Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

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Even his own surging will could quickly transform into Spiritual Energy, as long as his anger was unquenchable, the flow of Spiritual Energy would not cease.

"That's not right, though... If he's just a second-order Spiritual Energy user, shouldn't he have reached his limit by now?" Someone looked toward the figure in the surveillance video.

Even "wartime" Spiritual Energy users couldn't just suddenly become inflamed with passion during such a safe and harmless check period, right?

"There have been some cases in the past where users possess amounts of Spiritual Energy that exceed the limits of their tier but have yet to advance. There are quite a few such examples."

Those kinds of Spiritual Energy users are generally failures.

Their unique psychic worlds allow them to hold a large amount of Spiritual Energy, but their limited aptitude prevents them from breaking through to the next level.

But even such accumulation would at most slightly exceed their tier's limit. If the maximum capacity for a second-order user is 1000, then an increase of 50% to reach a storage of 1500 is already an exaggerated case.

Would Bai even be like that?

"Moreover... his Spiritual Energy attribute is also very strange."

"None?"

Or rather, undetectable?

Having no specific leaning in Spiritual Energy means having no strengths.

In this world, uniqueness is the advantage.

Lacking uniqueness means lacking advantage.

"Where exactly does his Spiritual Energy come from?"

"The cultivation sects are not the methods of our Human Race."

Any method of cultivation would form habits and create identifiable characteristics.

Bai E's performance... was completely unlike anything they had ever seen before.

"But it's not the method of the Elf Race either."

The only known races capable of actively cultivating Spiritual Energy methods, aside from humans, are the Elves.

And the Elf Race's method... humans can't even use it, right?

"Or could it be just an instinctual operation?"

Bai E had no instruction, and even when discovered, it was only after his Spiritual Energy had already become as powerful as it is now. How had he managed all this time until then?

His application and exploration of Spiritual Energy must have all come from instinct.

"It's possible."

Watching Bai E, who kept testing his limits without ever seeming to reach them, an elderly woman with a low voice speculated, "No-attribute Spiritual Energy may allow him direct communication with higher-dimensional space, and his body is merely a conduit for the emergence of Spiritual Energy. Could this be why he has an endless supply to use?"

"But such people... don't they usually become vessels for demons among humans?"

"..."

Turning oneself into a channel, only those completely controlled by demons, the crazed believers, would do so.

This question truly exceeded everyone's cognitive limits.

"There will always be situations on the path of Spiritual Energy that we have not encountered before. Just record them; speculating too much is of no use."

Only with a sufficient number of cases can a unified analysis be conducted. With only Bai E as a case, comparative analysis is not possible.

"True... Instead, let's see how long he can hold on."

"Even crazed believers who turn themselves into conduits for demonic power have their limits, right?"

Otherwise, if the four ultimate Evil Gods found a channel, wouldn't they be able to bring all their power directly into the world?

At that thought, everyone's eyes were once again fixed on Bai E, to see just how long this artificially created warrior could last.

How long?

How long?

Long?

Long...

"Not watching anymore!" The man with graying temples flung his arm and left, "Frustrating."

A second-order Spiritual Energy user, yet with such an enormous capacity for Spiritual Energy.

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The normal testing time by now should have required at least a spiritual energy reserve of over ten thousand to sustain, right?

No wonder everyone says that a monster has emerged from the city... if this ain't a monster, what is?

Realizing that she might not be able to comprehend the limits of Bai, Aglaya also terminated the final test.

["Lucky Strike" Charge+4.]

Bai E saw Aglaya, who was responsible for leading the way, standing at the entrance to the small room.

"Let's go, I will now take you to the library where secret techniques are stored."

"Can I see the test results?" Bai E asked with some curiosity.

He didn't know to what extent the city's spiritual energy testing indicators could be precise, and wanted to see how the city's recognition of his own strength would be limited.

"No problem." Aglaya agreed immediately and handed over the test reports to Bai E.

[Spiritual Energy Hierarchy: Second Tier/Dispersion 87.3%]

[Spiritual Energy Attribute: None/Unmanifested]

[Spiritual Energy Reserve: ???]

The core three items, followed by a bunch of detailed analysis in fine print, but none of that mattered now.

Seeing the report, Bai E felt somewhat relieved.

Indeed, spiritual energy is the most mysterious thing in this world; even if he fully opened up, with the current level of humans, they still couldn't figure out the peculiar traits of his own.

The irrational parts, he had to make up in his mind.

"Click-clack, click-clack." The sound of Aglaya's high heels tapping on the floor guided Bai E deeper into the secretive areas of the center.

In the midst of mechanization, the library took on an even more surreal and magical appearance.

Gleaming green text floated in the void around them, and the mechanical bookshelves held not only books and scrolls, but also discs and crystals.

The origins of spiritual power techniques varied, as did their media.

Different media required different methods of viewing; some so-called spiritual power techniques were actually pieces of knowledge that only top-tier spiritual power users could access, while others were pure thoughts and considerations to be perceived with pure spirit and will, inexpressible in words.

"Relax your spiritual tentacles; when you approach each technique, you will inherently know how to consult the different techniques through the feedback of your spiritual energy," Aglaya led the way only this far.

Even she didn't have full access to this library; it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay longer.

Watching as Bai entered the library and the gates slowly closed behind him, Aglaya closed her eyes and sighed softly.

The voices of the other higher-ups at the center sounded from behind her, "What's your plan for locking him in there?"

The library was both a treasure trove of knowledge and a cage.

Those forbidden pieces of knowledge about spiritual power are like alluring poisons, tempting every person who comes into contact with them to keep delving deeper into their study.

The knowledge stored here... For a normal spiritual power user, it would likely take years, if not decades, to leave this place.

Even for ones like them, outstanding among spiritual power users, it would take at least a year or more to overcome the obsession with forbidden knowledge in their hearts.

To learn everything... that's impossible.

The field of spiritual power is different from other things; if you can't learn it, you simply can't learn it, not in a lifetime.

But the more you can't learn, the more you want to learn – that's the curse that spiritual power users are doomed to carry.

Even if General Bai E's performance had been ever so heaven-defying before, once locked up here, no one would think he could come out willingly in just a few months.

Aglaya opened her tightly shut eyes, a gentle gleam flashing through them, "The city has undergone a lot of turmoil recently..."

The failure of the expansion efforts led to the city's investment going down the drain, and the incident with the underground castle has exacerbated the conflict between noble interests and the city's security to an extreme.

General Bai E is a straightforward person; it's best if he doesn't get entangled in these complicated matters.

Keep him locked up here for a few months, wait for the dust to settle outside, and after the city has established a new order, then it would be best to let him out.

After all, with General Bai's strength and temperament, no matter the outcome for the city, the real power-holders would not waste such a top-tier strategic talent.

"Let's go." Aglaya turned and strode away, no longer looking back, "The city's atmosphere is treacherous, and the Elf Race's negotiation team will soon arrive; there's still much for us to worry about!"

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In the dimly lit green library, Bai E stood in front of a crystal-like gemstone, releasing his spiritual tendrils.

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