Chapter 8

"However…"

"If you want to integrate into our Dadan clan, I must tell you a few rules."

"Our Dadan clan doesn't keep idle people, nor does it keep useless ones. Aisi has been going out to hunt for food since he was very young."

"It is precisely because of this that our Dadan clan will acknowledge him."

"If you can't do it, if you can't contribute to the Dadan clan, we will absolutely not let you eat for free."

Dadan reminded him with an earnest expression.

"Understood."

Lu En nodded.

"In that case, I won't disturb you any longer."

Dadan turned and left.

Watching the other's departing back, Lu En finally had time to carefully observe his own room.

A very small room…

The total space was only a few square meters.

"It's passable, I suppose."

"Here, I can cultivate better."

After looking around once, Lu En lay down on the wooden bed beside him.

Next,

he began today's cultivation task.

Even without the system's reminder, he was extremely self-disciplined, carrying out grueling cultivation every day!

But unfortunately…

The further along these trainings went, the less they could improve his body's strength.

Even though Lu En possessed a hundredfold cultivation amplification, he could still feel it — along with the growth of his age and the continuous rise of his own strength,

the further on it went,

the harder it became to improve his own strength.

A day of grueling training let time slip away silently.

In the blink of an eye,

night had arrived.

A curved crescent moon hung at the edge of the sky,

its soft white halo spilling down.

Hoo!

Lu En exhaled heavily, ending today's devilish training that had lasted a full day.

It could be clearly seen

that the muscle lines on his body were becoming more and more defined.

It wasn't hard to imagine…

if a few more years passed, just how far the muscles on Lu En's body would grow!

"The goal of a perfect ghost back isn't far off now."

Feeling the explosive power flooding his body, a satisfied smile appeared on Lu En's face.

A sweep of his peripheral vision —

his eyes calmly scanned the black night beyond the window.

Tomorrow…

would be the moment he went out to hunt.

Since he had only just arrived today, Dadan's group hadn't had Lu En go out hunting.

But starting tomorrow, he would have to fend for himself.

He raised his right hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Then,

the system's notification sound rang in Lu En's ear.

【This cultivation session gained: Strength +0.008, Speed +0.007, Stamina +0.009, Spirit +0.1!】

【After a 100x cultivation effect amplification…】

【Host gains: Strength +0.8, Speed +0.7, Stamina +0.9, Spirit +10!】

In an instant,

a warm current surged into his body out of thin air,

Boom—

accompanied at the same time by a roar in Lu En's head.

He felt…

at this very moment,

besides strength, speed, and stamina being enhanced,

somehow,

his thinking, perception, consciousness, and every other aspect had all experienced a massive surge!

"This is…"

"Spirit?!"

These completely unfamiliar terms made Lu En feel a measure of surprise and suspicion.

His young body, after the system's amplification, had gained a considerable boost in strength!

Moreover,

Lu En could perceive it with great acuity.

At this moment, within his own body, a surging wave of spiritual energy was being nurtured!

This incomparably vast spiritual energy…

was extremely violent,

and completely beyond his control.

It seemed as though it could erupt from within him at any moment.

At this time,

his body was like a suppressed volcano.

Even he himself could not judge when this surging spiritual energy would erupt.

"The spiritual power within my body is slowly spreading outward from within…"

"Completely uncontrollable!"

Lu En's pupils contracted slightly.

He had absolutely no mental preparation for the sudden changes in his body.

At first,

this surging spiritual energy was like a thin, trickling stream, slowly flowing and dispersing outward from Lu En's body.

But as time passed,

the dispersing spiritual energy went from a thin, trickling stream…

to a surging river,

and then to a torrential, raging sea!

Vast,

powerful,

terrifying!

The spiritual energy transformed into a strange aura, radiating outward from Lu En's body.

Hum!

Hum!

"Wait?!"

"This couldn't be…"