Gu Yue Na's Spiritual Power

Chen An could sense the considerable power contained within the inner core.

He wanted to absorb it directly, but he still cautiously took out the note in the box and read it.

It recorded a method for slowly absorbing the inner core, with a warning not to be greedy for speed.

After thinking it over, Chen An decided to first try absorbing it according to the method described.

He began absorbing it according to the method. The process was slow, but steady.

The energy within the inner core flowed steadily into his body.

Once the energy entered his body, it flowed straight toward his heart, passed through the Creation Holy Tree within, and then flowed back out.

By the time it emerged, it no longer carried the Death Attribute and had become attribute-less.

The attribute-less energy fused with the attribute-less Soul Power in his body, slowly increasing his cultivation.

A peculiar pressure emanated from the inner core. It was the lingering soul of the Death Earth Dragon causing trouble.

This lingering remnant of consciousness followed the energy into Chen An's body, intending to attack and wreak havoc.

Before it could show its might, it was shattered by the Dragon Might of the Death God Dragon.

The Death Earth Dragon was merely a draconic beast. How could it withstand the pressure of a true dragon?

Moreover, this true dragon stood on par with the Gold Silver Dragon Kings, existing on a level far beyond it.

The consciousness that might have posed a threat was easily neutralized.

Chen An stopped after absorbing for half an hour, frowning slightly.

It was not that he found the speed too slow, but that the absorption process was rather strenuous.

It felt like drinking through a straw—you had to exert some effort to suck the water up.

One or two sips were fine, but if it had to continue like this, it would be a bit unsuitable.

"I should try having the Creation Holy Tree absorb it directly instead," Chen An decided.

He summoned the Creation Holy Tree and absorbed the inner core's energy the same way he absorbed spirit souls.

The rate at which the inner core's energy flowed out noticeably increased, while Chen An himself felt much more relaxed.

He had needed to exert a little effort at first, but later, he no longer needed to do anything.

The Creation Holy Tree began actively absorbing the energy within the inner core on its own.

Its absorption was much easier, as though it had everything completely under control.

The absorption speed was more than twice as fast as before. Chen An could tell that this was not the Creation Holy Tree's limit.

Rather, it was the limit of how quickly his Soul Power could fuse with the converted energy.

He still could not blindly pursue faster absorption. It had to be kept within reason.

Chen An wanted to use this inner core to increase his cultivation.

If it damaged the foundation of his cultivation because of that, the losses would outweigh the gains.

The next day, Chen An rose early. After moving his body a little, he felt excellent.

The Soul Power within him had become much more abundant, and he had reached roughly the middle stage of Rank 12.

If he absorbed some more energy from the inner core tomorrow, he might be able to break through.

With the energy inside the inner core, it would only take him two or three days to increase his Soul Power by one rank.

That speed could be considered extremely fast, leaving him indescribably pleased.

Most importantly, this kind of improvement had no apparent side effects.

After absorbing the energy last night, he had repeatedly checked himself and had even asked Di Tian to examine him.

The conclusion was that the energy within his body was extremely solid, without any sense of instability.

This completely dispelled his unease about raising his cultivation by absorbing energy, leaving him with no burden.

The reason likely had to do with the characteristics of the inner core and his own Martial Soul.

But in his view, the most important factor was still the Creation Holy Tree.

Without that miraculous little tree, his foundation should have become somewhat unstable no matter what.

After washing up, he headed out and happened to run into Gu Yue Na in the corridor.

"Morning." Chen An walked over to Gu Yue Na and casually greeted her.

Gu Yue Na was also in excellent spirits today, and a smile could be seen on her face.

"How much did you gain from taking the Soul Nurturing Fruit?" Chen An asked curiously.

He could tell from the smile that occasionally appeared on Gu Yue Na's face that she had taken the Soul Nurturing Fruit.

And her gains must have been considerable, or she would not have been so happy.

"My spiritual cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, and suppressing her has become much easier."

Gu Yue Na answered with a smile. This was the main reason she was in such a good mood today.

"Spirit Sea Realm?" Chen An silently considered the spiritual power realms.

Reaching five hundred spiritual points meant one had entered the Spirit Sea Realm, the third spiritual realm.

Gu Yue Na was only a little over eight years old, yet she had already reached the Spirit Sea Realm—and even the middle stage?

In other words, her current spiritual point count might be over two thousand?

Even knowing Gu Yue Na's identity, he could not help but be surprised.

"Then are you confident you can erase her?" Chen An asked. That was what concerned him more.

The smile on Gu Yue Na's face faded slightly, and she shook her head with some difficulty.

"Completely erasing her won't be easy. I'll probably have to wait until my spiritual power reaches the late Spirit Abyss Realm."

"Right now, I've only made suppressing her a little easier. It's still rather troublesome."

"Take it slowly. You still need to be more careful. If you ever think about going to find him, remember to tell me."

Chen An reminded her. The person she wanted to find naturally referred to Tang Wulin.

He needed to keep a closer eye on Gu Yue Na and stop her from becoming love-struck.

"Mm." Gu Yue Na nodded. Her rationality told her not to go looking for him, but her emotions still wanted to.

The two conflicting thoughts constantly battled in her mind, leaving her quite troubled.

The two took the elevator together to the cafeteria on the thirtieth floor for breakfast.

While they ate, quite a few people watched them, their eyes filled with amazement and disbelief.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na's performance in the freshman assessment was destined not to remain hidden.

Many people had learned that they could fight above their level and had successfully defeated Soul Grand Masters above level twenty.

Such a record had made them prominent figures at Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Both upperclassmen and freshmen paid them special attention and discussed the matter heatedly.

It was worth mentioning that the matter of Chen An and Gu Yue Na defeating Soul Elders had not leaked out.

The academy's higher-ups had spoken with those two Soul Elder students and told them to keep their mouths shut.

Those two also could not bring themselves to tell everyone that they had been defeated by Soul Masters at levels twelve and thirteen.

Both sides tacitly agreed on the matter.

When others asked about the outcome of the battle, the two students merely replied, "What do you think?"

That answer naturally led people to assume that the two Soul Elders had won.

From the bottom of their hearts, they were unwilling to believe that Soul Masters at levels twelve and thirteen could defeat Soul Elders.

Keeping the defeat of the Soul Elders hidden also prevented the uproar caused by Chen An and Gu Yue Na from becoming truly terrifying.

"Are they so strong because they can eat?" Many students in the cafeteria fell into deep thought.

The table between Chen An and Gu Yue Na was covered in food, piled into a small mountain.

They sat facing each other, yet could barely see one another's faces because the food blocked their view.

Neither of them wolfed down their food. Their table manners were fairly elegant.

Yet despite how refined they looked, they were not eating slowly at all.

The food before them rapidly disappeared, and in less than half an hour, the two had finished everything.

"Let's go." After finishing the soy milk mixed with special medicinal ingredients, Chen An stood up.

Gu Yue Na had also finished wiping her mouth. She stood and left the cafeteria with him.