After listening to Qingwu's account, Cao De stroked his chin.
"Soul power disappeared?" Cao De murmured. It seemed unbelievable, yet somehow made sense.
"Oh, right!" Qingwu slapped Cao De's thigh, suddenly remembering something.
Cao De: ??
"Look at my system interface," Qingwu said, opening it.
[Shame Value System] [Host: Qingwu] [Shame points: 23,000-{Redeemable (Currently in the age of spiritual energy. Redeeming Spirit Treasures is recommended for greater returns.)}] [Shop unlocked] [System Backpack]
The words "currently in the age of spiritual energy" immediately caught Cao De's attention.
If this was now the age of spiritual energy, his strength could still be used.
Feeling that childlike thing in his abdomen, he instantly connected a great many dots.
At first, there had been a golden sphere in his lower abdomen, but it had been shrouded in swirling mist and barely discernible. Under Stone Brick's purple firmament divine thunder, his energy had become pure, and the golden sphere in his abdomen had become distinct as well.
The second time, under the bombardment of divine realm origin thunder, the energy inside him had changed again, becoming even purer.
If what was inside him was spiritual energy, and the thunder had been heavenly tribulations, then it made sense that being struck by lightning had made him stronger.
Although the child in his abdomen was still blurry and indistinct, it could very well be a nascent soul.
Thinking of it that way, everything made sense.
"Look in the System Shop for a cultivation method for spiritual energy. I'll try it," Cao De told Qingwu.
He still felt he needed to give it a try. If this really was the age of spiritual energy...
Then things had certainly gotten interesting.
As things stood, he was the first person on the continent to cultivate spiritual energy, as