Who would have thought that when tens of thousands of exceptionally resilient vines from the Wood Realm approached Zhang Chen's body, every last one of them would be drawn in and devoured by the mouths growing across his body.
"This place truly was tailor-made for me. After a month of reconstructing my body and gaining insight into my true self, the energy depletion caused by going without food or sleep could not be completely replenished by blood energy. Certain essential vitamins and the vitality of plants were necessary."
As vast quantities of plant matter entered Zhang Chen's body, it had to be said that these native plants of the Wood Realm were several times more nutritious than the genetically modified, pesticide-laden crops on Earth. Even their juices tasted refreshing. As Zhang Chen consumed the green plants, every inch of his cells began vigorous aerobic respiration.
Seeing that the root veins were ineffective against Zhang Chen and were even being eaten by him to replenish his strength, the Wood Realm's source consciousness before him could only gather the consciousness of every living being within the entire realm to suppress Zhang Chen together.
This action caused all the plants within the mountain to grow dim. As all consciousness was transferred into the sphere, the enormous eyeball at its center stared at Zhang Chen, and an invisible, overwhelming pressure of consciousness bore down on his body as he devoured the realm's vitality.
"The body is the vessel of the soul, and the soul is the vessel of consciousness. My consciousness is far stronger than something like you. You are merely a realm barely clinging to life, yet you actually want to suppress me through consciousness."
As all the Wood Realm's consciousness converged upon Zhang Chen's body, the mouths growing over him gradually stopped