Absorbing the Energy inside Spirit Stones is actually very simple, but if you don't know the basics, it can be very difficult. This was exactly the situation Ye Tian had been in.
Spirit Stones contain powerful Spiritual Qi, an energy that every Martial Artist can absorb. However, to absorb this energy, you must use the energy within your Dantian to resonate with it.
After achieving resonance for the first time, it's no longer necessary. You can then absorb the energy directly, and the amount you can take in depends on your body's capacity to withstand it.
After learning the method from Ye Feifei, Ye Tian immediately put it into practice. He covered the Spirit Stone with his right hand and began to slowly sense the energy within it. The prerequisite, however, was that he had to channel his Dragon Spiritual Power into his palm.
The energy of Dragon Spiritual Power was a higher grade than that within the Spirit Stone, making it very easy to achieve resonance. Ye Tian managed it in the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.
Ye Feifei had told Ye Tian that her first time absorbing Spiritual Qi from a Spirit Stone had taken her nearly two hours. Ye Tian was quite happy that he had managed to master the method in such a short amount of time.
Little did he know that some people took almost half a day for their first absorption, and those who weren't so bright even took one to two days.
The higher the grade of the Spirit Stone, the purer the Spiritual Qi it contained, and the better the absorption effect. Although Ye Tian had many Top Grade Spirit Stones in his Storage Ring, he couldn't use them himself.
After clearing his distracting thoughts, Ye Tian slowly tried to draw the Spiritual Qi into his body. But when the Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone entered his palm, the Dragon-shaped Mark on his right hand suddenly lit up, emitting a dazzling light that gave Ye Tian a huge fright.
Ye Tian had always been puzzled about this Dragon-shaped Mark. He only knew that when he used the Black Glaze Sword, it would resonate with the sword, allowing his arm and the Black Glaze Sword to combine perfectly.
But now, it was glowing even without him using the Black Glaze Sword. Ye Tian knew there was surely more to it. The Spiritual Qi of a single Lower Grade Spirit Stone was completely absorbed in just a few breaths, leaving behind only shattered Spirit Stone Fragments.
Ye Tian discovered that it seemed as if no Spiritual Qi had entered his body at all. All the Spiritual Qi he had just absorbed had vanished without a trace. However, he knew it definitely had a lot to do with the Dragon-shaped Mark on his palm.
Since he had already started, Ye Tian decided to go all the way and took out dozens of Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring. He wanted to see just how many Spirit Stones this Dragon-shaped Mark could absorb.
Ye Feifei was also startled by the dazzling light coming from Ye Tian's palm. She was well aware of the miraculous things about Ye Tian; many things concerning him couldn't be explained with common sense.
Seeing Ye Tian continue his cultivation, she closed her eyes once more. One had to cultivate diligently to improve their strength, and she was now focused on stabilizing the new Realm she had just broken through to.
The Dragon Pearl inside Ye Tian's body was still releasing Energy. Before he knew it, his Dragon Spiritual Power had already recovered by about forty percent, but Ye Tian still hadn't absorbed even a tiny bit of Spiritual Qi.
Ye Tian continuously absorbed the Spirit Stones, his speed astonishingly fast. A typical One Vein Eighth Layer Martial Artist would need about half an incense stick's time to absorb a single Lower Grade Spirit Stone. But Ye Tian, like a madman, needed only a few breaths.
A large pile of Spirit Stone Fragments now lay before him. If these were fragments from Top-Grade or Top Grade Spirit Stones, there would be far fewer. And if they were the legendary Spirit Crystals, one might not even see a single fragment.
After an unknown amount of time, the light from the Dragon-shaped Mark on his palm slowly dimmed. 'After absorbing so many Spirit Stones, I've finally fed you, you greedy thing!' Ye Tian thought with a private smile.
He then stopped to see what changes had occurred to the Dragon-shaped Mark. It would have been better if he hadn't looked; one glance gave Ye Tian quite a scare. The Dragon-shaped Mark was now slowly rotating in the center of his palm.
The speed was not very fast, so Ye Tian could see it clearly. After a moment, a searing heat came from the Dragon-shaped Mark, causing Ye Tian to shake his hand nonstop. This sudden change gave him a terrible fright.
The heat slowly spread upwards from his palm, accompanied by a growing pain. At this moment, Ye Tian felt as if his arm had been thrust into a fire and was being incinerated by raging flames.
'No way! If this keeps up, my arm will be ruined!' Ye Tian started to panic inwardly, but he didn't dare cry out, afraid of disturbing Ye Feifei, who was cultivating.
Cold sweat broke out on Ye Tian's face as the pain in his arm grew increasingly intense. Gradually, in a bizarre sight, the sleeve on his arm began to burn away. But the strangest thing was that the heat stopped spreading the moment it reached his shoulder.
Ye Tian desperately wanted to awaken the Divine Dragon Remnant Soul inside him and ask for help, but his stubbornness made him endure it. A situation like this with the Dragon-shaped Mark was definitely unusual. Perhaps he could even turn this disaster into a blessing. He could only comfort himself with this thought.
Sweat was pouring off Ye Tian like rain, but he didn't make a single sound. So Ye Feifei, who wasn't far away, remained completely unaware of his plight.
However, the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python seemed to have noticed Ye Tian's pain. "Boss, what's wrong? You look like you're in a lot of pain!"
"Ye Lin, I'm fine. Go guard the cave entrance. I'm breaking through a barrier right now and can't be disturbed!" Ye Tian could only lie to the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python.
Although the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python wanted to stay and watch over Ye Tian, it had no choice but to obey and obediently flew outside the cave to stand guard.
Ye Tian felt like his arm was about to be cooked through. This was the first time he had ever endured such immense pain. He had long since bitten through his lip, and the muscles on his face were clenched, his expression ferocious.
Just as Ye Tian reached his limit, the Dragon-shaped Mark on his palm changed once again. It emitted light once more, this time forming a screen of light.
Four small, golden characters suddenly floated up from the Dragon-shaped Mark. When the characters landed on the screen of light, they grew much larger.
The script was ancient, completely unrecognizable to Ye Tian. Yet, it was as if a voice in his mind told him the four words were: War Dragon Heavenly Arm!
Ye Tian was completely unfamiliar with this so-called "War Dragon Heavenly Arm" and didn't understand what it meant. However, he had a strong intuition that this was definitely a very powerful Martial Skill.
Immediately after, a stream of small characters floated up from the Dragon-shaped Mark. They seemed to describe how to use the War Dragon Heavenly Arm, while the voice in his mind recited them one by one.
Ye Tian could clearly sense that the voice was, in fact, his own, and that the text was written in the unique script of the Dragon Race. It was all very strange and mysterious. When he finally understood the true method of using the War Dragon Heavenly Arm, Ye Tian couldn't help but cry outβ¦