Heartbreak Fried Rice

Dai Lü dragged his weakened body through the windblown sands, his back looking exceptionally bleak and despondent.

"Kid, don't lose heart."

Soul pulled himself together and comforted him. "Without the Devouring Bloodline, you still have the Devouring Heart Sutra. As long as you comprehend a higher level, you can still be invincible under heaven!"

Returning to his own world was the quickest shortcut for him to recover and grow stronger.

He had never expected the Formation Divine Emperor's formation to have been altered, becoming utterly unfamiliar. He could only persist with the original plan and focus on nurturing this human.

Though he was a bit stupid, though he was a bit reckless.

Once he grew powerful enough, Soul could devour his soul, completely seize control of his body, and then do whatever he pleased!

Dai Lü had no idea that he was merely a chess piece in Soul's eyes. Instead, he was deeply moved that someone would comfort him when he was hurt.

"Phew!"

He exhaled and clenched his fists.

"I'll cultivate hard and grow stronger, until one day I make Ye Xingchen and Jun Changxiao kneel beneath my feet!"

A true man had ambition!

"So."

Soul egged him on. "Stop always seeking out Fierce Beasts, flowers, grass, and trees to absorb energy. Absorbing martial artists' energy directly will raise your strength faster."

He had suggested this on their way to Northern Desert State.

But after Dai Lü gradually gained control of Devouring Power, he only targeted Fierce Beasts and plants, never absorbing martial artists.

More precisely.

Since gaining the ability to devour, most of his cultivation progress had come from absorbing Fierce Beasts. Unless he encountered martial artists looking for trouble, he rarely took the initiative to attack.

"We have no grudges against others. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to