Bang!
Caught off guard, Lin San's body staggered back several steps. At that moment, he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a streak of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn it…"
Lin San wiped the blood from his lips, his gaze fixed on the staircase ahead. He hadn't expected the place to be full of traps. Still, with his current strength, he believed he could make it through.
With a thought, he gathered a vast amount of energy within his body once again. Here, he couldn't fly and could only proceed by walking.
Boom!
As soon as he took a step forward, an immense force slammed down on him again. However, this time, Lin San was not thrown back. Instead, he resolutely moved forward.
After climbing just a few steps, the powerful force pressing against him suddenly dissipated.
"Phew…"
Lin San let out a sigh of relief.
"What is this…"
Inside, nothing seemed too different from before, but Lin San could distinctly feel that the surrounding space was filled with an overwhelming amount of energy.
The intensity of this energy was simply staggering, as if it permeated the entire space!
At that moment, Lin San instinctively activated his cultivation technique. The abundant energy in the air began to pour into his body rapidly.
"This energy… it's so powerful…"
Lin San's eyes filled with shock at the sheer volume of energy around him. The concentration here was far stronger than even the energy he had absorbed from the stone platform earlier!
In just a brief moment, the energy he absorbed was so immense it felt like his body was on the verge of bursting.
Taking a deep breath, Lin San calmed himself and surveyed his surroundings.
The tower's interior seemed completely empty, a vast and open space. However, there was a staircase leading upward. He had already observed from the outside that the Tower of Cultivation had eighteen floors.
"Could the energy on each level be even stronger than the one before?"
After a brief thought, Lin San made up his mind and headed toward the staircase.
As soon as he set foot on the stairs, a powerful pressure descended upon him, as though it intended to crush his body under its weight.
"Not too bad…"
After adjusting, Lin San realized that the pressure, though immense, was still within his tolerance.
Taking another deep breath, he continued his ascent step by step.
"The energy here is really too dense!"
Meanwhile, other Martial Gods had also started entering the tower. As soon as they stepped inside, they immediately sensed the overwhelming energy around them. The sheer density of it was enough to leave them stunned.
"Look, he's heading up!"
Some of the Martial Gods noticed Lin San climbing the stairs, soon disappearing from their view. Their expressions turned uncertain.
"The energy on the second level must be even stronger than the first!"
"But this…"
They exchanged uneasy glances, knowing that based on their experience so far, climbing the stairs wouldn't be easy.
After some hesitation, a few of them decided to follow Lin San up the stairs. Though the energy on the first floor was already impressive, their curiosity about what lay above urged them to press on.
"I finally made it."
Lin San had just reached the second level, sweat already beading on his forehead. The pressure he had endured while ascending was indeed formidable.
"As expected, the energy here is even more potent."
He could feel the difference instantly. The energy on the second level was much more intense than the first.
"So, I was right."
"With each level, the energy becomes stronger."
Lin San muttered to himself, slightly amazed.
"I should keep going."
After a deep breath, he continued his climb to the next floor. With each step, the pressure increased, but Lin San held on.
Finally, he reached the fifth level.
The moment Lin San stepped onto the fifth level, his body collapsed onto the ground. He was utterly exhausted, feeling as though all his strength had been drained.
"Whew…"
He lay there, gasping for breath.
Who knows how much time passed before he slowly managed to sit up. This time, he was thoroughly worn out.
Sitting cross-legged, Lin San began to cultivate. The energy on the fifth floor was already overwhelmingly abundant. He didn't need to climb any higher. Any more, and his body wouldn't be able to handle it.
As his cultivation technique circulated, the vast amounts of energy in the air flowed into his body through every pore.
The sensation was far more exhilarating than any energy absorption he had experienced before.
"If I could also absorb the energy from the air, that would be incredible,"
Ye Fan, watching Lin San, couldn't help but sigh in awe.
The energy in the air was so dense that even a weak cultivator could become incredibly strong here.
[Skill comprehension in progress…]
[Skill simulation in progress…]
While Ye Fan was lost in thought, the system's prompt suddenly appeared.
Ye Fan: "???"
"What's going on?"
Ye Fan was taken aback.
Why was a new skill being comprehended out of nowhere? Could the system have malfunctioned after upgrading?
[Skill simulation successful. Consume five billion evolution points to learn.]
[Do you want to learn it?]
"Damn, of course, I'll learn it!"
No matter what skill it was, if it could be learned, he had to learn it!
[Learning successful.]
With the system prompt, Ye Fan immediately noticed a new skill appear in his interface.
[Passive Skill][Devour]LV.1: Absorbs the energy from the surrounding space and converts it into evolution points.
"Holy crap!"
Ye Fan's eyes widened in astonishment.
He never expected it to be a passive skill like this! He could actually absorb energy from his surroundings!