The Demon with Holy Radiance Chapter 42

「[Three Vein Beast Transformation Technique]: From the *Endless Techniques Record - Beast Transformation Chapter*, a Magic Technique that uses a living being’s three veins to transform them into a beast, creating a Meat Beast Essence Stone. It is a technique to replenish one’s lifespan at the expense of another’s, until one’s life reaches Perfection.

Cost: Each use will result in a certain loss of lifespan. Prolonged use of this technique will lead to permanent damage to one’s three veins. The physical body will decay irreversibly and irreplaceably.

Status: Can be Purified!」

In the end, Hei Mei obediently handed over the *Three Vein Beast Transformation Technique* and also removed Pan Yu’s Seal.

Because Pan Yu had only recently been Sealed as a living being, her flesh and blood had not yet fully fused with the Pressure Relief Stone, so the Seal could still be removed.

The living beings inside the other three Meat Beast Essence Stones were not so fortunate.

As a rookie still in the Resonance Stage who had yet to step into the Fake Food Realm, the Meat Beast Essence Stone Pan Yu had been sealed into was only the lowest-grade D-Class Essence Stone, usable only by Cultivators in the Early Stage of Fake Food Realm.

One could only say that Hei Mei had been blinded by greed.

To think he would take such a risk during the Co-eating Assembly for a mere D-Class Essence Stone.

But you couldn’t entirely blame him. After all, who could have imagined that someone other than him would know about the Three Vein Beast Transformation Technique and Meat Beast Essence Stones?

When Pan Yu was released from the Seal, her physical form, thankfully, was not greatly affected. However, her body remained in an unstable state, and her consciousness had fallen into a deep slumber. She would need some time to awaken, so Pan Shi could only take her away to rest and recover.

As for Hei Mei, Yang An had promised to let him go, but whether others would do the same was another matter.

The man was ultimately taken away by a Glue Insect Child. Clearly, as the host of the Co-eating Assembly, Mother Divination True Master would not ignore such a blatant rule violation.

Perhaps before long, there would be a new Glue Insect Child on Golden Egg Jade Island, and no one would care what his original identity had been.

After dealing with the matter, Yang An pocketed the newly acquired Technique and the three Meat Beast Essence Stones.

The Three Vein Beast Transformation Technique was a very cruel Technique, and its cost was extremely high. But the ability to steal another person’s lifespan alone was enough to make many Cultivators obsessed. Hei Mei was a prime example.

The Meat Beast Essence Stones created with this technique were also wondrous items. They could convert living beings into Mana to replenish a user’s expenditure. Anyone could use them, and they might even become addictive.

This was exactly what Yang An needed. Without the costs, both this Magic Technique and the Essence Stones would be of great use to him. Perhaps he would no longer have to worry about Mana consumption in the future.

He didn’t consider himself a purely virtuous person. It all depended on who this Magic Technique was used on. Against his enemies, Yang An would show no mercy.

In all his days since arriving in this world, if he had ever harbored any naive optimism, Hei Mei had just taught him a harsh lesson.

This world was dangerous. You couldn’t fully trust anyone, not even those you were closest to. You could never be sure what people were capable of.

After all, faced with all sorts of bizarre costs, not everyone could bear the burden. It was perfectly normal for people to take desperate risks for their own benefit.

This was the true face of this world!

If he didn’t possess his special Purification Ability, he would have undoubtedly become one of them.

Therefore, the only viable way to ensure his own safety was to see this world for what it truly was.

Hei Mei was escorted away by the Glue Insect Child, and Pan Shi took Pan Yu to a place arranged by the Child to rest and recover. Yang An, for his part, adjusted his mood. He looked at the bustling Co-eating Assembly, ready to continue his shopping.

But just as he was about to search for his next target and had barely taken a step, the boisterous crowd suddenly fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.

"Mother Divination True Master has arrived!"

As the surrounding Children shouted a thunderous, unified welcome, a figure suddenly materialized in the sky and slowly descended.

If one ignored her visually jarring, hideous lower half—countless Meat Eggs piled together to form something like a long skirt—and looked only at her upper body, she was an absolute, nation-toppling beauty. Her every frown and smile was captivating enough to stir the soul.

The appearance of Mother Divination True Master signified that the trading portion of the Co-eating Assembly was officially over. Next came the main event.

