Starting Reward – A Three Thousand Assassin Network

Chapter 4 — Absorbing Dragon Essence

Looking at the Dragon Essence in his hand, as big as his fist, emitting a golden light, there was a slight warmth, followed by a puzzled expression on his face.

“System, I have a question, not sure if I should ask?”

“What’s the question? The host can ask directly, and this system can answer them all for you!”

Ye Chen nodded, “May I ask, for such a large Dragon Essence, should I use it externally or take it internally? How would one go about using it externally? If taken internally, would it cause suffocation?”

“Ding! Based on the question raised by the host, the system has provided two optimal solutions for you.”

“Ha, there are actually two methods. I’m interested, please tell me!” Ye Chen suddenly became curious.

“Internally, you can grind the Dragon Essence into powder and soak it in water! However, in doing so, about ninety-nine percent of the energy inside will be lost, but it would be delicious.”

“Oh my, it’s truly a case of a word to the wise being sufficient!” Ye Chen was speechless, completely disregarding this option, “Just directly tell me the second one!”

“The second method is external use, drawing out the internal energy of the Dragon Essence with your own True Essence, then refining it. Note that the energy inside is extremely violent; a little carelessness may lead to a backlash from your True Essence.”

“Damn, what should I do then? Doesn’t this mean that this Dragon Essence is useless?” Ye Chen was somewhat distressed, but he didn’t want to forcefully refine the Dragon Essence and risk a backlash from his True Essence.

At this point, the system’s voice sounded again, “As the host of this system, there’s actually no need to be too distressed. This is the Laid-Back System, and the main focus is on relaxing and simply laying back. The host only needs to silently invoke it, as for other lying down arrangements, it’s all good.”

“Huh! There’s this function too, why didn’t you tell me before?” Ye Chen furrowed his brow.

However, he didn’t dwell on it too much at this moment and silently invoked, “Use!”

As the Dragon Essence was activated, the whole room sparkled with golden light, dazzling the eyes. The Dragon Essence burst with a brilliant radiance, like the sun in the sky, making it impossible to look directly at.

The golden light shot through the window, brightening the entire courtyard. Tian Yan, who lived in the room opposite Ye Chen’s, instantly opened her eyes, then with a swift movement, her entire figure disappeared into the bed.

Shortly after, a graceful figure appeared at Ye Chen’s door, holding a three-foot-long pink sword. Its appearance was beautiful, with a fish as the hilt and a lotus flower as the sword’s end. This sword was named – Staggering Salamander!

Before long, Ye Dingtian, Ye Wudao, and Lin Wan’er also arrived one after another.

Upon seeing the golden light emitting from Ye Chen’s room, accompanied by powerful energy fluctuations, they were extremely shocked.

Then they turned to Tian Yan, who was guarding Ye Chen’s door, and immediately asked.

“Little girl, what happened to my good grandson?” Ye Dingtian hurriedly inquired.

On the side, Lin Wan’er and Ye Wudao also anxiously asked, “Yes, little Yan, what’s wrong with Chen’er?”

Facing the inquiries of the three, Tian Yan also didn’t know how to answer, after all, she didn’t know what had happened.

“In fact, I don’t know either. Just a moment ago, a burst of golden light suddenly erupted in Young Master’s room. I rushed over to check, but I didn’t dare to enter rashly, afraid of disturbing the Young Master, so I could only wait here. However, the Young Master didn’t inform me, so I assume there’s nothing wrong.”

After some contemplation, Ye Dingtian looked at Ye Wudao and his wife and said, “Let’s wait a while. I think what the little girl said makes sense. Since Chen’er didn’t inform others, there should be nothing wrong!”

Ye Wudao and Lin Wan’er glanced at each other, then nodded.

The group waited outside, and as time passed, the golden light inside the room still didn’t diminish.

At this moment, Ye Wudao was full of doubts and quickly asked his father, “Dad, do you have any guesses about this matter?”

Ye Dingtian shook his head at the question, then squinted and said, “Since Chen’er was born, he has been extraordinarily clever. As he grew older, he became more and more mysterious. Things that he could casually take out, we’ve never seen before, and all have unique effects. They are treasures in the eyes of others, but he seems completely indifferent them.”

“I suspect there must be an expert behind Chen’er! Otherwise, how did he get these things?”

“An expert! How come I don’t know?” Ye Wudao exclaimed.

“Can someone you’ve noticed be called an expert?” Ye Dingtian said unkindly.

“Alright, don’t make a fuss. When Chen’er comes out, we’ll know when we ask, right?”

At this point, Lin Wan’er also said to Ye Wudao, “Father’s words make sense, Wudao, let’s just wait patiently. If Chen’er wants to tell us, he’ll tell us. Even if he doesn’t want to, he might have his reasons. We shouldn’t force it. Besides, if there’s an expert interested in Chen’er, we should be happy!”

“You’re right, it seems I’ve been too hasty.” Ye Wudao nodded.

Meanwhile, inside the room.

Ye Chen was currently sitting cross-legged on the bed, feeling extremely comfortable all over, as if soaking in a hot spring, completely relaxed both physically and mentally.

At the same time, the Dragon Essence emitting a golden light floated in front of Ye Chen, continuously spinning. With each rotation, a stream of golden energy flowed out like water, slowly entering his body and finally gathering in his dantian.

With the help of the system, the Saint Heart Technique accelerated its operation. The Nascent Saint Heart Mantra acted as an auxiliary to continuously absorb the Dragon Essence’s energy, converting it into Saint Heart True Essence.

The strength of each move in the Saint Heart Technique depended on the Saint Heart True Essence. The purer the True Essence, the greater the power.

After several years of laying back, the system had rewarded him with a lot. He had already cultivated the Saint Heart Technique to great completion.

As for how strong he was now, he didn’t know, but one thing was certain, he was definitely much stronger than the creator, Emperor Shitian.

The Saint Heart Technique belonged to the Ice-type martial art. If Ye Chen exerted all his strength, he could instantly freeze an area within several miles.

Now, with the absorption of the Dragon Essence’s energy, his realm had once again risen. Meanwhile, the power of the Saint Heart Technique would become even stronger. However, how far it could reach was still unknown.

As time slowly passed, the golden light emitted by the Dragon Essence gradually dimmed, indicating that there was very little energy left.

Soon, all the energy inside the Dragon Essence was completely absorbed by Ye Chen.

Snap!

Crack!

Without energy support, the dim and lightless Dragon Essence fell to the floor, then continuously shattered, turning into a pile of ash after a moment.

At this moment, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes.

Hum~

A powerful energy instantly emanated from his eyes, causing a fluctuation in space.

“Wow, this power is too strong, I actually couldn’t control it!”

Ye Chen hurriedly suppressed the rioting force within his body, then clenched his fist. A strong feeling of power filled him, giving him a sense that one punch could shatter everything. Of course, this was a feeling of expansion caused by the rapid increase in power.

Sensing the True Essence in his body, as vast as a lake, Ye Chen thought, “I’ve only refined about half of the energy from this entire Dragon Essence, and it has already brought about such a significant improvement. There’s still a large portion sealed inside my body, continuously transforming it. With the continual strengthening of the Dragon Essence, my body in the future will probably be as strong as a rock.”