I want revenge, but I'm not foolish. I know my strength is weaker than the Demon King, and I won't be able to get my revenge with this power. Therefore, I decided to find out the secret my mother wants me to know. After that, maybe I can get my revenge.
I decided to take the path through the Sky Forest. It will take me only five days to reach my destination.
After some thought, I realized that forests are always places where monsters dwell. From what I heard from the old man, this forest is dangerous, and no one has ever reached its end.
So, I decided to go there. I need to level up as quickly as possible.
But there must be another way to level up other than killing monsters.
I tried to recall all the books I had memorized in my mind.
There are three ways to increase energy:
Meditation and absorbing the energy around you. Killing and thus quickly absorbing the energy of slain monsters. Extracting energy from precious jewels and treasures.
However, there are some people who have skills that allow their bodies to absorb energy quickly and automatically without any effort.
When I remembered these words, I thought of Yama.
So, I summoned her immediately.
When I summoned her, I thought of the word "status." I wanted to see something, but I was shocked to find that her level had increased to 71. It had been 70 just three days ago, so how did it increase so quickly? What happened?
I looked at her, and she was looking at me with a gaze full of anger and fear. Her body was trembling, but her gaze was sharp and steady, so I said to her, "Don't be afraid; I won't torture you this time. But if you answer me correctly and use your brain a little."
She looked at me with a gaze full of anger.
"I am not afraid of you."
"Punishment."
Blood started to flow, and her entire body was trembling and writhing in pain. She screamed and screamed, and I watched her without any concern for five minutes.
Then I smiled calmly and said, "You won't gain anything by angering me."
"And what will you gain from torturing me?"
"The pleasure of watching you scream."
"Are you a monster?"
"Yes, a monster, but not a demon like you and your father. I keep my promises."
"What do you want from me now?"
"I want to ask you something."
"Ask what you want to know."
"How did your strength increase so quickly in such a short time?" I asked as I approached her.
"And how did you know my strength had increased?" she said, with a look of confusion on her face.
"I told you not to anger me. Why are you answering my question with another question?"
"Fine, your domain is completely saturated with a massive amount of energy, unlike anything I've seen before. You possess a treasure you are unaware of. Everything within your domain holds immense, terrifying energy, and my body quickly absorbs energy. That's why my strength increases so rapidly."
"And how does your body absorb this energy so easily?"
"I don't know. This has been happening to me since I was young. But I feel that this energy belongs to me, so it naturally draws closer to me and integrates with my body quickly."
She said this in a completely calm voice, then continued, "I remembered when I first met you. I think I taught you the absorption skill when your body was injured to help it heal."
I remembered it now, but I had used this ability to absorb the powers of monsters, not energy.
"How can I make my body activate this ability all the time? What do you do?"
"I meditate. You need to meditate for a long time until your body can absorb energy."
She said that and disappeared in front of me.
As I thought, this girl will be useful if she becomes obedient.
I opened the skill panels and went to the absorption skill. It was at level 2. I quickly raised it to level 6 and sat on a rock. I was absorbing all the energy around me. The energy raced to reach me. Really, these abilities are incredible. Others need many years to reach this level of meditation. I think I'm getting closer to Yama's talent level.
After five hours of continuous sitting and meditation, my level increased.
Finally, my level increased. This skill is really useful. It will make me stronger as quickly as possible.
I stood up and summoned the Black Lion, making it carry me on its back and travel through the Sky Forest so I wouldn't have to fight.
The summoning duration is 10 hours.
I think my summoning ability depends on two conditions: my strength and the strength of what I will summon.
The Black Lion is the strongest monster in the Dark Forest, so it was fast, and no monster tried to attack me. These monsters know the strength of the Black Lion, so they stayed away.
More than six hours passed as I sat on the lion's back with my eyes closed, meditating.
Finally,
"Your level has increased."
If anyone saw how quickly my strength was increasing, they would be shocked. They would sit on the ground and cry over their bad luck.
But while I was meditating, I thought about the energy Yama mentioned, the energy that was within my inner domain. Suddenly, an idea crossed my mind: why not try to absorb that energy? I wouldn't lose anything.
When I focused all my might on my domain and tried to absorb energy from it, everything around me became dark, and a glowing sign appeared in front of me suddenly:
"You have entered your inner domain with your consciousness."