Swallowed Star: Cataclysm Era
Chapter 22

Blood-Colored Giant Tower

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Within the Sea of Consciousness, an anomaly suddenly arose.

The blood-colored air currents cascading from the sky dome seemed to heed a summons, surging forth in a torrent.

"!?"

Lin Ye's brow furrowed slightly, and his consciousness followed the trail of energy, soon locking onto the core of the continent.

As the blood-colored light flickered and pulsed, the blood-colored air currents converged there, gathering and gathering again... slowly taking shape like a giant tower.

Under his conscious perception, a blood-colored tower shadow slowly rose from the ground, standing at the very center of the entire land.

On the ancient gray continent that had existed since time immemorial, a Blood-Colored Giant Tower had suddenly appeared, yet it felt not the least bit out of place—as if it had always been there.

Lin Ye had the illusion that this Blood-Colored Giant Tower was the core of the continent itself, like an emperor reigning over the world, commanding its own domain.

Lin Ye observed with puzzled awareness and found that this Blood-Colored Giant Tower had twelve floors in total.

But aside from the first floor, which showed faint signs of solidifying, the remaining eleven floors felt as though they existed only in illusion.

Meanwhile, the blood-colored air currents continued to flow into it without pause, most of them gathering at the tower's first floor, constantly reinforcing and stabilizing it.

The remaining small portion seeped into the gray earth, steadily expanding the territory.

"I never imagined my Sea of Consciousness could be so miraculous!"

Lin Ye marveled inwardly, and his consciousness involuntarily made contact with this Blood-Colored Giant Tower.

In an instant, Lin Ye's consciousness was drawn into the first floor of the Blood-Colored Giant Tower.

"So comfortable!"

Without the slightest discomfort or unease, Lin Ye instead felt a soothing pleasure originating from his Sea of Consciousness.

As his consciousness entered the first floor of this blood-colored small tower to observe, the anomaly erupted.

Boom!

A torrent of terrifying Psychic Power burst forth from the small tower, sweeping in all directions across the continent with boundless might.

At the same moment, a blood-colored light flickered on Lin Ye's body, imperceptible to ordinary eyes.

Above his crown, as the blood-colored light shimmered, the shadow of a blood-red tower slowly emerged, rotating gently.

A faint Blood Shadow slowly descended with the tower's rotation, gradually enveloping Lin Ye's entire body.

Around him, strands of cosmic energy seemed to be drawn in, continuously converging toward Lin Ye...

[Absorbing cosmic energy, Attribute Points +2]

[Absorbing cosmic energy, Attribute Points +2]

[Absorbing cosmic energy, Attribute Points +2]

At regular intervals, an electronic chime sounded in Lin Ye's ear.

But at this moment, Lin Ye was immersed in his Sea of Consciousness, his consciousness deeply captivated by the Blood-Colored Giant Tower, and he took no notice of the other changes.

After his consciousness entered the first floor, blood-colored mist swirled all around him, causing his heartbeat to quicken.

"So the Psychic Power on the first floor of this blood-colored small tower is this formidable—if I could channel it into external objects for battle, how powerful would that be..."

Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes, his heart already shaken with awe.

The moment his consciousness had entered the blood-colored small tower, Lin Ye had already fully mastered this tower born within his Sea of Consciousness.

With a mere thought, he could fully mobilize the vast Psychic Power of the tower's first floor.

Likewise, Lin Ye also discovered that this gray continent and the blood-colored small tower were one and the same, and both could absorb external cosmic energy and convert it into Psychic Power.

Only, the speed of absorbing external energy still lagged behind the conversion rate of Attribute Points.

Lin Ye did not dwell on why this was so, but he accepted the outcome.

He had awakened Psychic Power, and now possessed a powerful trump card.

As for the Psychic Power on the higher floors of the blood-colored small tower... Lin Ye would not consider it for now.

Having sorted these thoughts, Lin Ye's consciousness settled on [Psychic Power].

Sensing it slightly, a wry smile touched his lips. "To activate the later stages, I'll need a hefty amount of Attribute Points—looks like I'll have to head into the wilderness for more hunting..."

Lin Ye thought to himself, his heart brimming with anticipation for what Psychic Power could achieve.

As described in the forum videos, possessing formidable Psychic Power meant being able to wield more weapons to kill monsters.

Being able to successfully activate and possess such mysterious and fearsome Psychic Power was already a tremendous gain for Lin Ye.

What he needed to do now was to thoroughly familiarize himself with and control this vast Psychic Power, turning it into his own trump card...

Before long.

The sky's edge was touched with a pale fish-belly white.

Inside the small house, Lin Ye was still immersed in the joy of activating his Psychic Power.

In particular, the small blood-colored pagoda within his Sea of Consciousness had become his trump card.

Before learning to use his Psychic Power, Lin Ye decided to check his information first.

He sensed that after activating his Psychic Power, his physical attributes had quietly changed.

The next moment, he directly pulled up his information panel.

[Name: Lin Ye (Mid-tier War General)] [Attribute Points: 97] [Body Technique: Microscopic Level (Proficiency 95/100)] [Strength: 19200→21300kg] [Speed: 149.5→163.5m/s] [Spirit: Psychic Power (Primary War God)] [Domain: Not Activated (Gray)] [Clone: Not Activated (Gray)] [...]

"Just as I thought!"

A look of realization crossed Lin Ye's face.

Activating his Psychic Power had also brought a dual boost to his strength and speed.

Even his Attribute Points had increased.

At this point, Lin Ye didn't mourn the three hundred Attribute Points that were gone; instead, he was overjoyed.

Using three hundred Attribute Points to activate such a mysterious and formidable power—it was an absolute steal!

Lin Ye had a faint intuition.

This newly activated Psychic Power would bring him immense benefits in the future...

At some point, Lin Ye felt a warmth on his face.

He opened his eyes.

A beam of golden sunlight streamed through the window, falling upon him, filling him with an indescribably wonderful sensation.

Watching the morning sun burst forth from the edge of the night, Lin Ye's heart was full of joy and anticipation.

"Living in a three-story house, with enough food and comfort... in this Cataclysm Era, such a leisurely life is worth more than gold."

Thinking of the countless displaced people in the shelter relying on government aid, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh.

He had the heart, but not the power.

Even if Lin Ye could help one person, ten people, or a hundred, could he help thousands upon thousands?

The answer was no!

With his current limited abilities, he couldn't "build a vast mansion of a thousand rooms to shelter the world's poor and bring them joy."

So, Lin Ye could only choose to protect himself and those closest to him.

Suddenly, his stomach growled loudly.

He had been cultivating all night and was now ravenous.

With that, Lin Ye walked to the kitchen, opened the fridge, and prepared a simple breakfast.

As the fridge door swung open, a dazzling array of food appeared before Lin Ye

Roast duck, pig trotters, pizza, cake, various meats, fruits, and vegetables... everything was there.

The five-hundred-liter fridge was packed full of delicious food.

There were dedicated service staff to tidy up the house and supply food for them.

They could even provide personal service to warriors.

All of this was a warrior's privilege.

Otherwise, why would they say they'd risk life and limb on the front lines fighting monsters?

After eating his fill, Lin Ye sat back down on the sofa.

He picked up his phone and prepared to learn how to manipulate objects for attack using Psychic Power.

The demonstration of Psychic Power by the thin man in the earlier video had made his skin crawl with eagerness.

Now that he had activated his Psychic Power, he could try to put it to use instead of relying solely on his two hands to kill monsters.

Brimming with eager anticipation, Lin Ye opened the Warrior Forum again and began searching...

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