When Chen Yue returned to his residence in the Apostle Association, he still had an incredulous feeling. However, his eyes gradually became firm, full of vigorous fighting spirit and indomitable will.

  Even without Vinia's instructions, Chen Yue had the desire to improve his strength. Only with powerful strength could one have the right to speak. Chen Yue had always been a person who liked to take his fate into his own hands.

  He would go all out to improve himself in these seven days.

  Hearing the sound of his return, Ling Zhu'er walked out of the room. After half a day of recuperation, her injuries had basically healed. Except for her still somewhat pale complexion, there was no trace left of that fierce battle.

  Her expression was gentle and calm, showing excellent psychological quality.

  Chen Yue nodded with satisfaction. His feeling towards Ling Zhu'er was just like Vinia's feeling towards him. There were always surprises. It was really a good choice to take her as a follower. Perhaps, in Vinia's heart, there was a similar thought.

  After waiting for a while, Chen Yue didn't see Ling Yue'er come out. His expression became a bit startled. Yue'er was much livelier in nature. Originally, Chen Yue had been a bit strange not to see her at the duel arena, but he didn't think much about it at that time. Now that he had returned home and still hadn't seen her, Chen Yue immediately understood that Ling Yue'er was probably no longer in the Free Capital.

  "Where's Yue'er?"

  "A few days ago, Yue'er left with Father's caravan. She probably won't be back for about half a year," Ling Zhu'er said hesitantly while looking at Chen Yue's face. "After all, she has no reason to stay here."

  Chen Yue smiled slightly. How could Ling Zhu'er's somewhat evasive expression escape his sharp eyes?

  This elder sister really thought a lot for her younger sister.

  Ling Zhu'er's worry was not without reason. Although the relationship between him and Ling Yue'er was extremely harmonious, after all, their relationship hadn't been made clear. Even if Ling Yue'er had set her heart on him, without a clear relationship, she had no reason to stay for a long time, especially when he wasn't around.

  Perhaps it was because of this consideration that Ling Yue'er's father took her away.

  "Well, when I come back from the Trial Ground, Yue'er will be eighteen years old," Chen Yue used to subconsciously avoid this issue mainly because he thought Ling Yue'er was too young and wasn't willing to take it seriously.

  However, thinking of the affectionate feelings between them, and the satisfaction Ling Yue'er showed when watching him eat the food she brought, a faint warmth immediately rose in Chen Yue's heart.

  Ling Yue'er wasn't an apostle. She didn't have an almost infinite lifespan and didn't have so much time to wait. If Chen Yue hesitated, he might waste her good years.

  Improving his own strength was important, but if it was at the cost of leaving indelible regrets in life, how could it be worth it?

  "After the Trial Ground, if I can become a disciple, I will be a master of one side. I should have enough strength and status to protect the people and things I want to protect. At that time, I'll marry Yue'er," Chen Yue thought to himself and made up his mind.

  In this way, there was one more reason why he had to win.

  After Ling Zhu'er left, Chen Yue didn't rest immediately. Instead, he took out the Prime Liquid given by Vinia and planned to absorb the smaller mass first.

  "According to Teacher Vinia's statement, with my current foundation, I can only absorb one mass. I can absorb the second mass only after it's completely integrated,"

  The Prime Liquid was an extremely pure life form, different from the life force of the apostles themselves. It took a certain amount of time to fully transform it. The more solid the foundation was, the shorter the time required. Chen Yue estimated that it would probably take seven or eight months to completely transform this mass of Prime Liquid. Fortunately, the bet in the Trial Ground had a one-year time limit. He could take the other mass at that time.

  He didn't take it immediately. Chen Yue practiced the postures of the "Health Preservation Formula" first. At this time, he had completed the second transformation and also practiced to the 20th posture.

  After a round of exercise, Chen Yue immediately felt energetic and his physical state was adjusted to the best.

  "It's time."

  Taking a deep breath, Chen Yue flipped his palm, and the mass of Prime Liquid rolled into his mouth.

  The Prime Liquid melted as soon as it entered his mouth. Since it was composed of the purest life force, Chen Yue didn't feel any taste. But at the same time, every cell in his body cheered and became excited.

  After the Prime Liquid melted in his body, it formed an unfathomable ocean. Massive warm currents surged out of the ocean and rumbled towards all parts of his body.

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  This familiar scene reminded Chen Yue of the moment when he first perceived the Source of Life.

  Everything around gradually became blurred, and only those warm currents were left between heaven and earth.

  If the life force he had perceived before was like a river, then the life force at this moment was like a vast and boundless ocean. It could be seen how huge the life force contained in the Prime Liquid was.

