Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Growth
That feeling was not the recovery of physical strength or the healing of wounds, but a more essential sense of fulfillnt and extension, as if quietly adding a handful of fine sand to the hourglass of life.
At the sa ti, another cooler, more lucid nourishing force of spirituality surged straight up along the spine, gently imrsing itself into the Spiritual Sea.
In the center of Duke’s Spiritual Sea, the stable spinning Six-Elent Compound Spiritual Crystal, upon contact with this force, shone brilliantly like a gemstone carefully polished, its rotation speed noticeably increasing, becoming more agile.
The internal structure of the crystal also seed to undergo extrely subtle yet beneficial optimization and growth under the nourishnt of this force.
He could clearly perceive a slight but discernible increase in his total Spiritual Power within just a few breaths.
Although minor, this growth was solid and well-founded, far surpassing the effects of ordinary ditation.
After confirming the safety and effectiveness of this minuscule amount, Duke hesitated no more.
With a slight ntal movent, he brought the entire Golden Fruit to his lips and gently bit down.
"Crunch..."
The fruit’s skin was crisp with a strange toughness, and the mont it broke, an even more surging yet remarkably gentle golden flood rushed into his mouth.
This ti, it was no longer a trickle but a gentle tide sweeping through his entire body.
Sitting cross-legged, Duke assud a ditative posture and quietly activated the ditation Technique, guiding the massive energy for orderly absorption to prevent waste.
The Life Energy within the fruit transford into countless warm light points, rging into every corner of his body.
The marrow humd, the blood sang, and the functions of his organs seed to be subtly enhanced.
He could see his intangible life veins within becoming sturdier and brighter, an unprecedented vitality filling his entire being.
The extension of a century of life was more than just a number; it truly manifested in the depth and longevity of his life’s essence.
The accumulated Spiritual Power converged into a cool stream, continuously flowing into the Spiritual Sea.
The Six-Elent Compound Crystal, like a thirsty sponge, greedily absorbed this pure source of Spiritual Power.
The entire absorption process lasted about a minute, during which Duke’s body and spirit were imrsed in unparalleled comfort, as if returning to the warm and nourishing embrace of life’s origin.
No pain, no stagnation at any bottleneck, only a smooth and natural enhancent.
As the last trace of golden energy was completely absorbed, Duke slowly opened his eyes.
A glimr seed to flash in the depths of his pupils, then returned to profound calmness.
After absorbing, Duke glanced at the attribute panel on the skill tree.
[Spirit: 202.3->210.3]
This single fruit increased Duke’s Spiritual Power by eight points, a value significant given his base of over two hundred points.
The higher one’s Spiritual Power and other attributes, the harder it is to gain even one point.
Duke was already over two hundred in Spiritual Power, yet eating this fruit still resulted in an eight-point increase.
If he had consud it when his Spiritual Power was lower, perhaps the increase would be even more substantial.
Duke was unsure how many of these fruits he could consu and did not plan to eat the remaining four all at once.
These fruits seed quite precious, presumably not easy to grow and mature, and would need further study after the competition.
If he consud them all hastily now, he might miss a lot of information.
If the remaining four fruits continue to enhance his Spiritual Power, each by eight points, then along with free attribute points, he would reach the advancent standard to a Level 2 Mage.
However, as his Spiritual Power increases, the Spiritual Power provided by these fruits will inevitably decrease.
Even if diminished, overall, it would not be too far from the Level 2 Mage threshold.
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For the next five days, Duke road the vast and ancient towering forest like a cautious specter.
He adopted the most prudent strategy, prioritizing survival and observation, conducting efficient yet low-key resource gathering under relatively safe conditions.
Leveraging his powerful Perception Ability and exploratory thods, Duke ticulously planned his route, avoiding areas with intense energy reactions or suspected lairs of powerful creatures, and cleverly circumvented traces of other participants he discovered, finding evidence of scattered battles and temporary camps.
He seamlessly integrated himself into the forest environnt, moving silently and choosing the most concealed natural barriers for rest.
During these days, Duke discovered nurous high-quality magic potion materials hidden in secluded corners and of considerable age.
After harvesting these materials, they weren’t placed physically into the Space Ring but awaited post-competition settlent for retrieval.
These resources were provided by the competition officials and belonged to any participants who could acquire them.
The Seville Empire indeed had substantial resources, as Duke found the resources he calmly gathered were at least Level 2, spread out like cabbages all around.
Given the vastness of the competition venue, one could only imagine how many resources were poured in.
Duke continued to conduct himself these few days until, five days later, he discovered a sowhat anomalous area.
Far on the horizon, the clouds above a certain region spun slowly in an implausible vortex, though extrely faint, it was caught by Duke’s keen observations in the twilight.
Sensing sothing amiss, different from other places, he moved cautiously in that direction to investigate.
As the distance shortened, the signs beca more evident.
The ground began to transmit extrely slight but rhythmic tremors; an invisible pull in the air grew stronger, even causing so light leaves and spores within the forest to drift in a determined direction.
The sensation of energy gathering beca increasingly clear, and he perceived not only himself but multiple breaths of varying strength and nature also drawn to this gradually awakening gravitational source, like bees to honey.
Just before dawn on the sixth day, Duke arrived silently at the edge of the anomaly.
He hid within the dense boughs of an enormous fir tree tens of ters above the ground, peering down through gaps in the foliage.
Below was an ancient low-lying valley slightly recessed compared to the surrounding forest, where the ground no longer rely trembled but rose and cracked like a living entity.
Elaborate chains of ancient runes, emanating faint golden or dark silver radiance like the spines of a massive buried beast, were slowly surfacing from the fissures.
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