235: immature ideas

"Again!" Having tasted the immense sweetness, Huang Chen did not hesitate at all, throwing the baby-fist-sized soul honey into his mouth without a second thought.

This time, the warm current surging from the depths of his soul was still turbulent, but the extreme sense of sublimation, as if it were about to break through the soul barrier, was noticeably weaker. The system prompt appeared again:

[Ding, you have consumed soul honey, and your soul has been enhanced.]

[Metal Affinity, 95+1]

[Wood Affinity, 95+1]

[Water Affinity, 94+2]

[Fire Affinity, 99+0]

[Earth Affinity, 95+1]

"The effect is weaker?" Huang Chen frowned slightly, but seeing that the other four attributes, except for Fire, had barely increased by one or two points, he took out another piece of soul honey of the same size.

"Better than nothing!" The third piece of soul honey entered his mouth.

This time, the warm current still existed, and his soul seemed to have solidified slightly, but the increase in Elemental Affinity dropped again.

[Ding, you have consumed soul honey, and your soul has been enhanced.]

[Metal Affinity, 96+1]

[Wood Affinity, 96+0]

[Water Affinity, 96+0]

[Fire Affinity, 99+0]

[Earth Affinity, 96+1]

Perhaps because 99 was a threshold, the Fire affinity did not increase even after consuming three pieces consecutively.

Moreover, this time, only the Metal and Earth Elements he frequently used increased by one point each; the Water Element remained completely unchanged.

"One more time!" Huang Chen took out another piece of soul honey.

However, as he looked at the soul honey at this moment, a strange sensation suddenly surged from the depths of his soul.

It was no longer desire, but a feeling of... fullness!

His state was currently like that of someone who had eaten too much; seeing his favorite food placed before him, his stomach reflexively issued a feeling of rejection.

"Could it be that my soul... is stuffed?"

Huang Chen looked dumbfounded at the piece of soul honey that had condensed again in his hand.

The golden waxy substance still emitted an enticing aura that made his soul tremble, but at this moment, that temptation was suppressed by the strong "satiety" and faint resistance deep within his soul.

Unwilling to give up, he cautiously separated only a sesame-seed-sized piece of soul honey and gently placed it in his mouth.

The soul honey melted instantly upon entry, and the familiar warmth of the soul reappeared. But immediately following it was no longer pleasure, but a faint feeling of sluggishness, as if something were being forcibly crammed into his soul, even carrying a hint of rejection, like the body protecting itself and refusing any extra burden.

"As expected, I've reached the limit." Huang Chen confirmed this helplessly.

He silently and carefully stored the basketball-sized lump of soul honey in his backpack. This item was too precious to waste, even if he couldn't absorb it temporarily.

His gaze returned to the battlefield two kilometers away. His clone was still tirelessly unleashing lightning. The stack count of the Five Thunders Orthodox Law's Lightning Domain remained around thirty layers, emitting continuous roars.

The high-intensity output yielded significant results.

The Soul Devouring Bee Swarm, which had originally covered the area like a thick dark cloud, was now visibly sparser; its density had dropped by at least one-third.

The corpses of a large number of Soul Devouring Bees vanished into white light, and where they died, a new layer of sparkling soul honey was laid down!

"So much!" Huang Chen's heart raced uncontrollably as he looked at the enticing golden layer on the ground.

Although he couldn't consume any more, this was a supreme treasure that could enhance Soul Strength and even Elemental Affinity! Giving it to Tie Shengnan and the others would definitely allow their strength to make a leap!

And some Core Members... the value of this item was enough to elevate the overall strength of the entire Forbidden City Peak to the next level!

However, to pick it up, he had to step into the Lightning Domain again.

Just thinking about the extreme pain of his soul being ripped apart and gnawed when he was stung by the Soul Devouring Bees before, Huang Chen felt his back instantly drenched in cold sweat and his scalp tingling.

That pain penetrated his bones and reached his soul; it was incomparable to physical pain.

Looking at his Clone, which was covered in Soul Devouring Bees, Huang Chen suddenly had an immature idea.

If he were bitten by a Soul Devouring Bee, could his soul continue to absorb soul honey?

Never mind how much his Soul Strength could increase, at least he could check if his affinity could be raised.

"Damn it, I'll risk it!" A fierce glint flashed in Huang Chen's eyes.

He had endured so much hardship in his Previous Life; what was a little pain now?

He took several deep breaths and looked determinedly towards the location of the Hive.

"Whoosh!" His figure vanished.

The next instant, Huang Chen's figure appeared in the center of the roaring Lightning Domain.

"Collect!"

As his thought fell, the freshly laid soul honey on the ground instantly vanished, merging into the enormous golden Honeycomb Block in his backpack.

And during his brief appearance of less than 0.2 seconds, several lightning-fast black shadows immediately attached themselves to him.

"Ugh ah~~!"

This time, Huang Chen resisted the impulse to flee and stood straight within the Lightning Domain, allowing the Soul Devouring Bees to sting and bite him.

Soon, Soul Devouring Bees densely covered his entire body.

Pain more intense than the previous time instantly erupted!

"Hoo... hoo..." He felt as if his soul was being torn into pieces, and every breath involved intense soul pain.

Without any hesitation, Huang Chen tremblingly pulled a small handful of soul honey from his backpack and stuffed it into his mouth almost instinctively.

"Buzz..."

The moment those few grains of soul honey melted, the "wounds" gnawed by the Soul Devouring Bees deep within his soul, like rain after a long drought, burst forth with an almost greedy desire, and even the pain of being gnawed lessened slightly.

The previous "satiety" and "rejection" vanished under the stimulation of the Soul Trauma, replaced once again by that intense feeling of extreme craving!

"It really is!" A light of ecstatic joy burst forth in Huang Chen's eyes.

"The gnawing of the Soul Devouring Bees is like tempering and forging my soul! It makes the previously saturated soul more solid, creating new space to accommodate the power of the soul honey!"

This discovery made Huang Chen's heart pound wildly.

At this moment, his eyes became incredibly resolute, even tinged with a hint of madness.

This was a great opportunity. Star Abyss had told him that Elemental Affinity was related to his advancement in Skill Mastery. If his affinity reached 100, he would instantly Transform into the Element itself, and the damage of his skills would no longer be limited by the strength of his own elemental accumulation.

Moreover, every one of his attacks could mobilize the surrounding Elements of Heaven and Earth.

How could a person's Elemental Energy reserves compare to the Power of Heaven and Earth?

Huang Chen could already foresee what earth-shattering effects a casual strike would have if it could mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth.

He glanced at the Clone still tirelessly outputting energy, and then looked at the two basketball-sized Honeycomb Blocks in his backpack.

With a thought, he grabbed one and held it directly against his chest.