Just as An Yi was about to use lock-picking to pry open the dark space, his hand suddenly stopped.
Although this place couldn't transform him into An Thirty, it possessed extremely dense dark spiritual energy.
At least ten times more than the outside world!
An Yi closed his eyes, slowly opened his hands, and curled his lips into a smile.
Devour!
Within the space, frenzied dark spiritual energy surged wildly, continuously flowing into An Yi's body.
At this moment, a dark vortex formed with An Yi at its center, sweeping up the surrounding spiritual energy.
Devour was a top-tier technique of the Night Sect!
It could forcibly absorb dark spiritual energy.
Spiritual energy of other attributes could also be absorbed, but it couldn't be digested by the meridians!
Back when An Yi used Devour to absorb icy spiritual energy to save Shen Muxuan, it was purely a suicidal move; even the system had almost failed to save him then.
An Yi sat cross-legged on the ground. As Devour was activated, his spiritual power climbed from the mid Qi Refining stage all the way to the peak of Qi Refining!
Damn, I can't take in any more!
An Yi opened his eyes, revealing a hint of regret.
Although Devour was a divine skill, it wasn't for unlimited absorption.
After all, his own strength had its limits.
Greed overreaches itself.
One must learn to be content!
An Yi understood this principle well, so he chose to tough it out.
Devour continued to activate!
Streams of dark spiritual energy continued to rush madly into his body.
An Yi was starting to struggle, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
However, the effect was also evident.
Soon, An Yi's spiritual power level broke through the peak of Qi Refining and entered the early Spirit Gathering stage!
Ding! [Barbaric Growth] mission completed! Evil Power +20, Reputation +1200!
Ding! Reward obtained: [Shadow Wings]!
Upon reaching the Spirit Gathering stage, the system mission was also completed.
But An Yi was a man with high demands of himself. He clearly understood that the more he absorbed now, the less sweat he would have to shed cultivating in the future!
Huff...
An Yi gasped for breath heavily, his face flushed, his eyes turning fierce and bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead.
Despite this, he still refused to give up and even increased the speed of absorption.
As he absorbed the space's dark spiritual energy, An Yi's blood vessels swelled, and terrifying cracks began to appear on his skin.
By now, his strength had slowly reached the mid Spirit Gathering stage!
Should I stop now...
An Yi's tense, trembling body had already been pushed to its limit!
System, allocate all twenty points of Evil Power I just got to Constitution!
While managing the Evil Power distribution, as Constitution was increased, the physical pressure dropped sharply.
It seemed he had a bit more room to spare!
Let me devour some more!
An Yi grinned, revealing a sinister smile.
By now, his skin had cracked, blood seeped out, and his bones made unsettling cracking sounds.
But An Yi paid no heed!
He continued to intensify the infusion of spiritual energy!
Finally, a feeling of a shackle breaking within his body emerged, as if his body had reached a whole new realm.
Late Spirit Gathering stage!
Thud!
An Yi could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to even open his eyes.
The flowing crimson blood formed a pool beneath him.
Ordinary people could never imagine how obsessed a lazy person is with avoiding cultivation... cough... how obsessed a true powerhouse is with strength!
Anyway, with his Undying Martial Body, he wouldn't die.
As time passed, An Yi felt his body had mostly recovered and slowly stood up.
Looking at his fully healed body, An Yi clenched his fist, feeling like he could still absorb a bit more!
Before he could even activate it, blood gushed up his throat.
Forget it, no more absorption!
An Yi looked at the boundless darkness, stretched out his hand, and activated his lock-picking skill.
Darkness Disperses!
The formation set up by the Golden Light Immortal at the cost of a hundred years of lifespan couldn't hold and was directly destroyed.
The darkness completely vanished, revealing the azure sky.
An Yi's figure reappeared beside the Sacred Spring.
Unfortunately, the black Sacred Spring had dried up, destined to become a legend... the legend of the thick one...
Via looked in horror at An Yi who had suddenly appeared, quickly dropping the coffin in his hands, and said in shock, "Boss! You're... you're still alive?!"
An Yi glanced at the coffin on the ground and said blankly, "What were you trying to do?"
"I... I thought you were... so I prepared a cenotaph for you."
As he spoke, Via took out the helmet An Yi had used to block the wind on his way here.
An Yi: "..."
He had words, but for a moment, he didn't know where to start.
Via looked at An Yi hesitantly, pondering, "Boss, you seem... a bit stronger."
"A bit? More than just a bit!"
An Yi revealed a haughty expression, waved his hand, and leaped into the air!
A pair of black wings shot out, under the sunlight, showing a metallic sheen, full of a strong sense of technology!
Via was shocked, "Boss, you... you, this..."
An Yi curled his lips into a charming, wicked smile, "Via, I'm heading back to Huangcheng first, see you another day!"
As he spoke, An Yi leaped up, his wings flapping as he flew away, leaving under Via's admiring gaze.
Flapping his wings, An Yi flew erratically, high and low in the air, moving slowly.
From a distance, he looked like a soaring black hen...
So slow!
Via, who was still waving goodbye, thought to himself with emotion.
Just then, flames coiled around An Yi's legs in the air, and he sprinted through the sky.
No matter what, the style must be maintained...
What the hell are these Shadow Wings! They're as slow as a top!
An Yi felt his mentality was crumbling.
That's when he noticed the words "Upgradable" next to [Shadow Wings].
It was only at Lv.1 now!
Damn system, trying to fleece me again!
Lv.2 actually requires 10 points of Evil Power! I'm not doing it!
An Yi was indignant.
Dragon girl! Come out and play!
Heavenly Net Forest.
Ancient trees reached for the sky. Even at noon, the light was sparse, the dense branches and leaves blocking out the sunlight.
A tall, cold-faced young man stepped on the withered wood, walking slowly.
His tattered clothes could no longer cover his upper body. His solid, powerful, yet not exaggerated muscles exuded a sense of oppression.
Especially paired with those cold eyes, they were even more soul-piercing than the beasts in the forest!
This person was none other than Lin Chen, who had immersed himself in cultivation within the Heavenly Net Forest!
Rustle, rustle!
The sound of wind through leaves echoed.
But faintly, it seemed somewhat different.
Lin Chen walked slowly, then stopped again. His gaze swept the surroundings, his tone icy, "Come out!"
No one responded.
He raised his hand, sending a blade of air sweeping out.
The powerful blade directly severed an ancient tree thick enough for a person to embrace.
Along with it, two martial artists hiding behind were also cut in half!
Lin Chen made a light grasping motion with one hand—the air vibrated!
Not far away, on a thick branch, a puff of blood mist erupted. A martial artist fell from the tree, crashing to the ground.
Clearly, already dead.
"Impressive. As expected of the second-in-command of the Asura Sect!"
An eerie young man slowly walked out from the dense forest.
Jade-green hair, triangular eyes—he looked sinister and ruthless!
Lin Chen showed a hint of vigilance.
This person didn't have the aura of a human. Having stayed in the Heavenly Net Forest for so long,
He could sense it at first glance.
This person was a demon beast!
The Cloud-Splitting Staff appeared in Lin Chen's hand. He slowly pointed it at the eerie young man, "Someone from the Hundred Ghosts Sect?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
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