Born Sacred

Chapter 237: Increased Willpower

Noah’s eyes burned with excitement as he stared fixedly at the stone tablet.

The Rain Stone Tablet looked extremely plain, and Noah could not tell what material it was made from. Across the front surface were scattered, intermittent lines that occupied nearly half of the tablet, with nothing else carved upon it.

A mysterious divine aura flowed faintly through the tablet. Although it emitted no noticeable energy fluctuations, its extraordinary nature was unmistakable.

"These lines look like falling raindrops... is that why it’s called the Rain Stone Tablet?"

As Noah focused his attention on those strange markings, his vision suddenly blurred.

In the next instant, he found himself inside a mysterious space.

Just as Noah was feeling surprised and confused, raindrops began drifting down from above.

Threads of fine rain gently landed on his body before merging into him. Immediately, Noah felt his Willpower become slightly tougher and more resilient.

At the same time, waves of intense pain spread throughout his body.

The pain seemed to strike directly at the depths of his soul, making it impossible to avoid. It felt as though countless tiny blades were scraping against him, tearing open invisible wounds again and again.

The rain continued to fall, and the pain grew increasingly intense.

Noah could still endure it for the time being.

However, his vision suddenly blurred once more, and he was forcibly expelled from the mysterious space.

Looking at his body, Noah found no abnormalities at all. He immediately realized that only his consciousness had entered that mysterious space.

After returning, he could clearly feel that his Willpower had become even tougher than before.

Without hesitation, Noah opened his attribute panel to check the results.

To his surprise, his Combat Art had increased by five points.

And only one hour had passed.

"It increased my Combat Art by five points in just a single hour..."

Noah’s eyes lit up with excitement.

The rate of improvement was astonishingly fast.

More importantly, the divine aura flowing from the Rain Stone Tablet still remained deep and mysterious, without showing any obvious signs of weakening.

Clearly, this slight increase was far from the true limit of this Legendary-grade special item.

Noah had previously obtained a special item similar to the Rain Stone Tablet called the [Sword Sect Disciple Cultivation Experience].

He understood that once the Rain Stone Tablet appeared ordinary in his eyes, without any divine aura flowing through it, it would mean the item had lost its effect on him.

Of course, that moment was still far away. The power of a Legendary item could not be exhausted so easily.

Just as Noah excitedly tried to enter that mysterious space again, he realized he could no longer do it.

The divine aura surrounding the stone tablet was still incredibly dense.

"Has the stone tablet entered a cooldown period, or has my consciousness reached its limit?" Noah wondered.

He activated Insight, wanting to find the answer.

Dealing with a Legendary item consumed a lot of mental energy, so Noah didn’t push it and instead looked inward.

"So that’s how it is. The growth of my willpower needs to slow down, otherwise my mind could collapse," Noah realized.

It seemed that while the Rain Stone Tablet increased willpower, it also had the ability to protect it. Being kicked out earlier was simply the tablet judging that Noah’s willpower had already reached its limit.

Noah did not have to wait too long. Two hours later, he discovered that he could enter the mysterious space once again.

Strands of rain continued to fall onto Noah, and his willpower kept increasing. However, the pain had greatly weakened and was now almost impossible to notice.

"At first, I thought this pain was a form of tempering, and that my willpower became more resilient through that process. But now it seems that isn’t the case at all. These strands of rain continuously strengthen my willpower, but they themselves do not cause pain. The reason I feel pain is because my willpower keeps surpassing its limits, and the changes are happening too rapidly."

Noah understood that if not for the the protection of the Rain Stone Tablet, the pain would have been far more terrifying.

Earlier, he believed he could still endure it, but that had only been an illusion. In reality, he had already reached his limit.

After some time, the fine strands of rain inside the mysterious space gradually turned into actual raindrops. The moment those raindrops landed on him, waves of intense pain immediately surged through his body.

Noah could not endure the rain for long and was quickly forced out of the mysterious space.

This time, the increase in his willpower was even greater, directly boosting his Combat Art by a full 10%.

Of course, the time in his willpower to recover also became much longer.

Four hours later, Noah was finally able to enter the mysterious space again.

The fine strands of rain from before no longer caused him any pain. Pain only appeared once the rain strands transformed into raindrops, but compared to the last time, the intensity was clearly much weaker.

Noah endured the rain for a long time before finally being kicked out once again.

"Combat Art +8%."

"Has the increase decreased?"

"No. The increase in willpower was greater than the previous two times, but its effect on Combat Art became smaller."

Noah was not too surprised. The three major factors that affected Combat Art were the mind, willpower, and soul. Simply increasing one of them would naturally lead to diminishing returns in Combat Art improvement.

Among the three factor, Noah’s willpower had the smallest influence, which was why the first two improvements were so noticeable, especially the second one that increased it by a full 10%.

However, starting from the third time, the diminishing effect had begun to appear.

Still, the problem was not serious. The divine aura lingering around the Rain Stone Table was still incredibly dense. Noah’s three increase in willpower had only consumed a very small portion of it, leaving plenty of room for future improvement.