Terrifying Absorption Speed

"Greetings, Young Master!"

The moment they entered the hotel lobby, the beautiful greeters on both sides greeted them in unison, welcoming them down the aisle.

They wore fitted uniforms, their features as picturesque as paintings.

Their skin was fair and delicate, and professionally trained smiles hung from the corners of their lips.

Bei Yuxuan had long grown accustomed to such fanfare. He gave a slight nod in acknowledgment and walked straight toward the back of the lobby.

The hotel's interior was extravagantly decorated. Its walls were built from precious glazed stones, and sunlight streamed through the windows, refracting into brilliant multicolored rays.

A large soul-tool chandelier hung from the center of the ceiling, its soft yet bright light illuminating the entire lobby in magnificent splendor.

"Wow, the decorations are so beautiful!"

It was Tang Ya's first time seeing such a luxurious setting. Her eyes were filled with amazement as she slowed her pace and looked around.

"Mm, it is indeed quite nice."

Lu Chen nodded, but his gaze carefully swept over the female greeters on both sides, as though he were observing something.

After passing through a long corridor, the group soon arrived before a heavy purple door.

The door slowly opened, revealing a round dining table.

The table was covered with all kinds of delicacies, at least twenty dishes in total.

As soon as they drew closer, they could sense distinct fluctuations of soul power.

Clearly, all of it was soul beast meat!

Tang Ya subconsciously swallowed and cried out, "So much soul beast meat—how much must this cost?!"

Bei Yuxuan's lips curled upward slightly, his expression unconcerned. "Not much. Just over a hundred thousand gold soul coins."

Lu Chen smacked his lips, inwardly stunned. Rich people really do whatever they want!

Tang Ya was completely dumbfounded.

The Tang Sect's annual earnings were only a little over a hundred thousand gold soul coins, yet that was not even enough to cover the cost of this single meal.

Damn capitalists!

After everyone took their seats, Lu Chen was the first to pick up a piece of lobster meat.

The instant it entered his mouth, a burst of fresh, savory flavor rushed across his taste buds.

Before he could savor it properly, he felt a dense surge of soul power flow into his body.

His entire body grew slightly warm, as though an endless stream of vitality and blood was washing through his limbs and bones.

Lu Chen's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "Such dense soul power! How many years old was this lobster soul beast?"

At that moment, a pretty maid beside the table stepped forward with a smile and introduced it.

"In reply to this young master, this is a thirty-thousand-year Demon Soul Shrimp from the deep sea.

After being freshly caught, it was personally prepared by one of our establishment's food-system Soul Masters.

It is delicious and melts in the mouth. Consuming it can increase soul power while nourishing one's vitality and blood. It is one of our signature dishes."

"No wonder!"

With just one bite, Lu Chen could clearly feel both his vitality and blood and his soul power increase slightly.

He immediately picked up another two pieces of shrimp meat and began chewing.

Seeing this, Bei Yuxuan reminded him at once, "Brother Lu, everything on this table is Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meat.

It tastes good, but remember not to overdo it. If your soul power overloads, your life could be in danger."

He was afraid that Lu Chen would greedily eat too much and explode on the spot. That would be a real disaster.

"Brother Bei, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

Lu Chen waved his hand and grabbed a leg from some unknown soul beast, taking a bite.

Feeling the dense soul power surging through his body, Lu Chen instinctively began circulating the Flowing Water Meditation Method.

At the same time, he controlled his vitality and blood to continuously wash through his meridians and temper his body.

But in the next moment, he found it unsatisfying.

The Flowing Water Meditation Method was too mild. Even though it improved conversion efficiency, it still could not keep up with the rate at which the soul beast meat replenished energy.

"Perfect. I'll try a different meditation method."

With a thought, Lu Chen immediately switched to the Exploding Heart Meditation Method.

In an instant, a tyrannical suction force erupted from within his body.

The scattered soul power that had still been battering his meridians was violently converted and forcibly drawn into his dantian.

Lu Chen's meridians and internal organs all cracked apart, only to immediately recover.

