Chapter 287: Wasting Privileges

“I’ve taken him away. Feel free to come bother me anytime! Remember, I’m Babu of the Demon Realm!” The man in golden armor laughed heartily before carrying Ye Feng and disappearing from sight.
It was only then that the several clones slowly turned into faint shadows and vanished.
Long Tian stood there, his eyes vacant.
“There’s no need to blame yourself. You did your best!” Fat sighed deeply beside him.
“Brother, Ye Feng will be fine…” Long Yue didn’t know what to say to comfort Long Tian.
The scene from earlier was still fresh in everyone’s memory—the lightning, like a giant serpent, was incredibly powerful; even Fat and the others didn’t dare confront it head-on. But their opponent was a Xuanmo-level warrior two ranks above Fat and the rest, plus a strong defender from the Demon Realm. Long Tian’s failure was almost inevitable. Still, those who had seen him create miracles hoped for another miracle. But this time, it didn’t happen, leaving them disappointed. Yet they couldn’t blame Long Tian, as it was beyond his capabilities in the first place.
“If you had used my power just now, wouldn’t you have been able to get your brother back?” A voice rang in Long Tian’s mind.
“Listen, I know you have ulterior motives by dwelling inside me. I don’t care what the outcome will be—whether you devour me or not. When necessary, I’ll use you as a tool. But since Ye Feng doesn’t want me to use this power, I won’t. I’ll save Ye Feng my way. Stay out of this. And I warn you—don’t touch anyone around me, or I swear I’ll do something you’ll regret for life!” Long Tian’s tone was as cold as millennia-old ice.
This time, Tun Tian unusually didn’t argue, and Long Tian’s mind fell silent.
Long Tian clenched his fists. “The Demon Realm… Babu…”
“Xiaoyu, don’t hold me back! I have to get our boss back!” Bernard was in a frenzied state but was stopped by Xiaoyu, Lilith, and the others.
“Bernard, going there is just asking for death. You’re no match for them. Even if we team up, we have no chance!” Xiaoyu remained calm.
“Are we just going to watch him kidnap our boss? I can’t accept this!!!” Bernard roared loudly.

“I’m not willing to give up either. But have you thought about it? If we chase after him rashly, we’ll end up with the same result—we won’t be able to change anything at all!” Xiao Yu still refused to back down.
“Then tell me, what exactly should we do?” Bernard demanded.
“We need to get stronger, then go to the Demon Realm to find that guy!” Xiao Yu said with firm determination.
“Ye Feng might lose all his cultivation skills in three days!” Fat’s sudden remark made Bernard furious once again.
“Losing cultivation skills doesn’t mean death; he’ll just become an ordinary person.” Although Xiao Yu was annoyed by this news, she quickly calmed down. “As long as we defeat that guy named Babu, we can save our boss!”
Hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Bernard gradually calmed down.
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A mass of black energy, like a typhoon, destroyed all of Ye Feng’s meridians. At that moment, it was slowly devouring the white crystal in his dantian. But compared to his meridians, this energy was far more powerful. The black energy managed to hold its own against the crystal for a while.
Ye Feng’s dantian continued to absorb energy frantically. The white crystal indeed absorbed energy at an extraordinary rate, but it still fell short compared to the speed at which the black energy devoured it.
The connection between Ye Feng’s consciousness and his body was also severed by that black energy, trapping him inside his body. At this moment, Ye Feng watched in panic as this happened before his eyes.
“This can’t go on. Once its invaded my dantian, the next target will definitely be my mind sea. With this rate of energy consumption, my consciousness will likely be erased in an instant.” Ye Feng was well aware of this thing’s attack pattern.
“What should I do?” Ye Feng suddenly felt a headache. He could clearly see just how overwhelming that energy was—it was beyond his ability to resist. “With something like this, heavenly artifacts are definitely useless. Aside from those privileges, nothing can stop this energy.”
“What privileges could possibly resolve this crisis?” Ye Feng carefully reviewed the remaining privileges he had.
“Power to modify the rules of the Void Realm, Ultimate Amnesty Power, Ultimate Protection Power, Ultimate Summoning Power, Ultimate Repair Power, Privilege to Raise Rank, Privilege to Purchase Beyond One’s Level…” Ye Feng went through each of the privileges left on his list.

