Published: February 13, 2025
In fact, it also proved Ye Zhongming's speculation.
The elemental spirits indeed required energy that matched their own attributes. Ye Zhongming refined the energy produced from the Dragon Blood of the starry giant dragon, which the Star Spirit loved immensely. It almost consumed one after another, while the Earth Spirit showed no interest in this energy at all and went about its business.
A single gulp of Dragon Blood from a recently peaked giant dragon could provide about three to four doses of purified energy, and one bottle of Dragon Blood could be consumed seven to eight times. This means that after refining one bottle of Dragon Blood, Ye Zhongming could at least condense twenty doses of purified energy.
And in every legacy of a peak giant dragon, as long as the Dragon Blood wasn't contaminated, it generally exceeded five bottles. Among the places Ye Zhongming chose from the starry giant dragon's legacies, the maximum contained seventeen bottles of Dragon Blood.
Normally, the blood of the Dragon Race wouldn't be just this little, as when collecting this Dragon Blood, they would have undergone concentration; otherwise, the blood from a single dragon could fill a small swimming pool.
This method actually made things convenient for Ye Zhongming, as it completed the initial purification for him.
As for the dragon meat... Ye Zhongming had no intention of consuming it himself. He intended to save it for the earth yellow pills for the lai lai bird and others.
Of course, he couldn't let this group of dragons see it; otherwise, the white dragon horse would probably go into a rage.
Due to the existence of the gluttonous ability, the elemental spirits had no issues with indigestion, and the purified energy was swiftly absorbed by the Star Spirit.
Ye Zhongming wasn't aware of how much the little guy needed, but he knew that once it reached the critical point, meaning when it transitioned to maturity, the little one might need to enter a period of hibernation to evolve.
However, Ye Zhongming didn’t have time to wait for it to wake up, or rather, that dark elemental dragon in the abyss didn't have time.
Thus, when Ye Zhongming allowed the little one to consume the purified energy, he hoped it would digest as soon as possible, aiming to shorten its hibernation time. He even hoped it could transition smoothly into maturity, avoiding the evolution process that was impossible to predict in terms of duration.
The energy required to go from the juvenile stage to the maturity stage couldn't compare to the current amount.
Ye Zhongming selected five legacies from the starry giant dragons, and after using up the Dragon Blood from four of these legacies, the Star Spirit still hadn't 'eaten its fill.' Although its body had grown significantly, and its aura had elevated greatly, its appetite remained insatiable.
At this moment, Chaoyang no longer doubted Ye Zhongming, after all, it had witnessed the life with whom it shared a soul contract consume one bottle after another of Dragon Blood.
The energy contained within was enough to overwhelm even Chaoyang, let alone Ye Zhongming.
This indicated that Ye Zhongming was indeed using this energy to nourish something.
After absorbing the Dragon Blood from four legacies, Ye Zhongming paused and, in response to Chaoyang's puzzled gaze, said, “We need to digest a bit; too much is as bad as too little.”
Chaoyang understood the reasoning behind this, but it was unclear about what was specifically meant.
Ye Zhongming intended to drink some water and eat something, but found he wasn't thirsty at all and had no appetite. He could only rinse his mouth to clear away the fishy taste. After all, having consumed so much Dragon Blood, even if the energy was purified, the remaining amount was still sufficient to replenish the consumption of the King of Cloud Summit.
Simultaneously, Ye Zhongming also wanted to give the Star Spirit more time to fully absorb the purified energy.
Taking advantage of this break, Ye Zhongming expressed that he might need more legacies, and Chaoyang didn't refuse. This time, it flew down with the aircraft itself, and when it returned, it brought back three legacies from the starry giant dragons and four legacies from the earth elemental dragons, all of which had just recently passed their peak.