Sumatra's Greatest Fan - Chapter 164: Peak Gold

Chapter 164: Peak Gold

Upon consumption of the Mud Viper, the flesh particles entered the stomach, which promptly got converted into the stomach landscape.

The Mud Viper Tangible Nature didn’t have many requirements. A Decodus sapling appeared in the stomach world, where a nest took structure next to its base. Few of the sapling’s roots stuck to the inner walls of the nest, which the Mud Viper Tangible Nature nibbled upon for sustenance.

A Decodus Tree could reach a height of 400 metres upon full growth. It was the tree used to construct houses in the Varahan Empire, after being genetically modified by the First Generation Varahan Empress to internally include floor and house layouts in its stem.

A Decodus sapling was plenty enough to take care of a single Mud Viper, and hence, it appeared as such in the stomach world.

It wasn’t an actual Decodus sapling, but just the nutrients absorbed by his stomach taking on the respective appearance. It was more form than substance, serving only to emulate the Mud Viper’s original environment to assist its growth and development.

The goal of this stomach world was to assist the Spectral Boar’s growth.

As long as Torq observes the Mud Viper’s life in his stomach world, he would be able to understand it better, its way of life, how it ate, fought, and survived. This understanding will help assist him in using the Mud Viper’s Primary Nature better.

The greater his understanding, the better his application of the respective Nature, until he would reach the same level as the source Pranic Beast.

And then, depending on his insight, he could even exceed the original. Reaching this point was extremely hard, even for an Iron Grade Nature, as all creatures were the best geared to use their respective Natures.

“Can I eat a few more?” Torq asked upon feeling his stomach grumble.

“Help yourself,” The gruff man said and activated the effects of Rocky Intimidation, preventing the Mud Vipers from mounting any resistance as Torq fished out over ten Mud Vipers.

Primary Nature–Mud Ball!

He activated the power of his Mud Viper Tangible Nature and encased the captured Mud Vipers in Mud Balls, taking measures to bind them first. And then, he began to eat them one after another.

After every meal, the nutrients influx to his stomach increased. His stomach was storing a significant volume of nutrients. This was at its lowest performance, since the Mud Viper Tangible Nature was tiny, and had limited needs.

A larger Pranic Beast meant a larger space in the stomach for it to live within. And this entire space could be created using the nutrients influx, which basically implied a ginormous reserve.

’If I have something like an Empyrean Snapper in his stomach, the sheer amount of food I need to even build the required environment would need me to keep eating constantly for over a decade.’ He analysed, ’But once I do, I will be able to keep generating Prana for a long time.’

Basically, the nutrients served as a raw reserve, which his stomach could digest and convert to Prana according to his needs. It would allow Torq to keep fighting, if necessary, for years at a stretch.

As long as he holds a large enough Pranic Beast with extreme environmental needs, the scope of development and storage capacity for nutrients in his stomach will increase. Basically, even without a Nature, the Spectral Boar passively harnessed a power that could only be granted by a Gold Grade Nature.

’And in my case, the relationship between the Tangible Natures I grow will determine the scope of my stomach world. That will decide my endgame strength.’ Completing his analysis, Torq kept eating nonstop, spending close to two days before he had eaten enough for the Mud Viper Tangible Nature to live a normal life in his stomach.

’Let’s calculate this worth…!’ He began analysing the nutrients upon treating the Mud Viper Tangible Nature as food. His stomach promptly digested it first, upon which the developed world was no longer necessary.

Hence, it merely became excess food in his stomach, which his body could no longer sustain. Therefore, its ejection process had begun, which meant an explosive diarrhoea.

It lasted for only for a few seconds however, as Torq only intended to use his rate of digestion and the respective shrinkage of the stomach world alongside the generated Prana to calculate.

Hurriedly, he consumed the last Mud Viper, allowing it to become a Tangible Nature in his stomach. Since a Tangible Nature appeared, the dwelling meant for it remained as such, preventing the nutrients gathered in the stomach from getting ejected out of the body.

“Hmm…” He focused on the data he had collected in those precious ten seconds to collate his answer, ’If I were to avoid consuming food, and rely on these nutrients to survive while in human form, and continue my regular life, it’ll last me eight days.’

It might not mean much, but even in human form, Torq had a voracious appetite. If he were to assume his Pranic Beast form, the resources would barely last him a day. And the closer he gets to maturity, the greater his nutrition requirements get.

“Why don’t you remain in your Pranic Beast form?” The gruff man asked, “You can take your time adjusting to the physique differences.”

When Torq consumed the Mud Viper in order to obtain its Tangible Nature, he had to transform into a Spectral Boar. Only then will his Secondary Nature appear, using which he could obtain a Tangible Nature.

He barely maintained the transformation for two seconds, only to consume the heart of the Mud Viper before reverting to human form. As for why he did that?

“I feel too much hunger when I transform. I’ll take things a bit slow.” He made an excuse. But in truth, he wanted to refrain from revealing his Pranic Beast form. After all, once it reached maturity, a cultivation technique could be based on it.

Moreover, using Mystic Ravaged Art, he will be steadily developing it further, until it reaches the level of a Deity. Using Pranic Beast form was no different from revealing all the changes he was doing to it, which will reveal his identity.

Hence, he’d be refraining from ever revealing his Pranic Beast form, ’Besides, In a mere two days, I can reach a level where I can use my abilities without having to transform.’

The Tangible Natures he makes using his Pets will unleash their transformation and live in his stomach. He can have two Tangible Natures of himself at the moment. And each Tangible Nature of himself can have two Pranic Beast Tangible Natures.

Therefore, the Tangible Natures of himself will transform, assuming their Spectral Boar forms. These Spectral Boars will have two Tangible Natures each, which they could use now.

And they all lived in his stomach. Therefore, the moment a Spectral Boar Tangible Nature fuses with his body, he could harness the powers of its respective two Tangible Natures while in human form.

That was his greatest advantage, ’Since it’s against the norm, my enemies will be on guard against my transformation. They will never see my attacks coming from my human self.’