Chapter 20: Body Transformation
Yang Luo changed into a new tracksuit, taking off his soaked clothes.
Although the connection with the 'Master of the Temple of Divinity' was gone, Yang Luo still retained some of the information he left behind. Among them was the concept of body transformation.
According to the records of 'Temple of Divinity', once a 'Disciple of Divinity' absorbs the mysterious 'Elixir of Divinity', they not only obtain power beyond any ordinary person's imagination but also undergo a phase of body transformation.
During this phase, users of the elixir need to absorb a tremendous amount of energy, essentially consuming large amounts of food, to generate intense heat in the body to complete their transformation.
Once the transformation begins, users will continuously evolve. After completion, their bodies will no longer require such vast amounts of energy, and their appetite will significantly decrease.
Of course, beyond body transformation, there are other stages like 'spirit transformation,' 'divine transformation,' 'universal transformation,' etc. But these are ineffable and lack a systematic cultivation method, depending solely on the individual disciple's inspiration and talent.
Yang Luo wasn't familiar with the term 'body transformation.' The term was coined by Xi Gu as a mystical oriental name for the rapid growth period after using the evolution blood. As for the various "transformations," Xi Gu made them up without knowing how to achieve those states.
However, Yang Luo, who revered the "Temple Master" as a deity, believed all this without question.
Feeling hungry, Yang Luo decided to follow the instructions and begin his body transformation.
So, he ordered takeout.
— Five kilograms of chocolate.
A 100 grams of chocolate contains nearly 600 calories, about five times that of beef. Consuming five kilograms of chocolate is comparable to eating over twenty kilograms of meat.
Yang Luo thought that this calorific food would be more than enough, but over an hour later, he realized he was mistaken.
...
"The 'large amount of food' mentioned ... is this massive?!"
Four hours later, Yang Luo, wearing a duckbill cap and coat, stepped out. Walking on the street, he felt as if chocolate filled him from his stomach to his mouth. Just thinking of the taste made his face turn a bit bitter.
Just three hours ago, the five kilograms of chocolate arrived. The moment Yang Luo tasted the chocolate, his hunger seemed tangible, consuming him.
Even though he wasn't uncomfortable before eating, the moment the food touched his mouth and the calories circulated in his body, it felt like a switch was turned on. He was desperate for food.
"Food, food, food, food..."
In the blink of an eye, the five kilograms of chocolate vanished. During his frenzied eating, Yang Luo ordered even more, tipping the delivery rider to bring several more boxes of chocolate quickly.
While waiting, he scoured his home for any snacks like cookies and chips. But these small portions only intensified his hunger.
— Until the rider finally delivered several boxes of chocolates. Only then, amidst a feast, did he find satisfaction.
...Oh.
When he snapped back to reality, Yang Luo realized he had spent more than eight thousand on two hundred kilograms of chocolate. Only a few kilograms and numerous empty boxes remained in his rental house.
"Is this 'body transformation'?"
Yang Luo marveled.
He had just consumed an amount of food heavier than his body weight, yet, mysteriously, no weight was gained. Even standing on a scale showed no change.
But only Yang Luo knew that the immense heat was being converted into a rapidly circulating energy within him. Every moment, his strength, speed, reflexes, recovery rate, and overall physical abilities were all rising.
"… Such a staggering power."
With these thoughts, Yang Luo caught his reflection in a storefront window.
The man reflected in the window looked just like him, but everything—from his eyes, complexion, to his overall demeanor—had undergone a significant transformation.
If before he looked haggard from constant overtime, appearing closer to thirty-five or thirty-six despite only being in his early thirties, now he radiated energy, looking more like a young man of twenty-six or twenty-seven.
Moreover—
"It seems I've grown taller, by about three to five centimeters—is this another effect of the elixir?"
Yang Luo shook his head.
The revelations he experienced in a single day were staggering. The seemingly minor detail of growing taller after reaching adulthood no longer fazed him.
"Heh…"
Smiling at his reflection, Yang Luo adjusted his duckbill cap and continued on his way.
…
The sign "盛意" still hung high above the building. It was a familiar sight, a familiar setting.
From across the street, Yang Luo sat on the eighth floor of a business building facing Shengyi's main office, looking at it through the window of a café.
It was now eight in the evening. The towering building stood tall under the night sky, with only a few scattered figures emerging from its lobby.
As time ticked away, more employees left after nine o'clock, and by ten, even more streamed out.
Yang Luo knew all too well why Shengyi offered free transportation for those working overtime past ten. In the past, he had viewed this as a humane benefit offered by the company, but in reality, it was just a way for the company to squeeze every ounce of energy from its workers, only to discard them once used up.
One by one, young employees with tired faces emerged, waiting or boarding vehicles.
Every day, before arriving at the company, they were as energetic as the oxygen inhaled into one's body, but by night, they were like the carbon dioxide expelled.
It had always been this way, and Yang Luo was no exception.
"Have I always been striving for such a life?"
Yang Luo pondered.
Then, after most of the employees had left, a familiar figure appeared at the company's entrance.
With his enhanced vision, Yang Luo could clearly see every detail, down to the number of hairs on that person's head.
— It was him.
— His former "Team Leader."
Confirming his target, Yang Luo expressionlessly drained his bitter Americano and left the café.
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