Hearing about the enhanced absorption of statues after his breakthrough, Wuyi was not surprised.
He had been storing energy in statues diligently for a while so he could use them later. It was a pleasant surprise that he would be able to absorb more but nothing too shocking. That was what he thought until he got the new information from the Statue of knowledge, which said the larger the amount of energy statues receive, the sooner the statues will be able to show their full potential.