Completely Out of Control

Crunch! Crunch!

The teeth-grinding sound of chewing echoed through the silent mountain forest, completely swallowing the spirit ghost's final faint whimper.

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes, his face wearing an almost intoxicated daze. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the last trace of the spirit ghost's pure essence.

A force that was icy cold yet laced with an eerie warmth exploded within his abdomen, flooding into his limbs and bones before finally converging in the inner realm of the Dao.

The phantom of his eighteen-zhang Dao foundation trembled slightly, visibly solidifying by a fraction, while his cultivation rose in a clear and tangible way.

Yet at the same time, something more terrifying, more primal, was ignited.

"Hungry—still so hungry—"

Xu Yuan abruptly opened his eyes. A vortex that seemed capable of devouring everything lurked in their depths.

The illusion of fullness in his stomach vanished in an instant, replaced by a horrifying hunger that surged from his Dao foundation, his spiritual body, every inch of his flesh and blood—as though ten thousand ants were gnawing at his heart!

His gaze uncontrollably snapped downward. There, Le Quan's father's battered spiritual body, its life force on the verge of complete extinction, was giving off an enticing aura.

Though the foundational spiritual treasure of his Foundation Establishment had already been devoured, that aged Foundation Establishment body still exuded an irresistible temptation to Xu Yuan.

"Eat. Eat it. More."

His remaining reason was still frantically sounding warnings, but a dreadful urge to devour, mixed with his Dao foundation's craving for nourishment, battered his mind like a tsunami.

A strange sound rose from his throat. A thread of saliva ran uncontrollably from the corner of Xu Yuan's mouth as his body tilted forward slightly, ready to pounce.

"Heh, you hurriedly reached Foundation Establishment, yet