"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Hearing Ye Feng's cry of pain, Xiao Xiao, who was observing their surroundings with binoculars, immediately put them down and turned her head, asking with concern.
"I'm fine!"
Ye Feng gritted his teeth and waved his hand at Xiao Xiao, his consciousness returning to his mind.
He saw that the [Strength] and [Agility] on his personal information panel were continuously decreasing from 811, dropping to 801 within a few breaths.
At the same time, the pain in various parts of Ye Feng's body gradually subsided...
"This... this manual point allocation doesn't work anymore?"
Ye Feng was both surprised and puzzled.
Afterward, Ye Feng tried several more small point allocations, each time causing his body to be in excruciating pain.
Even adding just 1 point would make his body ache...
"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~......"
After a series of attempts, Ye Feng was panting, his body covered in sweat, and his face somewhat pale.
Xiao Xiao looked on with a worried expression, but Ye Feng was deeply focused, clearly doing something, so she didn't dare to disturb him...
"Hey, system, why can't I allocate points anymore?"
Ye Feng couldn't help but ask the system again, suspecting some kind of malfunction.
"The host's physique has changed, and ordinary point allocation is not possible. Currently, point allocation requires the absorption of arcane energy!"
The system's mechanical voice immediately sounded.
"Absorb arcane energy?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, recalling what Ling had told him earlier.
According to Ling's explanation, even without awakening the origin arcane energy, one could passively absorb arcane energy.
The cultivation of arcane energy practitioners involves awakening their origin arcane energy, activating the arcane energy within cultivation resources like arcane stones, and then absorbing it into their bodies. They use their origin arcane energy to absorb, temper, and convert it into their own arcane energy...
The more origin arcane energy one possesses and the purer it is, the more arcane energy they can control, and the stronger their power becomes!
As for items like arcane stones, they naturally emanate arcane energy. If one is close enough, the arcane energy will enter the human body without any active effort from the person...
Of course, this situation is often dangerous, especially with elemental arcane energy, such as fire attribute. At best, it can make a person irritable, and at worst, it can cause internal organ burns and endanger their life...
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng remembered that the [Shop] had refreshed 6 arcane stones that morning.
Quickly, Ye Feng took out one of them, which was about the size of half a palm.
Unlike the warm, jade-like lightning arcane stone that Yan had given him, the arcane stones refreshed by the [Shop] had rough surfaces and uneven colors, looking like ordinary stones.
The next second, a dilemma presented itself to Ye Feng: he didn't know how to absorb the arcane energy from this arcane stone.
After all, he didn't have origin arcane energy. He couldn't sit cross-legged like Ling, activate his origin arcane energy, stimulate the arcane stone, and then absorb it...
"Hey, system, how do I absorb arcane energy?"
Ye Feng couldn't help but ask a very crucial question again.
To Ye Feng's disappointment, the system remained silent.
"This is so troublesome!"
Ye Feng scratched his head, feeling a little dejected.
Because he couldn't absorb arcane energy, it meant he couldn't allocate points, and if he couldn't allocate points, he couldn't become stronger...
Although Ye Feng now possessed some strength, which might seem very powerful to some explorers, he knew very well that he still had a long way to go to reach the true peak of power...
"Hmm... I'll try it!"
After thinking it over, Ye Feng clenched the arcane stone in his hand, closed his eyes, and began to sense carefully.
During their time in the Frost City, Ye Feng and his companions weren't just sightseeing.
During those days, Ling had introduced him to several methods she knew for awakening origin arcane energy, many of which were secret techniques passed down through generations... She had Ye Feng try them, hoping he could awaken his origin arcane energy, but Ye Feng had failed every time...
Finally, in her helplessness, Ling told him about the most fundamental aspect of arcane energy cultivation...
"Using origin arcane energy to absorb external arcane energy is a mysterious feeling, difficult to describe accurately in words."
"In short, it's a kind of spiritual induction, sensing the arcane energy within the arcane stone... The methods currently circulating are, strictly speaking, simplified versions of this method..."
These were Ling's exact words at the time.
Thus, Ye Feng conceived a bold idea!
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes snapped open.
Because he had just sensed a fluctuation of arcane energy, and after looking around, he found no one else nearby, nor any objects like the aerial tramway in Frost City that carried arcane energy...
"Could it be the arcane stone in my hand?"
Ye Feng was very pleased, and then closed his eyes again, sensing carefully.
After a short while, Ye Feng sensed another fluctuation of arcane energy.
This time, Ye Feng didn't open his eyes directly. Instead, he concentrated his mind and sensed more meticulously, finally locating the source of the arcane energy fluctuation.
It was the arcane stone he was tightly clutching in his hand!
"This..."
The moment he accurately sensed the arcane energy, Ye Feng felt a surge of surprise.
Because his entire body was filled with an immense sense of power once again, a feeling he had experienced not long ago when fighting Bing Gu...
Perhaps it was because his eyes were closed, but this time Ye Feng's perception was clearer. He could even feel the power within his body moving according to his will...
Immediately, Ye Feng controlled this "sense of power" and directed it toward the arcane stone in his hand.
"Whoa..."
Ye Feng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Because as that "sense of power" came into contact with the arcane energy he had sensed, a peculiar sensation arose in his mind: he could pull and absorb the arcane energy...
Suddenly, Ye Feng, as if possessed, sat up and controlled that peculiar "sense of power" to pull and absorb arcane energy...
At this moment, Xiao Xiao, who was standing beside Ye Feng and watching, was astonished.
Because since just now, a faint white light had slowly appeared on Ye Feng's body. Then, as if summoned, the white light began to gather and flow towards the arcane stone in Ye Feng's hand.
Finally, wisps of white light emanated from the arcane stone, coming into contact with the white light from Ye Feng's body, and then merging, slowly entering Ye Feng's body...
...
Time ticked by, second by second.
"Ugh!"
Suddenly, Ye Feng let out a muffled groan.
As he absorbed more arcane energy, a sharp,胀痛 sensation suddenly struck him, forcing him to stop and open his eyes.
Upon opening his eyes, Ye Feng was surprised. His body was emitting a faint white light, visible even in broad daylight.
"This... this looks just like when Ling cultivated arcane energy!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but recall the scene when Ling, after demonstrating arcane energy absorption to Ye Feng, had her entire body bathed in shimmering water-like light.
"Did I also awaken my origin arcane energy?"
After observing and sensing himself, Ye Feng was greatly surprised, followed by a wave of elation.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Before he could rejoice for a few seconds, he became puzzled as the sky suddenly darkened...