Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 143 – Spiritual Energy!

The stone wall rippled like water and closed behind them, completely sealing off the tranquility of Green Hill Village.

Before them lay the true face of the Mist Forest.

It was dark and damp, the air filled with a cloying, sweet stench—a mixture of rotting leaves and unknown vegetation.

Towering ancient trees that scraped the sky blotted out the daylight. Only mottled specks of light filtered through the gaps in the dense canopy, casting swaying spots on the thick carpet of moss and lichen.

Su Xiaoxiao nervously clutched the small cloth pouch the village elder had given her, following Lin Fan step by step. Her golden pupils vigilantly scanned every shadow around them, each a potential hiding place for danger.

Lin Fan, however, did not choose the fastest way to travel.

Flying would indeed get her to Azurewood City, two hundred li away, in a matter of minutes.

But in a completely unfamiliar world teeming with powerful individuals, that would be akin to lighting the brightest lamp in the dead of night, deliberately exposing herself to the sights of every hunter.

It was foolish and utterly unnecessary.

Until she had a thorough understanding of Azurewood City, especially the strength and personality of its level-seven city lord, Hu Lie, keeping a low profile was the best form of protection.

She chose to walk.

Deep within the dense forest, rustling sounds were incessant.

Pairs of greedy or wary eyes, viscous and cold, stared out from the darkness.

Su Xiaoxiao’s body tensed involuntarily, and even the fur on her fluffy tail bristled slightly.

She knew that too many hungry predators lurked in this forest. For a weak Fox Clan Girl like her, every step was taken on the verge of death.

Lin Fan’s pace didn’t falter in the slightest, as if she were completely unaware of the surrounding dangers.

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She simply walked on with indifference, the hem of her black and gold horse-face skirt swaying gently with her steps, tracing an elegant yet cold arc.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was so nervous she could barely breathe.

An extremely faint aura, yet one that carried an absolute suppression originating from the depths of one’s Bloodline, spread silently from Lin Fan.

Dragon might.

In an instant, all surrounding sounds vanished.

The chirping of insects, the whisper of the wind, and those unsettling rustles were all erased in that moment.

The prying gazes receded like a tide, as if they had encountered their most terrifying natural enemy, disappearing without a trace in a flurry of terror and panic.

Su Xiaoxiao stopped abruptly, staring in astonishment at Lin Fan’s tall, straight back.

That feeling of crisis, like thorns on her back, was gone.

It was as if an invisible barrier had spread out with Sister Ning Shuang at its center, blocking out all malice and danger.

Was this… the majesty of the Dragon Clan?

Just by leaking a mere trace of her aura, she could make this perilous forest bow its head.

Su Xiaoxiao gazed at the heroic figure ahead, her eyes nearly overflowing with reverence and adoration.

How fortunate she was to be able to follow by such a great person’s side.

Lin Fan paid no mind to the girl’s surging emotions behind her. Her attention had long been captured by something far more important.

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Her Mental Strength spread out like an invisible net, blanketing an area a thousand meters in radius, perceiving everything about this world.

Soon, she “saw” a deeper truth of this world.

The air was not empty.

Countless energy particles, finer than dust and emitting a faint glow, filled every inch of space.

They were dense and pure, like a viscous liquid, flowing slowly but surely, seeping into the soil, merging with the trees, and being breathed in and out by every living being in this forest.

This was Spirit Energy!

It was the source, the nourishment, the cornerstone of all growth.

Lin Fan could even “perceive” these energy particles constantly seeping into her and Su Xiaoxiao’s bodies.

They penetrated Long Ningshuang’s skin, merged into her blood, and were finally drawn by an invisible force, converging within the bones of her spine and limbs.

The Dragon Bones!

The source of the Dragon Clan’s innate talent.

Lin Fan clearly “saw” the golden Dragon Bones acting like a highly efficient energy converter. Fine patterns appeared on their surface, rapidly absorbing and purifying these free-floating energy particles, transforming them into the purest form of power to nourish every cell in her body.

Her physical constitution was continuously improving at an extremely slow, yet incredibly steady, rate.

Lin Fan diverted a wisp of her Mental Strength to probe Su Xiaoxiao’s body beside her.

The Fox Clan Girl was also absorbing the energy.

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But compared to her, the efficiency was worlds apart.

Most of the energy particles merely circulated through her body once before dissipating. Only a tiny fraction was reluctantly absorbed by her body.

The disparity was set in stone from the moment of birth.

In this world, Bloodline determined everything.

Lin Fan silently calculated.

It had only been a single day since she arrived in this world yesterday.

The energy her current body had gained through natural absorption was already almost equivalent to half a level-one Crystal.

This discovery made Lin Fan’s heart beat a little faster.

Although this bit of energy was but a drop in the ocean for her current physical state, not even enough to make her stats change, it meant she had found another path to increase her strength.

A path that was infinitely safer and more stable than hunting mutated Zombies and fighting for Crystals back on Blue Star!

As long as she remained in this world, her power would grow ceaselessly.

No wonder.

No wonder the creatures of this world, even a non-combatant Fox Clan Girl like Su Xiaoxiao, could naturally become a level-two Evolved being in her teens.

No wonder even the children here were Evolved beings.

Living day in and day out in such a terrifying concentration of energy, even a pig would probably evolve after a while.

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If she brought the three thousand-plus survivors from Hangcheng and Jiangcheng here…

They would probably only need to live here for a year or so, and without any Crystals, at least several hundred Evolved beings would emerge from their ranks!

An unprecedented light flashed in Lin Fan’s eyes.

Her previous plan was to consolidate Hangcheng and Jiangcheng, then head to Modu, uncovering the truth of the apocalypse step by step, hunting stronger beings to make into Skins, and allowing herself to continuously evolve.

But now, she had a grander, and crazier, idea.

The resources on Blue Star were ultimately limited.

But this world…

This vast and boundless Dragon Spirit Continent!

A smirk touched the corners of Lin Fan’s lips.

Of course, she had to take things one step at a time.

Before she possessed the power to contend with the Pureblood Dragon Clan, she still needed more “Skins,” more accumulation.

Furthermore, the crisis on Blue Star was not yet resolved. She had to return to Modu when the next Rift opened; otherwise, if Modu fell, the bases in Jiangcheng and Hangcheng would surely be annihilated.

And right now, her first target was already close at hand.

Azurewood City.