Lu Chen's mind shook. What a terrifying absorption speed! This efficiency is more than ten times that of an ordinary cultivation method!

Then he frowned slightly. The Exploding Heart Meditation Method was far too overbearing; an ordinary body simply could not withstand it.

If not for his special constitution, along with the continuous replenishment of vitality and blood from the soul beast meat, he truly would not have been able to operate it for long.

However, he had discovered a new way to rapidly increase his strength.

Others feared the terrifying vitality, blood, and soul power contained within soul beast meat, needing to spend a great deal of time digesting it after every meal.

But he did not need to!

The Exploding Heart Meditation Method was like a black hole, capable of tyrannically devouring external energy.

His terrifying regenerative power could also promptly repair his ruptured organs.

Moreover, during that process, the vitality and blood contained in the soul beasts could be absorbed by those ruptured organs.

As long as he maintained a relatively stable rhythm, he would not have to worry about suddenly exploding and frightening everyone else.

It could both increase his soul power and temper his body.

He gained multiple benefits at once!

Thinking this, Lu Chen stopped pretending and directly grabbed an entire flying soul beast, tearing into it in huge bites.

"Brother Lu! You..."

Bei Yuxuan was utterly stunned when he saw this.

He himself had only eaten a few pieces before reaching his limit. His entire body had turned red as he desperately digested the soul power within him.

Yet Lu Chen was wolfing it down, while his body showed no abnormalities whatsoever.

It was as though this Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meat were merely ordinary food.

So he swallowed the worried words that had reached his lips.

He muttered to himself, "Is this what the monsters of the Body Sect are like? Truly abnormal!"

Old Chen behind Bei Yuxuan had also been watching Lu Chen closely.

When he saw such a domineering absorption speed, his pupils suddenly contracted.

What meditation method was this kid cultivating? How could it be so terrifying!

Then he looked at Tang Ya beside him. Though she was not as exaggerated as Lu Chen, she was still leisurely eating.

One had to know that, in his perception, Tang Ya was merely a two-ring Great Soul Master.

Meanwhile, his young master was already a Soul Elder. This was clearly the gap created by their cultivation methods.

Old Chen's heart was shaken.

Was this the foundation of a top-tier sect?

The other servants in the hall were even more dumbfounded, standing frozen like wooden chickens.

They looked at Lu Chen as though they were looking at a monster.

Lu Chen paid no attention to everyone's reactions. He could clearly feel the soul power within his body rapidly rising.

It had already reached the threshold of a breakthrough.

The soul power level he had originally estimated would take a month to break through was now charging forward madly under the nourishment of vast amounts of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meat!

In the next instant, Lu Chen's eating motion paused slightly, and joy appeared on his face.

"I broke through!"

Not only had his soul power advanced, but he could also feel his physical strength increase by several degrees.

Generally speaking, without absorbing a Soul Ring, it was difficult for Soul Masters to determine their exact level when their soul power increased.

Yet Lu Chen still precisely grasped that wondrous sensation.

"I wonder how many years of Soul Ring I can absorb with my current physical strength?" Lu Chen murmured inwardly.

The reason he had delayed absorbing a Soul Ring for so long was that he wanted to enter the Body Sect first and use the sect's resources to fully develop his body's potential.

Lu Chen had only one Martial Soul, so the age of every Soul Ring was crucial.

It directly determined whether he could become a god in the future.

He had considered secretly following Huo Yuhao into Star Dou Forest once the plot began.

He could seize Skydream Iceworm and obtain a Second Martial Soul.

But he had no way of knowing whether Skydream Iceworm was Tang San's deliberate arrangement.

If Skydream did not choose him when the time came, or if Tang San intervened directly, then he would be completely screwed.

Lu Chen did not want to gamble on luck with something like that.

Rather than place his hopes in the unknown, he would rather steadily temper his body.

With his Immortal Body, he was confident that he could push the limit of his first Soul Ring beyond a thousand years!

If he also consumed whale glue, spirit herbs, and other items that increased physical strength, the Soul Ring's age could be raised even further.