The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 803 - 457: No Time to Waste

The two types of energy, blue and red, have merged into a small black energy ball. This ball is the size of a thumbnail on Yan Xiaobao’s thumb. It’s small, yet its fluctuations are extremely intense, making Wu Wei’s energy ripples seem weak.

This tiny, nail-sized energy ball slowly entered Yan Xiaobao’s body again, but it didn’t enter the Upper Dantian, where Wu Wu was stored. Instead, it went into the Lower Dantian and positioned itself in the center of the Qi vortex. It seemed capable of storing such astonishing energy.

"Well done," Lan Feng said. "You can try using this little energy in the next battle. Although it requires quite a lot from you, you seem able to merge them, but never merge more than this amount at a time, or you’ll end up a greedy man dead," Lan Feng warned, but Yan Xiaobao needed no warning.

The shockwave had already caused immense pain to his body. His internal organs were injured, the bones in his hand forcibly resisting, and these bones had been blown away by others.

Looking at the energy in his Lower Dantian, he glanced at a green pearl, larger than he remembered. However, he noticed no energy leaving it, clearly showing no sign of healing the injuries he suffered.

Yan Xiaobao sighed, but wasn’t surprised as he popped a red pill into his mouth. Slowly, his body returned to peak condition. The energy in these red pills was truly mysterious. They would restore a cultivator to peak condition while replenishing energy; he didn’t know how much they could heal and restore, but the fact they could do both made them invaluable. Yan Xiaobao was very grateful he had seized them.

After waiting a few minutes, Yan Xiaobao finally snapped his neck before smiling at everyone. "Let’s go out," he said, not commenting on what just happened. Since he said nothing, the others didn’t ask, and the group of five moved out once more, ready to face the ambush awaiting them before catching up with the experts far ahead. They had progressed and collected treasures from the tomb’s inner chambers, something Yan Xiaobao hoped to be a part of.

Moving forward, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but smirk. They were certainly waiting to ambush him and his friends, but who were they really chasing, he asked himself. His team might generally be considered weaker, but the black energy he created was so powerful that the scale of measuring power couldn’t be used to gauge it. The only downside was that this energy, similar to what Lan Feng created, could only be used once before the cultivator needed to refine more. It didn’t recover automatically like his Wu Wei, spiritual energy, and Qi. Yan Xiaobao had another hidden energy that was no longer underestimated.

Yan Xiaobao knew they would be ambushed at some point, and he found it laughable. The experts’ reactions when Yan Xiaobao and his group were collecting medicines showed their intentions. It gave Yan Xiaobao plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming encounter.

"Boss, you said we’re going to be ambushed..." Luo Qiang whispered, looking at the door they all headed toward. "Do you think we can easily defeat them?" he asked, a bit worried. The saints they’d seen were by no means pushovers. Although they weren’t familiar with this group of experts, it was clear they were a powerful team who had been together for a long time.

Hearing the older man refer to him as boss left Yan Xiaobao at a loss for words, but he quickly shrugged off the surprise. "If you believe you’ll lose, then you surely will. But if you think you’ll win, then I’ll make sure we win." His voice carried a hint of laughter. He had a backup plan he hadn’t shared with anyone, but the new energy he discovered was something he couldn’t wait to use.

Xiao Ning watched Yan Xiaobao with a complex expression. Hearing Yan Xiaobao assure they’d win made him believe the young man had an ace up his sleeve, but he didn’t question him. He’d long since given up trying to understand his new friend.

Yan Xiaobao walked toward the door, seemingly unconcerned about the ambush he was sure awaited. While his back was straight, a knowing smile caused the three saints to stand straighter and hold their heads high. They would not be defeated, and their previous fears and worries now turned into adrenaline. The adrenaline pumped through their veins, giving them an appearance of excitement. The change was like night and day, all sparked by a few words from Yan Xiaobao. Seeing this, Xiao Ning looked at Yan Xiaobao with a strange expression, feeling a shiver.

Yet, Yan Xiaobao was very young; if he were older, he wouldn’t be so unknown now. He had once been the Great Marshall of the Divine Origin Beast Army, but back then, he was just a King-level cultivator, and now he was still an Emperor. Judging by his appearance, his age couldn’t be over twenty, although Xiao Ning knew better than to judge people by their looks. He had a strange impression that this person was truly as young as he seemed.

For someone so young to be so mature and able to influence saints to some extent, only one name was suitable for this young man, a monster. Yes, without a doubt, Yan Xiaobao was a terrifying monster.

Even as Xiao Ning thought this, Yan Xiaobao and the other three saints left the medicinal pillar room, Xiao Ning covering the rear. As they departed, they spread their spiritual energy like a blanket. This allowed them to sense anyone less than fifty meters away. Although fifty meters was nothing to experts at their level, just a distance that could be traversed in a second, it still gave them a second’s preparation. Releasing more spiritual energy would eventually deplete them, which they couldn’t afford before the battle began.

As soon as they left the Great Medical Treasure Vault, they entered another larger room. As they entered, they didn’t notice any energy ripples indicating any treasures or traps. Since there was no sign of the experts, the group proceeded slowly at a steady pace, neither too fast nor too slow.

Although both Yan Xiaobao and Xiao Ning remained calm, the other three saints were clearly impatient. They were eager to fight, to see what victory looked like; they hoped to no longer be those bullied by stronger saints and gain some wealth for themselves. So far, Yan Xiaobao and Xiao Ning had given them everything, and they hoped they could acquire their own wealth too.

"Don’t be too eager," Yan Xiaobao said with a smile. "Remember, this is an ambush. Even if we’re prepared for them, they’ll use their most powerful attacks at the start. Don’t get complacent, use your martial power to protect your bodies. All you need to do is survive the initial attack, and it will be our victory," he explained, and the three experts nodded as serious expressions replaced their earlier excitement.

Wu Wei flowed from their bodies, wrapping them in a golden glow, quickly forming a set of armor. Although it took some martial power to maintain this armor, it would not last long as long as it wasn’t attacked. The defense, like this, would lead to very high energy consumption if attacked.

The three looked at one another, with Yan Xiaobao doing nothing to protect himself; he still just stood at the front of their group, walking as if he had no care in the world. As they walked further, Yan Xiaobao slowed. Almost crossing the entire room, suddenly a flash of black light flickered around Yan Xiaobao, and a stream of black energy left his body, forming a thin black plate in front of him.

With such energy, Yan Xiaobao knew he could manipulate it as he wished inside and outside his body. For now, it wasn’t being depleted, it was just serving as defense. Looking at the black energy, all the other saints in his group couldn’t help but shiver, remembering the terrifying shockwave it produced, and the fact that no energy ripples appeared on the black plate in front of him was even more frightening. The eerie silence of the energy was something they’d never seen before.

Just when they were about to leave the room, they suddenly heard a loud bang, golden light flashed from all around. One attack after another descended upon them.

There were enormous hammers, slamming down from above. Sharp spears were thrown at them. Five beasts, a bear and a snake among them, all charged toward them, and finally, a large sun appeared above them. Every ray of its light would cause anyone it touched to start sizzling, as if it had touched acid.

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