As he sucked, that arm-thick ginseng gradually shriveled up, until finally, every last drop of its juice was drawn out by him.
His body had involuntarily shifted into zombie form, and within those pitch-black pupils, a strange flash of gold passed by unnoticed by anyone.
Vast energy surged and crashed within Jiang Chen's body. Even with his powerful physique, he felt pain.
Yet amid this pain, the blood-like energy rapidly fused with him, strengthening his power.
The cultivation technique began to circulate, dramatically increasing the speed at which his body absorbed the energy. Even his soul power shot up rapidly.
Rank 37, rank 38, rank 39, rank 40.
After reaching rank 40, his level stopped rising, but the energy continued to pour into his soul power, accumulating.
This lasted for a full three hours before the energy contained within the ginseng slowly vanished, completely absorbed by Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen stood up and couldn't help but throw his head back in a long howl. A majestic aura erupted, his black hair flying wildly, his presence filled with an eerie, domineering ferocity.
Hu Liena, who had been cultivating in the spring water, woke up suddenly. She looked at this tall, upright figure in amazement, sensing in him an aura of bloodthirsty dominion.
Under her shocked gaze, a bright moonlit radiance suddenly descended from the sky, pouring straight into Jiang Chen through the crown of his head.
At this moment, Jiang Chen's consciousness was in a chaotic state; he was merely instinctively unleashing his aura.
After that beam of moonlit radiance entered him, in Hu Liena's stunned eyes, Jiang Chen's pupils suddenly blazed with intense golden light. The dazzling golden glow instantly illuminated the somewhat dim valley floor.
A heart-palpitating pressure erupted from Jiang Chen's body, startling Hu Liena into continuously retreating into the spring water.
Bang!
All of Jiang Chen's clothes exploded apart, revealing his robust physique. His entire body emitted a faint golden light. His muscles weren't exaggerated, yet they possessed a streamlined beauty.
The extremely smooth muscle contours, along with those perfect eight-pack abs, immediately captured Hu Liena's gaze.
Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Jiang Chen without blinking, as if she were looking at a priceless treasure, purely appreciating it from an aesthetic perspective, this near-perfect body.
She couldn't help but swallow hard, the clear gulping sound audible.
Suddenly, she noticed in surprise that on Jiang Chen's radiant body, streaks of golden things resembling tiny snakes appeared, swimming back and forth beneath his skin.
"What is that?" Driven by curiosity, Hu Liena forgot the terrifying aura Jiang Chen had released earlier and slowly swam toward him.
After approaching the shore, she realized those golden little snakes seemed to be some kind of energy.
"Could it be from that medicinal herb he ate earlier?" Hu Liena wondered.
She had seen the scene of Jiang Chen consuming the herb earlier. Thinking of how she herself had advanced several ranks, she concluded that Jiang Chen's current condition must also be due to that miraculous immortal-grade herb.
Seeing Jiang Chen standing motionless as if he had entered some special state, Hu Liena's heart began pounding wildly.
"I'll just take a look, I won't touch him." She cautiously climbed ashore, stepping lightly so as not to startle Jiang Chen awake, and slowly approached.
At that moment, the golden light that had persisted on Jiang Chen's body for several minutes began to retract. Those golden little snakes converged from all parts of his body toward his lower abdomen, finally disappearing into his dantian.
Hu Liena watched that spot curiously, still wanting to see what those golden little snakes were, but they vanished just as she drew near.
Right then, Hu Liena's eyes suddenly widened enormously, as if she had witnessed something utterly shocking. Her rosy lips parted slightly; she was so stunned she nearly cried out.
At the same time, she keenly sensed two scorching gazes fixed on her. She jerked her head up and met those burning eyes.
"Roar!"
Jiang Chen let out a low, hoarse roar. His legs bent slightly, then he kicked off powerfully. His body shot into the sky. In midair, a pair of wings crackling with thunder and lightning appeared. With a flap, a streak of light flashed past, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from the valley.
A spray of scorching hot blood fell from the sky, splashing onto Hu Liena and making her feel its intense heat.
Hu Liena stood dazed for a moment, then her cheeks flushed crimson as she turned and dove back into the water.
...
Jiang Chen stood atop the mountain peak, letting the cold mountain wind blow across his body. The earlier sensation of nearly exploding finally slowly subsided.
He felt fortunate in his heart; thank goodness, he had awakened in time. He didn't dare imagine what terrifying thing Hu Liena might have done if he had woken up even a little later.
He retrieved a set of intact clothes from his soul tool and put them on, then sat down on a large rock at the summit.
He began to carefully sense the changes within his body.
First was his soul power, which had reached rank 40. Then came his physical strength, power, and so on; all had seen a substantial increase compared to before absorbing that herb.
After careful examination, he estimated his overall physical qualities had roughly doubled.
"What exactly was that herb? Was it really not ginseng?" Jiang Chen wondered inwardly.
If not for its ginseng-like appearance, he would almost have thought it was the blood essence of some living creature.
But the greatest gain was not his soul power or physique; it was the ability he had awakened at the very last moment.
From that zombie's memories, he knew this was an innate divine ability, a powerful capability that only awakened at extremely high cultivation levels or under specific conditions.
The divine ability he had awakened was a pure power-based one: the extremity of force, where one force shatters all laws.
No matter how fancy your techniques are, I will simply smash you with one punch.
Innate divine abilities could grow. Though his power divine ability was still far from truly "one force breaking all laws," it was already astonishing.
With a thought, a profound power surged from the corpse core in his dantian and spread throughout his body.
An intense sensation of strength welled up. With just a slight exertion, the air around him began to tremble faintly.
"This power directly increases by five times!" Jiang Chen felt exhilarated.
His base strength was already extremely formidable; multiplied fivefold by this divine ability, he had no idea just how terrifying his true combat power had become.
Perhaps within the realm of Soul Ancestors, no one could withstand a single punch from him.
And if he added his first soul ring skill, which had already upgraded to five thousand years, his strength would rise even further.
Feeling an overwhelming rush of satisfaction, Jiang Chen genuinely wanted to find a top-tier power-type Soul Ancestor right now and beat the absolute shit out of them.
Suddenly, his heart stirred as he thought of Qian Renxue.
At this moment, Qian Renxue should be in Heaven Dou City, not far from here, inside the imperial palace.
It had already been four years since they parted, and Jiang Chen suddenly felt an intense longing for Qian Renxue.
Recalling that he still had several immortal-grade herbs on him, he felt it was necessary to deliver one to Qian Renxue.
The earlier one consumes an immortal-grade herb, the better the effect. Naturally, he hoped Qian Renxue could make use of it as soon as possible to improve.
Moreover, this would give him a chance to see Qian Renxue.
After so many years apart, Qian Renxue should have grown into a tall, stunning beauty just like Hu Liena.
"I wonder if she'll be surprised when she sees me?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but touch his own face; he was still very confident in his appearance.
With a thought, a small black bird rose from nearby and swiftly flew toward Heaven Dou City.
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