Chapter 100

Hua Xiajiu was well aware that if the array formation behind the Five Elements Formation did not have any special changes, the Geng Metal Qi in his dantian would be sufficient for practice and allow him to stay in the Five Elements Formation for a long time, earning a considerable amount of contribution points.

However, since Hua Xiajiu had the idea of forming a Geng Metal Pill, given his character, he would not give up unless it was impossible. Moreover, the Geng Metal Qi in this space was much more concentrated than in the outside world. If he left this place, it would be even more impossible to form a Geng Metal Pill.

Forming a Geng Metal Pill in the dantian was different from using Geng Metal Qi to cast spells outside the body. Once successful, the former would be a fixed and permanent form, similar to a True Essence Pill, which could absorb Geng Metal Qi at any time to strengthen oneself and release Geng Metal Qi to cast metal spells at any time. The latter, however, could only maintain a certain form for a short period.

Of course, to achieve the former, on one hand, it was based on Hua Xiajiu's deep understanding of Geng Metal Qi. On the other hand, it was based on his knowledge of high-tech from Earth, including the molecular composition, atomic structure, and chemical reactions of substances like diamonds. He also drew inspiration from the True Essence Pill to make a bold hypothesis.

Although Geng Metal Qi was mysterious and special, its basic units were still molecules and atoms. Previously, the Geng Metal Qi floating in the space was difficult for Hua Xiajiu to perceive with his soul power. However, as the Geng Metal Qi entered his dantian and was used by him, he could sense the molecular structure of the Geng Metal Qi.

This seemed simple, but with Hua Xiajiu's brain's special supercomputing and reasoning ability, he repeatedly performed dozens of calculations in a short time, leading to this seemingly unprecedented bold plan.

Hua Xiajiu's thoughts raced, but his eyes were fixed on the void in front of him.

Before Hua Xiajiu could think of a way to form the Geng Metal Pill, the Geng Metal Qi in front of him suddenly formed a large golden roc, which attacked him.

All along, the spells formed by the Five Elements Formation were ordinary fierce birds and beasts, but this was the first time a legendary divine beast like the golden roc appeared.

Hua Xiajiu did not dare to be negligent. In a flash, the Geng Metal Qi in his dantian spread out, forming three golden birds to meet the golden roc.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive sounds rang out almost simultaneously. The three golden birds were instantly torn apart by the golden roc, turning back into Geng Metal Qi and floating towards Hua Xiajiu. The golden roc did not stop, rushing straight at Hua Xiajiu at an extremely fast speed, reaching him in an instant.

Hua Xiajiu's face changed slightly. At this moment, he had no time to cast any Geng Metal spells. He roared, and the true essence in his dantian surged out, mixed with some Geng Metal Qi, combining with his physical strength to punch at the golden roc's claws.

Clang!

A deafening sound of metal clashing with stone rang out. Hua Xiajiu's full-force attack, combining true essence and physical strength, was no small feat. The golden roc instantly dissipated, turning back into Geng Metal Qi. Some of it adhered to Hua Xiajiu's true essence, being enveloped by it and entering the dantian.

"Hmm—this works."

The Geng Metal Qi enveloped by the true essence did not overflow from his body due to the fullness of the Geng Metal Qi in the dantian.

Hua Xiajiu's mind stirred, and he left a gap in the true essence, allowing a thread of Geng Metal Qi enveloped by the true essence to flow out through the gap.

Soon, this thread of Geng Metal Qi was forced out of his body along the meridians by the existing Geng Metal Qi in the dantian.

"So that's how it works!" Hua Xiajiu was overjoyed, his eyes shining.

He had already thought of a way to condense and compress the Geng Metal Qi into a Geng Metal Pill. Of course, whether this method would succeed could only be determined by trying it out.

Bang! Bang!

Hua Xiajiu's fists struck out with full force, shattering two golden rocs that were attacking him. The true essence from his hands, mixed with some Geng Metal Qi, entered the dantian.

At the same time, in Hua Xiajiu's dantian, as the True Essence Pill slowly rotated, a large amount of true essence surged out, pressing down on the Geng Metal Qi that filled the entire dantian.

Hua Xiajiu used his mind to perform two tasks at once. On one hand, he cast metal spells, combining true essence and physical strength to disperse the continuously appearing golden rocs, while also bringing new Geng Metal Qi into the dantian. On the other hand, he controlled the true essence to continuously surround and compress the Geng Metal Qi in the dantian, making the space occupied by the Geng Metal Qi smaller and smaller, forcibly increasing its density.

Although the golden rocs formed by the Five Elements Formation had sharp attacks, each strike was no weaker than a full-force attack from an ordinary initial-stage alchemy practitioner, they were ultimately formed by the Five Elements Formation and lacked the flexibility to dodge. They only knew how to attack.

Therefore, even if eight golden rocs appeared at once, most of them were dispersed before they could get close to Hua Xiajiu, who used various dazzling and flexible metal spells. Moreover, Hua Xiajiu could also form golden rocs. Even if a few golden rocs managed to get close, they could not harm Hua Xiajiu, who had a physical strength comparable to that of a mid-stage alchemy practitioner.

When Hua Xiajiu shattered all sixteen newly appearing golden rocs, the Geng Metal Qi in his dantian, under the compression of the true essence, continuously increased in density. Under Hua Xiajiu's intentional guidance, the molecules of the Geng Metal Qi underwent a subtle change, finally transforming from a quantitative change into a qualitative change. A drop of Geng Metal liquid, almost invisible to the naked eye, appeared.

In fact, this was similar to a gas being sealed in a test tube, adjusting the pressure and other factors to cause a chemical reaction.

With the appearance of the first drop of Geng Metal liquid, Hua Xiajiu was overjoyed and his confidence increased. He continued to control the true essence to compress the Geng Metal Qi, carefully guiding it. Soon, the second drop of Geng Metal liquid appeared.

In a short time, the Geng Metal Qi in the dantian, like a spark turning into a prairie fire, was completely transformed into Geng Metal liquid after a few dozen breaths.

Hua Xiajiu's mind focused on the hundreds of thousands of drops of Geng Metal liquid in his dantian. With a thought, these drops merged into a single Geng Metal liquid bead, as large as a True Essence Pill.

Hua Xiajiu sensed the rich Geng Metal Qi in the Geng Metal liquid bead but was still not satisfied.

At this moment, in the Five Elements space, a golden dragon formed by Geng Metal Qi appeared in front of Hua Xiajiu.

Hua Xiajiu looked at the powerful golden dragon, sensing its aura was no different from the golden roc, and his brows furrowed slightly, feeling somewhat disappointed.

At this point, the Geng Metal Qi in the dantian had already transformed into a Geng Metal liquid bead, but how to transform the Geng Metal liquid bead into a Geng Metal Pill was a challenge. Hua Xiajiu found that the success rate of the plan he had deduced was less than 50%. To increase the success rate of forming the Geng Metal Pill, he needed a breakthrough, which could only be found in the Geng Metal spells formed by the Five Elements Formation.

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