Before absorbing the Gold of Life, Yu Tianming looked at Yu Tianheng and reminded him, "Brother, I'm going to absorb this thing. You should hurry and cultivate too. Absorbing this life force will bring enormous benefits!"
"All right!"
Yu Tianheng naturally stood on no ceremony. He closed his eyes and began cultivating.
But Yu Tianming did not absorb the Gold of Life immediately. Instead, he looked out the window and suddenly said in a low voice, "Come out."
Whoosh!
The window suddenly opened, and a figure appeared inside the dorm room.
The moment the man in black appeared, he dropped to one knee and saluted Yu Tianming respectfully. "Greetings, young sect master!"
"Stand guard for us."
Yu Tianming knew this man. He was a trusted aide of his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, and a Soul Saint expert, specifically assigned to protect him and his brother, Yu Tianheng, in secret.
In concealment and assassination alone, this man was no weaker than a Soul Douluo expert.
"As you command!"
As soon as he spoke, the man in black vanished into thin air inside the dorm room, as though he had never appeared.
Then Yu Tianming looked at the Jade Spirit Crystal in his hand, took a deep breath, and slowly pressed the crystal against the space between his eyebrows.
Hum-
The instant the Gold of Life touched his skin, a vast surge of life force poured into his body like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
Yu Tianming's entire body shuddered violently. He felt an indescribably warm force instantly flow throughout his body.
This life force was pure, without the slightest impurity, gentle rather than violent. Yet once it truly surged through his body, it revealed its immense volume, as vast as an ocean.
Yu Tianming felt his organs, sinews, bones, and meridians fill with a warm power.
It was as though, in the very next moment, this endless vitality would swell until he burst apart.
"Ngh..."
Yu Tianming let out a muffled groan, cold sweat instantly beading at his temples.
The power within this Gold of Life far exceeded his expectations. Even with his physique, which rivaled a Soul King's, he found the impact of such immense life force somewhat difficult to withstand.
Just then, blazing red light suddenly erupted from within Yu Tianming.
Behind him, an Elder Dragon covered in silver scales, with scarlet light streaming like a burning comet, slowly unfurled its lance-wings. The Valstrax Martial Soul had possessed him on its own!
Roar-
A low dragon roar echoed through his body. The majesty unique to an Elder Dragon became invisible shackles, instantly binding the surging life force.
The restless emerald-green power seemed to have encountered its natural sovereign.
Miraculously, it actually settled down and began circulating slowly along the paths of Dragon Energy released by the Valstrax Martial Soul.
"Whew..."
Yu Tianming let out a long breath, his taut body relaxing slightly.
He could clearly feel the power of the Gold of Life slowly merging into his body and Sea of Consciousness under the Valstrax Martial Soul's suppression.
Each circulation strengthened his physique further, while his spiritual power steadily increased as well.
However,
even with the Valstrax Martial Soul suppressing it, a considerable amount of life force still escaped through the pores all over Yu Tianming's body, like little streams spilling through a breached dam.
Beside him, Yu Tianheng was absorbing this escaping life force.
Those emerald-green motes seemed to have found where they belonged, scrambling to pour into his body.
Yu Tianheng's flesh grew more active, becoming a little stronger with every circulation. Amid his presence, wreathed in purple lightning, a faint hint of vibrant green actually emerged.
The phantom of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul flickered behind him, the lightning on its scales growing ever more brilliant under the nourishment of the life force.
Inside the dorm room, two entirely different presences intertwined.
Scarlet Dragon Energy and emerald-green life force enveloped Yu Tianming, every breath causing the power to rise and fall like the tides.
Everything within his body brimmed with vitality.
His meridians, organs, and bones were all undergoing qualitative changes.
The Gold of Life between his eyebrows kept shrinking.
Meanwhile, his spiritual power and physical strength climbed at an astonishing rate.
But,
the benefits brought by the Gold of Life went far beyond this!
Hum-
A ring of blue-gold light blossomed, and an opening suddenly split across Yu Tianming's forehead.
At the wound in his forehead, a small bead took shape and protruded, beginning to fuse intricately with the surrounding split flesh, sinews, and bone. In the end, it became a pale-gold vertical eye!
A strange golden lake also appeared in his Sea of Consciousness, enveloping his Spiritual Origin and steadily strengthening it.
His spiritual power spread outward.
Yu Tianming's eyes remained tightly closed, with only his spiritual power perceiving everything inside the dorm room.
He saw his own body sitting quietly cross-legged on the bed, and he saw the additional pale-gold vertical eye on his forehead.
This vertical eye was slightly smaller than his two eyes, with a faint blue-green tint barely visible around its socket.
Its pale-gold eyeball contained an utmost vitality.
By comparison,
although Yu Tianheng had also gained a great deal, he had only been absorbing the escaping life force all this time, the presence radiating from him growing increasingly powerful.
His spiritual power and physique had both improved considerably, and his Soul Power had increased as well.
But,
the transformation of his Sea of Consciousness and his body fell far short of Yu Tianming's.
And he certainly had no pale-gold vertical eye!
Outside the window,
the man in black stood motionless in the shadows like a statue. Invisible Soul Power enveloped the entire dorm room, firmly sealing in the fluctuations of power within.
As he sensed the two presences coming from inside, especially the domineering yet vibrant power on Yu Tianming's side, a trace of wonder flashed through his eyes before they returned to calm.
This was not something he needed to concern himself with.
The man in black continued guarding Yu Tianming and Yu Tianheng, faithfully carrying out his duty.
After an unknown amount of time,
the sky turned fish-belly white at the horizon.
The Gold of Life between Yu Tianming's eyebrows finally disappeared completely, its last wisp of emerald-green power merging into his body and Sea of Consciousness.
He slowly opened his eyes. A green gleam first flashed through them, then was replaced by scarlet draconic might.
"A transformation... an unimaginable transformation!"
Feeling the unprecedented abundance of power within him, Yu Tianming smiled.
Absorbing a piece of Gold of Life had transformed him in every respect, and the vitality within his body had increased enormously.
"My ability to heal myself is already inhuman now. Even severe injuries can recover on their own."
With a thought from Yu Tianming, a third eye appeared on his forehead, the pale-gold vertical eye radiating an utmost vitality.
"The Eye of Life-this is the greatest gain of all!"
The Eye of Life could not only enhance spiritual power, but made seeing through falsehood even harder.
Most importantly, now that Yu Tianming had the Eye of Life, as long as his head and Sea of Consciousness were not destroyed, he could use its power to recover completely from his injuries.
This was an ability bordering on immortality!
Then,
he turned to look at Yu Tianheng and saw that his brother was still cultivating. His blood and Qi were at least thirty percent more robust than the night before; clearly, he too had gained enormously.
Yu Tianming did not disturb him. He stood up and stretched his limbs.
A series of crisp cracks rang out from within his body, which brimmed with explosive strength.
"After absorbing the Gold of Life, my spiritual power is no longer a weakness. Once my Soul Power breaks through rank twenty, I'll definitely be able to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!"
The corners of Yu Tianming's mouth lifted. He was in an excellent mood.