Li Su drew a deep breath as he climbed ashore, his face somewhat pale.
He might look calm and unruffled, but he had endured nearly two hundred executions by a thousand cuts. Even the strongest mind could not withstand such torture.
Of course, it was precisely because of that that the hunger in his body had completely returned in less than five hours.
Feeling the hunger that seemed capable of drowning even his reason, Li Su swiftly began devouring the demon beast flesh and blood he had gathered earlier.
One ton, two tons, three tons.
Like a bottomless pit, his body frantically absorbed and digested the flesh and blood he swallowed.
As the massive quantities of food continuously replenished him, his strength rose rapidly, and his inner world visibly grew.
Four hundred eighty-nine thousand, four hundred ninety thousand, four hundred ninety-two thousand.
The growth rate was astonishing. It could be said that the extreme method he had used had not been in vain; the price he paid was well worth the results he gained.
In less than half an hour, after he had eaten nearly a third of the mountain of flesh before him, the growth of Li Su's body finally began to slow, becoming increasingly sluggish.
It was not that his appetite had diminished, but that his strength was nearing four hundred ninety-nine thousand jin.
Once it reached four hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, it would stop completely, and remain that way for quite some time. Even eating would no longer bring any improvement.
This was the accumulation of strength. The Heaven-and-Earth Dao Body was building up reserves, its cells repeatedly accumulating power to deepen its foundation.
Thus, Li Su did not stop. He continued eating without pause.
There were blood and bones from over a thousand demon