Heart of Life

"The heart, as one of the most important organs in the human body, is also where a person's vitality gathers."

"The energy contained within Gold of Life is enormous and can hardly be exhausted. Rather than letting the Heart of Life passively and slowly strengthen your body, it would be better to actively accelerate the process."

"As for what it will ultimately become, this old man's memories are incomplete, so I truly dare not make too many guesses."

"But one thing is certain: it will only benefit you. Once Gold of Life merges with your heart, your physical constitution will undergo an improvement."

"If that's the case, Elder Yi, begin. The sooner, the better."

"Very well, little friend. Your body is yours again."

The moment Chen Yuan heard those words, he realized that he had already left the Sea of Consciousness, and control over his body had returned to him.

He had been unable to observe it closely within the Sea of Consciousness, but now Chen Yuan was greatly astonished by the liquid Gold of Life in his hand.

When Huo Yuhao obtained Gold of Life, it had not become like this. Even after purification, it had remained a carving knife, merely becoming the Blade of Life's Watch before eventually turning into a short sword.

Yet the Gold of Life in Chen Yuan's hand had already become liquid. He had no idea whether that would have any effect.

"Place it before your heart. It may hurt a little later, so endure it for a moment. Leave everything to me."

Following Electrolux's instructions, Chen Yuan placed the Gold of Life against his chest. At once, the mass of emerald-green Gold of Life split into countless droplets.

The gentle aura of Gold of Life flooded his entire body. Immediately afterward, a strange sensation emerged from Chen Yuan's heart. Never before had he heard his own heartbeat so clearly.

Thump—thump—thump!

With every beat of his heart, a droplet of Gold of Life the size of a water drop passed through Chen Yuan's flesh.

Chen Yuan's entire body was dyed a pale green, every meridian clearly visible. Even the originally pitch-black sky above his Sea of Consciousness had been tinted green.

Unfortunately, Gold of Life still could not compare to the Pillar of Courage and the Two Great Constellations. Its radiance was unable to affect the layout within the Sea of Consciousness.

Electrolux clicked his tongue in wonder at the sight. He had thought himself fortunate enough to encounter Gold of Life with only a wisp of remnant soul remaining, yet there were several things within Chen Yuan's Sea of Consciousness that he could not see through at all.

Dali Gu was also curious when he saw the sky turn green, though he was even more excited. This place had always looked the same, so an occasional new renovation was rather nice.

"Um... Xiao Yuan will be all right, won't he?"

"Don't worry. For him, this is a fortunate opportunity."

After entering Chen Yuan's body, the Gold of Life flowed into his blood vessels under Electrolux's guidance, traveling through them into every corner of his heart.

The Gold of Life outside grew scarcer and scarcer, while Chen Yuan's entire heart turned emerald green, brimming with vitality.

The beating of his heart accelerated his blood circulation, and after passing through his heart, the blood was infused with the life force contained within it.

The heart continuously extracted the life force of Gold of Life, while the blood carried it outward, strengthening his blood vessels, meridians, and every organ throughout his body.

Chen Yuan seemed to hear the sound of blood flowing through his body.

As the life force of Gold of Life traveled through his entire body with his blood, it brought an unprecedented sense of comfort. Chen Yuan felt as though every cell in his body was soaking in a hot spring.

Life force continuously washed through his body. Even the slightest impurities in his meridians were swept away, while his fragile meridians gradually became tougher.

Chen Yuan's Soul Power had long since been able to circulate on its own. However, because of his Ultimate Martial Soul, the Soul Power he cultivated was constantly compressed, and a considerable portion of it was used to improve his physical constitution.

Now, the Soul Power within Chen Yuan's body was circulating at an extremely rapid speed, and not a trace of it was being used to strengthen his body.

All the Soul Power he cultivated was continuously compressed, and Chen Yuan's Soul Power Level rose at a slow but steady pace.

This slowness was nearly half again as fast as his original cultivation speed. To Chen Yuan, it was simply tremendous news.

