390: Chapter 390 Needs to Restore Energy

“Click, click, click—”

A pair of brilliant, seven-colored wings suddenly unfurled from An Ruowen's back!

“Chirp—”

A crisp, melodious bird cry emerged from An Ruowen's throat.

The emptiness in the young girl's eyes completely vanished, replaced by the bewilderment of a newborn!

SS-rank Bloodline—Rainbow Bird, successfully awakened!

An Ruowen slowly raised her hand, watching the seven-colored light flowing in her palm, her eyes gradually filling with tears.

She turned to look at Chen Yi, her lips trembling, seemingly wanting to say something, but unable to make a sound due to being overwhelmed with emotion.

Hua Liuli stepped forward quickly, carefully examining the wings on An Ruowen's back, and reached out to lightly touch one of the feathers.

The feather felt warm to the touch, carrying a slight energy fluctuation, yet it did not harm anyone.

“Incredible—you really can awaken dormant bloodlines!”

Hua Liuli murmured, and when she turned to look at Chen Yi, her eyes were already filled with undisguised admiration, “Continue, continue! Help them all awaken!”

However, Chen Yi suddenly looked troubled, beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, and his complexion turned a few shades paler.

He staggered back a step and was caught by both Shi Yuying and Su Taotao simultaneously.

“Apologies, Your Majesty!”

Chen Yi smiled bitterly, “My power—it's not the kind that can be used infinitely.”

Hua Liuli frowned: “Do you need some kind of energy replenishment? No worries, I'll get it for you! The Demon Abyss Cult has accumulated resources for hundreds of years; we have every kind of heaven and earth spiritual treasure!”

“That—”

Chen Yi stammered, seeming somewhat embarrassed, his gaze glancing unnaturally at the contract subjects nearby.

At this moment, Black Rose hesitated for a moment before stepping out to softly explain: “Your Majesty, it's like this—when Chen Yi activates this ability, he needs to collect energy by cultivating Affinity—”

“Cultivating Affinity to collect energy?”

Hua Liuli's expression became somewhat strange.

Having lived for so many years, this was the first time she had heard of such a bizarre condition for activating an ability.

Black Rose's face flushed slightly, and her voice dropped even lower: “It's just—it just requires intimate contact with the contract subjects—to accumulate energy through that method—”

The room fell into a brief silence.

The expressions of the several Demon Emperors varied.

Shadow Brake remained expressionless, Bone Erosion's mouth twitched, and Red Snake couldn't help but chuckle out loud, then quickly covered her mouth—

The young girls who had just been brought in were still in a dazed state.

But they vaguely understood some of it, and a few of their cheeks began to flush.

“Cultivating Affinity, huh—”

Hua Liuli repeated thoughtfully, then smiled with relief, “Never mind, for such an heaven-defying ability, having some restrictions is quite normal!”

She had just seen with her own eyes that Chen Yi could instantly transform a spirit beast with an F-rank Bloodline into an SS-rank Bloodline.

And it seemed it wouldn't fail!

This was simply miraculous power.

Possessing such power, if it could still be used without limits, that would truly be unreasonable.

“I understand!”

Hua Liuli nodded, her gaze sweeping over Chen Yi's slightly fatigued face, “I'll arrange a room for you later, get some good rest tonight! As for the energy matter—handle it yourself!”

Chen Yi bowed, “Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty!”

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Over the next few hours, Hua Liuli personally took Chen Yi to tour the Demon Abyss Cult headquarters, introduced him to various high-level officials, and introduced all the Demon Emperors to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was also quite surprised.

After all, many of the Demon Emperors here were not actually humanoid and were not reincarnated humans.

But under the influence of Hua Liuli's will, they could actually carry on normal conversations, which was truly a bit outrageous.

Soon, they had finished touring the Demon Abyss Cult headquarters.

After the tour, Hua Liuli asked: “How does it feel? Is it not quite what you imagined?”

Chen Yi thought for a moment and answered honestly: “It's indeed very surprising! If I didn't know this was the Demon Abyss Cult headquarters, I might have thought it was some ultra-modern research facility or—a resort!”

“To be honest, if one didn't have prejudices against the Demon Abyss Cult, the environment here is truly beautiful.”

Hearing this, Hua Liuli's lips curled up slightly, revealing a rare smile: “I'm very glad you think so! Many people imagine us as monsters living in dark caves, but in reality—we just chose a different path.”

Su Taotao and the other girls followed along; although they didn't speak, their eyes revealed similar feelings.

If not for the opposing stances, a place like the Demon Abyss Cult headquarters, which blended cutting-edge magical technology with natural beauty, really didn't look like an evil anti-world organization.

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Soon, everyone arrived at the room Hua Liuli had prepared for Chen Yi.

Pushing open the heavy carved wooden door, the scene inside made everyone pause.

The room was large, decorated luxuriously without losing taste, and completely lacked that heavy, burdensome feeling.

The floor was covered with a thick pink carpet, and the walls were hung with exquisite tapestries, extremely luxurious!

The most eye-catching feature was the huge circular bed in the center of the room, covered with soft black silk and surrounded by translucent gauze curtains.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance, like some expensive spice mixed with the scent of flowers.

In one corner of the room, there was even a decent-sized hot spring pool, with steam rising and petals floating on the surface.

It could only be said that it certainly had a very romantic atmosphere!

It was quite thoughtful!

Hua Liuli seemed very satisfied with everyone's reaction; she walked to the center of the room, turned to face Chen Yi, and her expression became serious.

“Chen Yi, the groundwork is all laid!”

She said straightforwardly, “Now, can you hand that thing over to me?”

Chen Yi understood what she was referring to—the final potion!

He didn't hesitate at all, took it out directly, and handed it to Hua Liuli.

Hua Liuli took the crystal tube and carefully observed Chen Yi's expression, wanting to find a trace of reluctance or calculation, but there was nothing.

Chen Yi's gaze was calm, his movements natural, as if what he was handing her was just an ordinary item!

And not a supreme treasure capable of changing the world's landscape!

The last trace of doubt in Hua Liuli's heart dissipated.

This was the core secret of the Demon Abyss Cult, yet Chen Yi handed it over without the slightest hesitation. It seemed Emilia's suggestion was indeed extremely effective; he really had no issues whatsoever.

“Very good! Chen Yi, I am very satisfied with you!”

She gave a few more instructions regarding daily life and resource allocation, and finally said: “Get some good rest. Starting tomorrow, you can gradually help those young girls awaken! If you have any needs, tell me anytime!”

Chen Yi bowed, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”

“Mm, that's all then! I think highly of you, Chen Yi~~”

After saying this, Hua Liuli left the room with the Demon Emperors, and the wooden door slowly closed.

The room fell into a brief silence.