Chapter 2655 — Absorbing the Divine Will

Before a city wall that stood over a hundred meters tall, massive stone statues were embedded directly into its structure, fully merged with the fortification itself, radiating an indescribable aura of majesty and oppressive power.

The moment Shi Feng and his party approached to within a hundred yards of the statues, every one of them felt their minds battering under an intense spiritual pressure. It was as though their bodies no longer belonged to them — consciousness flickered and drifted, like a small boat tossed about in a torrential downpour, threatening to shatter into pieces at any moment.

"What terrifying spiritual impact," Bai Qingxue murmured, her delicate brows furrowing. "Just this brief exposure and I already feel as exhausted as if I'd been using Advanced combat skills. If this keeps up, I'm afraid my mental stamina will be completely drained before long."

Even from outside the city, they had known the statues were extraordinary — simply looking at them would steadily erode one's spirit. But now the effect was far more horrifying. Even without looking directly at the statues, their minds continued to be assaulted by relentless waves of spiritual pressure, burning through their mental energy at a frightening pace.

"Guild Leader, the training you mentioned — it wouldn't be here, would it?" Watercolor Rose asked as she watched Shi Feng come to a halt.

"That's right. Right here." Shi Feng nodded with a smile.

"Guild Leader, the spiritual pressure here is far too intense! Forget casting magic skills — even basic mana manipulation becomes a problem. Training here is simply impossible." Watercolor Rose attempted to channel her mana, but the moment she gathered it, the spiritual assault shattered her concentration instantly, scattering the mana before it could take shape.

Everyone present nodded in agreement. If it were just mild spiritual pressure, that would be one thing — but the force bearing down on them here was nearly enough to scatter their consciousness entirely. Forget controlling mana; even maintaining command over their own bodies was becoming difficult. They would be far better off retreating to the inn to practice mana control. The results there would be a hundred times more effective than wasting time here.

"Manipulating mana here is indeed extremely difficult," Shi Feng explained calmly in response to their confusion. "But that's not why we came. We're not here to train mana control — we're here to train our spirits."

"Train our spirits? How is that even possible?" Watercolor Rose stared at Shi Feng in disbelief. "Isn't Spirit a hidden attribute that can only be raised through a Class advancement or an increase in life tier?"

Bai Qingxue and the others exchanged incredulous glances as well, half-convinced that Shi Feng must be joking with them. Of all hidden attributes, Spirit was widely acknowledged throughout the Divine Realm as the most mysterious and the hardest to raise. That much was common knowledge.

Of course, Spirit was indeed difficult to improve — but once raised, it provided the greatest benefit of any attribute. This was especially true for magic-oriented Classes, where the boost from Spirit could exceed that of other attributes by ten or even several dozen fold.

Spirit touched more than just the cost of using combat skills. More importantly, it significantly enhanced a player's overall control. That control was not limited to mana — it included mastery over one's own body as well. For any expert player, these aspects mattered far more than raw stats in other categories.

Yet to date, there had been only two ways to raise Spirit. The first was through Class promotion. The second was by ascending one's life tier, which would naturally elevate Spirit in turn. No other method existed.

Because of this, any item on the market capable of boosting a player's Spirit was extraordinarily rare and precious — worth at least ten times the value of comparable items. Any artifact that could raise even a sliver of Spirit was guaranteed to be at least Dark Gold grade, and whenever one appeared, the major powers would scramble to get their hands on it.

Now Shi Feng was telling them they could raise their Spirit right here. How could they possibly believe that?

"It's true that raising Spirit is normally incredibly difficult," Shi Feng said with a smile. "But these statues are no ordinary constructs. The spiritual energy they emit is the will of divine beings. As long as you can resist that will and clash against it, you'll gradually absorb fragments of this divine will in the process — and through that, raise the Spirit stat that would otherwise be virtually impossible to improve." He paused, letting the weight of his words settle. "If I had to name the most precious thing in all of Lightforged City, these statues might very well be it. But the divine will they project is ultimately a consumable resource. As players absorb it over time, it will grow weaker and weaker — and there's no telling how long it will take to recover. If we miss this chance, we may never encounter such an opportunity again."