Chapter 1294 The Merging Force

There were a few people in the small tavern.

The sandstorm stopped abruptly in front of the building. When Merle pushed the door open and entered, the few customers, who were drinking, stopped and looked at him.

"Greetings, sir. What can I do for you? Take a seat!"

A beautiful woman with her body more exposed than covered flew over and stopped beside Merle.

"Bring me a bottle of wine,"

Merle replied as he scanned the four people in the room.

Two low-level Celestial God Realm cultivators were sharing one table.

Each of the other two cultivators, who were at the middle-level of the Celestial God Realm, occupied a table.

Now that Merle had detected their cultivation levels, he decided not to behave rashly. He was unsure of whether he could deal with all four singlehandedly.

"Sir, what kind of wine would you like to drink?"

"Whatever you decide."

"All right." Mischief danced in the woman's eyes as she covered her mouth with her hand and giggled. "I'm going to serve you the strongest wine we have. Let's see if you dare to drink it."

Buzz!

The air rippled as the impatient Merle released his god's power.

"Go ahead!"

"Ah, sir, you've got a temper. You scared me to death!" the woman exclaimed. She patted her chest to calm herself, but there were no traces of fear on her face.

"Come on. Take a seat," she said to Merle before turning and ordering, "Serve this guest with our best wine!" She then swept her gaze over Merle. An imperceptible sneer danced at the corners of her lips.

Soon, a large jar of wine was placed on the table.

Merle didn't bother to pour the wine into a bowl. Instead, he lifted the jar and drank straight from it.

The wine was so strong that it left a trailing burning sensation as it ran down his throat into his stomach. Soon, the feeling spread all over his body.

But he kept a straight face as he secretly motivated the bead in his elixir field.

The wine went through his stomach and straight into his elixir field.

With the essence bead's help, the wine turned into a flaming aura and flowed into his meridians.

Gradually, the flaming aura merged with his light golden meridians, making them more flexible.

All Merle wanted was to find relief from the burning sensation brought on by the wine. To his pleasant surprise, it enhanced his meridians. He was so thrilled that he couldn't stop grinning.

"A hundred jars," Merle ordered as greed flashed in his eyes.

His words aroused the curiosity of the other customers, a

reveal a flaw.

Merle, on the other hand, knew that if he were punched, his body would explode. He had no choice but to be patient.

"Show yourself! Get on your knees!"

The man staggered as he tried to target Merle.

Merle flashed in front of him and then immediately stepped aside, trying to confuse the man further.

The man launched a hard punch, but missed his target and fell into the sand. Half of his body was buried in the sand.

Merle's eyes grew cold. His chance had finally come!

He rushed over quickly and gathered his physical strength to its maximum.

He raised his hands and hacked at the man's back quickly.

"Ah!"

The man roared as he was split in half.

Even so, he was not necessarily going to die. Therefore, Merle moved quickly. He rushed forward, smashed the man's head with a palm, and stomped on his heart.

Only then was Merle certain that the man was dead. Even though he had taken advantage of the man's inebriated state, joy coursed through Merle at the thought that he had killed a cultivator at the middle-level of the Celestial God Realm!

Without any delay, Merle triggered the essence bead and released the Merging Force.

When the Merging Force was used on the man's corpse, Merle would inherit the dead man's strength.

A shadow condensed where the man had died and gradually floated toward Merle.

Once this shadow entered his body, Merle would ascend to the middle-level of the Celestial God Realm. He was so excited that he couldn't breathe!

Crack!

Just as the shadow was about to reach Merle, a streak of thunder suddenly fell from the sky's depths.

"No!"

Merle roared as he turned to glare at the sky.