On the way back, Chen Shouyi's nosebleed would not stop.
He could feel his heart beating faster and faster, the blood in his body accelerating as it flowed. His skin had also begun turning red, radiating scorching heat.
He quickly walked home, entered the bedroom, and closed the door.
He took a cup, picked up the thermos, poured himself a glass of water, and drained it in one gulp.
The boiled water left over from several days ago had already become as cold as ice water, yet it could not extinguish the dryness and thirst in his heart. It was as if flames were blazing inside his body.
Chen Shouyi drank two cups in succession, but he still was not satisfied.
However, he was not worried in the slightest.
He had merely taken too much nourishment while his body was weak, causing internal heat.
As long as he activated Giant Transformation, the problem would be solved immediately.
With the terrifying rate at which this innate ability consumed energy, even if he ate another ten pounds—ate until his blood vessels bulged and he was about to explode on the spot—one transformation would still consume it all without a trace.
It might even leave him too weak to stand.
But this method of solving the problem was simply far too wasteful.
He took off his clothes and tossed them onto the bed, then began practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening.
Once he started, Chen Shouyi noticed that the effect of this session was especially intense. In less than five minutes, he suddenly felt an itch in the organs inside his chest. Then his skin, muscles, and even bones gradually began to itch as well.
It was like countless tiny insects crawling over him.
It was very faint; unless he deliberately paid attention,