Yang Chen's Special Ability

Yang Chen returned to the vicinity of his home by late evening.

On the way, he had wandered around quite a bit.

It was only then that he discovered that this small Hancheng actually possessed a unique charm of its own.

In his previous life, Yang Chen had only scavenged for trash, never having the time to observe the scenery or the character of Hancheng.

How could someone struggling just to survive ever pay attention to anything beyond whether they would have enough to eat for their next meal?

But things were different now. Since Yang Chen no longer had to worry about his stomach, he had taken the rare opportunity to stroll through his surroundings.

After wandering for an entire afternoon, Yang Chen finally strolled slowly back to the area near his home.

He arrived at "Liu's Noodle Shop."

Looking at the weathered sign, Yang Chen felt a sudden wave of trance-like nostalgia.

The people remained the same; the old man was continuously lifting noodles from the boiling water, then skillfully adding various seasonings.

The familiar aroma immediately permeated the space around Yang Chen's nose.

Yet, Yang Chen was different.

Yesterday, Yang Chen was still a little beggar who had to scrape together all his belongings just to barely afford a taste of meat, thanks to the beef the old man had gifted him.

But now, Yang Chen had tens of thousands in his pocket.

Yang Chen couldn't help but feel a sting in his nose, then he forced a smile and walked toward "Liu's Noodle Shop."

As if sensing Yang Chen's arrival, the old man lifted his head slightly, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"The usual three-liang portion of plain noodles, light on the chili?"

Yang Chen paused, revealing his white teeth. "Three-liang beef noodles, light on the chili!"

The old man paused as well, then laughed out loud. "Coming right up! Three-liang beef noodles, light on the chili!"

When he walked out of "Liu's Noodle Shop," the sky was already tinged with orange, and the setting sun was about to dip below the horizon.

Yang Chen walked toward his home, feeling quite content.

The old man sat on his chair, eyes slightly narrowed, watching Yang Chen's retreating figure, a faint light flickering within his cloudy pupils.

Only when Yang Chen reached his home did the old man shift his gaze away.

Taking out a tobacco pipe from somewhere, the old man took deep puffs, then exhaled thick rings of smoke.

"I'm getting old; I can't even see people clearly anymore!"

The old man gently placed the pipe on the table and closed his eyes, unsure if he had fallen asleep or was merely resting.

Back home, Yang Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, feeling impatient to discover the utility of this so-called A-Class Spiritual Energy Irrigation.

However, judging by the name alone, it seemed quite promising!

"System! Use A-Class Spiritual Energy Irrigation!"

Yang Chen steadied his mind and initiated the process.

"Ding, activation successful!"

The system's cold voice rang out immediately, and then Yang Chen felt a massive surge of energy pouring into his body.

It was like a torrential flood!

The violent energy surged instantly within Yang Chen's body.

Yang Chen's face flushed slightly, but he managed to suppress it.

Yang Chen's current physique was already at the Grandmaster level; his physical body alone was enough to rank him among the top experts in all of Huaxia.

Therefore, this violent energy could not yet stir up any major trouble within his body.

But the only problem was this:

Yang Chen's body had never contained such a vast amount of energy before!

Because the energy he had received from checking in had only improved his constitution—meaning it had only remodeled his physical body—his cultivation base remained that of a complete novice!

With so much energy flooding into his body all at once, even with a physique comparable to a Grandmaster, Yang Chen felt a faint, lingering sense of pain emerge!

A strong physical body did not equate to strong meridians and dantian!

A strong body meant his blood-energy had been reinforced and his constitution improved, but this was a world of Spiritual Energy Recovery, where ability users strengthened their powers by absorbing spiritual energy.

That was how they leveled up.

Yet, while Yang Chen's physical body had reached the Grandmaster realm, his spiritual cultivation was still that of a beginner!

This A-Class Spiritual Energy Irrigation was essentially the entire cultivation base of an A-Class ability user being forcibly injected into the host's body!

If this were merely E-Class Spiritual Energy Irrigation, it would be relatively easy, as E-Class was just the starting point, and most people could handle it.

