<h4>Chapter 1430 Lava Ecosystem</h4>


    Rui found it particrly stupid that theva golem even bothered trying to eat him in the first ce. This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    ''The power of the Martial Heart is not something he could harness even if he ate me.'' Rui tutted. ''It is vast reserves of biochemical potential energy that can only be harnessed with human metabolism and the Martial Path. You''re not going to be able to harness it just by eating Martial Artists.''


    It was what separated Martial Artists from monsters and beasts. The source of the power of the former did note from their mass or volume. The source of their power was the various untapped potentials that every living being possessed, a potential that only humans had the sophistication of mind to unlock.


    It was why Martial Artists could fight beasts and monsters that were astronomicallyrger than them and stille away victorious as Rui had. Martial Artists had too many advantages over too many unwieldy beasts. Most of the continent was part of the human domain, and only the core and the central sections of the continent were part of the Beast Domain along with many secondary patches and streaks here and there.


    Rui heaved a sigh before forging on forward through the ashyva territory. One thing he realized he was wrong about was the assumption that a singleva golem was responsible for all of this.


    Apparently, he was wrong. The entire region was filled withva golems.


    ''Tsk, I can''t afford to get into a battle with every single one of them.'' Rui tutted. ''For now, I''ll avoid using the Martial Heart and use the lesser Phantomind Void technique to avoid garnering attention.''


    He quickly activated the technique, misdirecting the golems away from him as he briskly crossed the entirety of theva forest. One thing that surprised him was that the vegetation grew to be more and more dense and alive as he passed through this territory.


    Trees, shrubs, and even grass started to form again in thevadennd. Rui''s face shed with surprise as he studied the trees that not only seemed to survive despite theva but also actively seemed to revel in it.


    His eyes widened with shock as he saw streaks and small streams ofva flowing up the barks and the wood of the trees all the way from the roots.


    ''The trees are consuming theva!''


    He hadn''t heard of any flora that was capable of absorbingva as a part of the nutrients it needed to sustain its existence. But at this point, he was used to being surprised by the fantasies of this world.


    However, if there were species of flora that requiredva to survive, then Rui could understand how these trees could flourish in an environment like theva domain of the Great Forest of Hypnonarak.


    The most annoying part of these otherwise incredible species of flora was that they still consumed mental energy. Rui groaned as he felt the tug on his mind, weakening him minutely with every passing second and minute. As expected, although the Hypnomaster seemed to prefer the diversity of life, the theme of the forest had not yet changed.


    Only someone strong and powerful in mind could possibly survive the sheer amount of mental energy drained throughout the journey to the center, a curse that only grew more powerful as time passed.


    ''However, it makes sense,'' Rui realized. ''The golems do not have organic electrical phenomenon sustained by biochemical metabolism. They too would be drained had they possessed such a biology.''


    The longer he traveled the more he came across a rich and biodiverse ecosystem that was centered around the abundantva and magma that theva golems regrly generated and spewed out. Rui couldn''t make much progress in understanding the biophysics and biochemistry of such vegetation.


    Thevaden biodiversity was a sight to see. Every flora lifeform wasva-stridden across their trunks, stems, branches, and leaves. It appeared that these lifeforms no longer relied on sr energy seeing as he couldn''t spot any chlorophyll. Instead, they werergely ck to contain as much head as could be harnessed.


    He could sense small reservoirs of gatheredva within each of them, being used to heat up a variety of different substances and chemical reactions with their heat. It suggested that the principle was to employva as a source of heat rather than directly as fuel.


    Perhaps it could generate biochemical energy from great sources of heat. Rui could imagine an endothermic reaction that required a lot of heat to produce a chemical product simr to the human ATP, the molecule responsible for all human energy, that could generate energy in a simr manner.


    He had a sinking suspicion he was on the right train. Unfortunately, his background in biochemistry and organic chemistry was woefully shallow. Although his enhanced mind allowed him perfect recall of all the knowledge he had ever known in his previous life, he had never delved into the field all that much.


    Regardless, he had no doubt that the strange and magical materials and substances of this world undoubtedly allowed for such a thing to be possible in the first ce. He was rtively certain that such lifeforms would have been impossible back on Earth.


    Regardless, as fascinating as all of this was for his mind, it was not very amusing to his body that could not consumeva and magma to survive. He wouldn''t be able to eat a single thing within this domain to fill up his stomach.


    ''Not good.'' He had already used his Martial Heart twice, and the expended energy would need to be fully restored.


    His body would immediately begin the process of restoring the Martial Heart from his conventional stamina if needed, thus not having a source of food after using the Martial Heart extensively was not a good idea.


    He picked up the pace, bursting through theva forest at speeds that far exceeded that of even sound, weaving through trees, and rocks, at top speed, uncaring for theva that harmlessly sshed on his attire and flesh.


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