"Aaaahhh, arghhh!"
Far across from Lu Ce, the Sun was violently devouring power that did not belong to him, remaking his flesh and his very form of life as he let out agonized howls.
Amid those howls, there seemed to be a few delighted laughs. Perhaps, to him, this feeling was both painful and pleasurable.
Lu Ce watched him coldly, feeling somewhat puzzled as well.
—Shouldn't I be in terrible pain right now?
It was not because he could not feel pain. Rather, he felt as though his entire body was wrapped in warm energy, leaving him exceptionally comfortable.
That unknown energy, born from within his own body, was gently flowing into his flesh. It had even nearly healed all his injuries.
It was like that familiar restoration reward for achieving a perfect clear.
This growth in energy came naturally, as though he were reclaiming something that had always belonged to him. Even Lu Ce himself was surprised.
And after absorbing energy for so long, he discovered that his Pain value had not increased at all. It had remained unchanged at zero.
Yes, zero!
Inside that Black Box before, his Pain value had risen by an unknown amount, yet now none of it remained.
Having experienced Pain possessing him twice, he could tell that the timing of Pain's arrival and the power he could wield were likely related to his remaining Pain value.
If the Pain value dropped to zero, Pain would leave and could no longer remain within him.
And every time Pain left, Lu Ce's strength would increase imperceptibly, while a buried power would be left deep within his body.
That was Pain's divine power—and also his own divine power.
Looking at it now, every increase in his Pain value had been an alternative form of divine inheritance,