This also stemmed from the initial mental guidance when the mutation of the Yellow Hide Book was first discovered: if one could find a genuine antique, as long as the Yellow Hide Book was attached to it, it could absorb 【Wen Qi】 on its own.

After finishing all this, Brian Carter lay directly at the edge of the square table, staring unblinkingly at the objects in front of him.

【Wen Qi】—absorbing 【Wen Qi】 would allow the Yellow Hide Book to grow stronger on its own, but as for how exactly this process worked, he was extremely curious. However, what frustrated Brian Carter was that, even after his eyes were almost sore from staring, neither the plate nor the book in front of him showed the slightest change.

This made him even more puzzled and uncertain. “What’s going on? Could it be that it’s not supposed to be placed like this?”

Suspiciously reaching out to touch the Yellow Hide Book, Brian Carter originally intended to change its position, but the moment his fingers touched the page, a new surge of intent instantly flooded into his mind.

This intent left him momentarily stunned.

Because the meaning contained within was that the Yellow Hide Book had already finished absorbing 【Wen Qi】, and now Brian Carter could choose to enhance it.

This enhancement would allow the Yellow Hide Book to generate a new talisman chapter! However, it required the owner’s intent to guide the process.

“It’s already finished absorbing? I can add a new talisman now?”

Touching the Yellow Hide Book in a daze, still digesting the information from the intent, Brian Carter was genuinely puzzled as to how the Yellow Hide Book had absorbed 【Wen Qi】, but this confusion was quickly replaced by excitement and hesitation.

How could he not be excited? With 【Wen Qi】, he could finally enhance the Yellow Hide Book.

And this Yellow Hide Book was truly miraculous. The very first, most basic talisman already possessed such terrifying power—what about the ones that followed? To say he wasn’t curious or itching to try would be a lie.

“Let’s start the enhancement.” After a moment’s thought, Brian Carter immediately focused his intent, letting the 【Wen Qi】 absorbed by the Yellow Hide Book nourish a new talisman.

“Whoosh!”

Almost as soon as his intent was conveyed, the previously motionless Yellow Hide Book suddenly emitted a layer of yellow light, enveloping the entire page. Then, under the radiance, a tender sprout suddenly emerged from behind the first page, and a brand new yellow sheet began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One breath, two breaths.

In just two breaths, when the yellow light faded, the Yellow Hide Book, still resting on the porcelain plate, had suddenly become two pages thick.

Brian Carter immediately grabbed the scroll, impatiently turning to the second page.

“【Diamond Talisman】.”

The content of the second page was roughly similar to the first. At the top were the three large ancient characters for 【Diamond Talisman】, and below them was a brand new talisman diagram.

“【Diamond Talisman】?” A trace of doubt flashed through his mind. Brian Carter stared intently at the three characters for 【Diamond Talisman】, and then a new wave of intent swept over him. In an instant, he understood the function of the 【Diamond Talisman】.

The 【Diamond Talisman】 was actually a strengthening talisman.

Using it could enhance a person or an object for a certain period of time. In theory, it could strengthen anything, but as for the result of the enhancement, Brian Carter wasn’t sure, because the outcome would be completely different depending on the object.

“Enhancement? A 【Diamond Talisman】 that can strengthen things, including a person’s body? What kind of effect would that have?”

After thinking it over carefully but coming up with no answers, Brian Carter felt a new surge of excitement in his eyes. No matter what the effect was, this was definitely a good thing, and he couldn’t wait to draw one and try it out.

No sooner thought than done, Brian Carter immediately focused on the diagram of the 【Diamond Talisman】 below. Once he had fully absorbed the essentials of drawing the talisman, he spread out colored xuan paper on the table and ground the ink.

Although only one 【Diamond Talisman】 could be drawn per day, it didn’t conflict with the 【Seeking Wen Talisman】. His limitation was on the type of talisman, not his own ability. Only one 【Seeking Wen Talisman】 could be drawn per day, and only one 【Diamond Talisman】 per day, but that didn’t mean Brian Carter could only draw one talisman a day.

As long as he didn’t repeat the same talisman, in theory, he could keep drawing.

The process for the 【Diamond Talisman】 was similar to that of the 【Seeking Wen Talisman】. Focusing all his energy and draining all his strength, when the final stroke of the curve was heavily laid down, Brian Carter immediately blacked out and collapsed to the floor.

This time, Brian Carter was unconscious for about the same amount of time as before—still just over ten minutes. When he woke up again, he rested for quite a while before barely managing to get up from the floor, and then went to cut out the 【Diamond Talisman】 from the table.

Drawing talismans was definitely hard work. But soon after, he was excited again as he held the 【Diamond Talisman】.

It was done. As long as he infused this talisman into his body, he could gain a certain degree of enhancement. But what would the result be?

With a thought, the 【Diamond Talisman】 in Brian Carter’s hand immediately turned into a streak of yellow light and entered his body. He instantly felt a surge of heat rise within him, and his whole body became warm and comfortable.

A few breaths later, the warmth faded.