novelraw Chapter 649 623: Discovery (Part 2)
Chapter 649 623: Discovery (Part 2)
He exhaled heavily,
Staying too long in this perilous forbidden zone could drive someone insane. After venting his emotions for a while, he felt a lot better and calmer.
He shrank his body and looked at his hands.
He found that the skin on his hands and arms had already dried out, and the internal muscles were slightly atrophied.
"What a terrifying creature!" Chen Shouyi clenched his fists, feeling his hands slightly stiffen, losing their previous dexterity, which he found very uncomfortable.
"My willpower is still not strong enough, I can't fend off the invasion of the opponent's power. Luckily, with the Giant Transformation, my defense is high, and my health is abundant. Otherwise, it could have been disastrous." Chen Shouyi thought to himself.
Of course, he hadn't burned any Faith Value, nor had he put on the Divine Artifact Armor. He hadn't even used his innate ability to control the atmosphere. If he had used all those methods, it would be done in two or three moves.
The two little ones quickly flew over, landing on Chen Shouyi's shoulders left and right, chattering excitedly nonstop.
Chen Shouyi ignored them and looked at the corpse in the distance.
He sniffed the air lightly, followed the remaining scent of the monster, and strode forward.
Half a minute later, he arrived at the monster's lair.
It was a network of interconnected caves. However, much to Chen Shouyi's frustration, he searched every corner but still found nothing.
"Damn it, is my luck really this bad in this world?"
It had been five days since he entered the forbidden zone. He had traveled at least two thousand kilometers in these days.
Yet until now, not only had he not found any treasure, he hadn't even found a single hair.
"Great Giant, there's something good below!" At this moment, Little One No. 2 flew up from the shoulder, flitting up and down before his eyes, pointing to a giant fur several tens of square meters wide inside the lair, speaking in a gentle voice.
She was no longer very afraid of the Giant, and he even gave her nice things to eat every day, unlike her kind who had to fight with her every day.
Chen Shouyi was taken aback: "Below?"
"Exactly below, I smelled it." Little One No. 2 circled around Chen Shouyi, speaking.
"Such a good girl!" Chen Shouyi said.
Little One No. 2 beamed upon hearing the praise.
Feeling outdone, Shell Lady hurriedly said, "Little one smelled it too, isn't she well-behaved?"
"Yes, you are well-behaved too."
That simple little fellow also became happy instantly.
Chen Shouyi stepped forward, pulled the fur away, and found a pile of tightly compressed rubble underneath that stood out from the surrounding rock, indicating it had been excavated; there might truly be something hidden inside.
"Back away a bit," Chen Shouyi said.
Once the two little ones backed off, he transformed into a Giant over ten meters tall, using his hands like massive shovels to dig.
After digging five or six meters down,
He keenly felt his vigor stir faintly and was a bit excited. He continued digging for a few more meters, and soon a radiant crystal was revealed.
Chen Shouyi's heart pounded at the sight, generating a strong desire within him.
The crystal was about the size of an adult's fist, purple-red in color, mixed with earth and rubble, with a layer of halo spreading over its surface.
Chen Shouyi shrank his body, hesitated for a moment, then reached out to pick it up.
The next moment, a mysterious energy flowed through his palm, spreading quickly throughout his body, causing him to feel a burning sensation all over.
"This is..." Chen Shouyi appeared surprised.
He realized that this energy was similar to the unique energy of this forbidden zone, as if it originated from the same source but was purer and more intense. In just a short moment, he vaguely felt a slight increase in his strength.
His main attributes were actually only at the Demigod level, not high, worlds apart from the creature that almost approached weak Divine Power. Clearly, something it hid like a treasure was not an ordinary object.
"Little one, do you know what this is?" Chen Shouyi asked Little One No. 2.
Little One No. 2 shook her head repeatedly, speaking softly: "I don't know. I once found one, but it was much smaller than this."
She gestured with her delicate fingers, showing it was only the size of a sesame seed.
"Can it be eaten?" Chen Shouyi asked.
Little One No. 2 shook her head again: "No, it causes stomach pain if eaten."
She had evidently eaten it before.
"Great Giant, don't keep asking her, quickly ask little one!" Shell Lady, feeling jealous of the many questions directed to Little One No. 2, hastily said.
Amused, Chen Shouyi obliged her: "What's 39 plus 41?"
As soon as the words fell, the two competitive little ones started counting eagerly.
All of a sudden, the cave was bustling.
...
Though Little One No. 2 had said it was just a stomach ache, Chen Shouyi dared not try swallowing it recklessly.
He found a rope in his space, tied a pendant around the crystal, and placed it against his chest.
Feeling the steady influx of heat flowing into his body, he felt joyful and decided not to press further ahead, planning instead to focus on cultivation for a few days.
Moving the animal hides and bones from the cave, he began cultivating eagerly.
Once he began cultivating, Chen Shouyi was surprised to find that the energy within the crystal was like the Original Force, capable of being drawn by the cultivation technique.
If normally it was but a trickle, during cultivation it flooded into his body like a tumultuous river. Just after one round, Chen Shouyi noticed his skin and muscles becoming more solidified and taut.
He could almost feel the changes in his body distinctly.
He promptly checked his attribute panel:
Strength: 21.6
Agility: 21.6
Constitution: 21.6
Intelligence: 21.3
Perception: 21.3
Willpower: 21.2
Energy Accumulation: 32.95
Faith Value: 3865.34
"Strength and agility have both increased by 0.1, what an astonishing effect!" He murmured in disbelief.
He looked at the crystal on his chest, seeing no apparent change.
...
Soon after, Chen Shouyi began tirelessly cultivating day and night.
His strength entered a period of growth.
On the fifth day,
His constitution was the first to surpass the 22-point barrier.
By the eighth day, even his intelligence had surpassed 22 points.
Unfortunately, as the crystal's energy was continuously depleted, the surface of the crystal gradually lost its halo, becoming dull and lifeless, with less and less energy streaming in.
...
On the fifteenth day of his seclusion, deep into the night,
The very last of the crystal's energy was finally exhausted.
Chen Shouyi gazed at the crystal, which had completely lost its mystery, with a sense of loss.
He gently touched it with his finger.
"Crack!"
A crack appeared on the surface of the crystal, as if signaling something. In no time, more and more cracks appeared, and with a "bang," it shattered, turning into a puff of dust, drifting and scattering downwards.
Chen Shouyi pulled the rope from around his neck, his eyes sharpened suddenly:
"It's not enough, I must find more of these crystals."
ps: Continuing with two more chapters tomorrow.