187 Absorbing The Remnant Energy

"Yehui, are you alright?" Huang Jialong looked at Yuanen Yehui after Sheng Feilong started to absorb the Draconic Forest Tyrant's remnant energy. He didn't know how much she fought against the Soul beast before, but he could see that her leg was injured and the complicated look she gave Sheng Feilong and the Draconic Forest Tyrant felt strange to him.

"I'm alright, thanks." Yuanen Yehui replied witha small smile, though Huang Jialong didn't seem convinced. "You sure?" Yuanen Yehui hesitated a moment seeing his concerned look, but just nodded her head in the end.

Huang Jialong looked around for a moment, then back at Sheng Feilong and the Draconic Forest Tyrant. "...This'll take a while. That Soul Beast is much stronger than the ones we absorbed before. I wonder just how much stronger his Spirit Soul will get."

Huang Jialong had experienced the increased absorption rate of this Spirit Ascension Platform himself; The three wolves had increased the age of his Spirit Soul by nearly 1.500 years, yet all of them combined only came close to to half the age of the Soul Beast Sheng Feilong was absorbing. Moreover, they weren't even of the same attribute as his Spirit Souls.

Yuanen Yehui had similar thoughts, nodding her head in agreement with Huang Jialong. "He should be able to absorb about 20 percent of that Soul Beast's strength. So, around 3.000 years?" However, Huang Jialong shook his head. "That's questionable. Considering that it also has the spiritual attribute, the same as his Spirit Souls, he should be able to absorb more, potentially."

"Potentially?" A frown formed on Yuanen Yehui's face, while Huang Jialong just nodded. "Can you imagine strengthening your own Spirit Souls by 3.000 years all of a sudden? Would you be able to handle it?"

His question was short, but precisely addressed the most important point. Yuanen Yehui frowned more deeply, then shook her head slightly. "I wouldn't... But, if it's Feilong..." Huang Jialong nodded his head, silently agreeing with her, though still spoke his mind freely. "Well, we'll see. In the end, it comes down to his strength and compatibility with the Soul Beast, as well as his Spirit Power; He'll have to deal with the backlashes and absorb the energy at the same time."

After saying that, Huang Jialong sat down at the trunk of a tree a short distance away from Sheng Feilong and closed his eyes while sitting in a lotus position. He spread out his Spirit Power, surveying the surroundings for any Soul Beasts that may appear, though he looked like he was silently cultivating.

Yuanen Yehui walked to the other side, also sitting down at the trunk of a tree and observed Sheng Feilong silently while thinking about the last fight. That powerful Soul Beast she couldn't even match in strength was so easily dealt with as soon as Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong worked together.

Even before that, if it wasn't for Sheng Feilong interfering at the critical moments, she might have already lost her life to it and would've been sent out of the Spirit Ascension Platform. 'Is the disparity really that great...? Just because they're Soul Emperors and I'm not?'

Although she respected Huang Jialong for his strength, she never thought that there would be such a vast difference between the two of them. As a possessor of Twin Spirit Essences, she had always been the most talented Soul Master among her peers. Even at Shrek Academy, there had been no one who could defeat her before Sheng Feilong's and Tang Wulin's generation came along; Even among the third graders, there were at most two or so people who could defeat her.

Yet, ever since she mingled with Sheng Feilong or even Tang Wulin and the other first graders, she had been proven to be inferior time and time again. She never felt that to be a bad thing, but today's fight had shown her how fatal this difference in strength can be.

Yuanen Yehui wasn't worried about her cultivation; She still believed herself to be superior to Huang Jialong in regards to their cultivation speed, but would she be able to reach the same combat standards as the latter once she became a Soul Emperor? This was something she couldn't say for sure.

Time passed quietly while Sheng Feilong absorbed the remnant energy of the Draconic Forest Tyrant and soon, two hours had flown by. Huang Jialong still sat on the ground in a meditative position while surveying the surrounding, while Yuanen Yehui had started to meditate silently.

