My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

The cause of this heartbeat was a Rubik's Cube, a Rubik's Cube located in Leng Yihan's heart.

The patterns on it lit up slightly. Leng Yihan glanced at it and seemed to realize something. He quickly absorbed another wisp of Heavenly Dao power, still the size of a mung bean. However, having learned from the first experience, Leng Yihan felt that although it still hurt, it was much better this time, and the pain quickly disappeared. After repeated testing, Leng Yihan finally determined that most of the Heavenly Dao power had been absorbed by the Rubik's Cube that replaced his heart, which was why he was able to absorb so much and still survive...

Speaking of this Rubik's Cube... how exactly is it...?

As Leng Yihan pondered this, she began to try to manipulate the Rubik's Cube, mobilizing the energy of the space—not just ordinary energy, but also the power of the Heavenly Dao.

After trying for a while, Leng Yihan gave up. Although it was convenient and painless, all the energy was absorbed by the Rubik's Cube, and he didn't absorb any energy himself...

Let's continue...

"Brother!" The sudden voice woke Leng Yihan up. Leng Yihan opened her eyes abruptly and looked at the nervous Leng Binglan, her feelings complicated.

What's wrong with you, little girl...?

"Ah! Brother! You're alright! Are you alright now?!" Leng Binglan exclaimed excitedly when she saw that Leng Yihan had opened her eyes and seemed to be recovered.

"Uh... um." Leng Yihan hesitated for a moment before nodding. However, he immediately had to come up with a reason, otherwise, if he honestly confessed that he had tried to inscribe the power of the Heavenly Dao into his soul, he would definitely be scolded to death by Leng Binglan.

"Brother... what happened?" Leng Binglan asked as expected.

“Uh…” Leng Yihan subconsciously grunted and began to think about what excuse she should come up with to get by.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it." Seeing Leng Yihan's troubled look, Leng Binglan said, "I'm not some kind of demon, but brother, promise me you won't do anything too dangerous, okay?"

"Ah... okay..." Leng Yihan glanced at the other NPCs beside her, but they couldn't get a word in edgewise; it was mostly Leng Binglan doing the talking.

"The first stage of the Heavenly Tribulation... is about to end." After confirming that Leng Yihan was alright, Leng Binglan looked up at the direction of the World Tree and said, "Next is the second stage. There are seventeen stages of Heavenly Tribulation in total, each stage is stronger than the last. It seems that we won't have a good night's sleep tonight." Leng Binglan added.

"This is too realistic..." Leng Yihan complained. He sat cross-legged on the ground, but this was just right, allowing him to absorb some of the information.

"Then you'd better slow down a bit..." Leng Yihan closed her eyes, regained control of her soul body, and absorbed the scattered power of the Heavenly Dao in the space.

Despite the pain, Leng Yihan felt the power of the Heavenly Dao being gradually engraved onto her soul. Leng Yihan was willing to bet that if the engraving was successfully completed, she would undergo a tremendous change.

"Let the heavenly tribulation come slower..."

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Brother... what are you doing...?

Leng Binglan glanced at Leng Yihan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, pretending to look at the World Tree, but in reality, she wasn't looking at it at all.

His pupils weren't focused at all... My brother wasn't even controlling his body... What... was he trying...?

Leng Binglan frequently glanced at Leng Yihan. Leng Yihan's previous actions were indeed quite worrying to him now, as the pain was clearly more than just physical discomfort.

It's about the soul.

If his soul is damaged... who knows what will happen to my brother...

Leng Binglan bit her lip tightly, realizing that she seemed to be too nervous, and quickly took a deep breath to calm herself down.

No... I must protect my brother...

At the very least, we can't let him... make any major mistakes...

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The pain is gradually decreasing... It seems I can completely tolerate this amount of pain now.

Leng Yihan thought to herself that she was no longer satisfied with absorbing only a bean-sized amount of Heavenly Dao Power at a time, and that now the amount of Heavenly Dao Power a bean-sized amount could only add very few patterns.

How about trying a bigger one?

