At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, before the passage leading to the Abyssal Plane.
Tang San sat cross-legged on the grass, his eyes tightly shut, continuously circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill as he greedily absorbed the abyssal energy within the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor.
This was not his first time absorbing energy from abyssal creatures. But compared with ordinary abyssal creatures, the energy within the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor was extraordinary in both quality and quantity, and also carried the fortune of the Abyssal Plane's 97th Abyssal Layer. In the past, even with his memories of being a Divine King in the original timeline, Tang San could never have absorbed it all. The abyssal energy would inevitably have corrupted him, turning him into a new abyssal creature.
But now, everything was different.
With the Life Seed serving as a powerful filter, the endless stream of abyssal energy was converted into the purest life energy and soul power, constantly nourishing Tang San's meridians and flesh. The bottleneck he had already reached at level 79 now began to loosen, while the seven soul rings beneath his feet trembled, seemingly undergoing some kind of transformation.
Tang San even began attempting to condense a soul core!
When the soul power within him reached a certain limit, Tang San entered a wondrous state. A tearing pain arose in his dantian, like a woman undergoing a cesarean delivery after ten months of pregnancy. Wave after wave of agony overwhelmed him, causing his consciousness to spread outward. Dimly, he seemed to sense countless energy particles in the air cheering for him. He could even distinguish their different attributes.
Perhaps because he was near the Star Dou Great Forest, wood and earth elements were the most abundant. With the passage to the Abyssal Plane so close, there