Azrael looked at the glowing stone with a rune engraved on it. For origınal chapters go to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵
---) Exit Stone (Legend Level Prop): When used inside an independent dimension, it will create a portal that leads outside of the dimension. The portal lasts for ten seconds. Can be used once.
Azrael read the information of the stone, and after confirming that it was exactly the same as Nalvadir had told him, he turned to look at Luo Bingqing and Elyara.
Speaking in a calm tone, he said.
"Before leaving, let’s increase our strength a little more."
Luo Bingqing and Elyara were baffled when they heard Azrael’s words and looked at him in confusion.
Azrael put away the Exit Stone for now and from the storage ring he had found beneath the throne, he took out six candy-sized beads, deep red in color.
---) Blood Bead: A rare consumable created using the blood essence of many different types of monsters. Upon consumption, greatly increases the power of the consumer. Effective only on those of epic rank and below.
(Note: The effect of the Blood Bead decreases with each consumption.)
Azrael read the details of the deep red beads through his status window and nodded inwardly.
’These things are similar to the Moon Essence that I consumed during my Eonrift Trial,’ He thought to himself before shifting his attention toward Luo Bingqing and Elyara.
"These are... Blood Beads, correct?" Elyara asked in an uncertain voice as she looked at the red beads in his hand.
"Right," Azrael nodded and then asked curiously, "Have you seen them before?"
Elyara shook her head at his question.
"No, I haven’t seen them. But I’ve read about them in books." She paused briefly before adding in a genuinely surprised tone,
"From what I read, it’s extremely difficult to create Blood Beads. So although these particular beads seem to be of a lower level and would only be helpful to low-ranking cultivators, I am really surprised to see six of them here."
"I see..." Azrael nodded at her words before tossing one Blood Bead each to Luo Bingqing and Elyara.
"There are six of them. Normally, each of us would have gotten two pieces. But since you both agreed to give me fifty percent of your findings, I’ll be taking four of them."
Luo Bingqing and Elyara were startled when Azrael tossed the Blood Beads to them and quickly caught them.
They were not dissatisfied with only receiving one each. In fact, they were surprised that Azrael had given them even that much, as in reality, he was the one who had found the ring, while they hadn’t contributed to its discovery at all.
Although they felt a bit embarrassed to take the Blood Beads, neither refused, as these could significantly increase their strength.
"Thank you. If you need any help in the future, just let me know. I will do my best to help you," Luo Bingqing said in a serious voice.
"Me too," Elyara nodded as well.
Azrael simply nodded his head at their words and didn’t say anything further.
Although Luo Bingqing and Elyara hadn’t managed to contribute much after entering the core area, they had still helped him quite a bit in the ruins overall.
Without them, it would have been much more troublesome for Azrael to reach the core area, as he would have needed to avoid most of the monsters while advancing. But because of their presence, he was able to travel more freely and reach the core of the ruins in such a short time.
’Let’s see its effect...’ Azrael thought inwardly and, without hesitation, tossed one of the Blood Beads into his mouth.
Luo Bingqing and Elyara didn’t waste any time either and did the same.
The moment the Blood Bead touched his tongue, it melted into a liquid form and slid down his throat.
Azrael’s source core began to rotate on its own, and at the same time, he felt a heating energy spreading throughout his body.
A soothing sensation, as if he were soaking in a hot spring bath, engulfed him, and Azrael’s tense body visibly relaxed.
As his core rotated and absorbed the energy of the Blood Bead, his level began to climb. After killing the two peak epic-level monsters earlier, Azrael had already reached level 21... And as his core absorbed the energy of the bead, it continued to rise, heading toward level 22.
In just a minute, Azrael felt a burst of energy erupting from his core, and his level increased to 22.
But even after reaching 22, it didn’t stop and continued climbing toward 23.
Azrael could feel his physical body and spirit becoming stronger with each passing second, making him let out a satisfied sigh.
Soon, he leveled up once again and reached level 23.
Only after he crossed the halfway mark of level 23 was the energy of the Blood Bead finally consumed.
Azrael didn’t immediately check his status window. Instead, he first felt the change in his strength, a wave of extreme satisfaction washing over him.
He turned to look at Luo Bingqing and Elyara to see how they were doing, and the moment his eyes landed on them, he was shocked because—
Both of them had reached level 25, the peak of class rank, and there was still quite a bit of the Blood Bead’s energy left in their bodies.
’What the hell? Why are they already at level 25 and still have so much energy left?’
Azrael was baffled when he sensed the remaining energy inside Luo Bingqing and Elyara’s bodies.
Elyara had been at level 22 before consuming the Blood Bead, while Luo Bingqing had been at level 21, the same as Azrael.
Azrael had only reached level 23 after consuming the Blood Bead, and all of its energy had been completely exhausted.
On the other hand, both Luo Bingqing and Elyara had reached level 25 and still had plenty of the Blood Bead’s energy left in their bodies.
’Is it because my core needs far more energy than theirs to level up that I only advanced by two levels?’ Azrael thought to himself.
But even then, he still found it absurd that both Luo Bingqing and Elyara had reached level 25 while he had only reached level 23.
Not only that, even after reaching level 25, they still had the Blood Bead’s energy advancing them further