"Devour!"
Jiang Yuan walked up to the eighth-tier black-robed man and calmly activated his Devouring Talent. The black-robed man, who was already dead, shook himself and all his energy essence dissipated.
The black-robed man's appearance remained unchanged, but at the moment of death, his physical body reverted to that of an ordinary person, instead of an eighth-order strength-type being; all his energy essence had been completely devoured.
"My divine power has increased by two points!" Jiang Yuan felt an overwhelming joy; his Devouring Talent was terrifying indeed.
However, he also realized the advantages and disadvantages of devouring the first form. While positive devouring would not result in the same situation as abomination, its digestive ability was far inferior to that of reverse devouring. It required a buffer time! A buffer time to digest what it devoured!
While there is no buffer time for reverse devouring, it involves the constant fusion and transformation of the main consciousness with the devoured object. In the end, it is difficult to be sure that the consciousness in your body is yourself. The speed of power may be fast, but the speed of losing yourself is equally fast.
"A ten-hour buffer period!" Jiang Yuan re-examined his Devouring Talent. Moreover, the first form he chose could only devour recently deceased creatures to receive the devouring feedback, unlike the second form which could devour anything.
"However, the maximum number of divine energy points that can be absorbed at one time is ten, which is still quite convenient!"
The buffer time and the upper limit of absorption are not fixed and can be strengthened as the realm increases.
"Then I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you!"
Jiang Yuan's gaze was fixed on the remaining black-robed men. Ning Yanlan, who was possessed by the Heavenly Soul Child pattern, had dealt with three people in a short time, but there were still twelve people left.
"Xiao Bai, leave the rest to me!" Jiang Yuan used his Wind Step to walk up to Ning Yanlan.
The remaining twelve had long lost the will to fight. After all, their strongest eighth-tier black-robed warrior had been killed with a single shot, so their fate was unlikely to be good.
"How dare you oppose our hunting team!" The remaining men in black robes invoked their powerful backers.
Jiang Yuan sneered, "Sorry, I really did it on purpose!"
"Who are you? Dare to state your names!" The man in black robes pointed at Jiang Yuan.
"Oath!" Jiang Yuan made his move, thrusting out his spear and taking one person with him, while Devourer absorbed a bit of divine energy from that person.
"Run! Run! As long as we get back to the organization, the Hunter King will definitely avenge us!" The remaining eleven were on the verge of collapse. This enemy was too strong, and they had no ability to resist.
"Can we leave?" Regardless of the consumption of divine energy, Jiang Yuan spread his divine wings and activated the Word "Travel" technique. His speed was so fast that it was dazzling.
With a whoosh, several streaks of blood-red light flashed, and Jiang Yuan absorbed three more points of divine energy.
"Madman! Madman!" The man in black robes panicked and ran away without thinking.
Jiang Yuan turned back, and the God-Slaying Spear pierced through the black-robed man's back and out through his chest, adding a little more divine energy to the attack.
"You swore an oath, you will definitely come to join us!" The man in black robes spat out blood and laughed maniacally, crushing the communication stone in his hand. "I have already sent a message to the Hunter King, I will be waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Springs!"
Having said that, the man in black robes breathed his last.
"Wait for me?" Jiang Yuan sneered and attacked the remaining people again.
In just one minute, all twelve black-robed men died, and the divine energy they contributed to Jiang Yuan reached twelve points. However, since the upper limit for absorbing divine energy is only ten points, Jiang Yuan could only absorb ten points of divine energy, and these ten points of divine energy would 'arrive' within ten hours.
"The marks of the dead are all in my hands, how can you wait for me on the road to the underworld!"
Jiang Yuan tossed down a few roses as a blessing, then peacefully accepted the black-robed man's mark of the dead.
No matter how many evils one commits in life, after death one is nothing but a skeleton.
"Apostle, Little Red hasn't woken up yet!" Ning Yanlan held the Heavenly Soul Child in one hand and supported Leng Yue with the other.
"He was injured by my shock and will probably take a while to wake up!" Jiang Yuan had some understanding of Leng Yue's condition. He knew the energy that divine energy possessed after being converted into soul energy. In addition, the soul was inherently fragile, so even with the protection of the Thunder Soul, Leng Yue could not escape being injured by the shock.
"Is she alright?" Ning Yanlan was worried that Leng Yue might have mental problems, after all, the actions of the person she hated before were very dangerous.
"She should be fine. She's very smart and cooperated completely with me when she hated death, otherwise she would have really suffered psychological trauma!" Jiang Yuan still had a high opinion of Leng Yue's abilities.
Ning Yanlan looked around and asked, "So what do we do next?"
"Pack up the spoils, then find a safe place to wait for Little Red to wake up!"
...
A villa five miles away.
"The West Gate has fallen, and everyone here has left. The closest forces to us are the several factions in the South City of the Sixth Street!" Ning Yanlan used the Stone Breath to investigate and finally determined a safe location.
Jiang Yuan helped Leng Yue into a room and laid her down, then said to Ning Yanlan, "Then you take care of her, I need to sort out the spoils!"
"Mmm!" Ning Yanlan nodded obediently.
Jiang Yuan realized his tone was a bit cold, then said gently, "Remember to use the Holy Spirit's protection; I'll give you a surprise later!"
"What surprise is it?" Ning Yanlan blinked her bright eyes expectantly.
You'll find out soon enough!
Jiang Yuan found a quiet room and sat cross-legged. He came in to sort out his gains for the day, as well as the sudden notification from the Heavenly Eye.
"Heavenly Eye, what did you just say?"
A thought was sent out, and the Heavenly Eye was summoned and spoke again.
"After being enlightened by the Heavenly Eye, the Hand of Death has agreed to use the Heavenly Eye mode to restore the incomplete mark of the dead!"
"Huh?" Jiang Yuan was a little confused when he heard this, but this time it was a look of surprise.
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