When the Mystic Lock ended, Xia De once again returned to the state of spiritual depletion he was in when he first entered Night Manor.
But fortunately, in this strange space, the recovery speed of spirit was even faster than in a normal state.
Of course, this might also be because the fifth epoch was more suitable for the existence of transcendents.
“I seem to feel my strength has increased.”
Xia De thought to himself.
“Because you drank the Elemental Wine, the effects of the spell-craft Incite Fire and the spell-craft Summon Water have been enhanced.”
She gave him a prompt in his ear, and Xia De nodded, while the surrounding Witch, the old man, and the twin girls softly thanked Xia De.
Of course, the girl in the black dress, being the younger sister, seemed a little shy, so only the girl in the white dress thanked Xia De on her behalf.
With his Destiny Ring re-integrated into his soul, Xia De continued to look at the God at the other end of the long table:
“God, please show me the next blood brew.”
“Very good, then the fourth blood brew, the Turin Poison Worms.
These damned worms are very annoying.
In the distant past, I annihilated all their individuals in the material world.
This bottle of wine is actually an entire insect race.”
With a pop, the cork of the fourth wine bottle automatically popped out, and immediately, a smell of alcohol mixed with foul odor spread throughout the hall.
The stench was hard to describe, but it was worse than the smell of garbage and feces mixed together that Xia De had sniffed in the alleys of Tobesk’s Lower City.
However, as the stench surged into his nostrils, even Xia De, who didn't drink much, smelled an extremely clear and pure wine aroma.
The two smells were fully mixed together, yet could be easily distinguished by the sense of smell.
His body was repelling the stench, yet wanted to get more of the wine aroma, but every time he inhaled, both smells rushed in simultaneously, and every time he exhaled, both smells were blocked simultaneously.
This caused the mortals at the table to fall into a strange state where they couldn't control their breathing.
The Outsider from the sixth epoch had not heard of the name “Turin Poison Worms,” but the Witch clearly had.
After the Vampire God finished introducing it, she hesitated for a moment, then indicated that she wanted to drink with the God.
Because of the Mystic Lock’s blessing just now, and his own detoxifying spell-craft, Xia De thought about it and agreed.
The armored old man followed closely, and again took out an exquisite silver bottle containing medicine, probably a magical potion, and he also wanted to drink with the God.
As for the twins, they also nodded in the end.
“Very good, this is the first co-drink for everyone here, and I look forward to your appraisal of my collection.”
So this blood brew, which was scarlet with some dark green hues, was evenly divided into six cups.
Perhaps because there were many people to share it with this time, the liquid in each cup only shallowly covered the bottom of the cup.
While the wine bottle automatically poured wine into each goblet, the Witch carefully prepared the antidote magical potion, the old man nervously held the silver bottle that clearly only contained one sip, and Xia De restored the toy in his pocket into a pile of branches at his feet—these were branches he had casually broken off on Sicar Mountain.
The City near the mountains never lacked wood.
The Saint shook the wine glass, and immense mental pressure, following the movement of his gaze, pressed down on each person in turn.
The body he was using was that of a middle-aged man with a resolute face.
And from the matching of the clothing, the owner of the body should also be a very high-ranking noble.
According to the information Xia De had found, the Old God Vampire Duke Loyaer always liked to assume the identity of a noble when descending as a Saint.
Seeing that the other few people hesitated to pick up their wine glasses but just wouldn't drink, Xia De took the first sip.
As a very small amount of wine entered his throat, he felt that the entire line from his mouth to his stomach was numb.
He opened his mouth to speak, only to find that his tongue seemed to have swollen:
“How am I now?”
He asked the old man to his left, and the God had given the people of the fifth epoch the ability to understand Xia De’s words, but because his tongue was swollen, it took the old man some time to understand Xia De’s meaning:
“Your lips are purple, and there are some bluish scars on your face, typical symptoms of poisoning.”
“It's a little better than I imagined.”
Because he was at least still conscious.
Temporarily putting down the wine glass, Xia De bent down and picked up two branches from the ground, while his empty left hand pressed on his heart:
“Elf’s Detoxification Spell.”
Emerald green light appeared in the palm of his left hand, then turned into light spots and entered Xia De’s chest area.
He clearly felt his tongue swelling down, while the branches he held in his right hand gradually turned black, until they completely became burnt charcoal.
“Detoxification Spell is also useful.”
Xia De was delighted, took another sip of wine, and then detoxified himself.
Although those liquids could be drunk in one large gulp, it took him a full two minutes to finish them.
At the same time, everyone else also moved.
The Witch was different from Xia De; she first drank the magical potion she had prepared on the spot, and then immediately drank the blood brew in one gulp.
Crack~
She almost immediately slumped onto the table, startling the twin girls next to her.
It took a full ten seconds for the middle-aged Witch in the dark blue long dress to prop herself up with her right hand on the table:
“It truly lives up to its reputation as the most poisonous worm of the fourth epoch.”