Leng Yihan swallowed hard, recalling the agonizing pain she had endured when she first absorbed the pea-sized amount of Heavenly Dao power.

Moreover, he hadn't forgotten what Leng Binglan had said: as one progresses through each level, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation will grow stronger and stronger, and so will the power of the Heavenly Dao...

However, fortune favors the bold... If all else fails, we can always try to use a Rubik's Cube to attract them together...

Leng Yihan took a deep breath. Although she was a soul and didn't have the concept of breathing, it helped her calm down. She then mobilized the power of the Heavenly Dao around her and slowly introduced it into the space where her soul was.

Soul Space, that's what Leng Yihan calls it anyway.

Seeing the power of the Heavenly Dao that was slightly larger than a mung bean and about the size of a peanut, Leng Yihan's hand trembled as she touched the peanut-sized piece of Heavenly Dao power.

Huh? It doesn't hurt... Seeing the power of the Heavenly Dao slowly merging into her body, Leng Yihan didn't feel any pain, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Then, he suddenly remembered a saying: the calm before the storm.

"boom!"

A loud boom rang in Leng Yihan's ears, followed by intense pain. Compared to the power of the Heavenly Dao that was the size of a mung bean before, the power of the Heavenly Dao that was the size of a mung bean was completely insignificant.

Ouch!!!

It only increased in size by such a tiny bit, how can it hurt so much?!

Leng Yihan's soul writhed in the soul space, the pain in his body nearly driving him to the brink of collapse. In reality, he was alright, though his expression was somewhat ferocious...

However, the Rubik's Cube quickly came into play, and the pain in her body disappeared rapidly. Leng Yihan's rolling movements gradually stopped, and she lay on the ground, not wanting to move at all (in her soul form).

Slowly extending my senses around the Rubik's Cube, I noticed that a little more of the area was now lit up.

continue!

Leng Yihan took a deep breath and once again mobilized the power of the Heavenly Dao around her to enter her soul space. She tried again and again, and finally, when the second-stage Heavenly Tribulation ended, she successfully adapted to the pain brought by the peanut-sized power of the Heavenly Dao.

"This is only the second stage..." Leng Yihan slowly opened his eyes. He felt incredibly tired...

However, this is a golden opportunity; if you miss it, you might not get another chance...

"Brother, are you alright?" Hearing Leng Binglan's voice, Leng Yihan glanced slightly at the person next to her. Leng Binglan was sitting next to her, looking at Leng Yihan with concern.

"...Thank you...I'm fine." Leng Yihan looked away, saying somewhat guiltily.

Although I can't guess what my expression just looked like, I imagine it wasn't anything good...

This really hurts...

"Brother, you're not absorbing the power of the Heavenly Dao, are you..." Leng Binglan narrowed her eyes and questioned Leng Yihan.

“!” Leng Yihan looked away guiltily, not wanting Leng Binglan to see her expression.

“Sigh… Brother, I know you want to become stronger. Absorbing the power of the Heavenly Dao can indeed improve your soul quality by several levels, but… ordinary people cannot absorb the power of the Heavenly Dao. Only some people with special souls can. Based on my observation of you for so long, you are definitely not that kind of person,” Leng Binglan said earnestly.

"Huh?" Leng Yihan was stunned for a moment, and then took another look at his soul body. Now, the pattern was all over his soul body, from his right hand to his chest.

What's going on here?

"I'm serious, brother..." Seeing Leng Yihan's questioning voice, Leng Binglan quickly said, "I swear!"

“No… that’s not how it is…” Leng Yihan hesitated for a moment before saying, “But there is indeed something extra on my soul body…”

"Huh?" Leng Binglan was dumbfounded.

"It's some light blue patterns that started on the right hand and spread all the way to the right chest, and then started to spread to other parts of the body..." Leng Yihan said.

"Huh?! Patterns?! How is that possible?!" Leng Binglan excitedly grabbed Leng Yihan's hand. "Brother, are you trying to inscribe the power of the Heavenly Dao onto your soul?!"

“Ah…yes…” Leng Yihan said with a puzzled look.

