[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 566

Millions of hot yellow tendrils of divine energy flow through the enormous fruit in my Greater form's hand.

It looks like a meter-tall peach that glows with a golden radiance, vibrating and humming, bending reality around it, making it seem heavier than my entire orange core.

However, at the same time, it feels as if it's as light as a feather, almost trying to float above my greater form's hand.

Ember's voice echoes through my mind in our link.

"That fruit has an absurd amount of higher frequency threads coursing through it. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just as potent as an entire yellow core..."

We approach the treeline again, and I widen my scope of perception to try and locate the lizard we just fought, but nothing comes back into my senses. The forest before me seems as if it's empty.

"What exactly are you implying? It will give me power... but is it safe to consume?"

There's a moment of silence, and I think back to the extreme surges of power and energy the insect creatures gained when they took a single bite of this fruit.

They grew in perceived strength and speed for fractions of a second, and it would take multiple other insects to subdue them.

If I were to consume a great deal more than a single bite, I'm almost certain I can land a finishing blow on the monster that lurks in these woods.

Ember replies as Soul Energy envelops his entire body, and I even feel a slight pull of his plunderer skill activate, draining mana and a small amount of orange divine threads from my aura.

"Yes, you'll be able to handle it... Stay focused, and don't stray far from me. I'll take care of the excess energy residue and keep you stable. You'll know exactly what I mean in a moment. Just focus on taking the shot, don't jump off my back, and I'll handle the rest."

I nod and take a deep breath in and out as we soar between the trunks of two impossibly tall jet-black trees, then bring the golden fruit to my Greater form's mouth.

In a single bite, the fruit disappears inside my energy form's mouth, and a burning hot sensation forms in my real body's heart.

I hear Ember's wings fly in the air, and my heartbeat syncs up with this motion.

My gaze spreads out through the seemingly empty forest again, then what feels like a hot spark of electricity surges through my body. It flows up through my chest, into my brain, and out through my eyes, blinding my vision with a yellow light. The yellow light instantly disperses and gives me a new burst of advanced perception similar to my enemy detection skill, however it can see everything including the trees, rocks, and even individual divine threads floating through the air.

A pulse of golden yellow energy flows from my forehead and spreads through the forest as we glide into it.

Everything that lurks in these trees becomes visible to me.

There are hundreds of buzzing insects and dozens of mutant chameleons stalking their prey.

The yellow light in my chest, brain, and eyes continues to expand and it gets hotter and hotter, making my body glow like a sun.

My self-regeneration skill works at full power as the yellow tendrils of energy wrap around every fiber of my greater form, however, it's clear this energy is far too intense for my body and orange core to fully contain if it keeps growing in intensity like that.

A line that Ember spoke earlier when we first entered this construct comes to mind when he warned Dane that if he were to eat a red fragment, he would be burned from the inside out and explode on the spot.