Chapter 655 - 625: Distress Signal

That’s right, Lin Xinghai popped two Blood Burst Pills into his mouth at once.

Since breaking through to the Marrow Tempering Realm, his physical constitution had once again been greatly enhanced, with the improvement to his meridians being especially noticeable.

That was why Lin Xinghai could withstand the medicinal power of two Elixirs at once.

Of course, for a normal person, there was actually no difference between swallowing one Elixir or two at the same time.

After all, no matter how many Elixirs one took at once, they still needed to circulate their Blood Qi Technique to refine the medicinal power into their own Blood Qi Power.

Therefore, the ultimate factor determining the absorption speed of an Elixir was the efficiency of refining Blood Qi Power, not how many Elixirs were taken at once.

However, it was different for Lin Xinghai. With Time Acceleration, he could completely refine a Blood Burst Pill in just a minute and a half. At that rate, the frequency of taking Elixirs was simply too high.

Especially in an area with such a dense green poisonous fog, it was a hassle to open and close his Battle Armor’s faceplate each time.

That was why Lin Xinghai had swallowed two Blood Burst Pills in one go. If he weren’t afraid of damaging his meridians, he would have taken even more Elixirs.

As he continuously refined the medicinal power, the tempering of his liver steadily progressed.

Tempering his liver was much faster than cultivating his Thunder Divine Body.

After all, because the Thunder Divine Body was so immensely powerful, its cultivation difficulty was far greater than that of other Divine Demon Bodies.

But tempering the liver was different. Regardless of whether Lin Xinghai was a peerless genius, the difficulty was the same for him as it was for anyone else.

The Blood Qi Power from refining a single Blood Burst Pill was enough to advance Lin Xinghai’s liver tempering progress by 0.5%.

Lin Xinghai only needed to refine two Blood Burst Pills to advance his liver tempering progress by 1%.

And with Time Acceleration, this only took three minutes.

In other words, if Lin Xinghai cultivated at full tilt, he could advance his progress by 10% in just half an hour.

Even if Lin Xinghai started tempering an organ from scratch, it would take him five hours at most to complete the process.

Therefore, for Lin Xinghai, advancing from the Early Stage of the Marrow Tempering Realm to its Peak had never been a difficult matter.

But there was, of course, a difference between a genius and an ordinary Martial Artist.

This difference often lay in the fact that after reaching the Peak, a genius could continue to climb higher, while an ordinary person could only stop there.

For example, during the Blood Qi Realm, one could break through once their Blood Qi Power reached 500 points, but Lin Xinghai had pushed his all the way to 2,033 points.

The massive gap he created allowed him to lay an incredibly solid foundation.

Similarly, the Marrow Tempering Realm had such a stage as well.

Moreover, according to the information Lin Xinghai had seen on the Inheritance Stone Slab, this phase in the Marrow Tempering Realm would take even longer.

This was because after one finished tempering all five viscera and six bowels, the next phase was a period of explosive growth for one’s total Blood Qi Power.

With no prior experience to draw from, Lin Xinghai didn’t know the limit of his own Blood Qi Power. However, he was certain of one thing: such an increase would inevitably consume a vast amount of Elixirs and Time.

But now, the appearance of the Blood Bags could potentially shorten this process immensely.

That was why Lin Xinghai was cultivating so desperately now—to seize this opportunity. It wasn’t just about raising his Cultivation to the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm, but more importantly, about condensing the several months needed to solidify his foundation into this single week.

RAT-TAT-TAT!

Gunfire rang out again. The members of the Xinghai Squad advanced at a trot, their pace astonishingly fast.

Soon, the final section of the street was almost cleared.

With the mission nearing completion, everyone couldn’t help but relax a little, Lin Xinghai included.

’It’s best when nothing unexpected happens, of course.’

’He really didn’t want to run into a Fourth Level Mutated Zombie on some random mission.’

"Alright, this clearing mission is complete. We’ll check in with the troops stationed here and then head back."

"We’re trying to climb the Points leaderboard, so we’ll be picking up another mission immediately after we return. There won’t be any time for you to rest, so you’ll have to catch a quick nap in the vehicle later," Lin Xinghai said.

The others nodded in understanding. In a time of war, every second counted. Even soldiers on the front lines sometimes went days without sleep.

For Martial Artists like them in the Blood Qi Realm, time for rest was bound to be even scarcer.

Soon, once the last area was cleared, the squad quickly boarded their Armored Vehicles and began the drive back.

But just then, they all suddenly saw a dazzling ball of red light erupt from the depths of the green poisonous fog.

It was a special-issue distress flare. Not even the dense green poisonous fog could completely obscure its light.

The military also issued these distress flares to Lin Xinghai and his team when they went out on missions.

Outside the fog, a flare like that launched into the sky could be seen from dozens of kilometers away.

But here in the Poisonous Fog District, the light was greatly diminished. At most, it would only be visible to those within a three-kilometer radius.

Based on the brightness of the red light, Lin Xinghai estimated that the source of the distress signal was just about three kilometers away in a straight line. Any farther, and they wouldn’t have been able to see it at all.

When a flare like this was fired, any surrounding squads that saw it were obligated to go and provide aid.

Of course, the military took into account that a rescue team might not be capable enough. If a responding squad judged that they couldn’t save the other party, they were allowed to provide long-range fire support with man-portable missiles from a safe distance and then leave.

Regardless, they had to go and check it out.

’Sigh, can’t I just complete one mission in peace?’ Lin Xinghai was exasperated.

He had just been thinking that the mission had been completed without a hitch, and now a rescue request had popped up in the blink of an eye.

And this kind of rescue mission was bound to be far more dangerous than a normal one.

Of course, despite his exasperation, Lin Xinghai wasn’t too resistant. The reason was simple: the military awarded Points for rescue missions, too.

And the payout was higher than usual.

Of course, the exact amount depended on the difficulty of the rescue and the importance of the personnel involved.

"Let’s go. We’ll head over and see what’s happening," Lin Xinghai ordered immediately.

Instantly, the two Armored Vehicles changed course, heading toward the distress signal.

The other members of the Xinghai Squad didn’t react much to the sudden rescue mission. After all, a mission was a mission.

If anything, a rescue mission saved them the time it would take to go back and get a new assignment.

However, just as the Armored Vehicles had turned, they saw another dazzling red light flare up in the distance.

Two distress signals, fired just a dozen seconds apart. Forget the other members of the Xinghai Squad; even Lin Xinghai’s expression changed at the sight.