515: Chapter 518 Youluo Awakens

"Don't waste my time. I need to Cultivate."

Before Luon's voice had even faded, his figure vanished once more.

Meanwhile, within the Holy Village...

Lu Chen was contemplating how to claim this spatial treasure for himself.

Who knew how many more hidden benefits it held?

He had intended to have a direct confrontation with the treasure's will.

But he never expected things to turn out this way.

"Are you listening? Help me grow stronger, and I can help you avenge your former master."

"I can certainly grow stronger through my own Cultivation, but that would take considerable time. If you have any shortcuts, speak up. Together, we can be enough to annihilate those Demon Race and Dragon Clan forces."

Lu Chen had expected no response.

Yet, to his surprise...

A faint voice actually echoed in his mind.

"Prove your worth."

"Oh? So you truly possess self-awareness."

Lu Chen placed his hand on the ground.

And uttered two words in a low voice.

"Heal."

In that instant...

Boundless energy surged like a tide into the depths of the earth.

The Immeasurable Divine Dragon Art he Cultivated complemented his limitless energy perfectly.

It had long since granted him reserves comparable to a monster's.

His energy reserves were already vast and immeasurable.

But even more terrifying was...

His energy recovery rate far outstripped his consumption rate!

Five days later.

A crisp female voice rang in his mind, tinged with a hint of pleading.

"Senior, please, I beg you, stop transferring energy! I can't take much more!"

Lu Chen's face instantly darkened.

"Speak properly! You're making it sound like I'm doing something indecent to you."

The female voice hurriedly apologized, her tone urgent.

"I'm sorry, Senior! Please stop transferring energy immediately! I am completely healed, and my energy reserves are already overflowing. If you continue like this, I will truly self-destruct!"

Lu Chen still felt the phrasing was a bit odd.

But he complied and stopped, asking,

"You are the Nini of this treasure?"

"Yes, Senior. I am indeed the Nini of this treasure. In the past, I was severely wounded by the combined forces of a Demon God and a Dragon God, on the verge of dissipating. Thanks to your energy, I have been fully restored."

"Good. So, what method do you have to make me stronger?"

"Senior, I am a treasure with no upper growth limit. My former master discovered me in a forsaken land. I can grow alongside you, and you can also become stronger by drawing upon my power."

Lu Chen immediately found this rather dull.

"That sounds utterly uninteresting. If you can't make me stronger immediately, what use are you to me?"

The Nini fell silent for a moment, offering no reply.

"Forget it. Just pledge your allegiance to me directly. I plan to step into the outside world within two years. If, after our Fusion, you prove useful, I'll help you settle that blood debt. If you're useless, then you can keep that grudge to yourself."

"Thank you, Senior! I will begin the pledge of allegiance immediately!"

Yet, after waiting a full twenty minutes...

Lu Chen didn't sense any movement at all.

His tone instantly turned cold.

"Hey, why haven't you started?"

The Nini's voice carried a hint of awkwardness.

"Senior... I cannot actively pledge allegiance to you. I require your permission to draw upon your energy to complete the process..."

"Fine, fine, permission granted. What a useless thing you are."

The moment Lu Chen finished speaking...

The entire human Realm...

which was this spatial treasure, suddenly began to tremble violently!

"What's happening?! Why is the human Realm suddenly shaking?! Could it be another invasion by extradimensional demons?!"

All the human powerhouses were terrified, their Souls Flying Away and Spirits Scattering.

They cried out in panic.

"Where is the Constantine Empire? Can their ancestors still slay the invading enemies?"

"Hey, Ancestor! What do you think is going on?!"

The old man gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"I don't know, don't ask me. Even if a demon truly descends now, in front of that lord, it would probably be nothing more than a toy to be crushed with a flick of the wrist."

These past days, he had wanted to ask Lu Chen to heal his injuries but never mustered the courage.

After much thought...

He felt that perhaps only by doing something for Lu Chen or Luon could he earn the chance for healing.

Holding onto this thought...

The old man quietly left the Empire.

Five minutes later, the Nini's voice sounded again, full of gratitude.

"Thank you for your grace, Senior! The pledge of allegiance is complete!"

"Good. From now on, it's time for you to start growing as well. I'm in a hurry to become stronger; I have no time to wait for you to develop slowly."

In the blink of an eye...

Two years flew by.

Two years later.

Lu Chen hovered at the edge of the spatial treasure, his robes fluttering in the wind.

"Nini, open a spatial passage. We're going to the outside world."

He commanded the Nini.

"Master, are you truly going? The world outside is far too dangerous..."

Nini's voice carried a trace of worry.

"Enough talk. Just do as I say."

By now, Lu Chen had already reached the 16th-tier Realm.

But his confidence did not stem from this Realm.

It came from another, far more terrifying existence.

Just yesterday...

He had finally Awakened his own System.

Along with all the memories of his past life spent with the System.

"You Luo, initiate the System evolution program."

[As you command, Master.]

In that instant...

A torrent of energy far more terrifying than before...

Frantically poured into Lu Chen's body.