Veliona…
The first step was done successfully. The authority brought by the Natural Stigma allowed Veliona to harness the sixth Herrscher’s Authority. A dark gray fog enveloped the tainted part of the soul.
I looked at Kiana before she nodded back.
Click.
The world turned light gray. The lack of Herrscher Authority did not hinder Kiana from pulling off her usual prowess. She managed to recreate [Global Ti Fracture] using her supernatural power.
With the formation plate on the other hand, she briefly harnessed the power of a Nascent Soul Realm. The confinent zone she created evolved to the level of [Dharma Laws], the sa as an awakened Herrscher’s!
Although her face turned pale, she did not hesitate to deal the decisive blow.
A light blue blade flashed swiftly onto the soul. The tainted soul broke off from the whole. The light of the soul beca extrely weak.
Swoosh-!
Veliona brought it back to the body. A jade bottle with a narrow neck appeared on my hand. Uncorking it caused a strong lotus-like fragrance to escape. A fourth grade pill rolled out of my hand. I placed the pill atop the girl’s chest before it sank downwards. It is a middle fourth grade spiritual pill for treating soul injuries. A total of fifteen are present inside the jade bottle.
I made sure to place a trace of my spiritual consciousness to the pill, ensuring the girl won’t implode due to the extrely potent dicinal effect.
Seeing her soul being repaired at a visible speed, my focus shifted back to the separated ntal power. Kiana munched on so pills as her countenance turned better.
The light purple soul fragnt reminded of my ti with Nihility. This can be considered as an experint. If this succeeds, I will be able to rid myself of IX’s influence—sothing on-par with Void Refinent Realm.
The [Beginningless Sword] ca to my grasp. It is further strengthened by the fourth grade spiritual tals I received. After a major upgrade, it reached the high fourth grade.
A vague dark red light covered the entire blade. My thoughts are connected to it, feeding back a chilly sensation. True to its na, it embodies the power of Netherworld—the Dao of Death.
A multi-colored light extended from my arm, staining the dark red light with vibrant colors.
Sou-!
The tip of my blade did not get past the purple light. I retracted it montarily as honkai energy surged out of nowhere. My Herrscher Authority could not be used, but all the other honkai-related moves could be used.
My [Blade Mantra] began to work. Swathes of honkai energy are drawn out of nowhere. It continued to imbue the [Beginningless Sword] more power.
The mix of [Daluo Sword Art], [Sword Light Refraction], [Soul Stirring Netherworld Blade], and [Blade Mantra] accumulated power until it reached its peak. My Golden Core level mind got worn down heavily. The concentration of honkai energy in my blade beca comparable to my 100,000 HW attack.
In exchange…
Sou-!
Hum-!
…the destroyer of [Dharma Laws] erged.
Crack-!
Shatter-!
The sword strike went past the ground, yet it did no damage. Only the floating purple light got shattered. The [Soul Stirring Netherworld Blade] forcibly refines anything into the sword, and then to the person.
However, I am not limited to this. The purple light first entered my blade. It soon got converted into pure power. Then, I placed it inside the Chaos Furnace to further refine it.
I watched as it got broken down into pure essence.
“It worked.”
The double refining created a batch of pure essence. It is easier to absorb, taking three years to fully absorb them. The double refining contributed a lot to its ease of absorption.
My exhausted mind acted fast. My spiritual qi reserves hit rock bottom. Extre fatigue swept into my physical body.
Crunch-!
…
The pills solved all these problems.
I willed the shattered ntal power to enter the Chaos Furnace. The [Great Accomplishnt] mastery technique relies partly on my realm to refine things. As long as it does not exceed my tolerance limit, it will be refined.
Fortunately, I really could refine Nascent Soul level powers. The matter of efficiency can be ignored. Even if a fraction of its power dissipated, it is still capable of increasing one’s cultivation.
Looking at the extrely pure essence, I chose to hold back ingesting them now. Unlike creation qi, I cannot ingest them in one go. I need to take them in smaller bites.
“Fu…”
All three of us cald down. The integrated formation remains to be in high-alert under Kiana’s grasp. After resting, we carried on with the remaining three Herrschers, removing the fragnt of Honkai’s will.
I took away their corresponding Herrscher Cores and confird they are not exactly the sa as ours. They sported the sa [Dharma Laws] level, but far stronger than the honkai’s ntal power. It lacked the high-level connection I see in our Herrscher Cores.
Pretty much everything in this Bubble World are lower-leveled copies of the original Herrscher Cores, making it suitable for cultivation consumption.
Unlike the Current Era, the Previous Era’s Herrschers are “mindless”. They could not retain their humanity, rely acting as mindless executioners for the source of honkai—the Cocoon of Finality. The Will of Honkai is not present yet, either.
In a daze, I stared at one of the Herrschers. She is none other than HIKO. She looks a bit younger than the Hiko of the Current Era. Her choice to retain her untied hair gave her a sowhat youthful look.
“You really like big breasts.”
Kiana suddenly gave a perverted remark.
“Yeah, yeah.”
I no longer beca embarrassed when I admitted to those things. We went through a lot and… I do like them.
“...Huh.”
Veliona’s soft whisper ca to my ears. Her eyes widened as she t mine. She could not say a word as she looked away from .
…
This is Kiana’s fault.
“Heh. Veliona has nice assets. I won’t worry about it unless I am as flat as Shenzhou’s Immortal.”
“..!”
“...”
Kiana’s mouth aside, for Fu Hua to be dragged into this conversation…
I am sorry, Class Rep.
“You are turning into a bigger pervert.” I comnted.
“Whose fault is it?”
Her eyes narrowed down as she looked at .
…
This is on .
I exhaled helplessly.
I felt the need to take a break on dual cultivation.
“Should we pause our dual cul…”
“No!”
Kiana did not let finish my sentence when she disagreed. She buried her face on my chest, no longer attempting to let out any dirty jokes.
Seeing her like this made feel guilty.
“Sorry.”
“Hm.”
Kiana’s soft hum eased my mind.
Veliona quietly left from the sidelines. I could see the conflict in her eyes. The decades’ worth of mories she intercepted from Seele affected her greatly. I could see that undisguised attachnt—love and obsession—completely different from Kiana’s love. The ntal qualities of a hundred years old and twenty years old differ, more so when Seele experienced those ti loops.
Only she and Veliona know the full picture. It is why Veliona chose to keep her distance during a year and four months. She never confronted about it, choosing to wait until Seele returned.
“You are mine for now.”
She looked up and declared.
“Okay?”
Kiana asked once more.
“Okay.”
With my affirmation, her soft and sweet lips t mine.
*****
A/N: The bonus chapter will be uploaded tomorrow.
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