After a while, Lin Ran, who had been dizzy from Luo Qingyan's scolding, finally returned to the Twin Villas.
Without even the time to complain, the nimble Lin Ran quickly pushed open the door and entered the villa's training room.
Luo Qingyan was probably also preparing to consume the Sun Holy Fruit and Dark Forbidden Fruit, so he didn't need to worry about her for now.
Lin Ran held the legendary Nature Spirit Fruit in his hand and connected his mind with it.
The cultivation manual "Natural Spirit Body" gifted by Matt also mentioned relevant information about consuming Nature Spirit Fruits.
The first thing to do was to use his innate talent to absorb the peel of the spirit fruit.
Due to the 100% compatibility with the Nature Spirit Fruit, Lin Ran's connection was very smooth.
Soon, the peel of the Nature Spirit Fruit, which was originally the size of a basketball, began to constantly scatter into powder and adhere to Lin Ran's body.
During this process, Lin Ran could clearly feel that his physical qualities were constantly improving.
Especially the boundless vitality brought by his innate Natural Spirit Body was becoming incredibly active.
Before long, the Nature Spirit Fruit had shed all its peel, leaving only a pulp the size of an egg.
Lin Ran did not hesitate and, following the guidance, swallowed the pulp in one gulp.
The next moment, an immeasurable surge of life force erupted within Lin Ran's body.
Generally, life force is a very gentle existence and does not easily harm people.
But perhaps due to the sheer volume of this life force, Lin Ran felt a burning sensation as if he had swallowed a ball of fire.
Furthermore, Lin Ran's internal organs and limbs felt uncomfortably stretched.
If Lin Ran's willpower wasn't strong enough, he might have even retched.
Stay calm! Stay calm!
This was a critical moment for assimilating the natural energy, and he absolutely could not slack off.
Wasting even a fraction of such a legendary and special heavenly treasure would be an immense loss.
Under Lin Ran's desperate forbearance, the life force finally stopped its relentless expansion and began to integrate into Lin Ran's body parts.
Crack! Crack!
Crack! Crack!
Under the rampant assault of this life force, Lin Ran's bones emitted crisp sounds, gradually becoming crystal clear.
His skin, flesh, and blood also faintly flowed with seven-colored auspicious light.
Lin Ran only regained consciousness from this peculiar growth process after an unknown period of torment.
Upon glancing at himself in the mirror, Lin Ran was astonished to find that his skin had become significantly fairer.
However, his well-defined muscles had not weakened in the slightest; instead, they possessed even more explosive power.
The ceaseless surge of vitality within him and his heightened perception of all natural elements proved one thing.
That is, Lin Ran had once again undergone a complete metamorphosis!
The most direct feeling was that the increase in life force provided by his Natural Spirit Body had surged from over ten times to more than thirty times the original.
And the attribute of affinity with natural elements, which previously only enhanced resistance, had finally begun to exhibit some of its potential.
For instance, Lin Ran could now communicate with the elemental grass in the vegetation, the elemental wind in the gentle breezes, and the elemental water in the trickling streams to gain additional perception and information.
This feeling was as comfortable and blissful as merging with the entire natural world.
Concurrently, all of Lin Ran's attributes had undergone a comprehensive sublimation under the effect of the Nature Spirit Fruit on his body.
For example, his combat power had once again soared!
Name: Lin Ran
Gender: Male
Current Identity: Citizen of Dragon Country, Special Enrollee (Chaos Department) of Qing Jing Yan Yun University, Class of 3077
Identity Code: 306002290000835671
Awakened Rank: One
Combat Power: 12796
Executor Level: A
Military Rank: Staff Sergeant First Class
Hunting Points: 23768.5
Merit Points: 17456.8
With the consumption of this one fruit, Lin Ran's combat power directly surged from the previous 8790 to the current 12796!
At this point, he had earned the opportunity to undergo the second-rank Awakened trial.
If he passed, he would officially become a second-rank Awakened.
With his current strength, crushing Lu Yuan and the other seven would likely only require a few rounds of concentrated "Royal Treasure" bombardment.
Moreover, Lin Ran still had nearly a hundred gold-grade heavenly treasure exchange coupons in his possession, all of which were given to him by Matt previously.
Consuming these heavenly treasures would further boost his combat power.
However, this time, he wouldn't need to exchange them all for heavenly treasures that increased mana cap.
Lin Ran had basically achieved infinite mana regeneration, so he wouldn't be lacking in that regard for now.
The priority was to elevate all his attributes.
Having decided on these matters, Lin Ran took a deep breath and walked out of the training room, glancing at the scenery outside the window.
Good heavens, he hadn't expected to be meditating for so long; it was already completely dark outside.
Checking the time display on his bio-chip, it was already half-past nine.
So, how was Luo Qingyan doing?
Lin Ran had only intended to stand by the window and glance around, but to his surprise, Luo Qingyan's door, which connected to the area linking their twin villas on the first floor, was open!
What was there to wait for? He might as well go in and take a look!
Lin Ran did not hesitate for a second and, following the passage, entered Luo Qingyan's villa.
Logically, Luo Qingyan's training room should also be on the first floor.
He just didn't know if she would choose to consume the fruit in the training room.
The layout of the twin villas was basically symmetrical, so Lin Ran quickly found Luo Qingyan's training room.
Peeking inside, he was immediately met with a stunning sight.
Luo Qingyan, with two black wings on her back, leaned against a chaise lounge, her entire body shimmering with faint purple energy fluctuations.
Perhaps due to the influence of her Fallen Angel innate talent, Luo Qingyan's eyes had turned a seductive wine-red.
Combined with her languid expression, world-weary gaze, alluring crimson lips, arrogant demeanor, and exposed shoulder, she almost made Lin Ran's blood surge and his nose bleed.
"Mmm... you're here..."
"I just finished absorbing those two fruits and am still a bit disoriented..."
"Come, give me a hand..."
With a hoarse and magnetic voice, Luo Qingyan slightly adjusted her posture to be more graceful, staring directly at Lin Ran, her pretty face flushed.
Clearly, seeing Lin Ran's unwavering gaze and the way he swallowed, Luo Qingyan knew how alluring her posture had been just now.
Lin Ran took a deep breath, shook his head to clear his thoughts, then walked to Luo Qingyan's side and helped her up.
To his surprise, Luo Qingyan's legs suddenly went weak, and she collapsed straight into Lin Ran's arms.