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Chapter 508 - 499: Feeding

Chapter 508: Chapter 499: Feeding

Accompanied by a bubbling sound, a large mass of red-black flesh first emerged from the water, about a meter in diameter, like a wriggling millstone.

Its appearance could hardly be called attractive.

However, Yin Chong’s eyes shone brightly, disregarding the dagger pressed against his neck, he bent down for a closer look.

"It truly is a Taishui!"

Taishui is renowned for its life-extending properties, and this one, judging by its size, must have lived for several centuries, making it an invaluable treasure.

As for what Wu Jue said earlier about this Taishui having mutated, he had already automatically ignored it.

Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing were also observing the entity as it slowly moved towards the edge of the pond, but their gazes and actions were much more restrained.

Especially when the Taishui leisurely approached the pond’s edge, extending a fleshy limb-like mass as if preparing to move ashore, both stepped back simultaneously to shield each other.

In contrast, Yin Chong stepped closer.

As the distance grew, Jiang Lingxi retracted the dagger in her hand.

Watching the massive flesh entity moving onto the shore, Jiang Lingxi rarely frowned uncomfortably.

She didn’t know why, but since it appeared, this supposedly valuable entity made her feel uneasy.

The fingers on her wrist tightened, and Jiang Lingxi turned her head to see Shen Yunqing’s serious profile.

She turned and instructed Changning and others who were also curiously watching, "Stay away from that thing."

It was the first time for almost everyone to see the legendary Taishui, especially one of this large size, which hadn’t even been mentioned in dubious online news reports, so curiosity was inevitable.

But Jiang Lingxi’s reminder made those initially wanting to approach hesitate.

Upon seeing the flesh entity entirely on shore, they cautiously began to whisper amongst themselves.

"It’s much larger than those in videos and pictures online; this must have lived for many years!"

"But the color is vastly different. This one is much darker, like a giant moving clotted blood mass."

"That analogy...is quite vivid, though a bit disgusting."

...

Jiang Lingxi noticed everyone obeyed and stood still, then glanced back at the now calm Black Pond.

She initially thought Wu Jue and Wu Hua would follow the Taishui out, but several minutes had passed and neither had surfaced for air.

Shen Yunqing quickly guessed her thoughts and speculated, "There might be another space beneath the pond."

No one expected the heavily bleeding Chong Shi, missing an arm, to suddenly explode with energy, leaping towards the slowly moving Taishui.

He immediately stretched his remaining good hand to grab it, scooped up a glob of jelly-like goo, and applied it to his wound.

Yin Chong, still pondering whether to quietly take a portion before the Sect Leader emerged, widened his eyes at Chong Shi’s actions and shouted, "Are you insane!"

Chong Shi, pale-faced, glared at him, "I know I’ll die unless I stop the bleeding and heal this wound. Even if the Sect Leader punishes me later, it’s better than dying now."

Once said, the severely injured members of Changcang Sect began to show interest.

No one wanted to die if they could live, especially since joining the Changcang Sect was in pursuit of longevity. Dying here meant losing everything.

Immediately, some struggled, wanting to imitate Chong Shi.

Yin Chong looked at them with a warning expression, "Don’t move!"

Given that these subordinates couldn’t even handle Jiang Lingxi’s minions and hired bodyguards, what right did they have to use the Taishui for healing?

But under the threat of death, even the pressure from a Superior was diminished.

Someone rasped, "Sir, I don’t want to die!"

"The Sect Leader must have a backup plan, you guys..."

Before he could finish comforting his subordinates, a startled cry interrupted him.

He looked towards the direction of the cry and saw someone staring at the ground beneath him in horror.

Yin Chong quickly looked down, seeing Chong Shi, who had been groaning in pain, now lying quietly next to him.

But when he looked at the wounded arm, he saw the grey-black sticky liquid applied to the wound was wriggling into it like it was alive.

Chong Shi, however, looked relaxed and smiled as he looked up, speaking with a smug tone, "This Taishui lives up to its reputation, it works. My wound doesn’t hurt at all now, and it should heal soon. No wonder the Sect Leader came all the way for it; it’s truly valuable."

Yin Chong: "..."

He remained silent for a moment, unsure of what to say succinctly.

"Didn’t you sense anything?"

"Sense what?"

Seeing him like this, Yin Chong was almost reluctant to point it out.

"Just look at your arm."

In just that short time, Yin Chong watched the gooey substance completely worm its way into the wound, showing no sign of dispersing, continuing to wriggle inward.

This reminded him of what Wu Jue said before, about the red-eyed creatures that were once humans, transformed by the mutated Taishui.

At that time, he hadn’t believed it, dismissing it as scaremongering, but now... he found himself starting to doubt.

Chong Shi suddenly had a bad feeling, glancing sideways at the wound.

It looked the same as before, the goo he had applied to heal the wound was gone.

No pain was felt, so he sat up using one arm, trembling as he touched his injured arm.

No pain, to be precise, there was no sensation at all. Not just no pain, he couldn’t even feel the presence of his arm.

"What is this? Isn’t Taishui supposed to be highly effective? Shouldn’t my arm be healed?"

As Chong Shi trembled in confusion, Yin Chong stepped back and glanced at the now motionless massive flesh mass, adding caution to his previously fervent gaze.

He hadn’t deeply researched Taishui, having never seen the real thing before, only knowing of its powerful effects, even desired by the Sect Leader.

But now, its displayed effects were exceedingly bizarre!

Yin Chong ignored the still fuming Chong Shi, as things weren’t over yet.

Perhaps excited by the strong smell of blood in the air, the flesh mass trembled several times, shedding goo all over the ground.

After a moment of stillness, the adjacent goo started to merge, and upon reaching a certain size, began to move like a living thing.

Its target was those wounded and lying on the ground.

Wherever it passed, all blood traces disappeared.

As more blood was absorbed, the originally grey-black transparent goo gradually darkened.

One mass finally latched onto a wounded spot on someone.

However, those who had initially thought of copying Chong Shi now only wished the goo would roll far away.

They pulled away while pallid, yelling, "Stay away!"

The others watched in utter disbelief.

"Good heavens, what’s happening?"

"It’s feeding!"

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