Chapter 315 - 121: Angel Token, Astral Realm_4

"What’s this?" Zhuge Qingtian was taken aback.

"It can restore and strengthen your Spirit, Essence, and Qi. Just let your Celestial Destiny Skill absorb it," Chen Yu explained.

Since they were going to be partners for the long haul, he saw no reason to hide it. Besides, this wasn’t his only ability.

He had plenty of trump cards up his sleeve.

When he stripped Life Force, he could absorb it himself or let others absorb it—the effect was identical.

Dongfang Yao didn’t hesitate. Showing complete trust in Chen Yu, she swallowed it in one gulp, and her Celestial Destiny Skill quickly absorbed it.

Her Spirit, Essence, and Qi were instantly boosted.

Seeing this, Zhuge Qingtian no longer hesitated and gulped it down.

He refined it in an instant, and his eyes lit up.

"Brother Yu, you have this kind of ability?!" Zhuge Qingtian stared at Chen Yu, his face a mask of disbelief.

This method of increasing Life Force was countless times faster than arduous cultivation.

Life Force doesn’t equate to combat strength.

However, with strong Spirit, Essence, and Qi, the power one could unleash would also be much greater.

If injured, one could also endure for much longer.

"Yes, it’s one of the abilities I’ve awakened. But it has a flaw," Chen Yu said.

"A flaw?" Zhuge Qingtian stared at him, stunned for a second, then checked his own condition.

’Everything feels fine. Where’s the flaw?’

"I can strip more Life Force from beasts I kill with my own hands," Chen Yu lied without batting an eye.

"Oh, so that’s the ’flaw’..." The two of them looked at Chen Yu and breathed a silent sigh of relief.

"How is that a flaw? Next time we find a Star Beast, we’ll beat it half to death, and then you can just finish it off," said Zhuge Qingtian.

Dongfang Yao nodded in agreement.

Chen Yu smiled faintly.

’Perfect. They bought it.’

Boosting power by stripping Life Force was important, but the Source of Life was the real key.

"Alright, it’s a plan then," Chen Yu declared.

"No big deal." Zhuge Qingtian waved his hand dismissively.

"By the way, Brother Yu... where did you pull that blade from?" Zhuge Qingtian blinked, looking at the sharp weapon in Chen Yu’s hand.

"This is my exclusive secret art of blade concealment," Chen Yu said, sliding the blade back into his pants pocket.

"That’s amazing!" Zhuge Qingtian’s eyes lit up as he looked at Chen Yu. "Brother Yu, teach me! That blade-hiding technique would be perfect for a sneak attack."

Chen Yu shook his head. "I can’t teach you this. One slip, and you could end your family line."

Zhuge Qingtian: "..."

He looked at Chen Yu, winced inwardly, and instantly abandoned any thought of "learning" the technique.

’The method was good, but... ending his family line was too high a price to pay.’

"Let’s go. We’ll keep looking," Chen Yu said, his Force Field scanning a ten-kilometer radius as they set off into the distance.

The other two followed close behind, and they soon vanished from sight.

...

Starlight illuminated the land, making the silvery ground shimmer and glow.

The leaves shimmered with starlight, creating a dreamlike world.

"BOOM—!"

A massive boom echoed through the mountains. Deep in a valley, a colossal Star Beast crashed to the ground.

"Fifty million... Not bad."

Chen Yu was very satisfied with the amount of Source of Life he had harvested.

He had only been inside for half a day and had already reaped fifty million units of Source of Life.

If his luck held for the month, achieving another physical Evolution would be no problem at all.

He spread his fingers, and in an instant, the Star Beast’s Life Force was stripped away.

With a single thought, Chen Yu split the energy into three globes of light. He took two-thirds for himself, dividing the remaining third between Zhuge Qingtian and Dongfang Yao.

After absorbing the globes of light, the trio’s Life Force was enhanced once more, and their Spirit, Essence, and Qi all rose considerably.

"So refreshing!" A blissful expression spread across Zhuge Qingtian’s face.

"Heh heh, at this rate, not only will we not suffer any drain this month, we’ll actually get a huge boost. This is even better than soaking in a Star Spring for a month."

Zhuge Qingtian said with a wide grin.

"This is just an appetizer. If we faced a Ninth-level Star Beast, the boost we’d get would be even greater," Chen Yu said calmly.

"Ninth-level..." Zhuge Qingtian looked at him. "Brother Yu, can we even handle a Ninth-level Star Beast?"

"I don’t know. We could give it a try."

"..."

’Try? If we "try" and get it wrong, the three of us will be having tea in the Yellow Springs!’