On the plains, Lance obliterated the skull of a Silver Tier, Rank 7 bear-type Void Beast with a single, devastating punch.

  However, standing over the massive carcass, Lance fell into deep thought.

  "Wait. If memory serves, low-grade Alchemy Potions are essentially refined from about a ton of Silver Rank Void Beast flesh. The raw meat is the raw material. If I apply War Art Reconstruction directly to this flesh, couldn't I harvest massive energy reserves?"

  Looking at the beast before him, he decided to test the theory immediately.

  Lance drew a bone blade fashioned from a Void Raptor's rib and skillfully sliced open the giant bear's chest cavity. He dug out a Void Core glowing with faint blue light.

  The core contained dense energy, but it leaned more towards spiritual mana. Lance didn't waste a reconstruction quota on it; instead, he stowed it in his pack, figuring it might be useful for soul recovery later.

  Next, he carved off a thick slab of bear meat and scanned it.

  System Alert: Silver Rank Void Beast flesh detected. Direct consumption Energy Reserve: 70.

  Life Blueprint Exploits detected: 6,451.

  Execute Reconstruction Program?

  Seeing the prompt, Lance's eyes blazed with intensity.

  "It works! Just one piece of raw meat provides 70 points of energy reserve. And the effects after reconstruction will definitely be more violent and potent than refined potions."

  Lance grinned. This meant that while hunting in the wilderness, he didn't need to carry expensive potions at all. The entire wilderness was his inexhaustible energy bank.

  "However, reconstructed Tier 2 flesh only equals a Low-Grade Military Alchemy Potion. To simulate the effects of a high-grade potion, I need at least Gold Rank—Tier 4 or higher—Void Beast flesh."

  Lance felt a bit helpless at that thought. Fighting an existence of that level with his current paper stats was still pushing it.

  "System, can I reconstruct the entire beast's flesh as a single unit?" Lance asked mentally.

  System Reply: Affirmative. Each Reconstruction Program can target one independent entity. The entire flesh of a Void Beast is classified as a single Biological Specimen Unit.

  "Perfect." Lance thought for a moment but decided not to use it on the bear.

  A Silver Rank beast's entire body would yield dozens of low-grade potions, but it was still just Silver. His Reconstruction Quota was precious. Rather than wasting it on a Tier 2 creature, it was better to find a Gold Rank (Tier 3) Void Beast.

  If he did that, he would have a "Super Supply Crate" containing the total energy equivalent of an Intermediate Alchemy Potion.

  He immediately opened his Retinal Map.

  "Hmm? This area is marked as an Orange Warning Zone. There's definitely a big Gold Rank fellow nearby."

  After Lance's Constitution (CON) hit Silver Tier, Rank 2, his explosive power had reached terrifying levels. Ordinary Silver creatures couldn't even break his skin. Only a Gold Rank opponent could truly test his limits.

  He closed his eyes and activated the sensory field inherent to his Elemental Saint Body.

  Instantly, everything within twenty kilometers transformed into fluctuating energy waves in his consciousness. Countless red dots representing Void Beasts flickered, but at the edge of his range, a massive energy source—burning like a sun—was diving toward him at breakneck speed.

  "Gold Tier - Low Void Beast! And it has a clear target. It's coming straight for me."

  Lance sneered. Talk about a special delivery.

  "Noir, fly higher. I'm handling this one personally," Lance commanded the three-headed whelp on his shoulder.

  Awoo! The little guy obediently flapped his wings, turning into a streak of black light as he shot hundreds of meters into the sky to watch the battlefield from above.

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  Rumble—!

  The distant jungle was shattered by violent force. Standing on a massive boulder, Lance watched as a behemoth wreathed in ghostly blue flames crushed the earth beneath its paws, charging wildly.

  Warning! High-energy biological reaction detected.

  Retinal Combat Lens Data Analysis...

  Target: Blaze Demon Wolf

  Rank: Gold Tier, Rank 1-3

  Description: Controls mutated fire elements. Possesses high olfactory tracking capabilities & Supernatural Fire Traits.

  Danger Level: EXTREME! Immediate tactical retreat advised! Repeat, immediate retreat advised!

  Piercing red alarms flashed frantically in his lens. Impatient, Lance muted the noise. If he didn't need the accurate data on his opponent, he would have turned the thing off ages ago.

  "A fire-type Void Beast with innate supernatural traits? Interesting."

  Lance's eyes narrowed. There was no fear in his gaze, only the thick intent of battle—and a hunger for high-purity energy reserves.

  "Decided. You're my new 'Supply Crate'."

  Lance sank into a stance, every inch of muscle coiling like a loaded spring.

  "Titanium War Body—Full Power Activation!"