Countless Cultivators who had gathered here—regardless of gender, age, or bizarre appearance—gazed up at her figure as if utterly entranced, their eyes filled with mesmerized adoration.

’How pretentious!’

Yang An couldn’t help but snark internally.

He knew they wore such expressions because they were definitely under the influence of the Illusion Mimic Insect Corpse.

’Only I can see the real Mother Divination True Master. I wonder what kind of perfect goddess everyone else is seeing.’

’Maybe this is what they call contrast.’

As Mother Divination True Master finally landed on a high platform that the Children had set up at some unknown time, the surrounding Cultivators were guided back by other Children, forming an open space.

Behind them, everyone heard a commotion and turned to look. Dozens of Children were slowly approaching, carrying a behemoth that they finally presented before the crowd.

It was the massive physical body of a Flood Dragon Demon, nearly a hundred feet long. Black scales covered it from head to tail. Its four scaled claws were each the size of a man, and its head alone was larger than a horse-drawn carriage.

Even though the Flood Dragon Demon was dead, its ferocious, long body still exuded a strange, lingering might that left onlookers in awe.

This had to be a Visceral Stone Realm Flood Dragon Demon, at least!

Mother Divination True Master was truly making a grand gesture!

Even a small piece of its meat would likely be equivalent to at least a month’s worth of cultivation for someone in the Primordial Feeding Realm. A Cultivator in the Fake Food Realm would need a very long time to digest it.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze filled with desire. They stared at the Flood Dragon Demon’s physical body, unable to look away. If Mother Divination True Master hadn’t been present, some of them probably would have lost control and rushed forward.

Meanwhile, Yang An’s reaction to this so-called Flood Dragon Demon’s physical body was completely different from everyone else’s.

He felt his stomach turn, and a layer of goosebumps broke out across his skin. ’How could anyone have the appetite to eat this thing?’ he wondered.

The dense crevices between its scales were crawling with thumb-sized, bulging, milky-white tumors. They looked like pustules that could burst and ooze pus at any moment.

Clearly, the Flood Dragon Demon’s corpse had been completely taken over by these tumors. It was a perfect case of a beautiful exterior hiding a rotten core.

Its dead body might have looked majestic, but in reality, its flesh and blood had likely long been replaced by those disgusting tumors—a state ten times worse than simple decay.

Yang An knew that in everyone else’s eyes, this Flood Dragon Demon’s physical body probably looked perfectly normal. ’The influence of the Illusion Mimic Insect Corpse is truly terrifying,’ he thought.

’I’m the only one who can see its true form. I should avoid eating this thing if I can... In fact, I shouldn’t even touch it!’

He glanced around. No one was paying any attention to him; their focus was entirely on the Flood Dragon Demon’s physical body.

Yang An slowly backed away, and once he was clear of the crowd, he headed toward the grotto where Pan Yu was recovering.

’Trading is one thing, but I’m skipping the feast. I’m definitely not taking part in whatever comes next.’

Once he was far enough away that no one could see him, Yang An broke into a sprint, planning to find Pan Shi and his sister.

’I wonder if Pan Yu has woken up yet?’

As he thought about it, Yang An’s pace quickened. He planned to warn Pan Shi as well, telling him not to get involved in the "festivities."

But just as he was approaching the grotto, less than a hundred steps away, Yang An was lost in thought for just a moment. And in that moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

A moment ago, it had been broad daylight, but he was suddenly plunged into darkness. A cave wall had appeared out of nowhere, blocking his path and preventing him from taking even half a step forward.

CRUNCH... CRUNCH...

A chewing sound and a low, strange laugh came from behind Yang An. His body instantly went rigid as a realization seemed to dawn on him, and he whipped his head around.

Behind him, a huge stone table was laden with all kinds of fresh red meat. The entire cavern was filled with the thick stench of blood. And sitting behind that table was a slightly hunched figure.

CRUNCH... CRU—

In the dim light, He Tou stopped chewing. His crane head, as large as a human’s, suddenly tilted up to look at Yang An, a bizarre expression on his face.

"You little fellow, you actually reached the Fake Food Realm so quietly and in such a short time!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Old man, it looks like we’ve accepted an extraordinary new disciple."