare for the final competition."
After Qi Ling set off, all the contestants quickly gathered together. The eight of them had clearly made their final preparations and were ready to show their skills on the field.
After passing through a teleportation portal, the group arrived at a competition arena. Judging from their location, it seemed to be in the rest area. Once they stepped out, they would be facing their actual competition arena.
Here, they were greeted by only one person. Upon seeing this person's appearance, Qi Ling couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Huh? It's you?"