Chapter 160 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

Over the next two days, aside from his peaceful daily routine, Zhang Ye spent his time researching sound magic.

He was thinking that since his mana could be used by others for cultivation, and sound magic could propagate magical effects through sound, then could he use sound magic to transmit mana for cultivation?

If so, he could cultivate while singing and simultaneously lead those around him in their own cultivation.

Although the individual lethality of sound magic wasn't as high as general magic, it was pervasive when spread through sound. As long as someone could hear the sound, they would receive the effect, and its propagation range was extremely wide.

Of course, this was also linked to the volume of the vocalist. Sound magic transmitted through amplification equipment had no enhancement effect; it only worked when singing naturally.

But even singing naturally could cover a large area. If this hypothesis held true, Zhang Ye could lead Lina and the others in their cultivation!

Just thinking about it was exciting!

After two days of exploration and research, Zhang Ye actually found a way.

He only needed to incorporate a series of magic circles, such as the Mana Gathering Circle and the Diffusion Magic Circle, into the sound magic. Then, while releasing the sound magic, he would output his own mana as a second stream, merging it with the sound magic in his mouth before releasing it.

This would allow everyone who heard the magic to automatically absorb his mana. Although the cultivation speed would be very slow, there was no limit to this improvement!

What did that mean?

It meant that if you were originally stuck at the peak of Tier Ten, with your progress bar clearly only 0.1% away from a breakthrough but unable to advance due to talent, listening to Zhang Ye sing would allow your body to automatically absorb his extremely pure mana, enabling you to take that final step without any bottleneck!

This was one of the strengths of Zhang Ye's mana!

Most people were limited by their talent, facing bottlenecks in their cultivation. The higher the talent, the faster the cultivation speed, the smaller the bottleneck, and the lower the difficulty of breaking through—and vice versa.

But cultivating with Zhang Ye's mana seemed to bypass these concerns. His mana was pure to the extreme, offering no resistance or bottlenecks during cultivation. This was why Nan had been able to break through so easily.

Otherwise, he would have had to accumulate power for a long time to achieve a breakthrough.

It was like water flowing naturally into a channel—in short, it was incredibly powerful!

In a word, badass!

Furthermore, Zhang Ye discovered that if he compressed his mana while releasing sound magic, the enhancement effect would become even more pronounced.

It was essentially accelerating their cultivation!

Of course, that would cause his mana consumption to increase exponentially.

With Zhang Ye's current mana reserves and natural recovery speed, he could cover a radius of eight to nine hundred meters with sound magic—exactly the radius of the Central Grand Arena and its spectator stands. Maintaining it for several hours until the end of the concert should be no problem.

But if he used compressed mana to cover such a large area, his mana would be completely drained in less than twenty minutes.

So, to make the concert truly soul-shaking, Zhang Ye decided to use this method during the performance.

Zhang Ye called it the 【Voice of Cultivation】.

To ensure he had enough mana for the concert to proceed smoothly, Zhang Ye also went to the research institute to compress the mana of twenty magic crystals. This was all Ke Lan's Saint-tier quality mana; half a crystal was enough for Zhang Ye to fully restore his mana.

With the 【Devour】 skill, he could devour those magic crystals at any time to fully recover his mana!

He believed this concert would be an unforgettable experience for everyone!

The third day arrived quickly. After class, a group of classmates crowded around Zhang Ye, chattering away.

“Class Monitor, how are the preparations for this afternoon's concert?”

“Will you sing ‘My Sky’?”

“I never get tired of hearing ‘My Sky’!”

“Exactly! I even spent dozens of points to buy a recording stone just so I can record it and listen to it every day!”

Faced with everyone's expectations, Zhang Ye smiled and said, “Preparations are almost complete. I’ll be singing ‘My Sky,’ and I’ve prepared many other songs that I guarantee you’ll love. I’ll be waiting for you all.”

“Don't worry, Class Monitor, we’ll definitely be there!” the group of classmates said, thumping their chests.

Zhang Ye laughed heartily.

Returning to the dormitory, he invited everyone to have lunch together.

As they were eating, Zhang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up. He ran to the backyard and released Bolabo and Labella.

“Boss, I’ve advanced!” Bolabo exclaimed excitedly.

“I’ve advanced as well,” Labella added with a smile.

By now, Bolabo was already Tier Eight Newly Advanced, and Labella had even broken through to Tier Nine Newly Advanced. Their cultivation speed was unparalleled.

However, although they could level up quickly by eating ores, the amount of ore they had consumed so far was astronomical. Zhang Ye originally had several hundred tons, but over a hundred tons had already been eaten, with a value exceeding a hundred million!

That amount of money was enough to support two Saint-tier experts.

They were essentially piling up cultivation with money. The remaining ores probably wouldn't last much longer, so Zhang Ye decided to find an opportunity to get more.

“Boss, you have no idea! I feel like the cultivation and absorption speed in the contract space is countless times faster than in the secret realm! At this rate, we’ll break through to Saint-tier in no time, hahaha!” Bolabo danced around happily.

Compared to the bouncy Bolabo, Labella appeared very quiet and gentle. It was hard to believe that two Rock Beasts born from the same source could have such vastly different personalities.

“That depends on having enough ore. I'm afraid the rest of my stockpile won't last until you reach Saint-tier,” Zhang Ye said with a wry smile.

“Gah?” Bolabo was immediately dampened. He then suggested, “Then... how about we eat a bit less?”

Zhang Ye laughed. “No need. Eat as much as you want; I’ll find a way to get more.”

Zhang Ye calculated that he still had over a million points, which should be enough to exchange for a lot of ore.

After all, ores exchanged with points were much cheaper than buying them directly with gold coins outside.

If that wasn't enough, he could provide the theories he had accumulated—even things like the 【Vascular Mana Circulation Route】—to the research institute. That would definitely net him a massive amount of points.

If all else failed, he would go mining.

It was said that the All Souls Forest had many mineral veins. With his perception capable of penetrating deep into the earth, it should be easy to find them.

In any case, there would be a way.

Looking at Zhang Ye, Bolabo and Labella were deeply moved.

When they first followed Zhang Ye, they had worried that their futures weren't guaranteed, even bracing themselves to be exploited.

But Zhang Ye had never exploited them. Instead, he provided them with a cultivation environment and enough ore to let their cultivation soar.

Having a master like this was truly great!

It was six in the evening. The concert was set to start at seven. After dinner, everyone headed straight for the Central Grand Arena, only to find that the spectator stands were almost completely full.