’The data really is off. It seems this isn’t the Blood Sacrifice ability I was aiming for?’

After fusing the ability seed—created from the Celestial Traveler Venerable and an ability-bearing embryo—into his body, Qi Suian could feel a distinct change within himself.

’But it’s all within expectations.’

He knew that using Blood Heart Worm Eggs or the Blood Heart Worm King would result in discrepancies, to say nothing of the fact that he used the progenitor of the Blood Heart Worms, the Celestial Traveler Venerable.

Therefore, what he had obtained was likely the source of the Blood Sacrifice ability, rather than the Blood Sacrifice ability itself.

As the ability seed grew stronger, it soon fully integrated into his body. Under the influence of his Pineal Gland, it began to synergize with his Spirit Enhancement ability.

In truth, Qi Suian wasn’t too concerned with what ability evolved from the Celestial Traveler Venerable’s core. In his eyes, it was merely a stepping stone.

If it was useful, he would develop it further. If not, it didn’t matter; its primary purpose was to be a threshold for improving his strength.

All he needed was to cross that threshold.

So, in his view, it would be better to just let the Spirit Enhancement ability directly devour it, or simply have the two fuse together.

As the two abilities strengthened and synergized, they gradually began to merge...

The discomfort in his Pineal Gland made Qi Suian feel dizzy and disoriented.

Looking at the data, Qi Suian understood that a new ability was being born.

This was his plan all along. Having too many abilities wasn’t necessarily a good thing, especially since the Blood Sacrifice ability had major limitations and was barely effective unless paired with the "Blood Sacrifice Demonic Sutra."

His Spirit Enhancement ability, on the other hand, was a passive one that had always been incredibly reliable.

’This should be considered... a success, right?’

Qi Suian sensed the completed fusion. His Pineal Gland had already taken on a new form.

’Blood Sacrifice forcibly extracts the Cold Energy from a target’s body through slaughter to replenish my own.’

’But since I used the core of the Celestial Traveler Venerable, the effect is not only more potent, but it also goes beyond plundering Cold Energy—it can devour flesh and blood as well.’

’And with Spirit Enhancement as the dominant component, the resulting ability seems... a bit sinister, doesn’t it?’

If a person is divided into Essence, Energy, and Spirit, the original Blood Sacrifice ability could only plunder Energy. Upgrading it with the core of the Celestial Traveler Venerable allowed it to plunder Essence, which corresponds to the physical body.

Finally, combined with his second ability, Spirit Enhancement—the one from his failed attempt to become a Zombie Dominator—it could now even devour Spirit.

In other words, Qi Suian could now completely devour a living being. As long as it encompassed the three domains of Essence, Energy, and Spirit, he could use it for recovery, temporary enhancement, or even release it directly.

’Isn’t this just the Absorption Technique...?’

Qi Suian opened his panel to take a look. Sure enough, the name of his ability had changed.

It had changed from "Spirit Enhancement" to "Feast."

[Feast]

[Quality: S]

[Trait 1: Spirit Attribute +50%]

[Trait 2: Physique Attribute +50%]

[Trait 3: Banquet Fare]

’It’s still S-grade quality, but the effects are so much stronger.’

What satisfied Qi Suian the most was the addition of Trait 2, which gave both his Spirit and Physique attributes an extra 50% boost.

As for Trait 3, he wasn’t too concerned about it.

If devouring something allowed him to permanently increase his own attributes, he would certainly be happy, as it would be another channel for getting stronger.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t. It only provided a temporary boost, and he had already tried it—the effect was rather average.

More importantly, it conflicted with the Tai Sui God.

After Qi Suian devoured something with Feast, its value as fuel plummeted.

’But it’s not completely useless. The energy from devouring can be used as energy for cultivation.’

’So its purpose isn’t for slaughter, but to acquire nutrients for my Cultivation Technique.’

’The downside is that this thing is an active skill. I have to personally activate it to absorb anything.’

’And it only provides the means of extraction, with no long-term storage method. Once it’s in my body, it just becomes a substitute for nutrients and gets absorbed.’

’It would be pretty good for a battle of attrition, though.’

Qi Suian quickly figured out the use of Feast’s third trait, Banquet Fare.

Suddenly, he thought of a way to exploit a bug.

Without hesitation, he used Feast on himself. Normally, it was meant to be used on enemies or objects.

After all, it was a higher-tier version derived from the Blood Sacrifice ability.

When he used Feast on himself, Qi Suian could feel everything inside his body being converted into a unique nutritional energy.

Because he wasn’t resisting—in fact, he was cooperating—the effect of Feast was incredibly powerful. It took no more than ten seconds to completely drain Qi Suian to death.

When he resurrected, he reappeared in the same spot, and the energy converted by Feast was immediately absorbed by him.

And because it originated from the Feast ability and was converted from his own body, aside from the energy lost during the resurrection from Death Reconstitution, he absorbed the remaining energy without any loss.

"HOLY SHIT!!!"

"It really works! I can exploit the bug!" Qi Suian’s voice jumped half an octave.

