Chapter 137: Ryan’s mental strength test (Part-3)

His hands then moved rapidly, forming a series of complex seals. With every gesture, he pointed toward the floating gem. In response, the gem erupted with blinding brilliance, glowing like a miniature sun and forcing everyone present to squint.

At the same time, Murong Liu’s aura transformed.

Though his body remained thin and unassuming, his presence suddenly felt vast and immovable, like a towering mountain. Compared to him, everything else in heaven and earth seemed small and insignificant.

“See with the eyes, hear with the ears.

Touch with the body, smell with the nose.

Taste with the tongue, perceive with the soul.

Six senses as one, six spirits as one!”

“Open!”

With the final shout, Murong Liu pointed fiercely at the gem.

A violent surge of power shot from his finger and merged into the floating orb. The gem shuddered, its radiance intensifying, before a beam of light burst forth and shot straight toward Ryan.

At that moment, Ryan was still immersed in the joy of his recent gains, reveling in the astonishing results of his mental strength test. He had no time to react before the light enveloped him.

The instant it touched his body, Ryan felt an indescribable warmth. It was soothing, gentle, and filled with life, as though he were being bathed in spring sunlight.

Every cell in his body, down to the deepest layers of his soul, seemed to awaken. Like starving beasts, they greedily absorbed the nourishing energy contained within the light.

Time became vague. It felt as though only a moment had passed, yet also as if a long while had slipped by.

Finally, the glow faded.

The orb hovering in the air dimmed and was recalled into Murong Liu’s hand. His complexion looked noticeably paler now, and his breathing was heavier, as though the ritual had taken a significant toll on him.

“How is it, Grandpa Liu?” Wang Bi’er asked anxiously.

Murong Liu glanced at Ryan and nodded slowly. “The Door of the Six Spirits has been successfully opened. How much he gains from it will depend on his own fortune.”

Everyone immediately turned their eyes toward Ryan, eager to see what changes the legendary Door of the Six Spirits had brought him.

Inside Ryan’s mind, system notifications rang out one after another.

“Ding. Congratulations to player Ryan. Vision, hearing, touch, smell, taste, and perception have all been enhanced. All attributes increased by 500.”

“Ding. Because this is the player’s first external promotion, an additional 100 points have been added to all attributes.”

“Ding. Congratulations to player Ryan for randomly obtaining an evolution of the eyes among the Six Senses. Vision increased by three levels. Special effect unlocked: ’One Glance.’ When making direct eye contact, there is a chance to trigger the ’Charm’ effect on female targets, causing them to fall into a captivated state for five seconds. Ineffective on male targets.”

Seeing these prompts, Ryan felt as if happiness had dropped straight from the sky onto his head.

He had barely recovered from his previous wave of excitement when another, even greater surprise struck him.

Before he could fully process it, his consciousness was suddenly pulled back into his body.

Ryan opened his eyes.

The world felt different.

Clearer.

Sharper.

Every sound was more distinct, every scent more vivid. His entire body felt refreshed, as if old parts had been stripped away and replaced with something stronger and purer.

Strength surged through him, overflowing.

“Li Wei, how are you? Do you feel okay?”

The first person to rush to his side was not Wang Bi’er, but Mu Xianling. Her face was filled with undisguised worry as she examined him carefully.

“I’m fine,” Ryan replied gently. “Really, I’m fine.”

He was slightly surprised by her concern. Given their past, he had expected resentment or at least distance. Instead, she looked genuinely relieved.

Mu Xianling nodded, her heart finally settling. She did not even realize that Ryan’s tone toward her was softer than it had ever been.

Wang Bi’er hurried over as well, her face bright with relief. “Brother Li, Grandpa Liu just opened the Door of the Six Spirits for you. How do you feel? Do your senses feel sharper?”

“Yes,” Ryan said without hesitation. “So this is what opening the Door of the Six Spirits feels like. It’s incredible. It’s like seeing an entirely new world.”

Wang Bi’er blinked. “Then where did the change manifest? Eyes? Ears? Nose?”

Ryan thought for a moment, then shook his head. “Everywhere. My eyes see farther, my ears hear clearer, and my sense of smell is sharper. Everything has changed.”

