Reincarnated and Regressed Villain - Make heroines beg for forgiveness

Chapter 356- Internal Energy

356 Chapter 356- Internal Energy

The man seemed genuinely confused.

He had clearly heard his master state that he had no desire to involve himself in harming Lady Amayara; yet, here he was, sending vampires for her.

To be more specific, when he mentioned sending vampires as sacrifices, it suggested he intended for them to transform someone into a vampire.

This process, known as vampirification, was complex: the vampire that created a new one would weaken significantly, allowing the newly formed vampire—who would be driven by insatiable bloodlust—to kill their progenitor.

Due to a strict drawback applicable for a year, the death of the parent vampire would also lead to the demise of the fledgling.

This method had been historically used to eliminate adversaries stronger than vampires by instigating a cycle of mutual destruction among themselves.

"You think too much, Jambiun. I simply sent them to retrieve that cat girl; wouldn't it be advantageous to have her as a shield?"

Keith, aware of his assistant's thoughts, clarified, though his intentions did mirror those concerns.

His true aim was to employ the girl as a protective barrier.

To be more blunt, wouldn't it give him reassurance of another kind if he linked his own life with that girl? And in case things go wrong, he would be able to use her as a lifeline.

Though, of course, it depended on Ryuk Devereaux, who might kill him even after knowing that killing him would also kill that cat girl.

"I apologize, but I still fail to grasp your reasoning, my lord," Jambiun bowed again, unable to fully comprehend Keith's plan.

"It's straightforward. Take this and make her swallow it when I confront Ryuk Devereaux."

Keith produced a box from his dimensional space and handed it to Jambiun, who visibly recoiled as his eyes fell on the container.

A dense, crimson energy seeped from it, causing him to tremble.

"Urgh!"

'!?!'

"M-Master, please tell me this isn't what I think it is!"

Jambiun's eyes widened in alarm.

From the overwhelming aura of blood energy emanating from the box, he understood it contained an essence crystal—a vital component within a vampire that granted them the capacity to wield blood art.

'So, I am in the Core Formation realm, is that correct?' Ryuk reconfirmed with the system, as the nomenclature of this place seems similar to one another.

[Indeed, that's correct.]

'Is there no way to boost her overall speed?' Ryuk inquired about Yao Lian, who, through dual cultivation, was used as a medium to balance the internal energy that the system synthesized by converting his Ether.

Then the internal energy he received from her gave him a boost that did not harm his foundation.

For a clearer understanding, the accumulation of internal energy within a body significantly enhances their levels.

This elevation enables them to make breakthroughs at each tier referred to as realms in the Jade Dominion power hierarchy.

Reaching a certain amount of internal energy boosts an individual's strength.

This was the particular reason why elixirs or pills were fed to individuals inside this place: to boost their overall internal energy.

However, doing so weakens the very foundation of the individual.

This was the same for the system, which can convert the ether in his body into internal energy, boosting his overall strength.

However, similar to artificially induced internal energy from elixirs or pills, this also weakens the foundation, making him much weaker than if he had chosen a natural method.

Naturally, one needs to first stabilize the internal energy they obtain from consuming elixirs or pills to prevent it from damaging their foundation.

But of course, Ryuk, having not much time, could not do that, as it takes too much focus and time.

This is why he opted for dual cultivation.

So, technically, Yao Lian was the one who was stabilizing the internal energy after he poured the raw energy into hers, taking her stable energy into him and creating a balance where it was simply like eating cooked food while giving her raw food to cook.

However, there was a main problem here: the speed at which she could cook.

Her cultivation speed was slow—of course, much faster than others—but it still didn't match the pace he wanted.

If it were simply about breaking his levels and reaching higher realms, it would be possible by converting ether into internal energy and pouring it into his Dantian.

He could easily break through the levels one after another, but again, it would result in a very weak foundation without him being able to stabilize it.

It would go rampant in his body, and even if he tried to transfer it to Esme through dual cultivation afterward, it would just damage her own body.