Seeing such a heavy and huge object falling towards me, I couldn't help but gulp. With only a few seconds left, I injected all my Qi into the devour laws embedded in my shingles, before frantically trying to dig. But that was impossible in the short term, as I have no arms and have to rely on Qi, which I just injected.
My exoskeleton vibrated as the mysterious laws shined brightly. My flat side was covered by a layer of devour energy. If there was sunlight, the shingles would've warped light like a black-hole.
What happened next was like Thor hitting Captain America's shield in a particular movie.
*BANG!*
The area exploded as the sea floor was uprooted like an asteroid hitting the ground. The area miles away trembled violently as cracks formed in the mud floors. Huge clouds of muddy fog quickly rose into the air as the few marine life hidden flee'd in fright. A huge body was half sunk into the ground while the area all around was like a piece of paper was crumbled. The place went silent.
The seconds passed as I opened my eyes, thinking I had died. But I was still alive to my surprise. I found myself inspecting my body, which didn't seem to have gotten away unscathed. Several areas on my flat bottom had ripped open, leaking blood. Even my insides had some inflammation. Activating devour, I slowly recovered my Qi.
Only when I fully recovered my Qi did I peek outside. I was buried completely in mud, with a scaly body right above and a few inches away. I moved my body a little before we were in contact. Injecting Qi into the devour laws, my exoskeleton which was very dim, began to regain it's luster and recover.
I created a devour snake which began biting at the huge scales. To my surprise, the snake only scraped a centimeter off. I ingested the piece of scale into my body as the devour activated. Turning into a liquid, it entered my bloodstream before entering my exoskeleton. I could subtly feel my exoskeleton being reinforced. I bit down more in excitement.
Only after a few minutes of continuous biting did I get through most of the scale. This had drained me of all my Qi, so I took ten minutes to recover it all. My exoskeleton felt only 2% stronger which I thought was a disappointment. Biting through the last, blood gushed out like a waterfall. It was especially bad since all the blood moved where gravity went, which is down.
I pinned by body against the hole, stopping the flow down to a little trickle. Utilizing devour, the blood above seeped through the shingles. A roaring flame seemed to rush throughout my body as the black shingles seemed to be turning red like a metal too hot. I exerted all my Qi and elemental water to suppress the fire hot blood essence. Surprisingly, the blood essences had fire attribute instead of water, like a phoenix.
I don't know if phoenix's exist in this world, but surely a flood dragon shouldn't be born with a fire attribute while living in water, right? Moreover, the blood essence is many times more powerful than Leonardo. I had attempted to drink a bunch of it without thinking properly, nearly causing me to explode.
Circulating my water elemental and the devour energy being emitted from the devour laws, they both rampaged around my system, quickly suppressing the wild nature of the blood essence. With both acting as a deterrent, it was quickly digested before becoming part of mine. Since the flood dragon is dead, there's no fierce resistance compared to Leonardo's blood.
After finishing those several drops, my injuries quickly recovered from the replenished energy. I allowed several more drops inside my body before refining once again. Overtime, it became easier as my body adjusted. Half an hour later, I was gulping it like it was going out of style tomorrow.
But this quickly came to a grinding halt. Looking at my circulatory system, I couldn't help but frown. My body seems to have reached the limit of how much blood essence it can contain. If I continue, I'll probably explode from too much energy. I already feel bloated with no longer a thirst for blood. It's a shame, but whatever.
After ingesting so much essence, my body has been refined to the point that there's no longer improvements. My foundation has become incredibly stable and most of the meridians have been cleared out. The amount of neurons have become several times denser than before and my senses have reached new heights.
Moving my body aside, blood once again gushed out and seeped into the mud. I flipped my body around before latching onto the wound like a tick. A thin layer of devour energy was created over my flat bottom that suppressed the wild blood essence all around, preventing it from seeping inside. Devour doesn't just devour, it suppresses as well, which is just one of it's basic functions.
I began munching on the flesh which was very tough, but still butter in the face of devour. Entering my body, it quickly dissolved before become the fuel of expansion. I felt my body grow a little just from a chunk. I ate as my fastest speed, and while ignoring the diving senses that would occasionally sweep by.
By the day ended, my diameter had reached twelve feet. My cultivation had seemingly gone up another level, because my recovery rate when up and the Qi had doubled in density. The blood essences around had been sucked dry possibly by outsiders. But divine senses became less and less over the day, but I ignored them.
I had essentially dug myself a cave by now, so I had to leave the entrance and swim inside to the walls. This guy is miles long, so I should eat as much as I can before predators arrive to feast.