Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

"Captain Chen..."

"Captain Chen... are you alright?"

On the archaeological team's side, Yan Wanlei and Wang Haichuan kept calling Chen Yibai's name in the darkness.

The scene of Chen Yibai wielding his sword to kill Zhulong is still vivid in my mind. So cool!

Super cool!

This time, Zhulong was definitely dead, and everyone's hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down completely. They had once again escaped death and survived a calamity.

However, as everyone had clearly seen, Chen Yibai vomited blood, his entire body covered in it, as if he had suffered a very serious injury, and it was an internal injury at that.

Anyone with a little medical knowledge knows that external injuries are one thing, but internal injuries with so much blood vomiting are definitely very serious.

Especially since there was no response after calling so many times.

Therefore, Yan Wanlei and Wang Haichuan were not excited about killing Zhulong and escaping death, but were anxiously worried about Chen Yibai.

On the one hand, it would be such a pity if Chen Yibai were to sacrifice himself like this.

On the other hand, everyone is still in the tomb of King Kang and still needs Chen Yibai.

"Little Tiger, quickly take some more men and get a few more torches!"

Seeing that there was no movement from Chen Yibai in the darkness, Yan Wanlei quickly gave instructions to Xiao Hu beside him.

"Yes, Captain Yan!"

Xiao Hu immediately grabbed a wooden stick, and led a few special operations team members, turning around and jogging back outside to get a fire.

Yan Wanlei wanted to go into the darkness to find Chen Yibai first, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait for Xiaohu to bring the fire over.

Although the crisis has been temporarily averted, it is difficult to accurately locate Chen Yibai in this pitch-black darkness, and even if he were found, there would be no way to rescue him.

Furthermore... the crisis is not truly 100% over.

Although Zhulong has been slain, it seems something is still missing...

On Chen Yibai's side.

The excruciating pain emanating from his internal organs, coupled with the rapid loss of energy, made Chen Yibai even more certain that this body had indeed suffered severe internal injuries, and it seemed to be the kind that were irreversible.

For someone like Chen Yibai, who has experienced death and rebirth, death is no longer so terrifying.

Maybe there will be a second chance for rebirth?

So Chen Yibai didn't think about death, but stared intently at the faint green light emanating from the gap in the head that had been cut off from Zhulong.

What is that glowing?

Chen Yibai had already vaguely guessed the answer in his heart.

However, he couldn't be 100% certain, so he raised his longsword again and used the last bit of strength in his body to cleave the head of the Candle Dragon in the middle.

Keng!

The sharp longsword sliced ​​through the head of the Candle Dragon as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, but it seemed to have struck something extremely hard, making a clanging sound.

As the head of the Candle Dragon was split in two like a watermelon, the faint green halo instantly spread outwards.

The green glow emanating from it is a bead, hidden in the crown of the Candle Dragon's head. It is as big as a large pearl, with a smooth surface, like a luminous pearl emitting green light in the darkness.

Chen Yibai reached out and took it in his palm, and instantly a warm sensation spread from his palm throughout his body.

The bead seems to still have body temperature, just like it's alive!

It wasn't just the body temperature; when Chen Yibai held it in his hand, he suddenly felt refreshed and invigorated.

"It really is a Soul Essence Pill!"

Chen Yibai stared wide-eyed at the bead in his palm, inwardly exclaiming in surprise.

According to folklore, anything that has become a spirit has a cinnabar-like substance inside its body, similar to the relics of Buddhist monks, or it can be understood as a stone.

However, this stone is not the same as a kidney stone.

Kidney stones are formed due to excessive absorption of a certain substance over a long period of time.

The formation of the elixir is due to the excessive absorption of the essence of heaven and earth in the brain over a long period of time, hence the name 'essence elixir'.

This "too much" is not just a few decades, but at least tens of thousands of years!

The Fire Serpent King we encountered before was probably tens of thousands of years old, and it hadn't even formed its core yet.

The Essence Elixir contains vital energy, which is why it has a body temperature.

The reason why King Kang went to such great lengths to capture and possess Zhulong's body was to absorb the essence of this Essence Pill in order to borrow his soul and return to his body!

It's a pity that before he could finish taking it, Chen Yibai intercepted it halfway.

There are also folk tales that the Essence Pill is a rare treasure of heaven and earth because it contains essence and energy. Holding it in one's hand can nourish the essence and spirit, strengthen the three souls and seven spirits, and if a person loses their soul, it can be used to replace it!

Chen Yibai held the Essence Pill in his hand and indeed verified this.

As for whether it has any other uses, I don't know.

After all, such a thing is extremely rare, with only a handful appearing in the thousands of years of human history.

At this moment, Chen Yibai held the Essence Pill in his hand, feeling the special mental comfort brought to him by the power contained in the Essence Pill. A bold but immature idea involuntarily sprouted in his mind.

If holding it in your hand can nourish your spirit and replenish your vital energy, then what if... you could take it internally?

Would that work even better?

Do you want to give it a try?

Chen Yibai stared at the Essence Pill in his hand, frowned, and fell into deep thought, weighing the pros and cons.

To put it another way, since I'm already severely injured, even if I die from eating it, it won't be a loss. If it has other miraculous effects, then I'll make a huge profit.

To put it another way, even if this Essence Pill is so hard that a sword can't cut it, if it's not digested after being eaten, it can still be excreted, so it won't be a waste!

So you should give it a try!

Those who achieve great things must first put themselves in a life-or-death situation before they can survive!

After weighing the options, Chen Yibai stuffed the Essence Pill into his mouth, gritted his teeth, glared, and stretched out his head.

He swallowed it with a 'glug'.

According to folklore, the Essence Elixir can be worn to nourish one's essence, energy, and spirit, and strengthen the three souls and seven spirits.

At King Kang's place, the Elixir of Essence could seize a body and return the soul to the body.

When it came to Chen Yibai, it was developed for another purpose: direct, simple, and crude internal administration!

After swallowing the Essence Pill, Chen Yibai could clearly feel it slide smoothly down his throat and into his stomach.

The Essence Pill, which already carried body temperature, became even warmer after entering the stomach, making the warm sensation even more pronounced within the body.

And it seems to be getting hotter and hotter...

At this moment, Chen Yibai, who was treating himself as a guinea pig, was extremely nervous, feeling as if he was waiting for fate to take its course.

Will it be a metamorphosis, a rebirth, or a self-destruction?

Or maybe nothing happens at all, it gets swallowed up from above, goes through a process, and then gets pulled out from below?

Gululu...

As a warm current swept through my body, my stomach suddenly gurgled loudly, accompanied by a slight abdominal pain.

Chen Yibai tightened his anus: "Reacting so quickly? You're not really going to poop, are you?"