  The warm currents composed of endless life force kept surging in his body. At this time, his body was like a series of solid dams, diverting the life force continuously. Moreover, countless cells swallowed up the passing life force in large gulps to avoid the overly powerful life force from directly bursting his body.

  Seeing this scene, Chen Yue also had a deeper understanding. Sure enough, the foundation was the most important. If it were an apostle with a poorer foundation, the only outcome at this time would be being burst by the life force. Vinia really had good intentions.

  However, Vinia wasn't an all-knowing immortal after all. Her judgment was based on ordinary apostles and she didn't know Chen Yue's unique advantages.

  For ordinary apostles, the Source of Life would spontaneously nourish every cell in the body, slowly strengthening the foundation. However, besides that, Chen Yue also had the "Health Preservation Formula" as a powerful tool. The cultivation of the "Health Preservation Formula" could also strengthen the body's foundation, and it was much more effective. Not to mention, he had experienced two transformations in a row.

  Before, Chen Yue had suspected that after the transformation, his body had gradually been transforming in a non-human direction. At this time, his body foundation had already far surpassed that of apostles of the same level. Even compared with third or fourth-level apostles with long years of cultivation, he was not inferior at all. The powerful ability of his body cells to devour life force was something they didn't possess.

  Therefore, this mass of Prime Liquid, which contained extremely huge life force, only caused Chen Yue a negligible pain and then obediently poured into the Source of Life entirely.

  "Whew."

  When the last torrent of life force also entered the Source of Life, Chen Yue opened his eyes and let out a long breath. There was only a bit of fatigue between his eyebrows. If other apostles saw this, they would probably envy him for a long time. If it were them, after painstakingly absorbing the Prime Liquid, their bodies would be on the verge of splitting, and they wouldn't even have the strength to move.

  After absorbing this mass of Prime Liquid, Chen Yue's Source of Life increased by one-third. You know, under normal circumstances, to achieve this result, it would probably take hundreds of years. This was still with the convenience of the energy channel for Chen Yue. For ordinary apostles, it would probably take five or six times longer.

  "The Prime Liquid is really helpful to apostles. Even if it takes a lot of time to integrate, it's completely worth it. Unfortunately, this kind of treasure is hard to come by."

  Chen Yue felt a bit emotional in his heart.

  At this time, Chen Yue's body was full of endless power. However, perhaps because every cell had absorbed enough external life force, Chen Yue always had a feeling that he couldn't control his limbs as he wished.

  There were pros and cons. The body cells of ordinary apostles didn't have this ability. Their bodies just served as a passageway, so naturally they wouldn't have any feelings. But Chen Yue felt extremely uncomfortable.

  Since he started cultivating the "Health Preservation Formula", he had extremely strong control over his body. Naturally, he felt a strong discomfort at this time.

  "Let's practice the 'Health Preservation Formula' again," Chen Yue thought.

  However, just after completing a set of movements, Chen Yue noticed something unusual. Perhaps because of indigestion, as he moved, the cells suddenly spat out strands of life force, which flowed into the meridians and then all poured into the Source of Life. But if you observed carefully, you could find that the life force spat out had been completely transformed and was indistinguishable from Chen Yue's own life force.

  What shocked Chen Yue even more was that the Source of Life, which had been forcibly filled with a batch of life force, seemed to have been overfilled as well and spat out the same amount of life force. And this life force was untransformed. It flowed into the body and was swallowed by the cells again. In this cycle, the untransformed life force in the Source of Life actually decreased.

  "Could it be the mutation brought about by the second transformation?"

  Chen Yue was extremely shocked at this time. What had just happened could greatly accelerate the progress of transforming life force. It could be said that the originally estimated seven or eight months of transformation time could now be completed in just three or four days and become his own.

  This speed was enough to drive any apostle crazy.

  "I didn't expect the 'Health Preservation Formula' to have this effect."

  Chen Yue hadn't never absorbed external life force before, but this situation had never happened. In this way, there was only one explanation left, which was due to the second transformation.

  After figuring this out, Chen Yue suppressed his excited mood and turned his eyes to the second mass of Prime Liquid, with a strange look on his face.

  Originally, he had planned to absorb it when he arrived at the Trial Ground. But now it seemed that he could absorb it again within these seven days and could also fully transform it.

  If Vinia and the others knew about this, I wonder what they would think.

  In the next few days, Chen Yue didn't go out. He only went out for a short while when it was time to eat and focused all his efforts on absorbing and transforming the Prime Liquid.

  By the sixth day, Chen Yue had completely transformed the two masses of Prime Liquid. His Source of Life was more than two-thirds larger than before, and vaguely, there were already signs of approaching the bottleneck.