Chapter 441: Chapter 429: Star Absorption Technique! [Subscribe Requested]
When he reappeared, it was five kilometers away.
However, there was bad news—the instant teleportation item was shattered.
"How on earth did this guy find me?"
He gnashed his teeth and said.
In the past, nothing like this ever happened when he used it?
This time, instead of running away as he did the previous two times, he stood still, pricking up his ears to detect any movement around him.
One second passed, two seconds passed, nearly half a minute passed.
He didn’t notice anything unusual around.
Tang Yong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Looks like that guy didn’t catch up this time."
"Really?"
A voice sounded from behind.
And it was very close, seemingly just at his back!
Tang Yong was startled, forming a palm with his right hand, he wildly mobilized the True Essence within his body and struck behind him.
He finally understood that this guy had been following him all along, and was just toying with him.
But before he could turn around, he felt a numbness in his body and lost all sensation.
He realized someone had lifted him, and the wind whistled past his ears, making it nearly impossible to open his eyes.
When he came to his senses, he found himself back in the same underground chamber from earlier.
The corpses of several subordinates still lay on the ground.
The air was filled with the smell of blood.
Tang Yong tried to move, but found he couldn’t, his body wouldn’t respond, and his Elixir Field and Sea of Qi were as silent as a dead sea.
It was clear that the person who had sealed his acupoints had incredible skills.
At this moment, he was like a cripple; even if a Mid to Low-level Fierce Beast barged in, it could kill him.
"Chairman Li,"
Tang Yong gave a bitter smile and said, "Chairman Li, I admit I’m not as skilled. I concede. But, from beginning to end, we’ve never wronged you. Now, my subordinates are dead by your hand. Can’t you let me go?"
"Do you think that’s possible?"
Chen Fan asked expressionlessly.
"Chairman Li,"
Tang Yong pleaded, "Chairman Li, I am willing to give you the space items on me. There’s a lot of good stuff inside. As long as you’ll let me go today, is that okay?
I can even swear to the heavens that if you let me go, I will never set foot in Anshan City again until I die. If I break this oath, let me die a horrible death. How about it, Chairman Li? Will this make you let me go?"
"No need."
Chen Fan shook his head and said, "Even if I kill you, I can still get your space items. And even if I don’t, so what? Do you think I care about what’s in your space items?"
Tang Yong was stunned.
Indeed, the other party was an A-level Awakened!
Things he considered extremely precious, like space items, instant teleportation items,
were of no significance to the other. The other man had far better items.
After hesitating for a moment, he made a decision with gritted teeth.
"Chairman Li, I admit that the things in my space items are ordinary to you, but I have a complete Supreme Martial Arts skill. If you spare me, I’ll give you this technique in exchange for my life."
"A complete Supreme Martial Arts skill?"
Hearing this, a strange light flashed across Chen Fan’s face.
"Yes, a complete Supreme Martial Arts skill."
Tang Yong hurriedly said, "Chairman Li, I saw you using martial arts earlier, right? I didn’t expect that you’re both an Awakener and a Martial Artist. Amazing! With this supreme martial art, your Martial Arts skills will advance rapidly. It won’t be long before you reach the Celestial Realm."
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Then I’d like to hear just what Supreme Martial Art it is."
Tang Yong swallowed his saliva and lowered his voice, "Chairman Li, have you ever heard of the Star Absorption Technique?"
"Star Absorption Technique?"
Chen Fan’s face changed slightly.
He had indeed heard of this martial art.
In the Awakened Association, it was priced at an astounding 90,000 points, nearly reaching the threshold for Supreme Martial Arts.
"That’s right, the Star Absorption Technique."
Tang Yong’s face showed a look of pride, "This Star Absorption Technique can absorb a martial artist’s Inner Strength, even to the extent of draining an opponent’s Inner Strength completely, reducing them to less than an ordinary person, and this Inner Strength can be converted into our own Primordial True Essence."
"What? Primordial True Essence?"
Chen Fan exclaimed.
It was well known that there were only a few ways to increase Primordial True Essence.
One was through the natural growth that came with age.
Another was through meditation and cultivation, but this method’s efficiency was limited compared to natural growth. Eventually, it might take up to a month of continuous meditation to increase even a little Primordial True Essence.
The third, most efficient yet difficult method, was by consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to boost one’s Primordial True Essence.
This method yielded the most increase.
However, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were hard to come by, making them expensive, and there was also a diminishing return effect everytime one used them. Consequently, their effectiveness would eventually diminish significantly.
So, according to this guy’s words, there was a fourth method for increasing Primordial True Essence?
Seeing Chen Fan’s reaction, Tang Yong’s heart surged with delight.
As expected, no one could resist the allure of the Star Absorption Technique.
Neither could he,
nor his senior brother and master,
nor this Chairman Li.
"That’s right, Chairman Li, you didn’t hear wrong, and I’m not exaggerating. As long as you master the Star Absorption Technique, you can increase your Primordial True Essence by absorbing others’ Inner Strength, thus enhancing your True Qi."
Tang Yong ingratiatingly smiled, "Just like me, I was able to move from the Meridian Refining Realm to the True Essence Realm in less than three years, and my Sea of Qi is now almost full. Soon, I’ll be able to reach the Celestial Realm."
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan squinted his eyes.
From the tone of the other’s words, it could be deduced that he wasn’t lying.
Unexpectedly, the Star Absorption Technique actually had such powerful effects.
However, using a method of stealing other people’s Inner Strength to enhance oneself was ultimately not the right path.
"It seems that over these three years, you’ve absorbed quite a lot of people’s Inner Strength?"
Chen Fan sneered.
The smile on Tang Yong’s face froze instantly, and he stammered, "Actually, it wasn’t that many, and most of them were trying to kill me, so I had no choice."
Chen Fan chuckled.
A three-year-old child might believe his words.
"Chairman Li,"
Tang Yong hurriedly changed the subject, "If you swear to let me go, I’m willing to give you this martial art. How about it?"
"Not much appeal."
"Chairman Li, you?"
Tang Yong was shocked.
He stared at Chen Fan with wide eyes.
It didn’t make sense. From what he saw earlier, wasn’t the other interested in this martial art?
Why reject his offer now?
"Because I don’t need you to tell me. I can still learn this technique from you."
As he said this, Chen Fan’s eyes glimmered.
Almost instantly, Tang Yong lost consciousness and collapsed on the ground like a fallen log.
"Name."
"Tang Yong."
"Why did you come to Anshan City?"
"Because someone was chasing us. To evade them, we had to flee. While passing by Anshan City, we heard it was easy to enter, so we chose to come here."
Tang Yong spoke each word clearly.
"Why were they chasing you?"
"Because we absorbed a lot of martial artists’ Inner Strength. Many of them held significant positions within the Noble Families, and some wanted the complete Star Absorption Technique we possessed. So, they kept tracking us."
"As expected."
Chen Fan nodded.
He knew the other was lying earlier.
However, knowing people were hunting them for the Star Absorption Technique came as a surprise.
But it was understandable.
After all, painstaking cultivation increases only a small amount of Primordial True Qi.
If one mastered the Star Absorption Technique, they could continually absorb others’ Inner Strength.
It would be both simple and efficient.
Even he couldn’t resist such temptation.
But he held a moral boundary: this technique could only be used on evildoers, never for wanton killing of innocents.
Otherwise, how was he different from those ruthless cult followers who treated human lives as worthless?
"Tell me the complete version of the Star Absorption Technique."
A look of hesitation suddenly crossed Tang Yong’s face.
It seemed as if some keyword had triggered a trace of rationality in him.
"Hmm?"
Chen Fan intensified his Spiritual Power.
"Yes."
This time, Tang Yong answered promptly, spilling all the secrets of the Star Absorption Technique.
Chen Fan looked at his Skill Bar.
As soon as the other uttered some twenty to thirty words, a new martial art appeared on the Skill Bar, exactly the Star Absorption Technique.
It was a fragmented version.
As more words spilled out, the collection of the Star Absorption Technique advanced, until it finally reached one hundred percent.
Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the Star Absorption Technique from this guy’s mouth was genuine.
"The Soul Shifting Technique truly is a wonderful thing."
Chen Fan mused.
Without the Soul Shifting Technique, this guy might have said something misleading, even if willing to talk, or inserted some deceptions at critical points.
Though he could identify these, it would still have been quite troublesome.
How convenient it was to get it directly like this.
"Since I have 5 million points of experience, I’ll max out this martial art and use this guy to test its effectiveness."
Chen Fan looked icily at Tang Yong on the ground.
This guy had absorbed countless people’s Inner Strength.
As they say, what goes around comes around. Heaven won’t spare anyone.
It was time for him to taste the fate of having his life’s power drained by someone else.