She also had symptoms of a thick tongue when speaking, but her complexion was normal.
Clearly, this Witch, living in the fifth epoch, had much stronger resistance to poison than Xia De.
After the Witch, it was the twin girls.
They had prepared nothing, and even clinked their cups together before drinking the wine.
And like the Witch, they drank all the liquid in one gulp.
They held hands, groaned in pain a few times, and then returned to normal.
Xia De was greatly surprised, and the Witch sitting next to the girls even asked:
“If we all make it out alive, are you interested in becoming my students?”
Finally, only the white-haired old man remained.
Perhaps because the magical potion in the silver bottle he held was too little, he did not drink a sip of blood brew and then a sip of magical potion.
Instead, he frowned and drank the blood brew, then immediately drank the magical potion from the silver bottle in his hand.
But clearly, his magical potion was not as potent as the Witch's, and his body was not as strong as the Witch's.
Therefore, even though he timely drank the detoxifying magical potion, he still immediately clutched his throat, and a bluish-purple gas seemed to rush under his skin towards his entire head, making strange “uh~ uh~” sounds from his mouth.
If it weren't for the Mystic Lock's protection Xia De had just given, he might have died on the spot.
“Elf’s Detoxification Spell.”
Because the old man was right next to him on his left, Xia De reached out and grabbed his hand, then used the spell-craft to help him.
This was very effective; the bluish-purple gas on the old man's face slowly faded, and although his expression still showed he was suffering, at least there was no danger to his life:
“Thank you.”
Because his tongue was swollen, Xia De could barely distinguish the word.
Xia De shook his head to indicate it was nothing, but the old man thought for a moment, then reached into the pocket hanging at his waist and handed Xia De a ring.
Xia De's eyes widened slightly, and he saw that the ring band was brass-colored, and the ring face was a simple black iron rectangle, slightly convex on all sides, and the pattern inside the rectangle was also slightly convex.
This was both a ring and a seal; it was an ancient metal seal ring, and Xia De was very familiar with the pattern on the seal:
“Demon Hunter Seal?”
He also had an identical ring, and he didn't expect to encounter a second one in the fifth epoch.
But he couldn't bring extraordinary items from the fifth epoch into his own time, so he shook his head and refused.
The negative characteristic of this relic was merely attracting demons, which wasn't a big deal for Xia De.
If he had encountered it in the sixth epoch, he wouldn't have minded having a second one.
The fourth blood brew was thus consumed.
As of now, Xia De and the Witch had each drunk twice, while the girls and the white-haired old man had drunk once.
But the old man, with the God of Vampires' permission, could drink only twice, so apart from the girls, the other three could choose one of the remaining six bottles of blood brew.
Xia De even received an exemption chance because he brought Priest Augustus’s blood containing the power of the Death Angel.
Therefore, for him, the second use of this key from the fifth epoch, 3014, was actually nothing to worry about.
“It seems that according to your theory, anyone who thinks this way will not end well.”
She whispered in Xia De’s ear, followed by a soft laugh.
“Don’t curse me.”
Xia De replied.
“The fifth blood brew comes from a demon of the third epoch.
That truly was an interesting era; demons even dared to propose trades to Gods.
So, I put that individual known as the ‘Blood Demon’ into a wine bottle, added some mint and raspberries, and then stored it in the closest sub-space to the sun for a full 3000 years before I had the fifth bottle of wine.
Therefore, this bottle of wine is not only delicious but also never dries up, and is even very hot because it is too close to the sun.”
The Saint continued, and as his voice fell, the cork automatically popped open.
A scorching airflow rushed towards the ceiling, which had turned blood-red at some unknown point, then spread along the ceiling throughout the entire room.
Blood mist surged out, and the teeth hanging from the crystal chandelier quickly turned withered yellow.
Waves of heat rolled in, and the scorching sensation even made the twin girls exclaim in surprise.
Xia De even heard a plea in demonic language coming from the bottle, but clearly the God ignored it.
He took a deep breath, inhaling all the blood mist into his lungs, then showed an intoxicated expression, not wasting a single bit:
“Does anyone want to try it?
Drinking this wine can not only gain power related to blood, but also touch the great power of the sun, that is the Old God…”
He paused and didn't continue, while Xia De and the Witch directly shook their heads.
“Cherish your soul, stay away from demons.”
Xia De said softly, and the middle-aged Witch looked at him in surprise, then lowered her voice and replied:
“Sir, a great person I know also said that.”
“Miss Mana Feilianna?”
“Yes, you know her too?”
“If you can get out alive and remember me, then you can go find Miss Felianna and tell her that I appeared.
She is a very generous person and should give you a gift.”
Xia De said softly, it seemed that 12 years after their last meeting in the fifth epoch, 3002, Miss Felianna’s reputation was already quite great.
