At Elder Yi's reminder, Lu Yi froze for a moment.
In the past half hour, he had taken in an enormous amount of information.
And now, through Elder Yi, he had learned that a great deal of Life Force was being drawn from the Gold of Life inside him. This was clearly no isolated event.
"Elder Yi, at this rate, how long will it take to drain all the Life Force from the Gold of Life?"
"At this rate, the Gold of Life inside you will be exhausted in ten years."
After a brief examination, Electrolux gave a rough estimate.
Lu Yi could not help being startled.
He knew that even the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million years of Life Force, condensed to its limit, would amount to only a drop-sized piece of Gold of Life.
He had no idea how many Sky Dream Ice Silkworms' worth of Life Force the Gold of Life inside him contained. Yet it would be drained dry in just ten years. The speed was terrifying; no wonder Elder Yi had warned him at once.
Lu Yi immediately told Elder Yi what had happened, including his Animagus form, the awakening of his Second Martial Soul, and the green Soul Ring.
He had a theory of his own as well.
Di Tian had once told him that the Golden Tree had originally grown beside the Lake of Life. Ten thousand years ago, the Sea God had transplanted it to its present location, where it became the most important treasure protecting Shrek.
The Seed of Nature it produced also needed vast amounts of pure Life Force to nourish it.
And nothing held Life Force more abundant or purer than the Gold of Life.
The Lake of Life itself had even taken its name from the enormous piece