199 Waking up (2/2)

Well, considering the fact that he exchanged another five years in order to cast 'Salvation' and a whopping 50 years to summon Jubileus, he still has a long way to go. A lesser Longevity Pill should do the trick.

'But still, 50 years of longevity to summon a Deity in a weakened state to deal with my enemies? I'd say it's worth the exchange. Hey! I already had a 50% discount considering the fact that I've helped her before so, yay.'

His Energy Network also greatly benefitted from this. Every single fiber of his Energy Network, be it the channels or nodes, were strengthened. They expanded and became more tensile, allowing them to hold in more Energy Essence and purify them to a great extent. Along with this, his energy reserves also received a boost. He could confidently say that his energy reserves alone could rival a Half-step Knight Stage expert.

However, it wasn't only his body or his energy that experienced a great benefit from this medicine. His soul also experienced one.

Some of the medicinal properties seeped in to his Spiritual Sea and rushed towards his soul. Raven felt his soul shiver in excitement as the 'Thousand Leaf Sap' did its magic and aided towards the recovery of his soul.

In normal circumstances, Raven wouldn't dare to casually allow some medicine to aid the recovery of his soul. Despite the depth of his knowledge, dealing with one's Soul is a sensitive topic, one that has to be carefully considered for at least a dozen of times. It was even more sensitive for him as he was a person who's soul experienced two lifetimes.

He initially relied on natural healing. So long as his cultivated his energy and body, his soul will naturally recover on the side as well. Yes, recover. Raven's soul is, in fact, an old soul that travelled back in time thanks to the mysterious power of the Ancestral Divine Crown. Hence, he called it Soul Rebirth.

His soul is currently severely weakened, hence it could only do so much. The first time it was healed was when he consumed the Ritual Waters after their graduation from the Outer Branch of the Heavenly Cloud Institute but it only healed his soul enough to a point where it was 'awakened'. There's still a long way to go before he completely heals.

Without a doubt, this medicine is a great help with the recovery. He could feel a deep comfort from the depths of his soul. Raven basked on this feeling as he was fully aware that it would be a while before he could feel this again. Medicines that could heal the soul will only be effective once. Another reason why Raven was reluctant to use regular medicines to help on the recovery of his soul. Thankfully, the medicine he absorbed was made using Elemental Alchemy, this allows him to consume it without worries.

Raven kept absorbing the healing properties on the water until it was completely sucked dry. Raven's soul recovered by quite a margin, however not enough to experience a breakthrough. Nevertheless, he was immensely satisfied with his gains today.

*Grumbling*

'Well…'

Raven smiled wryly. He placed a hand on his stomach and let out a dry chuckle. What can he say? Being unconscious for a month and a half sure has its disadvantages as well. Hunger is one of those.

He stood up and dried himself. After he changed into a new set of clothes, he took out some of his food on his spatial ring. Despite his intense hunger, he decided to take it slow and eat some light foods first. Thanks to a little bit of enchantment and care, none of the food from his spatial ring were spoiled.

Eventually, his slow manner of eating transformed into a ferocious consumption of food. Raven had a big appetite originally, and being unconscious for quite sometime isn't a great thing for someone like him.

Now is definitely not the time to be picky. At first he was eating his dried rations but it didn't satisfy him at all. In his hunger, he used his Soul Fire and skillfully displayed his fantastic control over energies by lifting the raw pieces of meat to roast over the fire using his mental control, since his hands were busy placing food on his mouth.

Raven was so busy in his feast that he actually didn't notice that someone got inside his room. Imagine her surprise when she saw the supposedly unconscious friend of hers, sitting on a table and eating his heart out. It was a fantastical scene in all honestly, never in her wildest dreams that she would see a raw piece of meat sending itself towards the fire to be roasted. It was quite hard to extricate herself from being stunned upon witnessing such a scene but the thought that he was now awake, was enough for her to recover.

Her vision turned blurry, she sniffed and saw him turn around upon hearing her. She saw him smile, that same smile that he always say that everything's fine and gave a gentle comfort in her heart. She saw him open his mouth and say…

”Hey.”