Chapter 620 - Two Stomachs, Inner Pill

Once inside the body of the Fire Shark, Wu Qingyu quickly emerged from the Na Ku Ring, fearing the slightest touch of death energy. The resolution of this death energy not only consumes a large amount of time, but also has a significant impact on his physical body.
After coming out, Qingyu naturally opened up the heavenly energy shield on his body. Interestingly, the fire shark had thick skin and was not afraid of any high-temperature flames on the outside, but inside it was a different story. Not only did its internal temperature remain around 300-400 degrees, but it also did not have the foul smell commonly found in carnivorous giant beasts. Normally, the interiors of carnivorous giants would produce a foul odor due to the slow digestion of a large amount of food, but this fire shark was unlike any other giant beast.
First of all, its esophagus is dry, just like a man-made slide, Wu Qingyu slid into the stomach of the fire shark. The stomach of the fire shark has no smell at all, including organs such as intestines, heart, kidneys, and blood vessels. The most rare thing is its dryness, just like a reinforced concrete building. Of course, many lava seahorses that are swallowed by the fire shark like a mudslide enter the stomach and are melted in the blending system, finally transforming into the survival nutrients needed by the fire shark.
The heart of the Fire Shark is wrapped in thick, clumpy layers of dark gray cooling rock. Each beat of its heart produces a significant vibration within its cavity, and a faint red glow can be seen through the thick layers of rock. In addition, there are intricate and tangled blood vessels hanging in the air. What amazes Wu Qingyu is that this creature does not have the countless small blood vessels that ordinary organisms have. Instead, it has only a few distinct and sparse hundred vessels, which is particularly strange compared to the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of vessels found in other organisms.
Without a complex vascular system, how does it provide some kind of power to the whole body? And how can Qingyu find the answer to such great strength? However, this creature that exists in the scorching lava is not an ordinary mortal either. Despite the temperature of three to four hundred degrees, the color of its blood vessels is splendid like a rainbow, with different colors unlike the gray-black rock layers covering the exterior of the heart. Qingyu follows the intertwined blood vessels, step by step, delving deeper. Suddenly, a large hole and a small hole open up under his feet in an instant. Qingyu is startled and quickly moves away, only to cautiously peer from the edge of the hole when it is safe.
Huh, inside are all lava seahorse corpses, still emitting lava flames and bubbling bubbles, the temperature inside this hole is comparable to the outside, at least a thousand degrees. Qingyu poked her head and looked at the small hole next to it curiously! There are no lava seahorse corpses inside this small hole, and no high-temperature eruptions, but there are colorful colors that appear and disappear inside.
This monstrous creature of fire sharks seems to have two stomachs! It is certain that the deep hole where the lava seahorse carcasses gather and store is a stomach that churns and dissolves. However, the opening of this stomach is random, somewhat resembling a respiratory hole that opens and closes. It is not the only hole connected to the conventional esophagus. The adjacent small hole is another stomach, responsible for the conversion of energy and nutrients after food dissolves.
This colorful light... could it be a elixir? Is it possible to store the elixir in the secondary stomach organ? It is possible, because when Qingyu entered the Green Sand Turtle's body in the Sand Realm, she also discovered the elixir, also known as Beast Dan. Any ancient beast or strange beast that has existed for over a thousand years will have a condensed elixir of time, which is not only the lifeblood of the beast but also the decisive factor for its intelligence.
However, the internal pill in the stomach of the overfire shark is somewhat interesting. Overall, it is fully enclosed and can only enter the secondary stomach from the main stomach. However, the secondary stomach also has randomly appearing holes similar to breathing holes. They open and close and then disappear, only to reappear in other places. They open and close, with approximately two breaths of time.
Wu Qingyu stared at the two stomachs of the fire shark for a long time, and suddenly had an epiphany. This should be a unique design in the process of biological evolution of the fire shark. First, it helps the main stomach generate high-temperature exhaust, and second, the auxiliary stomach not only assists in "moisture separation" for the main stomach but also improves the food energy conversion efficiency. Of course, this also reminded Qingyu of the "light-avoiding and smoke-dispersing stove" frequently used by Earth soldiers for survival in the wild.
"The principle of the 'light-blocking and smoke dispersing stove' is similar to that of the 'reverse flow incense'. It blocks the upward passage of smoke and guides it into a long cooling channel. The cooled smoke will naturally not float upwards. The principle of evolution of the main and auxiliary stomachs is probably similar, allowing the converted energy to be deposited and efficiently distributed to various parts of the body as needed. Of course, there may be other explanations about the internal alchemy structure in the auxiliary stomach, but Qingyu won't delve into it."
In addition, Wu Qingyu went deep into the tail of the Fire Shark and was amazed to discover that this Fire Shark has the same nature as a mythical creature, the Pi'ou. It has no excretory opening, only intake without discharge. But when you think about it, it makes sense. If the high temperature in the stomach can dissolve everything, then there would be no solid residue that needs to be expelled. In other words, all the food is refined into energy that the Fire Shark's body needs, making it a perfect example of environmental conservation!
Understanding this is a whole different story. Qingyu doesn't mind messing around in Fire Shark's body. After all, Fire Shark doesn't have a concept of challenging oneself by having a soul leave the body. Furthermore, Wu Qingyu doesn't mind escaping from Fire Shark through its excretion opening because the interior of Fire Shark is not only high temperature but also very clean. Even if there are food residues being expelled, they are just similar to coal or charcoal residue, which is not disgusting or unbearable.
Now without even an excretory orifice, Wu Qingyu is a bit troubled. He doesn't have the confidence to blow open an outward passage from the inside all at once. The skin of the fire shark is so tough and thick that his current combat power probably won't create an effective breakthrough. It was a miscalculation! This is a case of being too stuck in preconceived notions, thinking that all beasts would have an excretory orifice. Even if all of the fire shark's internal organs were destroyed, he still needs to be able to escape, otherwise he would just perish together with the fire shark. This wasn't his intention when he actively offered himself as prey!
"Master, this elixir is extraordinary! We must find a way to obtain it and swallow it to absorb its power. Only then will we have a chance to break through the belly of the Fire Shark and escape to the heavens!" Jinxiang, the highly intelligent treasure spirit, is truly remarkable. It has already sensed the extraordinary nature of the seven-colored elixir inside the Fire Shark's secondary stomach. This elixir not only contains a rich concentration of fire elemental energy, but it is also infused with highly condensed celestial energy. If all goes well, once Wu Qingyu consumes this head-sized elixir, his strength will greatly increase, successfully reaching the pinnacle of Saint King High Rank! It's simply an incredible opportunity!"
Wu Qingyu was overjoyed, but before he could take any action, Jin Xiang stopped him: "Master, this inner pill has a trace of instinctual evasion intelligence. It would be difficult for you to directly enter the auxiliary stomach to obtain it, as it might escape through the esophageal opening for self-preservation. These millennial behemoths have such ability!"