“The Ultimate Protection Right is triggered passively, only once, and should not be used unless absolutely necessary!” Ye Feng also knew that such a life-saving privilege should be used sparingly, as he had no idea what challenges might lie ahead. If he used it recklessly now, he would be in real danger if another insurmountable threat arose later.

“The Ultimate Repair Right…” Ye Feng finally focused on this privilege. “I wonder if it can be used on this.”

The Ultimate Repair Right originally required direct contact with the item to be repaired, and that contact had to be maintained throughout the repair process for it to succeed. Yet now, that black energy tightly enveloped the spirit crystal in his dantian, which could be considered a form of “intimate” contact.

“Use the Ultimate Repair Right!” Without hesitation, Ye Feng acted immediately. Whether it would work or not, he decided to give it a try first and see the results. If it worked, that would be great; if not, he would have to think of other solutions.

“Ultimate Repair Right: Used once!”

Seeing this message appear, Ye Feng was pleased. The use of the Ultimate Repair Right meant it had taken effect.

What puzzled Ye Feng, however, was that although the black energy had stopped devouring the crystal in his body, it was growing at a visible pace. He couldn’t even communicate with it.

He couldn’t help but worry—this change was completely unexpected. The black mist, originally the size of a little finger, had grown to the size of a goose egg in his dantian at a visible rate, and it was still growing.

“What’s going on here?” Ye Feng sent some of his mental energy into the void, observing the changes in the black energy while also asking Yu Huang.

“Ye Feng, I’ve seen it all!” Yu Huang said with a smile. “To be honest, you handled this situation very well. If things had gone wrong, the Ultimate Protection Right might have been wasted.”

“What exactly is that black energy?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled. “Why doesn’t it obey any of my commands even after using the Ultimate Repair Right?”

“That black energy is an extremely high-level form of energy—one far beyond your current capabilities. As for why it still doesn’t obey commands, it’s because the repair process is still in progress. Since the restoration isn’t complete, you can’t control it.”

“One more thing—this energy has an extremely high level, and your dantian cannot withstand such powerful energy. It was possible earlier only because it was deliberately restrained to prevent damage to the dantian and the crystals inside from escaping. Now that it’s growing, if it touches the dantian, it will collapse instantly. In your terms, it’s as if you’ve placed a nuclear bomb in a glass container.”
“It seems the only option now is to strengthen the dantian.” Ye Feng knew Yu Huang was right. He could clearly feel his dantian trembling, a result of containing energy it shouldn’t.
“He used the rank-up privilege.” Ye Feng used the privilege again. “Upgrade dantian rank.”
“One use of the rank-up privilege!”
“Second use of the rank-up privilege!”
“Third use of the rank-up privilege!”
Ye Feng used the rank-up privilege three times in a row, and only then did the abnormal sensation in his dantian disappear. He himself didn’t know what level of energy his dantian could now hold. Even without any enhancements, it had already been capable of containing all energy from the Heavenly Realm.
Apart from the disappearance of the trembling sensation, the dantian only grew slightly larger—no other obvious changes.
“All three uses of the rank-up privilege are gone.” Ye Feng was somewhat frustrated. He hadn’t expected that black energy to be so powerful, using up all four of his privileges at once—something that had never happened before.
The dark cloud inside the dantian continued to expand until it reached the size of a fist before finally stopping.
Ye Feng’s first command was for it to break free from the white crystal inside his body.
The dark cloud obediently separated and stayed put.
Seeing the white crystal inside the dantian shrink, Ye Feng felt frustrated.
Scanning his body with his mental energy, he was even more annoyed by the broken meridians.
Of course, Ye Feng wouldn’t let that black energy handle the repair work—his meridians couldn’t withstand such intense energy.
A faint white glow slowly emanated from the white crystal, spreading from the dantian and working its way through the chaotic meridians.
“What should I do with this? It might not pose a threat now, but I can’t just leave it in the dantian like this.”

“We can set aside a small portion to nurture the crystal core within you, which can accelerate its progression in rank,” suggested the Feather Emperor. “Anyway, the nurturing process won’t interfere with your use of energy, as the energy input and output of the core are completely free.”
“That sounds great!” Ye Feng immediately agreed to the Feather Emperor’s suggestion.