Fang Chen drew a breath. "These aren't real Lotus Petals. Empress Honglian condensed them herself. They contain a vast amount of mysterious energy, from the same source as the energy filling the water around us. But the concentration is many times greater!"
After speaking, Fang Chen looked down at the lotus petal in his hand. It bore only one bite mark. He had barely nibbled it just now, yet the heat had nearly scattered his soul.
The mysterious power within the petal had burned so fiercely that it made him question his entire existence.
Though the heat had nearly killed him, Fang Chen had endured it. Once his soul absorbed the petal's mysterious energy, unfamiliar information surged into it. This was probably the Secret Method Empress Honglian meant to teach him.
For that Secret Method, Fang Chen took a deep breath. Resolve flashed through his eyes, and he stuffed the entire lotus petal into his mouth.
He chewed rapidly, then swallowed it.
"Ah... pfft!"
The terrifying heat tore a scream from Fang Chen, and flames burst from his mouth.
Scorching energy erupted inside him like a volcano, rampaging through his body. He swelled, and his veins bulged one after another.
Red flames poured from his pores, forming a layer of fire over his skin.
Even his eyes turned red. Flames surged from their sockets, while his nostrils and ears spewed fire wildly.
Gripping the Floating Immortal Sword, Fang Chen swung it wildly through the Water World. His blade moved so fast that it formed the Sword Domain.
The Sword Domain devoured the surrounding water. Streams of powerful, icy energy rushed into Fang Chen, helping him suppress the scorching force within.
His soul opened its mouth and ravenously swallowed that energy. An immense flood of unfamiliar information rose from its depths.