"Prince, Miss Lici is born with a blessed fate," the steward comforted him endlessly. "She is a fortunate child, no matter where she goes, she will not lack for food. Moreover, Master Yunyang is nurturing Miss Lici for the Struggle for the Saint Son after the Struggle of the Imperial Sons concludes. Then, she will definitely return."

"Alright, alright, I will manage the White Cloud Tower business well, earn more money, and store more exquisite gourmet ingredients, just waiting for that lass to come back and indulge!" Prince Heng seemed to have found new motivation, rejuvenating his spirit.

"Let me see, this time is it Shangguan Yunhong who gets first place, or Fang Yaowu who laughs in the end?"

At this moment, the Big Appetite Competition was nearing its conclusion.

Prince Heng also withdrew from his mixed emotions, focusing his attention on the climax of the competition.

"Hmm? Something seems amiss," Prince Heng furrowed his brow. "There are three people left on the field. The one on the left, a hulking figure as strong as a bear, flaunting horizontal-refined muscles, should be the martial Celestial Pride Fang Yaowu. The one on the right, with a thick and robust build like a standing giant elephant, is most likely Shangguan Yunhong who cultivates the Dragon Elephant Body Tempering Technique and possesses the Devouring Bloodline."

With Prince Heng’s discerning eyes, he could instantly identify them both by their physique and aura, even without having seen them before.

Some special Horizontal Refining Techniques, when practiced deeply, cause various anomalies in the body.

And Celestial Pride Level Black Tortoise Cultivators are even more prone to lose their human form. Therefore, they should marry early, as it becomes increasingly difficult to wed as time goes on.

However, it’s not necessarily like that for life.

In most cases, Upper Grade Horizontal Refining War Body Techniques, when cultivated to the Purple Mansion Realm, can be considered at Great Success, with a transformation back to simplicity. The appearance doesn’t seem too exaggerated compared to ordinary Black Tortoise Cultivators, only exhibiting the war body form during combat.

Undoubtedly, in past Big Appetite Competitions, the final victors were often large-goaled cultivators practicing horizontal refining war body techniques. Other Black Tortoise Cultivators have big appetites when cultivated to later stages, yet they cannot match the war body type.

But what did Prince Heng see?

Among those two big figures stood a woman who appeared quite "delicate and refined" in contrast, wearing a fairy-like women’s sword sleeve robe, her figure slender and graceful.

Though she wore a veil, obscuring her true face, her outstanding immortal aura was still palpable.

Especially her eyes, seemingly twinkling with starlight.

Whenever she lifts her veil to elegantly eat delicacies, the glimpse of her appearance already astonished the audience and defeated competitors.

"Go, Goddess, go! Defeat Fang Yaowu and Shangguan Tianhong."

The cheers rose one after another, growing louder and more exuberant, almost shaking the White Cloud Tower.

She didn’t eat quickly, and her movements were very elegant, but her pace was not slow at all.

A large piece of over ten pounds of roasted Spiritual Flesh, pinched up effortlessly, compressed swiftly by Profound Force to the size of a palm, was eaten in several bites. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Unlike the two burly men beside her, who tore off large pieces of roast Spiritual Flesh to eat.

"Girl, the way you eat is simply wasting valuable ingredients," Fang Yaowu commented in a deep voice. "You don’t genuinely savor the exquisite culinary skills of the White Cloud Tower chef."

Spiritual Flesh provides far greater replenishment to human qi and blood than ordinary meat.

As the Big Appetite Competition level rises and its popularity grows, the ingredients used become increasingly high-end. In the finals, White Cloud Tower even presented rare Tier Five Spirit Beef for the seed competitors.

Yet, although the meat is good, it easily fills the stomach. Ordinary people find it difficult to digest the massive qi and blood even from a small bite. Even Celestial Human Realm Cultivators must spend time cultivating and meditating to quickly digest the qi and blood, or they risk rupture of blood vessels from the overflow, leading to uncontrollable bleeding.

The woman completely ignored him, quietly eating piece after piece of roasted Tier Five Spirit Beef, showing no sign of bloatedness in her seemingly flat belly.

In contrast, the robust Fang Yaowu and Shangguan Yunhong started sweating from their foreheads, with their faces turning slightly red.

Evidently, the Tier Five Spirit Beef they are now consuming has approached their limit.

"Is Lici back?" Prince Heng stood up excitedly, but upon closer inspection, he sat back in disappointment, "It’s not Lici; Lici doesn’t eat as gracefully as she!"

"Hmm? The girl’s Primordial Water Profound Qi is unexpectedly pure and dense? It’s seamlessly circulating as if true Primordial Water flows within her body."

Being a late-stage Purple Mansion Realm cultivator at the same level as Master Yunyang, Prince Heng’s vision was incredibly sharp, identifying her abnormalities at a glance.

He could even vaguely sense a vortex of Primordial Water Qi over her stomach, spinning like a galaxy, grinding and absorbing the consumed food, converting it into pure qi and blood.

None of this qi and blood was wasted; instead, she absorbed it rapidly into her body, distributed by Primordial Water Profound Qi throughout her body, reinforcing herself bit by bit.