Chapter 893 – Burp

Upon hearing this, Mo Lan, Lilith, and Sylph all wore expressions of surprise.

They looked at the water-element soup bowls hovering before them. Though the golden broth inside gave off an enticing aroma, the portions were really quite small—only a few mouthfuls per person at most.

Such a small amount of soup, and they still needed to use a Dietary Fortification Card to increase their capacity just to drink it down?

“The first time I had Guru Guru Meat-Mushroom Soup in Guru Guru World, the portion was about the same as this,” Vasida explained. “And yet that tiny little bowl was enough to stuff me completely! It felt like someone had crammed an entire energy mine into my stomach. The feeling of fullness was so intense that I didn’t feel the slightest bit hungry for several days afterward without eating anything, and my whole body was brimming with inexhaustible strength! It was thanks to that tremendous energy that I was later able to go hunt a Giant-Stomached Rainbow Whale on my own so smoothly and obtain the Rainbow Siphon Magic seed.”

Hearing her say this, the three of them immediately became serious.

They knew all too well just how terrifying Vasida’s appetite and digestive capacity were. Back in school, she could effortlessly sweep through the food at a banquet, and after graduation, her appetite had only grown more bottomless.

If even she could be stuffed by a small bowl of soup, the energy contained within it must far exceed their imagination.

The three of them didn’t dare take it lightly and immediately each took out and activated their highest-grade Dietary Fortification Cards.

The cards dissolved into warm streams of light that merged into their bodies, and they instantly felt as though their stomachs and intestines had been expanded into a vast space.

Once ready, the three carefully lifted the small bowls formed from condensed water elements, each channeling their Mana and converting it into water elemental force to shape into soup spoons.

The broth in the spoon had a wonderful gelatinous consistency. As its fragrance surged into her nostrils, Mo Lan felt her entire body awaken, her appetite fully aroused.

The moment it entered her mouth, the ultimate umami flavor crashed over her taste buds like the most violent of tidal waves.

The layers of flavor were so rich as to be indescribable—as if the essence of mountains and wilds, the depth of the earth, and the vitality of life itself had been perfectly fused together. It was so exquisitely savory that her very soul trembled.

Immediately after, a gentle yet ocean-vast warm current slid down her throat into her stomach, then erupted outward to her four limbs, her five organs and six viscera, all the way into the depths of her bone marrow!

“Mmph!” Mo Lan couldn’t help letting out a muffled groan, a thin sheen of sweat appearing on the tip of her nose.

She could clearly feel her bones emitting a faint hum, their density seemingly increasing at a perceptible rate. Her muscle fibers felt as though they were being repeatedly hammered and tempered by invisible hands, becoming tougher and more explosive. Her blood surged faster, carrying a sensation of newborn strength as it scoured through every vessel.

The feeling wasn’t painful at all. Rather, it was like a thorough tempering from the inside out, leaving her feeling as though her entire body was brimming with power.

“Just that one sip, and I feel like the enhancement to my body is even greater than fusing with Titan Emperor Blood once!” Lilith squeezed her fist in surprise. She could feel her skin becoming firmer and more elastic, her internal organs noticeably more vital, and even her five senses had sharpened somewhat.

“I feel like I could easily lift a hundred-year-old tree right now!” Sylph flexed her wrists, her joints making crisp popping sounds.

“Incredible! We’ve never gone without our Dietary Fortification Cards, and our body strength already surpasses most people’s—yet just one sip of soup produced this kind of improvement!”

Both were Rank Ten worlds, yet the top-grade body-tempering decoctions from Three Thousand Mirror Ruins had zero effect on Mo Lan, while a single sip of soup from Guru Guru World made her feel a genuine transformation in her body.

This spoke volumes about the richness of Guru Guru World’s resources and the level of its body-tempering arts.

Watching their delighted reactions, Vasida burst into proud laughter. “Well? I didn’t lie to you, did I! Guru Guru Meat-Mushroom Strengthening Soup is just that miraculous—one sip and the results are immediate! Drink up! It won’t taste as good once it gets cold!”

The group continued savoring this wondrous soup.

However, the energy contained within it was simply too immense.

The first sip was fine, but by the second, Sylph already felt a slight fullness. She slowed her pace a little. After the third sip went down, a flush of red crept across her fair complexion, and she gently set down her spoon, waving her hand:

“I can’t… I feel like one more sip and my stomach will burst.”

She gently rubbed her abdomen, where it felt as though a warm little sun was nestled inside, providing a continuous and endless supply of energy to her entire body.

Mo Lan fared slightly better than Sylph.

The moment the soup entered her stomach, it transformed into gentle energy that surged ceaselessly, continuously strengthening her body.

She wanted to drink more, but she only managed four and a half sips before feeling she’d throw up if she had any more. She set her bowl down with a wry smile. “I’ve hit my limit too.”

Lilith gritted her teeth and forced down a sixth sip. She wanted to finish what remained, but her stomach felt impossibly heavy, as though even her breath carried a thick energy aura, unable to accommodate any more:

“Hah… this is as far as I can go!”

She looked somewhat reluctantly at the golden broth still remaining in her bowl—a good half portion left. Every last drop of this was precious!

“Heheh, I knew this would happen! Wasting good food is a grave sin!”

Vasida had been waiting for this very moment. She sidled over with a grin, shamelessly gathering the remaining soup bowls from her three friends and pulling them toward herself.

Under the somewhat dumbfounded gazes of the other three, Vasida picked up Sylph’s bowl—glug, glug—and drained it in a few gulps. Then Mo Lan’s, swept clean just the same. And finally, she didn’t even spare Lilith’s bowl.

Only after polishing off every last drop of remaining soup did she set the bowls down with a contented sigh, patting her slightly bulging belly without a shred of decorum, and let out a loud, energy-rich burp—

“Burrrp—! That was a bit too much!” Vasida was so stuffed she felt a little uncomfortable, and had to circulate her Mana briefly to help channel the overabundant energy.

“Could it be that the better your baseline physical condition, the more you can absorb and tolerate in a single sitting?” Mo Lan keenly identified the key factor and asked curiously.

After all, they had all used the same grade of Dietary Fortification Card, yet the amount of soup each person ultimately drank was noticeably different.

Vasida had the Devouring Stomach, which constantly converted everything she ate into energy to strengthen her body, making her physical condition the strongest among the four.

As the owner of the Bloodthirst Needle, Lilith had fused with the greatest quantity and quality of blood, including that of magical races renowned for their physical might, such as Titans and dragons. Her physical condition was also very strong.

Both Mo Lan and Sylph used Dietary Fortification Cards, but Mo Lan had started earlier and used them more frequently. She had also been exposed to some herbal body-tempering methods and martial techniques in Three Thousand Mirror Ruins World, and the sword arts knowledge from Dao Ancestor Ling Feng’s memories had elevated her martial skills even further. She placed somewhat more emphasis on physical training than Sylph did.