Both, Yuanen Yehui and Huang Jialong, were shocked awake by a ripple of Soul Power and Spirit Power gushing out from Sheng Feilong, accompanied by a muffled groan. They quickly ran over to his side, checking what was going on. Sheng Feilong's face was somewhat pale and his brows were furrowed.

Huang Jialong remained calm, but a frown sat on his face. "It seems he can't take much more of the energy. I wonder how much he has absorbed..." It was impossible for him to gauge how much energy the Draconic Forest Tyrant left behind without trying to absorb it himself, thus he didn't know how much Sheng Feilong had absorbed so far.

"...He doesn't look like he will stop anytime soon, though?" Yuanen Yehui said with a worried expression. Although Sheng Feilong's countenance was pale, he was still steadily absorbing the energy of the Draconic Forest Tyrant, moreover, although a groan escaped his mouth, he was still highly concentrated and completely focused.

"You're right... Though I don't think we need to worry too much. Feilong knows his own limits better than we do. He won't overload himself." Huang Jialong said calmly, but Yuanen Yehui still looked extremely worried. "Calm down. The only thing we can do is wait, anyways."

With this Huang Jialongwent back to his previous spot, sitting at the trunk of a tree and surveying the surroundings with his Spirit Power, though he wasn't as focused as before and instead kept an eye on Sheng Feilong the whole time.

Yuanen Yehui sat down as well, only a few steps away from Sheng Feilong, anxiously watching the latter. Time passed by again, without anything special happening. Sheng Feilong had completely steadied himself and was calmly absorbing the energy of the Draconic Forest Tyrant, while Yuanen Yehui also calmed down slowly.

After about another half an hour, Sheng Feilong slowly opened his eyes, then let out a long breath. He looked around, spotting Yuanen Yehui who was anxiously staring at him by his side and smiled. "Hey there. Why the worried face..?" Yuanen Yehui only stared at him, seemingly holding back from doing something. "Are you feeling alright? Why were you groaning earlier?"

"Yeah, I'm alright. I just absorbed too much energy too quickly. My Ancient Hypnotic Toad Spirit Soul wasn't quite happy with that and rejected some of the energy. Though it quickly calmed down and started absorbing more." Sheng Feilong said with a calm expression.

Huang Jialong had stood up by now and walked over to them while looking at Sheng Feilong. "How much energy did you absorb for you Spirit Soul to lash back at you?" He had an amused expression on his face after hearing what happened to Sheng Feilong, though the latter only smiled in response.

"Come on, don't make us wait. Spit it out." Huang Jialong once again said, rolling his eyes in the process. Yuanen Yehui also looked at Sheng Feilong with an interested expression, especially after seeing Sheng Feilong's smug smile. "You wouldn't believe me."

"Say it already. Or do I need to force you?" The annoyed tone in Huang Jialong's voice turned playful, though Sheng Feilong knew he would stay true to his words and actually try toforce him to speak. He rolled his eyes shortly then looked back at Huang Jialong. "As if you could. Anyways, I've increased the age of the ancient Hypnotic Toad to about 8.600 years."

His voice was casual, but once he finished, the surroundings became so quiet, one would be able to hear a pin drop to the ground. Huang Jialong looked at him with disbelief in his eyes and spoke a few words in a weird tone. "Wasn't you Spirit Soul somewhere around 4.000-years-old before..?"

"It was a 4.400-years-old Spirit Soul before, yes." Sheng Feilong replied, still as casual as before. Yuanen Yehui sat next to him, staring at him with a sluggish expression and her mouth slightly open, while Huang Jialong let out a long sigh. "4.200 years in one go, huh... You're really a monster."

"Why, did you expect anything less, Brother Huang?" Again, Sheng Feilong had a smug smile on his face, to which Huang Jialong simply replied with a deadpan expression. "No, I just expected you to act like a normal human being for once. My mistake, I guess."

Sheng Feilong laughed lightly. "That's a mean thing to say; I'm a totally normal 'human being'." He turned around to look at Yuanen Yehui, who still looked stunned. "Right, Yehui?" She took a while to calm herself, looking at sheng Feilong with a stoic expression. "Monster."