Perfect Absorption, Breaking the Record! (Seeking Follow-Up Reads)

The golden glazed fruit, as a rare-grade supreme natural treasure, contained immense and pure stellar force.

Martial artists in the Mortal Transcendence Realm could quickly convert it into their own natal stellar force upon consumption, with an effect even more astonishing than that of the starflow pulp.

At the very least, it could temper two strands of natal stellar force. Those with high absorption efficiency could even use it to temper three strands of natal stellar force!

"The highest recorded limit is held by a star-martial prodigy who awakened a special constitution. He absorbed nearly all the stellar force of the golden glazed fruit to near perfection, tempering a full four strands of natal stellar force..."

The Goddess Luo Squad currently clustered together, each holding a golden fruit, with expressions of pleasant surprise deep within their eyes.

"If not for the fact that this golden glazed fruit can only be eaten once in a lifetime per person, with excess servings proving useless."

"Based solely on this terrifying conversion effect, it would be enough to snatch away the reputation of the starflow pulp as the number-one rare natural treasure."

Gu Shuangshuang smiled gently.

She looked toward the group, a hint of anticipation resting between her brows.

"Let's see if anyone among you can temper four strands of natal stellar force..."

Four strands?

Being able to temper three strands of natal stellar force already indicated a very high absorption efficiency.

Wu Junru and the others possessed good self-awareness, knowing these words were not meant for them.

"Four strands?"

Lin Yuan and Gu Yiyi exchanged glances, then simultaneously bit down on the golden glazed fruits in their hands.

"Mph..."

The fruit flesh was nine parts sweet and one part sour, with a magnificent texture.

Once it entered the stomach, it transformed into a massive wave of heat that instantly permeated the entire body.

That was surging starry-sky energy, pure stellar force currents, and also the greatest essence of the golden glazed fruit.

"Temper!"

Daring not to tarry, Lin Yuan rapidly circulated his breathing technique, beginning to absorb and refine this massive influx of energy.

Moreover, almost instinctively, the talent trait of Devouring Vitality also exerted its power, elevating his extraction efficiency to a whole new level.

Soon, the first strand of natal stellar force was tempered, merging into the flesh and meridians to gently nourish every part of him.

Immediately followed by the second and third strands...

After consecutively tempering three strands of natal stellar force, Lin Yuan was astonished to discover that the massive starry-sky energy within his body still retained well over a small half!

"This..."

Even Lin Yuan felt a trace of surprise.

When ordinary people consumed it, two strands of natal stellar force might be the limit, or three at most.

Yet why did he still have so much left over?

"No matter, continue tempering!"

With no time to delve deeply into the cause, Lin Yuan hurriedly continued to circulate his breathing technique to accelerate his absorption efficiency.

Soon, the fourth strand of natal stellar force was likewise gestated and born...

Tempering four strands of natal stellar force was already the highest recorded limit in human civilization.

Yet the reality was that this energy within Lin Yuan's body was still not exhausted!

"The fifth strand..."

Disregarding everything else, Lin Yuan poured his all into tempering his natal stellar force.

Finally, the moment the fifth strand of natal stellar force was successfully tempered, that massive reserve of energy was finally consumed to the last drop.

"I tempered a full five strands of natal stellar force?"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a lingering trace of immense surprise remaining on his face alongside a hint of confusion.

Pondering silently for a moment, he cast his gaze toward his sixth talent trait: Devouring Vitality!

"Was it because of this?"

"Devouring Vitality can perfectly absorb the energy of food, rapidly replenish physical strength and restore stellar force, and even permanently increase attributes..."

Perfect absorption!

There could be no mistake; it was precisely this!

When ordinary people used natural treasures, some degree of loss invariably occurred no matter what. Perhaps only certain individuals possessing special constitutions or talents could absorb and convert them near-perfectly.

Yet Lin Yuan possessed Devouring Vitality, enabling him to truly and perfectly absorb and convert the energy of every single ingredient he swallowed into his stomach.

This likewise constituted one of Lin Yuan's major advantages.

Without a doubt, the trait was overpowered!

Lin Yuan felt immensely invigorated.

This consumption of the golden glazed fruit had tempered five strands of natal stellar force in a single breath.