Previously, Chen Yuan had wondered whether he could reach Level 50 before the tournament began. Now, he could give a definite answer: he could.

With his martial soul fusion with Xiao Xiao and his current cultivation speed, Chen Yuan felt that he could become a Soul King not long after the next semester began at most.

For now, Gold of Life had only nourished his body for a short time. As time passed, its benefits would become increasingly apparent.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Electrolux had changed from his original tiny pearl-like form into an old man dressed in gray.

If Gold of Life had directly fused into the Sea of Consciousness, the benefits to Electrolux would have been far greater than they were now. But for Chen Yuan, who did not primarily cultivate Spiritual Power, physical strength was clearly more important.

However, the owner of this body was Chen Yuan. Electrolux only needed this wisp of divine consciousness of his to stabilize.

After Gold of Life fused with Chen Yuan's heart, his entire body, including his brain, would be nourished. Since the Sea of Consciousness was within the brain, it would naturally be nourished as well.

Thus, Electrolux could still absorb life force to recover. It was merely a matter of how fast or slow the process would be. Stabilizing his divine consciousness would not be a problem.

Now that he was temporarily residing in Chen Yuan's Sea of Consciousness, Electrolux naturally had to prioritize Chen Yuan. Otherwise, if Chen Yuan died because he was not strong enough, Electrolux would suffer along with him.

This wisp of divine consciousness was already badly damaged. If anything happened, Electrolux could guarantee that his opponent would die, but he could not be sure whether he himself would survive.

The fusion ended. Chen Yuan examined his body inwardly and saw that his meridians had widened and toughened greatly, his Soul Power was circulating faster, and his heart was wrapped in pale-green life force.

"Little friend, Gold of Life has already fused with your heart. From now on, as long as your heart beats, Gold of Life will continuously release life force to nourish your body and improve your physical constitution."

"From now on, the... Soul Power within your body, that is what it is called, correct?"

After seeing Dali Gu nod, Electrolux continued, "As long as Gold of Life remains, a portion of your Soul Power will no longer be diverted to improve your physical constitution."

"Perhaps it would be more appropriate for your heart to be called the Heart of Life now."

"The changes the Heart of Life brings you go far beyond this. You will need to explore them yourself. After all this exertion, I also need to sleep for a while."

"If you need me to do anything else, little friend, wait until I awaken before speaking of it."

His voice became increasingly hollow and faint as Electrolux entered slumber once more.

One living being represented one life, while one piece of Gold of Life represented one world. That was Electrolux's evaluation of Gold of Life in the original work.

And Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million years of cultivation contained only as much life force as a teardrop-sized piece of Gold of Life.

Yet Chen Yuan had just directly fused with Gold of Life equivalent to... who knew how many Sky Dream Ice Silkworms.

From this point onward, the early-stage drawback of Chen Yuan's slow cultivation due to his Ultimate Fire attribute had been directly reduced by half.

Although the Soul Power he cultivated would still be compressed, compressed Soul Power and an exceptionally strong foundation were precisely what made an Ultimate Martial Soul powerful.

Being able to cultivate so much faster than before already left Chen Yuan extremely satisfied.

Chen Yuan felt that his physical constitution had become much stronger than before he absorbed Gold of Life. The stark difference was even greater than the changes brought by eating Whale Rubber last time.

According to Chen Yuan's estimate, with his current physical constitution, when he obtained his Fifth Soul Ring, he would be able to absorb a Soul Ring of at least twenty-eight thousand years.

He did not know the exact limit and would need to have someone test it accurately, but there was no rush. It would be enough to determine it before hunting for a Soul Ring.

After all, there was still a long time before he hunted his Fifth Soul Ring. During that period, Chen Yuan's physical constitution would improve by at least another level.

As Electrolux fell asleep, the sealed space around them returned to normal.

Chen Yuan hurriedly sat cross-legged and began cultivating. He had just sensed that his Soul Power was on the verge of breaking through. To reach Level 50 sooner, he had to begin cultivating immediately.