"Let's go to the next room."
"Hmm."
Ye Liang nodded blankly.
Before long, they passed through several more rooms. But this time, they weren't as lucky as before—the strange energy hadn't appeared even once.
Midway,
Ye Liang pretended to have a stomachache and deliberately left.
After distancing himself from the woman, he secretly returned to one of the rooms they had previously searched.
They had already been through these rooms, but back then, nothing had happened. He found a secluded corner and stepped in—the familiar warm current surged back the moment he did!
"So it really is here!"
He instantly understood!
These rooms actually contained energy.
It was just that you needed to step into the correct position to trigger the energy. The woman had moved too quickly and couldn't sense the warmth, so she never discovered it!
Ye Liang closed his eyes.
A surge of power rushed through him.
As this power returned, Ye Liang's strength as a martial cultivator came back too!
He pressed his temple thoughtfully.
"System! Has your energy been replenished?"
The system's voice came as expected!
"Thank you, Master. I've recovered from my exhaustion. This energy is purer than Chakra—it was pure energy, directly absorbable!"
"Hmm, got it."
Ye Liang smiled.
The moment he touched the torrent, he knew the System would recover, because this energy was purer than Chakra—it was pure energy, directly absorbable!
"System! Scan my body."
"Yes!"
The familiar voice echoed in his ears, and a transparent dashboard appeared before him.
[Body Strength: 33!]
Due to being in an energy-replenishing state, your strength is gradually increasing!
Ye Liang stared wide-eyed as the number on the dashboard rose from 30 to 33. He chuckled: "Well done!"
Cultivating physical strength had always been slow. It had taken Ye Liang over a decade to reach 30—yet now it had jumped up by three points at once!
Gradually, his fixed number stabilized at 39 and stopped rising. The final digit seemed extremely difficult—Ye Liang had absorbed energy from three more rooms but couldn't increase it further!
Looks like I've hit a wall.
True qualitative change in strength required a certain level of stimulation—like a bottle already full of water. If you couldn't compress the water inside, no matter what you did, you couldn't add more!
After absorbing energy from a few more rooms,
The masked woman came by as well. Looking at Ye Liang, she immediately showed annoyance. "Your strength has improved? Oh! So you secretly found another source of [Divine Power]! You've been hoarding it all to yourself!"
Ye Liang just smiled vaguely.
Just as the woman was about to fly into a rage, he suddenly pointed at the stone slab behind her.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
Ye Liang offered no explanation. He stepped onto the stone slab, and once again, a strong warm current surged forth! "[A Divine Power torrent] will appear here soon—you'd better come over now!"
The woman was startled.
Before she could react, she felt a hot breeze beside Ye Liang!
A Divine Power torrent was about to erupt—this was the unmistakable sign!
"Goodness! So it's actually true!"
She quickly got up and stepped toward it.
At this moment, the torrent surged around her in an instant. It felt like a sacred water purification—her body was instantly refreshed and renewed! A light, ethereal aura radiated from within her.
A satisfied smile appeared on the woman's face.
"I never thought I'd get the chance to receive divine power's blessing in my lifetime! Grandpa would be so happy if he found out!" She gently rubbed her smooth, cleansed skin as the torrent's purification continued.
Ye Liang quietly took a step back.
The torrent wouldn't vanish until fully absorbed.
Thanks to the System, Ye Liang had been able to absorb the torrent instantly before, but this woman was progressing too slowly. At this rate, it might take an hour or two before she finished!
He settled into a cross-legged sitting position on the ground.
A strange energy began rising from his body.
It was cultivation.
Ye Liang was using the technique bestowed upon him by Izanami. Although he had already returned the ancient book to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, he had long memorized its contents thoroughly.
Quietly, he recalled the book's teachings within his mind.
Wave after wave of golden energy surged from his body, flowing through his skin before diving back inside.
This process was strengthening his physical form!
Soon, foul-smelling mucus began oozing from his pores.
It was [Marrow Cleansing Transformation]!
Ye Liang had once purified his body with Sage Chakra before, during which similar mucus was expelled, but this divine power seemed even more effective!
Before long, his entire body was coated in a thick layer of blackened earth!
He slowly rose to his feet.
His strength had just broken through to level 40!
"Great! My realm has broken through!" he exclaimed joyfully.
At this moment, the woman had also completely absorbed the power of the torrent. She slowly opened her eyes—shimmering light danced within them.
"Physical strength level 48! This girl's power is almost at Susanoo-no-Mikoto's level?" Ye Liang used his system to gauge her strength, surprised by the result.
Susanoo-no-Mikoto was Takamagahara's Destroy God and the strongest among the younger generation. For such a young girl to nearly reach his level was astounding!
Thinking it was all thanks to his help, Ye Liang calmed himself down.
Because of Ye Liang's assistance, both engaged in an in-depth conversation.
According to the woman, her name was Aya Fujiwara, and she belonged to the Fujiwara Clan.
The Fujiwara Clan ranked as the second most powerful faction in Takamagahara. However, the younger generation of their clan currently lacked any particularly strong experts.
The Fujiwara Clan placed immense value on reputation.
If their young generation fell short of others, they would be deeply ashamed!
Therefore, Aya Fujiwara could only choose to enter this other world at such a time. If she could enhance her power within these ancient ruins, then upon returning, she could greatly elevate the Fujiwara family's prestige!
And perhaps even surpass the Izan family one day!
After their discussion, Ye Liang and Aya Fujiwara decided together to absorb several more residences. Soon, they arrived at a peculiar old house.
Strange—it basically meant it looked different.
All the other houses had domed roofs, but this one was uniquely built with a traditional tiled roof.
Ye Liang carefully pulled open the door.
A burst of dust drifted down. The interior was extravagantly decorated—the teapot even had carvings of nine dragons! Though Ye Liang didn't know much about the customs of this island nation, he could tell these tea sets were seriously high-grade stuff.
He stepped inside after Aya Fujiwara.
Right now, he was just a nobody—what people called a "weak chicken"—while Aya was a total powerhouse. Ye Liang might hate relying on her like this (and the shame of sounding like a kept man), but he had to face reality.
"This looks like a noble's room. With all these decorations, it must've cost a fortune."
"Mm." Ye Liang also nodded.
If it really belonged to a noble, then there'd definitely be a ton of divine power inside!
After traveling with Aya Fujiwara for so long, he had already completely understood where [Divine power] came from.
[Divine power] should be the energy left behind after someone passed away. While their bodies had turned into bones, their internal energy had seeped underground like oil, stored beneath the earth.
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