A second divine ability, Spirit Devouring!

The cleansing of his body and marrow lasted a full hour before Lin An felt the heat inside him subside.

He now felt as though every impurity had been purged. His once-heavy body had actually become light, and every step felt as though he were walking on clouds.

His meridians had become wider and tougher, and even his dantian's sea of qi had expanded severalfold.

His perception of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth had become sharper, and that spiritual energy was also more receptive to him.

Although he had yet to try cultivating, he knew his cultivation speed had increased dramatically.

"Someone, prepare hot water. I wish to bathe," Lin An called softly.

"Yes, young master."

The maid who had been waiting outside wondered why the young master wanted another bath when he had only just finished one, but she dared not ask.

The hot water was soon ready, and Lin An settled into the bathtub.

But the maid bathing Lin An froze, her eyes filled with surprise.

For some reason, although only an hour had passed, the young master's already handsome face had gained a few more degrees of charm.

His bearing had also changed greatly, as though he had become more otherworldly.

Lin An did not notice the maid's unusual gaze. He was examining the rewards the game system had just given him.

"One visualization diagram draw?"

There were quite a few ways to obtain divine abilities.

As a player, killing a sin beast before acquiring a cultivation realm would grant him a divine ability.

But this was an Easter egg for players, something the natives of the Sin Abyss World naturally did not have.

Aside from that, divine abilities could also be obtained by comprehending visualization diagrams.

The city lord's manor has a visualization diagram too, but only one scroll, Lin An thought.

The sin beast visualization diagram in the city lord's manor was called the [Earth Vein Dragon Turtle Visualization Diagram].

It had been left behind by the Lin family's first ancestor. Even Shenglin City's three great families did not have one, which showed just how rare visualization diagrams were.

"I wonder what visualization diagram I'll draw."

Lin An was in no hurry to draw. Only after he finished washing and the maid left did he claim the reward.

[Would the player like to draw a visualization diagram now?]

"Yes."

Lin An nodded. He had expected a roulette-style draw interface, but instead, after a few seconds of silence, the system directly presented the result.

[The player has consumed one visualization diagram draw and successfully obtained a visualization diagram: Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf Visualization Diagram (consumable).]

[Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf Visualization Diagram (consumable)]: A single-use visualization diagram. Comprehending it grants one random divine ability. The visualization diagram disappears after the player obtains a divine ability.

"So it's only single-use."

Lin An was not surprised. If it were not single-use, the visualization diagram would be far too valuable.

"Natives do need to comprehend it, but I have a player panel."

With that thought, Lin An picked up the visualization diagram and gently unfurled it.

The instant the scroll was fully open, a terrifying, heart-shaking aura surged out like raging ocean waves.

A majestic Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf, brimming with baleful energy, appeared lifelike upon the scroll.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf's body was as massive as a mountain, covered in tough, ink-black fur that gleamed with a cold metallic sheen.

Sharp fangs like two enormous curved blades protruded from its gaping maw, radiating chilling killing intent.

Its blood-red eyes were like burning flames, revealing boundless savagery and ferocity.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Wolf held its head high, as though howling at the sky. Merely looking at it within the visualization diagram made one feel an irresistible pressure.

It was as though one were facing not a painting, but a truly living, peerlessly ferocious beast.

"So this is a visualization diagram. I wonder what divine ability it'll give me."

As Lin An thought this, a prompt appeared.

[Spend 100 attribute points to comprehend this visualization diagram? (Note: comprehension may fail.)]

"It can fail?"

Lin An raised an eyebrow. This was his first encounter with a visualization diagram. No wonder comprehension cost only 100 attribute points-there was a chance of failure.

He now understood why the diagram's description had included the additional line, "The visualization diagram disappears after the player obtains a divine ability."

He checked his attribute points. He had just spent 5,000 attribute points to raise his cultivation technique to perfection, leaving him with 2,415.

"Twenty-four attempts should be enough to succeed, but I can't spend all my attribute points here. I'll spend 400 at most. If I don't succeed, I'll leave it for later."

He did not have a particularly pressing need for divine abilities right now. After all, his main priority next was raising his cultivation realm.

"Comprehend it," Lin An said, spending 100 attribute points to test the waters first.

[You have consumed 100 attribute points to comprehend this visualization diagram.]

[Because the player has undergone a cleansing of the body and marrow, aptitude has improved tremendously, greatly reducing the difficulty of comprehension.]

[Comprehension successful. Congratulations on obtaining a new divine ability: Spirit Devouring.]

Lin An froze briefly at the messages that appeared. He had not expected the cleansing of his body and marrow to improve his chances of comprehension too. This was certainly an unexpected bonus.

He also turned his attention to the details of his newly acquired divine ability.

[Spirit Devouring]: After killing a living being, you can absorb a portion of its power to heal your injuries and restore your stamina and spiritual energy.

Lin An's eyes lit up as he read about this new divine ability.

This divine ability greatly increased his staying power. Especially when facing large numbers of enemies, as long as he was not killed instantly, he could become an unkillable cockroach.

As expected of a visualization diagram rewarded by the game system. He had never imagined it would give him such a good divine ability.

"There's another visualization diagram in the city lord's treasury. I can comprehend that later and obtain another divine ability."

Lin An smiled. Tonight's gains had been plentiful.

He had perfected the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique, undergone a cleansing of his body and marrow, and obtained a good divine ability.

"Next, I'll focus all my efforts on cultivating. With my current cultivation speed, it won't take long to reach the peak of Bronze Realm Ninth Grade. Then I can head out of the city again to hunt a batch of sin beasts and stockpile attribute points."

With that thought, Lin An took out a jade bottle and poured out a pill.

A Greater Spirit Pill, the best cultivation pill for the Bronze Realm.

In his previous life, Lin An had only ever seen them, but now his storage ring held over a hundred, all taken from the city lord's treasury.

Lin An swallowed the pill, circulated his cultivation technique, and began cultivating.

But only about an hour passed before Lin An opened his eyes, simply because he had already fully refined the pill.

"Cleansing my body and marrow, combined with a perfected platinum cultivation technique, really does make cultivation fast."

Delight showed on Lin An's face as he took out and swallowed another pill.

The night soon passed.

When Lin An opened his eyes in the morning, he looked at his panel.

[Player]: Lin An

[Title]: First Blood

[Realm]: Bronze Second Grade

[Techniques]: Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (perfected), Wind-Breaking Saber Technique (perfected), Flowing Cloud Steps (perfected), Black Armor Technique (perfected)

[Divine abilities]: Resentful Tiger's Eye, Spirit Devouring

[Attribute points]: 2315

"One grade in a single night. At this rate, I'll break through to Bronze Second Grade in half a month at most."

Lin An nodded in satisfaction. This cultivation speed was certainly beyond what other players could imagine.

Then Lin An rose, washed up, and went to the sitting room.

"Another breakthrough?"

Lin Xiao merely gave Lin An a casual glance, clearly already accustomed to his monstrous talent.

"Yes. I gained quite a lot outside the city lately. With all that accumulation, I also happened to perfect our family's cultivation technique last night," Lin An said, sitting down with a smile.

"Pfft..."

Although Lin Xiao had already accepted his son's monstrous talent, he still could not stop himself from spitting out his drink.

What do you mean, you happened to perfect our family's cultivation technique?

Putting it that way makes your father feel utterly useless.

Lin Xiao scrutinized his son, wondering whether to find an excuse to give the brat a beating.

But then he froze. "Hmm? Wait, how did you change so much overnight?"