My Talent Skill Mutated

Climbing the stairs of a building several hundred stories high is a monumental physical task.

However, with their physiques, climbing a few hundred floors was nothing, let alone a few thousand.

Soon, the two of them arrived on the second floor of the Crystal Tower.

The second floor was just as empty, but in its center, a purple crystal the size of a person was levitating in mid-air.

It pulsed with an intense purple light, giving it a very strange and eerie appearance!

As Chen Yu looked at the levitating purple crystal, he felt a strong sense of spiritual stimulation.

However, given his spiritual fortitude, this stimulation had little effect on him.

"Hm?"

But at that moment, Zhuang Bo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but step forward and walk toward the levitating purple crystal.

It was as if some unknown force was drawing him closer to the purple crystal.

"Stop!"

Just as Zhuang Bo was about to reach the purple crystal, a loud shout exploded by his ear like a clap of thunder.

The shout, infused with Spiritual Power, jolted Zhuang Bo from his daze!

He instantly came back to his senses.

Staring at the purple crystal, now just inches away, he was startled and subconsciously recoiled.

But a stiff sensation traveled up his arm. Zhuang Bo instinctively looked down to see his palm had turned gray, as if he were turning into one of the statues outside.

He quickly activated his Qi. The gray on his palm shattered, and it returned to normal.

By this time, Chen Yu had also come to stand before him, having witnessed the whole thing.

He reckoned that if he'd been a step slower, Zhuang Bo would have been completely petrified the moment he got too close to the purple crystal.

"Sir, I think the purple crystal was pulling at my spirit just now."

Zhuang Bo looked at Chen Yu, his face pale with lingering fear.

The moment he laid eyes on the purple crystal, his mind seemed to have been ensnared by some unknown power, as if he had been bewitched.

"This thing is probably the culprit," Chen Yu said, staring at the purple crystal.

The stimulating sensation hadn't affected him much, but Zhuang Bo's spiritual fortitude was far weaker than his and couldn't resist it at all.

"Damn it, we can't leave this thing here!"

Zhuang Bo's expression darkened. He unleashed his Qi, instantly blasting a fist seal toward it.

KRA-CHA—!

The Powerful Qi Fist Seal struck the purple crystal, which immediately made a cracking sound. Fissures spread across its surface, and the levitating purple crystal instantly shattered.

"Heheheh... To think you could escape. Ho ho, impressive!"

The instant the purple crystal shattered, a black shadow emerged from within.

It had the form of a specter, like a ghostly phantom!

"Become my slave!"

The shadow laughed, and the next second, it lunged directly at Chen Yu.

In an instant, it entered Chen Yu's body.

An eerie light flared up around Chen Yu.

"Sir!"

Zhuang Bo was shocked, his face paling dramatically.

The shadow from the crystal possessed such a powerful spiritual bewitchment. If Chen Yu were to be controlled, it would be an absolute disaster!

"AHHH!!!"

But right then, a shrill, miserable scream—from the shadow—erupted from within Chen Yu's body.

The eerie light around Chen Yu vanished instantly, and everything returned to normal.

A wisp of black smoke, visible to the naked eye, rose from Chen Yu's head and quickly dissipated into nothingness.

A healthy flush appeared on Chen Yu's face. He looked... quite comfortable.

"S-Sir... y-you... are you alright?" Zhuang Bo stammered from the side. He waited until the black smoke had vanished before daring to ask.

"I'm fine. In fact, it was quite pleasant," Chen Yu said.

Zhuang Bo stared, dumbfounded.

'P-Pleasant?!'

Zhuang Bo stared blankly at Chen Yu, his expression frozen.

'Did I hear him right?'

'This thing can actually increase my spiritual energy...'

At that moment, Chen Yu was inwardly surprised.

When the shadow entered his body, his Spirit Flame had incinerated it. But after destroying the shadow, Chen Yu clearly felt his Spiritual Power increase slightly.

Even his Spirit Flame had grown a tiny bit stronger.

Chen Yu hadn't expected this at all.

It was a completely unexpected and pleasant surprise.

"Sir, are you really okay?" Zhuang Bo asked again, looking at Chen Yu tentatively.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Chen Yu replied.

Zhuang Bo carefully studied Chen Yu's expression. Seeing nothing amiss, he breathed a sigh of relief.

'It seems he really is fine!'

'If Sir Chen Yu had been controlled, the consequences would have been dire!'

'I probably would have died here with him.'

"Let's go. On to the third floor."

Chen Yu said, then headed for the stairs leading to the third floor.

Zhuang Bo followed behind, and soon, they arrived on the third floor of the Crystal Tower.

On the third floor of the Crystal Tower, there was another large, levitating purple crystal.

This one appeared to be slightly larger than the one on the second floor.

Drawing from his experience on the second floor, Zhuang Bo quickly averted his gaze this time, his nerves stretched taut.

"It's fine. No need to be nervous!" Chen Yu said, patting him on the shoulder. With that, he walked toward the purple crystal.

"Sir, be careful!" Zhuang Bo called out instinctively.

WHOOSH!

Chen Yu flicked his finger, sending a fierce blast of Qi into the purple crystal.

KRA-CHA—!

The purple crystal shattered, and a black shadow shot out from inside, rushing toward Chen Yu's body with the speed of a thunderbolt.

"AHH!!"

But a second later, a bloodcurdling scream erupted from within Chen Yu's body. A wisp of black smoke rose from his head, and the screaming stopped abruptly.

'It increased a little more.'

'If every floor has one of these, my Spiritual Power could increase several times over!'

Feeling the growth in his Spiritual Power and the strengthening of his Spirit Flame, Chen Yu looked up toward the higher floors of the Crystal Tower, his gaze turning fervent.

Destroying the shadows not only increased his Spiritual Power but also yielded some Source of Life. It wasn't much, but every little bit counts, and Chen Yu wasn't one to be picky.