"Has its effect been completely changed?"
One hundred points of stamina in exchange for one hundred points of spirit.
In a sense, an effect like this was equivalent to nothing happening at all. It could even put his life in greater danger because of the stamina it consumed.
But...
This ability wasn't weak.
For many Train Conductors, spirit was roughly equivalent to power.
No matter what kind of special ability they wanted to use.
Magic, Taoist arts, talismans, magic arrays, curses...
Most, if not all, abilities required spirit to activate.
Of course, things like blood energy, battle aura, and martial arts required stamina.
Ye Qiyan dabbled in both, but most of the time, he consumed more spirit.
If his spirit hadn't recovered at an absurd speed, he couldn't possibly have grown this quickly or entered so many High-Level Platforms in such a short time.
"What a strange sword."
Ye Qiyan spoke softly, about to touch the hilt and draw it out for a closer look.
But Mingming let out another anxious sound.
"Jingle, jingle!"
"Hmm? You mean you don't want me to touch this sword?"
It nodded, its tiny body already looking so tired that it was about to doze off.
"All right, I'll leave it with you."
Although he didn't know why, Ye Qiyan refrained from touching it.
And because of that...
The Deceptive Play Sword missed its chance at Ascension.
It seemed... Mingming had been stopping him from using Ascension on the Deceptive Play Sword from the very beginning.
Having dealt with the Deceptive Play Sword, Ye Qiyan began taking stock of his next acquisition.
He went up to the roof of the train and opened the Armed Space.
Ye Qiyan summoned the [Abyssal Mech] stored inside.
``` [Abyssal Mech (dormant)]
[Species: Wasteland Species]
[Current status: overloaded, damaged]