31: Yang heat

Ning Ruogong awoke from his 'sleep' as the surrounding fire gradually diminished. He looked around, only seeing the ashes left by the leaves Hyesi had placed on him.

"Did I do it?" he wondered. "Status" [Status Name: Ning Ruogong Energy: 22,952,548 Skills: Synchronized Thinking, Basic Map, Elementary Klavis Language, Candlelight

"Yes, I did it," he called out from the stone in the fire pit.

"Inikaka?" Hyesi came to him, already holding the necklace in his hand.

"Uh... I mean, we did it. Good job, Hyesi, you'll become strong starting today."

Upon hearing this, Hyesi's eyes widened. "Inikaka, you're not lying, are you?" he asked.

"Of course not. Have I ever lied to you? Look at everything I've made you do. Up and down, running around, picking up stones. Hasn't that made you strong?" Ning Ruogong's voice sounded as if Hyesi had just said something extremely disrespectful.

"Indeed, Inikaka. I feel stronger.

Yes, then I believe you." Hyesi dismissed the doubts in his mind.

"Good," Ning Ruogong said with an annoyed tone, while quickly turning to Hyesi's necklace.

But inside, he felt differently. 'My goodness, this kid is too suspicious. System, give me this ability now.'

"<Would you like to purchase the 'Yin to Heat' skill for 22,000,000 energy?>" "Yes, buy it."

"<Confirmed>"

Ning Ruogong felt as if something had been added to his mind. "Status," he opened his Status again.

[Status Name: Ning Ruogong Energy: 952,548 Skills: Synchronized Thinking, Basic Map, Elementary Klavis Language, Candlelight, Yin Heat Conversion

"Well, I don't have that much energy left. I need to find a way to get stronger faster." Besides the obvious 'burning himself' method, he began to think of ways to acquire energy.

"Oh, right, can I increase the limit? System, tell me, how do I increase the daily energy limit I can obtain?"

"<You can purchase increased limits from the Shop>"

"Oh, right. You mentioned that. Then take me to see the Shop."

"<Capacity doubled, Heat Energy up to 25 million>"

"<Sound energy limit doubled, up to 25 million>"

"<Other energy sources not unlocked>"

"Huh? Heat Energy and sound energy? System, why are the energy types separated?"

he asked.

"<Increasing energy gain limits requires purchasing specific energy types>"

"Oh, so how much of each energy do I have?" he asked.

"<Please purchase the 'Separate Energy' tab from the Shop>"

"Huh? You can't just tell me? How much does that cost?" he asked.

"<The Separate Energy tab costs 10 million energy to purchase>"

"Damn System, you're terrible. Now you're going to tell me I need to buy this first to increase my energy gain limit, right?" he asked.

"<You do not need to purchase the Separate Energy tab to use separate energy>"

"<You only need it to view how much you currently possess>"

"Oh, thank goodness. Well, now that I have this skill, I should start helping this kid. I wonder if I have to use it like Candlelight. By the way, System, are there any limitations to this skill? Actually, how does his skill work?" he asked.

"<This skill has a range of 5 meters and can absorb all surrounding Yin into your body, converting it into Heat Energy>"

"<Unabsorbed Heat Energy will return to Yin energy>"

"<Using this skill does not consume your energy, but it increases your mental fatigue>"

"Hmm... sounds pretty good." He decided to use it immediately. "Kid, stop talking. Tomorrow morning I will do something to your body to make you stronger."

Excitement showed on Hyesi's face, and he couldn't suppress his emotions as he asked, "Right now, Inikaka?"

"Yes, sit down and let me begin." Hyesi immediately obeyed, sitting on the beach, waiting for what his god would do.

Ning Ruogong, meanwhile, imagined taking a deep breath and activated the move.

"Mm-hmm..." Hyesi responded, he seemed to feel something moving within his body. Ning Ruogong couldn't see anything, but he could feel a very unnatural coldness on him, not the coldness of low temperature, but something entirely different.

"This is Yin?" Ning Ruogong wondered. Suddenly, the coldness began to transform into heat.

This was the authentic, natural heat he was accustomed to. As he continued to gather Yin, the heat also increased.

As all the heat was concentrated on the stone of the necklace where he resided, Hyesi also began to feel the heat. He started to feel uncomfortable. Even he, who could touch burning stones for hours as if they were barely hot, began to feel uncomfortable with the heat.

Then, Ning Ruogong felt the energy he was gathering stop, so he also stopped, and immediately, all the Heat Energy he had gathered instantly reverted to normal Yin.

Some even flew back to Hyesi, making him very uncomfortable. When Ning Ruogong finally realized what had happened, he started to shout:

"Foolish! Foolish! How could I forget that my stamina for today was already used up? I can't absorb any more energy. Ah, my goodness, I'm such a fool. Alas, now I have to tell that kid another lie." "Hyesi, are you alright?" he asked.

"Bright Inikaka. I... you... you finally showed your child your true strength, didn't you? The fire that burned in my chest just now, that was your true power, wasn't it?" Hyesi said with an incomparably reverent tone.

Ning Ruogong was stunned at first, hearing the words 'fire in my chest', and immediately realized what had happened, "Damn it, did I hurt that kind of person?" he thought.

He waited for a while until Hyesi finished praising him before saying, "Yes. That is my power. In fact, that was just a hint of what I can do." "Wait until tomorrow morning and you'll see my true strength. I'll show you how strong you can become with my help."