Devouring others meant competing with the Tai Sui God for food, but if he devoured himself and then used Death Reconstitution to resurrect, there was no problem at all.

’I really do just melt in my own mouth.’

’With this, I can continue to improve the Death Potion too.’

’If I can find a way to store this energy, doesn’t that mean I can get a massive supply of provisions?’

Qi Suian felt that besides its passive boosts, the Feast ability’s active skill was also quite good.

But after carefully examining the principle behind it, he found it was actually quite simple. It worked by releasing a Profound Virus to "eat," and in the process, converting the matter into nutritional energy that was only useful to Qi Suian.

In his body, it was nutrition. But if anyone else dared to ingest it, it would be a terrifying virus.

In essence, it was still a variant of the Profound Virus. Qi Suian named it "Feast Energy."

’With this energy supply, I won’t need to acquire external resources for my cultivation anymore.’

’I can just convert it myself.’

Qi Suian knew that Feast was essentially an enhanced version of Blood Sacrifice. However, when it came to its application, he had chosen a much more efficient method.

[According to calculations, you do not necessarily have to convert energy by dying and using Death Reconstitution. You can directly absorb energy from the Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor via the flesh conversion function of the Viral Bloodline Implant Module.]

[Of course, if you can find a flesh-based Energy Module to install, and then use the Pineal Gland—the vessel for your Feast ability—as another module...]

[...then you could obtain a long-term energy input for replenishment, allowing you to maintain peak efficiency at all times.]

"The other parts are manageable, but a flesh-based Energy Module is hard to find."

’Especially a type with no hidden dangers.’ Qi Suian was tempted, but the difficulty was immense.

’As for using my own heart? That hardly counts as an Energy Module.’

’At best, it’s just a material module.’

’To put it simply, the heart of the Profound God when it was alive would be a perfect fit.’

Therefore, to satisfy both the "flesh" and "energy" requirements, the absolute minimum would be the heart-core of some powerful creature.

[You are overly concerned. The core of a Cold Energy Monster might suffice.]

"Not good enough. In my research report, section..." Qi Suian presented his argument: "The activity and strength of a Cold Energy Monster’s core are insufficient for it to function as an Energy Module."

"This is a real hassle. Let’s shelve it for now and use the Supernova Chimeric Reactor’s energy for replenishment."

"Even with my own energy consumption added on, it should be enough, right?" Qi Suian asked.

The conversion efficiency would indeed be lower, but for Qi Suian, it was enough. After all, it’s not like he was some powerhouse.

The Tai Sui Divine Armor Value wasn’t high, but its modules were absurdly strong.

Since their debut, the Floating Cannons had been unable to insta-kill only the Blood Moon and the Golden Light Man; any other enemy, no matter how strong, was guaranteed to die if hit.

Therefore, for a fellow SSS-grade module like the Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor, lending Qi Suian a bit of energy was nothing. It had more than enough for him to squander.

The reason the AI chose to provide the extra reminder was that it was beneficial to Qi Suian.

But for Qi Suian, a flesh-based Energy Module wasn’t worth wasting on Feast at this stage.

Even without an external supply, he could just exploit the bug and use himself as nutrients.

[Of course it’s enough. It can even keep you at the absolute peak state of Feast Energy at all times.]

[Then I will now officially begin the interface process for you.]

"Proceed."

"Also, show me the reports on the amount wasted during conversion and the total volume." The moment Qi Suian finished speaking, he felt his Feast ability being activated.

Then, through the Viral Bloodline Implant module, a massive amount of Feast Energy was generated, and in an instant, Qi Suian understood the meaning of "overflowing."

However, because there was no good storage method, it began to be constantly absorbed and dissipated.

If the amount was small, it would be used up by the body on the spot as a substitute for nutrients. But with such a large quantity, it naturally had to overflow.

But as soon as any of it was absorbed or dissipated, the Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor would replenish it through the Viral Bloodline Implant, keeping him constantly at his peak.

Qi Suian finished reading the report. This bit of waste was the very definition of negligible.

The total amount wasted over an entire year was less than the energy supplied by a single one of the Tai Sui God’s SSS-grade modules operating for ten minutes.

’If the Dragon and Tiger Primordial Divine Force uses the boost from Feast, then the effect... tsk.’

’Looks like I’ve gone from a freeloader to a support class.’

Qi Suian could use Feast to enhance the Tai Sui God. Although he couldn’t boost modules like the Floating Cannons or the reconnaissance network, modules like the Viral Bloodline Implant and the Dragon and Tiger Primordial Divine Force could benefit from the corresponding amplification.

Thus, he could directly increase the Tai Sui God’s combat power.

At that point, he would output Feast energy to the Tai Sui God, and the Tai Sui God would, in turn, supply him with energy from the Supernova Strong Nuclear Reactor, forming a perfect, positive feedback loop.

To put it simply, the Tai Sui God would at least get Attack +1 and Defense +1.

[You have always been important. Please do not belittle yourself. The Tai Sui God and I both exist for your sake.]