Zhang Chen had long since made plans for the year ahead. He needed to find a quiet place and use Zhu Jiuyin's flesh, together with the dragon-devouring method written by Yun Shi in Ghoul Delicacies, to temper his body.
The perfectly sliced dragon meat had been exceptionally well preserved within Zhang Chen's Ghoul Stomach space, awaiting the moment he began eating.
The temperature inside Cthulhu's cave differed too greatly from his own body temperature. Zhang Chen could endure it for long periods, but it would inevitably affect his peaceful state of mind. Therefore, he left Cthulhu's Undersea Cave and returned to the ship he had anchored directly above it, beginning a year-long consumption of Candle Dragon flesh.
"Dragon Devouring Arm... I truly look forward to the day this divine weapon is successfully forged by Cthulhu. In another two years, as Gu Chen mentioned, Lan Miao will lead all prison wardens to a secret location within the Prison Realm for the ultimate prison warden examination. Even if I cannot become a prison warden, I must follow them there and take a look."
Sitting atop the tranquil ocean, Zhang Chen had already mapped out his future plans. He spread open his palm, and a piece of dragon meat embedded with an intact dragon scale appeared.
Following the most difficult method of consuming dragon meat described in Ghoul Delicacies, Zhang Chen used no abilities. He tore into the meat with his teeth, directly swallowing the entire chunk, imbued with the majesty of the Candle Dragon, and digesting it through the ordinary means of a human body.
Mount Fangcun of Cloud Terrace, Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.
Within half a year, Jia Xin comprehended every essential principle in the Confucian Path's cave dwelling. When Jia Xin emerged from the cave, the figure of