I Can Extract Divine Power

So, naturally, Red Makeup was an expert at brewing tea.

When Red Makeup presented a steaming cup of tea to Shen Bai, he picked it up and took a sip, his eyes brightening slightly.

"This is definitely better than when I make it myself."

A different process naturally led to a different tasting experience.

Red Makeup nodded lightly and said, "If Master likes it, I will make tea for you every day from now on."

Shen Bai set down his cup. "Then the task is yours from now on."

Drinking was a rare habit in the Observatory. However, with Shen Bai’s current authority, it wouldn’t be an issue for him—much like the time he met Elder Mu.

But Shen Bai had a rule about drinking: he found no pleasure in it alone. He needed a partner to truly satisfy his craving for alcohol.

That one sip of tea went down, instantly making Shen Bai feel a sense of comfort wash over him.

After finishing his tea, he planned to have Red Makeup enter Cold Moon, and then have Amber enter his body to go Liver Divine Power.

But to his great surprise, Red Makeup, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke again.

"Master, before you met my father, you obtained a folded memorial. May I see it?"

Shen Bai pondered for a moment. "That’s right, I do have a memorial. But... what use do you have for it?"

As he spoke, Shen Bai took the memorial from within his robes.

The memorial looked extremely ancient, bearing the mottled traces of time.

When he had first obtained this memorial from Sunset City, Shen Bai had examined it carefully. He had discovered that all the text was in the script of Sunset City’s era, and he could only recognize a few simple characters by their shapes.

It should have been a matter of great importance to Shen Bai, but after he returned, he had more pressing matters and had focused all his energy on appraising the Skill Level of Deceitful Objects.

As a result, Shen Bai had forgotten all about it.

If Red Makeup hadn’t reminded him, Shen Bai truly wouldn’t have recalled it.

"May I see the memorial, Master? I can help you translate the contents," Red Makeup explained.

Shen Bai rubbed his chin. "I don’t see why not. Translate it, and I’ll take a look tomorrow."

The memorial wasn’t thick, but the characters on it were dense. A single night might be enough time.

Red Makeup nodded quickly. "Master, I will be sure to complete the task in one night."

Shen Bai added, "By the way, can you recognize the script of the current era?"

Shen Bai only asked because Red Makeup was, after all, from an ancient era.

Hearing this, Red Makeup nodded slightly. "After becoming Master’s Deceitful Beast, I inherited some of the beast’s memories. So of course I can recognize the script of the current era."

"Good, as long as you can read it."

Without further hesitation, Shen Bai handed the memorial to Red Makeup.

He didn’t say a word, but his meaning was clear: she was to decipher its entire contents as quickly as possible.

With a task at hand, Red Makeup didn’t dally. She found a table, paper, and a pen, and began her careful work of deciphering the text.

Seeing Red Makeup occupied, Shen Bai prepared to call on Amber. He would first Liver his Skill Level before doing anything else.

His plan hadn’t changed. Tonight, he had to Liver the newly obtained Cyan Eye Divine Power until its first qualitative transformation.

After all, while this Divine Power offered no boost to his combat strength, its terrifying Investigation ability was extremely useful. Once its Level was high enough, any threat before him would be completely exposed, as if naked.

This was exactly the kind of Divine Power he was in dire need of.

At this thought, Shen Bai told Amber not to come out yet and began to diligently Liver.

With Amber’s threefold bonus, the time required was drastically reduced.

A line of smoky text materialized before Shen Bai’s eyes.

The Skill Level for Cyan Eye began to increase at a rate visible to the naked eye.

[Cyan Eye +3+3+3...]

The Skill Level climbed rapidly before his eyes, and Shen Bai lost himself in the process.

...

Time trickled by, and in the blink of an eye, the night was over.

When the next day arrived, a line of text appeared before Shen Bai’s eyes.

[Void-breaking Cyan Eye Level 3 (Investigation +4, Tracking +4, Deterrence +4): 0/5000]

Over the course of the night, Shen Bai had consumed another wisp of Evil Qi and finally Livered his Cyan Eye Divine Power to Level 3.

Upon reaching Level 3, Cyan Eye had evolved into Void-breaking Cyan Eye.

In addition to its attributes doubling, it had also gained two new ones.

One of these was the Tracking Attribute, which would grant Shen Bai terrifying powers of perception.

He would be able to find crucial clues within the most subtle of traces.

This Attribute could be used to counter others’ attempts to erase their tracks.

The other new Attribute, Deterrence, was a supportive ability.

As long as Shen Bai activated his Void-breaking Cyan Eye, he could strike terror into the hearts of those within its range, weakening their combat effectiveness.

’A decent Divine Power,’ Shen Bai thought. ’But the Investigation Attribute is what I truly need.’

Even so, the two additional Attributes were a welcome bonus for Shen Bai.

At this moment, the sky was just beginning to lighten. The sun had not yet risen, and only a faint white glow pierced the prevailing darkness of the night.

Thanks to Amber’s threefold bonus, Shen Bai had managed to shorten the time needed.

However, Shen Bai didn’t continue to Liver his Skill Level, because there was movement from Red Makeup’s direction.

He saw Red Makeup pull back her slender, pale fingers and carefully set the memorial aside. Then, holding a sheet of white paper covered in densely packed characters, she walked over to him.

Red Makeup’s expression was somewhat grave.

Shen Bai could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

If nothing was wrong, she wouldn’t have such a look on her face.

And just as he expected, Red Makeup handed him the sheet of paper covered in tiny characters.

At the same time, her face turned extremely serious. Even the motion of passing him the paper was incredibly slow, betraying the gravity she felt in her heart.

"Master, this paper conceals an earth-shattering secret," Red Makeup said to Shen Bai, her voice low and slow.

Shen Bai frowned, taking the paper and studying it for a moment.

When he finished reading everything on the page, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"The War of Ten Thousand Cities... was actually a massive conspiracy."