But A-Class was different; A-Class was already considered a relatively powerful existence among ability users. If an ordinary person were to receive such a cultivation base, there would be only one outcome.

Exploding to death!

Fortunately, Yang Chen was different; his constitution had been improved, allowing him to withstand such a terrifying concentration of spiritual energy.

However, the pain remained.

Faint, blood-red cracks had appeared on the surface of Yang Chen's body, spreading continuously like a spiderweb.

It looked truly savage and terrifying.

A faint scent of blood drifted through the air.

Yang Chen's face twisted in agony. He hadn't experienced such pain during his previous physical tempering, but this infusion of spiritual energy made him feel a sliver of despair.

Even so, Yang Chen did not give up.

With a system capable of changing his life, if he were to just give up now, he might as well become a piece of trash and go pick up garbage.

"Bring it on!"

Yang Chen let out a low growl and forced himself to hold on.

The surging spiritual energy seemed to hear Yang Chen's voice; the already violent flow intensified, pouring into his body with even greater force.

It coursed through his meridians, traveling to every part of his body, the terrifying energy incredibly savage.

One had to realize that this was all ownerless energy, raw and wild.

If it had come slowly, it would have been fine, but coming all at once and combining together, it dealt an immensely powerful blow.

However, Yang Chen's meridians were not weak; they were, in fact, quite robust.

Although he could withstand it, the pain remained impossible to negate.

"Ah!!"

Veins bulged on Yang Chen's neck, and a hint of scarlet appeared in his eyes. Large beads of sweat emerged from his forehead and temples.

They were then instantly evaporated by the high heat radiating from his body.

At this moment, the energy—or rather, the spiritual energy—within Yang Chen's body had reached a terrifying level.

Countless streams of spiritual energy swirled and gathered within his small dantian.

Gradually, as the spiritual energy continued to increase, the mist-like energy began to condense toward a liquid state.

The spiritual energy in his dantian became viscous.

As time passed, the spiritual energy turned into droplets, hovering within Yang Chen's dantian.

It only slowed down once all the spiritual energy had been absorbed.

As the infusion ended, a brand-new scene suddenly appeared in Yang Chen's mind.

In the vision, Yang Chen found himself in the middle of a starry sky, where countless stars hung in the universe.

Multicolor rays of light emanated from each of those stars.

"This is..."

A trace of confusion appeared in Yang Chen's eyes.

Wasn't he just receiving the infusion of spiritual energy? How did he suddenly end up in the universe?

Besides, wasn't there no oxygen in space? How was he able to breathe?

Ten thousand questions flooded Yang Chen's mind.

This situation was truly beyond his expectations.

However, immediately afterward, Yang Chen saw that every star in the universe was erupting with different energies.

Some stars were boiling with flames, some were towering with ice, and some were even permeated with violent Sword Qi.

"This..." Yang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Looking at the surrounding stars, he didn't know why, but a sense of familiarity suddenly welled up.

This feeling... is it like an ability? Yang Chen instantly found the source of these sensations in his memory.

Weren't these stars in the universe just the abilities of those ability users?

Could it be that these were the true forms of the abilities?

Yang Chen was puzzled.

But just then, a strong force of attraction seized his attention, pulling him toward a certain direction in the universe.

Whoosh!

Yang Chen moved at high speed, as if at the speed of light, weaving through the dense clusters of stars. As he passed each star, he could feel a sense of what seemed to be fear emanating from them.

Were these stars afraid of him?

What the hell was this?

Yang Chen was even more bewildered, but he suppressed the thought because he felt the attraction pulling him becoming even stronger.

It was close!

Yang Chen's heart pounded. He was eager to know what his own ability would be.

The feeling was like buying a lottery ticket; until you saw the final result, your heart remained anxious.

You hoped for the best, but you were also afraid that it might turn out to be the worst.

He didn't know how much time had passed before Yang Chen slowly arrived at a certain place.

There were no stars here; there was only a vast darkness.

A black hole!

To be continued!