Just a moment ago, he had been eating mostly hearty main courses—grilled fish, crispy pork knuckles, a grand platter of chicken, braised pork belly... The restaurant brought them out one dish at a time, and he polished them off one after another. If not for the increasing number of people with massive appetites since the Spiritual Energy Revival, the restaurant staff would have called the police long ago, terrified Su Zhou would eat himself to death.

Over the course of the meal, Su Zhou had consumed nearly twenty kilograms of meat, not to mention countless side dishes and bowls of rice. The calorie count must have been in the tens of thousands.

He had to admit, his Digestive System, now transformed into a Spiritual Qi Organ, was far more efficient than before. At the very least, its speed at replenishing his stamina and nutrients was nearly a third, or even half, as effective as when he used Refining Essence and Transforming Qi.

And when he used Refining Essence and Transforming Qi, his speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi had nearly doubled... Su Zhou even had a feeling that he could now chew on wood, eat Spirit Soil, or even consume poison, and be able to digest them completely, converting them into his own power!

"You’ve gotten stronger again."

Nearby, Shao Qiming had also joined Su Zhou for the meal. This time, he ate far more than usual, finishing three dishes and a soup all by himself. For a normal person, that would be considered a huge appetite.

For Awakened Level Cultivators, while it wasn’t true that eating more led to faster cultivation, it was certain that cultivating faster led to eating more.

"That’s because I’ve never been held back by a Cultivation Technique... You know, with Yara around, I’ve always had smooth sailing in that respect."

Su Zhou, however, was keenly aware of his true advantage. His exceptional Talent was certainly a boon to his Cultivation, but the most important factor was Yara’s presence.

Su Zhou was confident that even without his original Yinglong Bloodline or his perfect body, as long as Yara was willing to help him and pass on its legacy, it would only mean a slightly slower start. One day, he would still reach the pinnacle of this world.

At that moment, Yara was soaking in a glass of coke, leisurely wagging its tail. Upon hearing Su Zhou mention its name, it raised its tail and gave a reserved nod, as if to say, ’Su Zhou is right. I really am that amazing!’

A while ago, Shao Qiming had still been practicing the officially distributed True Origin Condensing Breath Technique. This Cultivation Method was certainly stable, but like the formation of a stalactite, it was a hard discipline that took time to grind out results.

Sacred Geometry was Yara’s fundamental legacy, so it couldn’t be passed on to others. Therefore, after Su Zhou had thoroughly figured out the National Preceptor’s Divine Thunder True Skill, he extrapolated a highly efficient Cultivation Method from it that used Wood Qi to enhance one’s body. In essence, this method followed the National Preceptor’s process of transforming Wood Qi into Extreme Yang True Qi. However, instead of then converting it into Divine Thunder to nourish the spirit, it used the Extreme Yang True Qi to nourish the spirit directly.

After all, Shao Qiming didn’t have a Thunder Attribute Talent, and there wasn’t that much Wood Qi available in the area. Converting it into Divine Thunder to nourish his spirit would have been far too wasteful. This new Cultivation Method was a great match for Shao Qiming’s own Talent, so Su Zhou taught it to him.

"I know. After you taught me that Yang Qi Nourishing Spirit Method, I can clearly feel that my Cultivation is progressing much faster than before. I can definitely reach the Awakening Tier before the Holy Ascension Selection Test. It might even be possible for me to break through to Tier One."

Shao Qiming made no attempt to hide his envy of Su Zhou. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and slowly shook his head. "It just means I probably won’t be able to help you much in this regard from now on." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Anyway, speaking of which, forget about that. Azhou, have you decided which academy you want to apply to? You said you want to go to one of the new A Class Extraordinary Academies, but there are three of them—which one are you thinking of?"

Shao Qiming’s forceful change of topic was surprisingly effective.

"Which academy?"

The question made Su Zhou pause. His analysis paralysis flared up, and he had to resist the urge to blurt out the unrealistic answer, "I want all of them!"

’Yeah, which academy would be the best one to choose?’