“What?”

Wang Bi’er exclaimed in disbelief.

On the other side, Murong Liu also stared at Ryan, shock written plainly across his face. “That’s impossible…”

Both Wang Bi’er and Murong Liu stared at Ryan in shock, their expressions as if they had just heard something utterly inconceivable.

In contrast, Mu Xianling, Li Wujie, and the others were far less surprised. After all, they did not truly understand what the Door of the Six Spirits represented, nor did they know how terrifying its effects were supposed to be after being opened.

Ryan, however, was completely baffled by their reactions.

“What’s wrong with you two?” he asked, frowning slightly. “Why are you acting like this? Isn’t opening the Door of the Six Spirits just about improving the six senses? That’s exactly how I feel right now. My eyes are sharper, my hearing is clearer, my sense of smell is better, and everything feels stronger. What’s so strange about that?”

Wang Bi’er took a deep breath, her eyes wide as she looked at Ryan as if she were staring at some kind of monster. “Brother Li… do you even realize how unbelievable what you just said is?”

Ryan shook his head honestly. “I really don’t.”

Wang Bi’er swallowed and began to explain, her tone serious. “Under normal circumstances, when disciples of Western Mansion open the Door of the Six Spirits, they usually awaken only one spirit. It could be the spirit of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, or perception. Which spirit awakens, and how much it improves, depends entirely on the disciple’s talent.”

“For example, if someone awakens the spirit of sight, their vision improves. Some can see clearly a hundred meters away, others a kilometer away. The difference lies in talent.”

She paused for a moment before continuing.

“As for awakening two spirits… that kind of person appears only once every three to five years in Western Mansion. Every single one of them is a true prodigy. Without exception, they eventually become extraordinary figures. Some become Palace Lords of the outer house, others rise into the higher ranks of the inner house. Grandpa Liu himself is a cultivator who awakened two spirits.”

Murong Liu nodded slightly, his expression complicated.

“Now, awakening three spirits…” Wang Bi’er’s voice grew even more solemn. “Since the founding of Western Mansion, it has only happened once. That was over a hundred years ago. That person is now the Second Palace Lord and has already entered the inner house, becoming one of the ancestral-rank figures of our Western House.”

Then, Wang Bi’er slowly turned her gaze back to Ryan, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“As for someone like you, Brother Li… who has awakened all six spirits at once… Western Mansion has never seen such a case. Not once.”

“What?” This time, even Ryan was startled.

So it was that exaggerated?

Western Mansion had existed for countless years, yet not a single person had ever fully opened all six spirits?

Was this really his own talent… or was it because of the God of War System amplifying everything to the extreme?

Ryan could not say for sure, but one thing was certain. His strength had increased again, dramatically, and that was nothing but good news.

Murong Liu, however, stared at Ryan with deep suspicion. “Boy, you wouldn’t be lying to attract attention, would you?”

He examined Ryan carefully from head to toe, clearly unwilling to believe that the young man before him had truly opened all six spirits.

Opening one spirit was already rare. Two spirits made one a genius. Three spirits were once-in-a-century miracles. Even four spirits, while shocking, could still be explained by monstrous talent.

But six spirits, fully awakened?

That was simply unheard of.

Murong Liu recalled the earlier scene where the statue had spat out fifteen wreaths during Ryan’s mental strength test, and the doubt in his heart deepened even further.

There had to be some secret. Otherwise, how could someone who had never cultivated spiritual power possess fifteen layers of it? How could someone awaken all six spirits at once?

In Murong Liu’s eyes, the goodwill he had just begun to feel toward Ryan instantly faded.

What he did not know was that Ryan, backed by the God of War System, was precisely such an unreasonable existence.

Fifteen layers of spiritual cultivation?

If tested again now, the result would be even more terrifying, because Ryan’s attributes, including mental power, had just skyrocketed.

“Senior Lord,” Ryan said coldly, his expression darkening, “I have no reason to lie.”

He had always spoken truthfully. Being doubted like this naturally made him unhappy.

Wang Bi’er quickly stepped in, afraid the atmosphere would worsen.

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