His soul body, which had towered ninety Ten-Thousand Zhang high, rapidly shrank back to the size of an ordinary person. But his Soul Origin remained in human form instead of returning to its former state as a sphere of light.
Fang Chen felt as though his soul had just undergone a transformation. It was stronger than before.
"Master, where are you?"
Little Crane's voice suddenly sounded in Fang Chen's mind.
Fang Chen immediately opened his eyes and replied inwardly, "I'm deep in the Dark Forest. What's wrong?"
Little Crane replied, "I've completely absorbed that Colored fruit. I'm much stronger now!"
"Really? That's wonderful!"
Hearing Little Crane's voice, Fang Chen was happy for him.
He swept his Spiritual Sense through his body and discovered that the black Fruits in his stomach had vanished too.
"It's gone?"
Fang Chen was surprised. He had only fought those Buddha statues in his Sea of Consciousness, yet the black Fruits had disappeared.
Suddenly realizing something, Fang Chen hurriedly took out a Jade Slip and checked it. His brow furrowed at once. According to the time recorded on it, three years had passed.
"Three years! That went by so fast!"
Fang Chen could not help but sigh. He knew time could pass quickly while he was in his Sea of Consciousness, because he could not sense its passage in the outside world.
"I need to get out. I wonder how things are outside!"
Fang Chen stood up at once and glanced at the sapling rooted in the black copper coffin. He had wanted to study it properly, but he had no time now.
He said to the sapling, "Stay here for now. I'll come back to see you when I have time!"
With that, Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Absolute Shadow Movement Technique and flew