Old Man Gu opened his eyes wide and pursed his lips, gathering all his concentration for what was to be said next… They had heard a lot about the Great Serpent Empire's soldiers transforming into fake demi-humans, but he would finally hear about a detailed transformation process.
"…The first obstacle to the race's upgrading was of course obtaining the blood of a powerful beast, or the blood of Devos the Transcendent in this case. My father and the rest of the pilgrims held a huge veneration ceremony and asked for a small bottle of blood at the end of the ceremony, still afraid that Devos the Transcendent would trample them in a fit of rage."
Sandria continued without stopping, "But to their surprise, Devos the Transcendent didn't get angry, he didn't even complain, and instead of a single bottle, he made a large bowl of ice and poured a not insignificant amount of his blood into it!"
"This…" Old Man Gu raised his eyebrows
