The mountain was silent.
Broken.
Cracked.
Covered in gold.
Han Chandu stood before the remains of the Golden Jade Lion.
Unmoving.
Because now—
The fight was over.
What remained—
Was decision.
He moved.
Not toward the essence.
But toward the Beast Soul.
He summoned it.
The Crystal Back Turtle appeared.
Stable.
Heavy.
But not complete.
It stood still.
Then—
Its gaze shifted.
Toward the lion.
Han Chandu stepped aside.
No command.
No instruction.
The turtle moved.
Slow.
Heavy.
Toward the body.
Then—
It began to eat.
Not carefully.
Not selectively.
Everything.
Flesh.
Bone.
Blood.
Even the golden remains—
Consumed.
Time passed.
Steady.
Uninterrupted.
Until—
Nothing remained.
The entire Golden Jade Lion—
Gone.
No waste.
No remains.
Only empty jade.
A shift occurred.
Inside the turtle.
Its body—
Changed.
The shell expanded.
Crystalline layers forming.
Deepening.
Its limbs—
Thickened.
Strength increasing.
Its presence—
Rising.
Not complete.
Not finished.
But evolving.
The turtle stopped.
Its body glowed faintly.
Then—
Stilled.
Han Chandu observed.
Calm.
Because now—
This was expected.
Super consumption—
Triggered evolution.
But not instantly.
He dismissed it.
The form dissolved.
Returned.
Into the soul sea.
Because now—
It would evolve.
Slowly.
Over time.
Only then—
Did he turn.
Toward the core.
The Life Geno Essence.
Condensed.
Pure.
Stable.
He picked it up.
Consumed it.
→ Super Gene +1
→ Super Gene +1
→ Super Gene +1
→ Super Gene +1
→ Super Gene +1
He stopped.
By choice.
The remaining essence—
Left behind.
Because now—
He knew.
Anyone—
Could consume it.
Han Sen.
Because in the first santuary only when eating golden lion life essence he can consume any life essence
He placed it aside.
Calm.
Deliberate.
Then—
He turned.
The mountain remained silent.
Behind him—
Nothing remained.
The lion—
Gone.
Consumed.
Converted.
Within him—
Power increased.
Within the soul sea—
The turtle evolved.
Slow.
Unstoppable.