Ryan could still vaguely see the glory of the once-Glorious Fortress in its broken walls and ruins. Uneven stones made up the last remaining shape of the fortress, though at least weeds had not grown all over them.
The moment he set foot on the fortress ruins, Ryan sensed something different.
"These stones are breathing."
Like human skin, their pores breathed in a way almost impossible to detect. Extraordinary energy kept these stones from being destroyed by the vitality of weeds, and this fortress had not vanished over the long passage of time.
"A fortress built from the flesh of Rune Jinn—or rather, Golem Puppets. In that case, it really could block the charge of extraordinary magical beasts."
With his knowledge of the transcendent side, Ryan quickly analyzed the key to this Glorious Fortress.
"If you look at it that way, those head gems that represented the Rune Jinn's life origin and energy should also contain some kind of powerful force."
Ryan did not sense any other power in this Glorious Fortress. It was merely a fortress, an utterly ordinary one piled up from extraordinary stones.
His Spiritual Realm unfolded, and Ryan's expression turned surprised. He discovered that within the Spiritual Realm, these stones began to breathe even more joyfully.
If before it had been a kind of passive breathing, then now it had become active, a silent, nourishing delight.
He sensed carefully for a moment. These stones... had not undergone any special change. They had not even become harder.
"Isn't this completely useless?"
Ryan shook his head. In a short time, he probably could not tell. Something like stone might not change even over millions of years, let alone in a mere few minutes.
However, with the blessing of legend, Ryan still gained something else.
Faintly, he was able