Meanwhile, over the past month or so, aside from hunting star beasts, he had not been idle; every single night he utilized astral realm shards to practice his breathing technique.

The results proved brilliant, as he had already tempered a full four strands of natal stellar force.

To add another five strands at this moment...

"The body within me has now tempered a full nine strands of natal stellar force!"

"According to the tacitly understood minor boundary divisions within the starry-sky warrior circles, nine strands formed a single stage, belonging to the First-Tier Transcendence Realm Perfection. Tempering just one more strand would classify one as a Second-Tier Transcendence Realm warrior!"

Nine strands of natal stellar force roughly equated to nine hundred thousand catties of physical force!

Coupled with a hundred thousand catties from his physical flesh... presently, without employing any techniques, Lin Yuan could burst forth with a million catties of force.

If he applied the fourfold output of his perfect-grade swordsmanship...

That amounted to a staggering four million catties!

And this had taken merely a little over a month—such an enhancement could only be described as colossal.

"Sure enough, innate talent is one aspect, and various cultivation resources are another..."

Lin Yuan felt boundless emotion.

Without the golden glazed fruit, he might have needed to spend another month or two just to temper a full nine strands of natal stellar force.

A single fruit saved him nearly two months of time.

This was the power of natural treasures!

Meanwhile, as Lin Yuan opened his eyes, the maidens of the Goddess Luo Squad also finished tempering one by one, joy etched across every face.

"I tempered three strands of natal stellar force!"

"Amazing, I only got two..."

"I'm at two as well..."

"I got three!"

"Me too, two..."

The young women chattered excitedly, discussing the results.

Those who tempered three strands beamed with bright smiles, whereas those who only managed two found the outcome slightly subpar, though overall they remained quite happy. After all, such treasures did not appear on a whim.

"Not bad."

Gu Shuangshuang nodded without surprise.

The majority of people could still only temper two strands, which remained the most common outcome.

For two individuals to successfully temper three strands of natal stellar force already constituted an extraordinary performance worthy of encouragement.

As for four strands...

Her gaze shifted toward Gu Yiyi, a trace of satisfaction and gratification finally surfacing within her eyes.

"Yiyi truly is the person with the highest talent in the clan. Not only did she awaken the thunder-origin immortal body, but her absorption and conversion efficiency toward natural treasures is also near-perfect..."

Indeed, Gu Yiyi struck while the iron was hot, tempering a full four strands of natal stellar force to tie the highest recorded limit in human civilization!

At this moment, her delicate face remained taut, and her double pupils gleamed brightly.

As her stellar force surged within her, she radiated a powerful fluctuation, carrying an unweakened might.

Seven strands of natal stellar force!

She too had not wasted this period, engaging in rigorous daily cultivation just like Lin Yuan. Furthermore, owing to her extraordinary birth, her resources proved even more abundant, placing her not far from completing the tempering of her eighth strand of natal stellar force.

"Impressive indeed, classmate Yiyi..."

Looking upon the heroic and spirited petite maiden, Lin Yuan offered a heartfelt sigh of praise.

His awakening similarly shattered the maiden's previously feigned dignified demeanor in a single second—

"Classmate Lin Yuan, you're awake?"

"You must have also tempered four strands of natal stellar force, right?"

She tugged at Lin Yuan's hand with an expression of absolute certainty.

Even Gu Shuangshuang felt a touch of curiosity.

For she sensed that Lin Yuan's stellar force aura... seemed even slightly stronger than Gu Yiyi's?

"No way?"

"Yiyi already possesses the aptitude of a top-tier star-martial prodigy, alongside various clan resources supplied to her..."

The maidens of the Goddess Luo Squad likewise looked over, their beautiful eyes blinking as they shifted their gazes between Gu Yiyi and Lin Yuan, seemingly eager to discover which of the two had emerged superior.

In response, Lin Yuan smiled with restrained composure and waved his hand.

"Roughly around there..."

"Just managed to temper one more strand than you, quite quite negligible."

The moment these words fell, the atmosphere on the scene instantly turned quiet.

Tempered one more strand?

Did that not mean he had tempered five strands of natal stellar force?

The highest recorded limit in history seemed to be merely four strands of natal stellar force...

Breaking records on a whim—is this what you call negligible?