"Don't you feel any rejection?! The power of the Heavenly Dao can't be integrated into your body, and your soul can't touch the power of the Heavenly Dao at all!" Leng Binglan immediately asked excitedly.

"No, no..." Leng Yihan replied subconsciously, looking at Leng Binglan's excited expression, he didn't know whether this was a good or bad situation...

"You can actually absorb it?!" In the end, Leng Binglan came to this conclusion.

“No…that’s not right…how could this be…” Leng Binglan said, pressing her forehead against Leng Yihan’s forehead and closing her eyes.

Suddenly, Leng Yihan felt something strange spying on her in her soul space. This feeling made her very uncomfortable, and she subconsciously wanted to expel the spying feeling from her soul space.

"Awooo—" Leng Binglan suddenly lowered her head and covered her head, letting out a strange cry. "Hey? Binglan, are you, are you alright..." Leng Yihan asked worriedly when she saw Leng Binglan's appearance.

Wait... I didn't do this to Ice Blue, did I...?

"Um...no, it's nothing...I just didn't expect that after being blessed by the power of the Heavenly Dao...brother's soul space's defense and perception would be so sharp...he could actually sense my spying...but it's also my fault, after all, exploring someone else's soul space...even the closest person shouldn't do that, so I guess I'm reaping what I sowed." Leng Binglan said, raising her head and forcing a smile.

"...It's okay, just say so next time if you want to see it. I don't mind Binglan's words, I believe you." Leng Yihan looked into Leng Binglan's eyes and said.

“…” Leng Binglan lowered her head. “No, it’s not necessary… After all, doing so would make me feel inexplicably guilty…”

“Alright then.” Leng Yihan nodded. “I’ll continue trying to absorb the power of the Heavenly Dao.”

"Okay." Leng Binglan nodded. "I will be by your side to protect you. Just focus on absorbing the power."

"Okay, thank you, Binglan." Leng Yihan smiled gently and patted Leng Binglan's head.

“…Hmm.” Leng Binglan lowered her head, her bangs obscuring her expression.

Brother... I'm sorry...

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Absorb again, endure the pain, absorb again, suffer again, over and over again. Leng Yihan wanted to give up many times, but when she thought about the gap between her strength and the Demon King, she gritted her teeth and persevered.

I... must try my best to become stronger...

Such a great opportunity is right in front of me; I can't let it slip away...

The power of the Heavenly Dao that Leng Yihan absorbed has grown from the size of a mung bean to the size of a basketball, even though Leng Yihan herself doesn't know how much time has passed.

Of course, most of the energy inside is absorbed by the Rubik's Cube. Now, half of the patterns on the Rubik's Cube have lit up. If Leng Yihan were to absorb it herself, she could probably only absorb the power of the Heavenly Dao about the size of an egg...

What exactly is this Rubik's Cube...? Although he was puzzled, it seemed to be beneficial to Leng Yihan for the time being, so he didn't plan to investigate too deeply. Of course, if possible, he would still like to find out what it was.

Although the repeated training and torment were painful, she did experience noticeable changes, which gave Leng Yihan the motivation to continue her efforts.

Absorb it! Let the pain be!

Leng Yihan took a deep breath and once again mobilized the power of the Heavenly Dao around him. At the same time, he had an idea.

He wanted to analyze this energy, to see if he could glean anything from it.

Before absorbing it this time, Leng Yihan carefully examined the power of the Heavenly Dao with her soul's perception, but she still couldn't discern anything.

But at least he could see the words he couldn't understand and the vast aura above. After staring at them for a long time, Leng Yihan felt that his mental energy was being consumed even faster.

No... I can't hold on any longer... Leng Yihan gritted her teeth, choosing not to continue watching, but instead contacting the power of the Heavenly Dao and absorbing it.

This time, Leng Yihan was still absorbing normally, but halfway through, the pain suddenly intensified several times. Even when Leng Yihan tried to manipulate the Rubik's Cube, she found it useless. The Rubik's Cube just wouldn't absorb the energy. In the end, she could only rely on her own strength and spent an unknown amount of time to absorb the basketball-sized power of the Heavenly Dao.

What... happened...?