431: Chapter 431 Digesting the Spoils of War

The return journey took three and a half days.

Lu Sheng began to Cultivate during the flight—using the heaven swallowing furnace to absorb spirit source particles from the areas he passed through, slowly recovering his spent energy.

By the time he reached Earth, his spirit source had recovered to eighty-five percent.

It was afternoon when he landed on the plaza of Dengxian Island.

Dao Yi was the first to run over.

"Lord! You're back! This time..."

"It was a success."

Dao Yi's eyes lit up instantly. "A success? There was something inside G-131?"

"Yes. And much more than I expected."

Lu Sheng didn't linger in the plaza. He went straight to the secret chamber.

He closed the door.

Isolating himself from the outside world.

He took out all the spoils from his storage space and laid them out one by one on the stone bed.

One hundred and seventy-two top-grade Origin crystal cores. The five-colored light filled the entire secret chamber with shimmering brilliance.

Sixteen ancient technology metal plates. The dark gold surfaces were covered with complex Law Formation Patterns.

A dark gold Dragon God Origin fragment. It floated quietly in mid-air, emitting a gentle glow.

Lu Sheng sat by the stone bed, looking at these items.

"Let's set some priorities first."

First priority—Dragon God Origin fragment.

This fragment could directly increase the Rank of the Dragon God Sequence talent and the degree of Bloodline evolution. The higher the talent Rank, the more his Physical Body strength, Law affinity, and skill power would skyrocket.

This was the fastest path to increasing combat power.

Second priority—Ancient Law Formation Patterns diagrams.

Especially that "Elemental Resonance" metal plate. His Law Resonance was currently his strongest killing move; if he could further enhance its power and success rate through this technology, it would be equivalent to upgrading a nuclear weapon.

There were also "Space Folding" and "Domain Expansion." The former could take his Space Law precision to the next level, while the latter could expand the range of his Small World Domain.

Both of these had shown weaknesses during the battle with the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate—his Space Law precision was insufficient, and his Domain range was suppressed.

Third priority—Origin crystal cores.

One hundred and seventy-two top-grade Origin crystal cores. Each one contained Origin energy far exceeding that of the Spirit Saint Realm.

Directly devouring them could significantly enhance Law comprehension and spirit source reserves.

But devouring took time. He had to take them one by one; there was no rushing it.

"Eat the Dragon God fragment first."

Lu Sheng made a decision.

He put the other items back into his storage space, leaving only the dark gold sphere of light.

The sphere of light floated thirty centimeters in front of him.

"Luo Tianfei."

"I am here."

"I'm about to devour a special item. There might be violent Law fluctuations during the process. Help me monitor the surroundings of the secret chamber and don't let anyone get close."

"Understood."

"Also—what's the situation over at the Old God Abyss?"

"The Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate is still inside the spherical space. The Qing Ming Protector is on the periphery. In the seven days you were gone, there have been no changes."

"Good."

Lu Sheng closed his eyes.

Deep breath.

Another deep breath.

Then—

He opened his mouth.

The gravitational pull of the heaven swallowing furnace expanded from his mouth, sucking the dark gold sphere of light inside.

The sphere of light turned into a scorching warm current, pouring down his throat and into his body.

The next second—

Boom!!!

Lu Sheng's body jolted violently.

An unprecedentedly violent energy exploded from his heart, frantically washing through every corner of his body along his blood vessels, Meridians, and bones!

Pain!

It wasn't ordinary pain.

It was a Soul-tearing agony erupting from deep within his bone marrow!

"Hiss—"

Lu Sheng gritted his teeth, making a creaking sound.

Dark gold Dragon scales began to surface on his skin—not because he had actively activated the Human-Dragon State, but because the Dragon God Bloodline was spontaneously activating under the stimulus of the fragment!

The Dragon scales grew frantically on his skin, fell off, and regrew. Each cycle was denser and harder than the last.

"Crack, crack, crack—"

Bones were restructuring.

Muscle fibers were tearing and healing.

The spirit source core was expanding violently.

The whole process lasted—

Lu Sheng didn't know.

His consciousness blurred several times in the intense pain, only to be forcibly pulled back by that violent energy.

All he could do was grit his teeth and endure.

He didn't know how long had passed.

It could have been several hours, or even longer.

The pain finally began to recede.

That violent energy was completely absorbed by his body.

Lu Sheng collapsed on the stone bed, drenched in sweat.

He gasped for air.

The virtual panel automatically popped up in front of him.

He took a look.

The data on the system panel was jumping frantically—

[Ding! Successfully devoured the Chaos Dragon God Origin fragment!]

[Dragon God Sequence talent evolving...]

[Evolution complete!]

[Talent Upgrade: God-Tier Sequence—Dragon God (Second Stage: Dragon Soul Awakening)]

[New Passive Skill: Dragon Soul Resonance—The Dragon Soul within the body has awakened. Comprehension speed for all Dragon-type Laws increased by 300%. spirit source recovery speed increased by 200%. Law Resonance success rate and power increased by 50%.]

[Physical Body Evolution: Base strength increased to Peak Spirit Saint level. Dragon scale defense Rank increased by two major tiers.]

[Human-Dragon State Upgrade: All-attribute surge multiplier increased from 2x to 3x. Duration increased from 4 minutes to 10 minutes.]

Lu Sheng looked at the data on the panel.

He read it line by line.

Then—

He clenched his fist.

A terrifying force erupted from his fist. The stone on the bed cracked in a spiderweb pattern under the pressure of his grip.

"Base strength... Peak Spirit Saint level."

His Physical Body—had already reached the standard of a Peak Spirit Saint.

Although his Law cultivation was still at the Late Spirit Saint stage.

But his pure Physical Body strength—was already on the same level as the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate.

Moreover, the multiplier for the Human-Dragon State had increased from two to three.

Peak Spirit Saint Physical Body multiplied by three—

"This is fucking Spirit Immortal Realm Physical Body strength."

Lu Sheng's hands were shaking.

Not out of weakness.

But because it felt so damn good.