  With a roar from Lance, a blinding aura of dark-gold Source Power erupted from his body. The terrifying waves of energy spread like a flood in all directions, and a dark-gold pillar of light shot over ten meters into the sky, illuminating the pitch-black wilderness like daylight.

  Without hesitation, Lance slammed his foot down.

  RUMBLE—!

  The earth beneath him couldn't withstand the instantaneous burst of pressure and collapsed into a crater several meters deep. Lance transformed into a streak of dark-gold light, shooting forward at a speed the naked eye could barely track.

  This speed even caused the charging Blaze Demon Wolf to show a very human-like expression of shock.

  In the survival laws of Void Beasts, size often dictated power. In its eyes, this puny human, not even two meters tall, was at best a slightly faster "Void Raptor."

  ROAR—!

  The Blaze Demon Wolf howled at the sky, the ghostly blue flames on its body burning even more violently. Its massive frame turned into a giant fireball, crashing toward Lance with an attitude that promised to crush everything in its path.

  "Titanium Collapse Fist!"

  Just as the two streaks of light were about to collide, Lance's internal mana exploded at full power. A punch, charged to the limit, landed with precision on the wolf's hideous skull!

  BOOM—!!!

  A dull, heavy sound resonated across the plains, the shockwave kicking up dust that obscured vision.

  The powerful Gold Rank (Tier 3, 1-Star) Demon Wolf was literally punched backward by Lance like a cannonball, tracing a miserable arc through the air.

  A small hill hundreds of meters away groaned under the impact as the massive body of the wolf was deeply embedded into the rock face. Half its skull had been shattered by the punch. Its once-arrogant eyes dimmed rapidly, and after two twitches, it was completely dead.

  Instant kill!

  A Gold Rank Void Beast with awakened supernatural traits hadn't even lasted a single exchange.

  In the core zone of the collision, the grass and trees were still burning fiercely. Lance slowly walked out of the sea of fire, his combat suit burnt black and his skin showing scorch marks.

  Undying God-Body activated automatically. Although the repair speed was significantly slowed due to his low internal energy reserves, Lance was pleasantly surprised to find that in this energy-starved state, his absorption rate of Aether Particles from the atmosphere skyrocketed by hundreds of times.

  Severe burns that would normally be fatal would fully heal in this environment within an hour at most.

  "Worthy of a supreme talent that exceeds the Human Cognitive Limit." Lance smiled as he felt the vitality breeding within him.

  He walked over to the corpse of the Blaze Demon Wolf.

  "The destructive power of the stacked and enhanced Titanium War Body and Titanium Collapse Fist is indeed a bit broken. But this is also because the beast underestimated me and didn't have time to release its true fire trait attacks. Otherwise, I'd have more than just surface wounds."

  Lance knew very well that if this Demon Wolf had gone all out, it would have been strong enough to rival a Gold Tier, Rank 3 expert.

  Awoo!

  At that moment, Noir swooped down from the sky, circling Lance anxiously, his three heads yipping in unease.

  "I'm fine. Damage like this gets reconstructed fast." Lance rubbed the little guy's big middle head.

  Sensing that his master's vitals were indeed recovering rapidly, Noir relaxed. However, he clearly took his anger out on the Demon Wolf. His tiny body lashed out, kicking the mangled corpse.

  BOOM—!

  With a loud bang, the hundred-ton corpse was kicked hundreds of meters into the air by what looked like a weak little kick, before crashing heavily back to the ground and turning into a pile of blurred flesh.

  "This little guy has quite the temper." Lance shook his head helplessly.

  He walked over, locking his gaze on the corpse.

  System Alert: Gold Rank Void Beast corpse detected. Life Blueprint Exploits scanned: 21,204.

  Execute Reconstruction Program?

  Note: This reconstruction does not include the Void Core within.

  Over twenty thousand exploits. This meant the potential of this flesh after reconstruction would jump straight to Grandmaster level. On a planet like Planet Silvermoon, a Grandmaster was strong enough to dominate an entire continent; even the Star Lord would have to be respectful.

  "It seems the System calculates core organs and flesh separately. The core must have even higher potential."

  Anticipation flickered in Lance's eyes. He deftly sliced open the wolf's skull with his bone blade and removed a Void Core glowing with a fiery red halo.

  System Announcement: Gold Rank Fire-Attribute Void Core detected. Energy Level Exploits scanned: 740,000! Execute Reconstruction Program?

  Seven hundred and forty thousand!

  The number made Lance's heart tremble. This meant the grade of this core after reconstruction would touch the level above Grandmaster—Planetary Rank!

  "Execute all Reconstruction Programs! Immediately!"

  Without hesitation, Lance issued the highest authority command.