(Heartfelt thanks to 'Yao Si Le', 'Xi Hua Chen Xi', 'Zi Ye Xuan Xing', 'Yan Ai Ai', 'Tian Lei Bie', 'Ars Alreid', 'Tenkuu no Sensesu', and 'Crazy For You' for their tips!)
On the outskirts of a bustling city stood a mountain.
Though it was not a towering peak that pierced the clouds, it was still a rather majestic mountain, blanketed by dense forest and brilliant sunlight, looking full of life.
Yet at this moment, such a mountain rippled with a power too intense for the naked eye to behold.
"Buzz—!"
As the air trembled, dense Cursed Power surged from within the mountain and echoed outward, warping one's vision as though the entire mountain itself were shaking.
Before this mountain, at a certain moment, darkness suddenly emerged like mist and gathered into the shape of a door.
Three figures stepped out from it and arrived before the mountain.
"Mm..." Ena frowned slightly, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
"What immense Cursed Power. Even Ena feels a little unwell."
Since even Ena, who could use the Deity Descent ritual to borrow divine power, felt uncomfortable, Yuri, who was merely an ordinary sorcerer, naturally found it even harder to endure the assault of that immense Cursed Power.
However, just like when Noah had tested the enhancement effects of Dragon's Solar Authority before, this Cursed Power was immense but not particularly targeted.
After they slightly increased the Cursed Power within their bodies, Yuri and Ena's complexions both returned to normal.
Then Yuri, who had been staring in the direction of the mountain, suddenly shuddered, and a faint glow flashed in her eyes.
"The Monkey King born from stone can naturally obtain life force from stone. The Steel Hero is the nemesis of the Goddesses of the Earth and can therefore extract vital essence from the land.