Water Storage Container (Part 1)

Three days later

Rumble...

Er Dongsheng finally emerged after spending three days in the cave. Over those three days, he had completely absorbed all the life energy contained within that small section of Abyss Tree Heart.

At this moment, he felt indescribably light all over, as though every cell were cheering with joy. Every scale and every inch of skin had been combed through and strengthened once over. His overall physical qualities had definitely improved by several percentage points. Even more delightfully, the amount of essence his cells, sinews, and bones could contain had increased significantly—an unexpected windfall.

Er Dongsheng felt that if he continued consuming Abyss Tree Heart, the ultimate capacity of his cells would surely rise to an utterly monstrous level. Even without a dantian, his martial path could still continue.

By now, the rain outside had weakened considerably, falling in a fine drizzle. It looked as though it would stop before long.

But Er Dongsheng understood from his memories that this was merely the prelude to the Abyssal Rain Season. It had only rained for three days; this was just a brief respite. After a short rest, the following week would be the main course.

It was said that this was the season of revelry for all Abyssal creatures, whether Abyssal Species or Abyss Demons.

Standing at the cave entrance and looking into the distance, he saw streams crisscrossing through the forest, while small lakes began to emerge one after another. The Abyssal earth, parched for three years, was now greedily drawing in the milk of the Abyssal Will.

Countless plants began to sprout branches and buds, bloom and bear fruit, or seize this opportunity to grow wildly.

In Er Dongsheng's memories, the days after the Abyssal Rain Season were the happiest. During this period, many plants chose to bloom and bear fruit. The energy they had accumulated for three years erupted all at once, and vast quantities of Abyssal fruit filled every corner of the forest.

Countless Abyssal Species could let loose and gorge themselves at this time, storing energy and fat in preparation for the even more brutal three years ahead.

The plants of the Abyss could be said to have evolved in an exceptionally bizarre fashion. Many chose the month before and after the Abyssal Rain Season to bloom and bear fruit madly, or grow at jaw-dropping speed. Then, during the following three years of drought, they would continue absorbing Abyssal aura and accumulating energy, maintaining only normal growth and metabolism without growing any further.

At this moment, Er Dongsheng stood at the cave entrance, utterly dumbfounded...

Without experiencing it personally, there was simply no way to describe the sight before him. Recalling the memories of the body's former owner, Er Dongsheng had already felt that the forest during the Abyssal Rain Season was magnificent. But only seeing it with his own eyes did he truly realize...

"Damn, is this still the Abyss?"

Er Dongsheng's cave was located midway down a mountain peak in a range that ran through this forest. Several hundred meters away, at the foot of the mountain, lay vast stretches of dense forest.

Looking out now, he saw red, yellow, black, and purple everywhere in the forest below. A riot of countless colors—great swathes of fruit and flowers blanketed the land, beautiful beyond compare, utterly unlike the Abyss that usually wore dark hues as its dominant colors.

"I thought I'd gone to heaven!" Rubbing his still-dazed head, Er Dongsheng mocked himself.

"Business first. While the rain is still light, let's see how this year's efforts turned out!"

At the foot of the mountain, roughly three hundred meters from Er Dongsheng's cave, there were no large Abyssal trees. Most of the vegetation consisted only of small shrubs and grass. The closer one got to the peak where Er Dongsheng lived, the fewer trees there were. By the time one reached his cave, there were only a few weeds around, not even thorny plants in sight.

This gave Er Dongsheng quite a headache. He even had to travel a long way to gather firewood, which was a hassle.

Faced with this mountain peak, so completely different from every other mountain in the range, Er Dongsheng had investigated it before, but unfortunately came to no conclusion. He had never considered moving elsewhere either. After all, the former owner of this body had lived here for decades without encountering any danger, so he remained here with peace of mind.

At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, Er Dongsheng was lying on the ground, doing something unknown.

"Didn't expect it to be full after only three days. Not bad."

"This one's full too."

"This one as well."

"Hahaha! My time wasn't wasted after all. They're all filled with water. Not bad, not bad! With this water, I won't have to worry for the next three years!"

How should one put it? The soil of the Abyss was extremely peculiar. At the very least, the soil in Er Dongsheng's vast forest was exceptionally strange. This soil absorbed water with terrifying efficiency. Though streams now covered the forest everywhere, after the Abyssal Rain Season ended, it would take only a few days for all the rainwater to be absorbed and stored deep within the earth.

Er Dongsheng felt this was likely the result of the Abyss's unique environment over countless years. After all, without the soil's formidable ability to absorb water, how many Abyssal plants could have endured three years of drought?

But this made life miserable for the Abyssal animals. With no water sources, they could only sustain themselves by absorbing the moisture in their food. Er Dongsheng had endured three miserable years in exactly that way.

If Er Dongsheng wanted to store a large amount of water, then under the Abyss's conditions, he clearly could not simply dig a hole in the ground or casually find a cave in the mountain to store it. So what could he do?

What exactly could he do...