Fang Yang sat cross-legged on the qing lian seat, pure cyan flames swirling around him, like a revered figure of fire.
The Qing Lian Earth Core Fire's energy surged endlessly within him, each breath carrying the rhythm of the flames, his body undergoing earth-shattering changes.
This was his second time transforming the exotic flame's energy into a spirit ring.
With the experience from last time, he was more composed now, guiding the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire's energy to circulate through his Meridians.
The flames, like a gentle stream yet containing world-destroying power, were slowly impacting the Bottleneck within his body.
"Boom!"
With a roar from within his body.
Fang Yang's entire body trembled violently, and the spirit power fluctuations around him surged abruptly, instantly breaking through to the fifty-sixth Rank Spirit King Realm.
This Breakthrough was not only an increase in spirit power, but also a qualitative leap in all aspects of his attributes, such as mental force and physical constitution.
He could feel that his strength, after breaking through to Spirit King, had ascended to a completely new level.
At the moment of Breakthrough, two brand new Spirit Ability information, bestowed by the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire, flooded his mind.
Profound Truth of Fire: "Comprehend the true essence of fire, unleash the power of the exotic flame, enter a fire element state when cast, and all attributes receive an all-round boost."
Heart of Qing Lian: "A phantom of a Qing Lian blooms around the body, not only immune to all abnormal states, but also able to absorb the surrounding world's energy and convert it into one's own spirit power."
Behind him, a pure cyan-gold million-year spirit ring slowly emerged.
This spirit ring emitted a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate, as if it could incinerate everything in the world.
"The fourth and fifth spirit rings still don't have Soul Spirits..."
Fang Yang mused, "However, with the exotic flame's characteristic of devouring all things, I can completely search for suitable Soul Spirits to devour in the future."
The time to refine the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire had come.
Fang Yang took a deep breath, sinking his entire mind into his body.
He controlled the flames to slowly move into his Meridians, beginning to circulate along the Cultivation Technique route of the "Burning Art."
Under the absolute suppression of the Black Flame exotic flame, the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire had almost no power to resist, and the refining process was much smoother than imagined.
When the last trace of Qing Lian Earth Core Fire was completely refined.
Fang Yang's "Burning Art" Cultivation Technique suddenly underwent a qualitative change.
The Cultivation Technique's execution route became more profound and complex, and the efficiency of spirit power circulation increased several times over.
This was the sign that the Burning Art had advanced to a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique!
Next, he was going to start fusing the four exotic flames.
"Let's begin!"
As Fang Yang's thoughts stirred, the suppression of the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire within him completely dissipated.
As soon as the Qing Lian Earth Core Fire appeared, it was swallowed by a Black Flame like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
This was precisely the three-colored exotic flame formed by the Fusion of Xuan Huang Flame, Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, and Yin-Yang Dual Flame.
The four exotic flames began an unprecedented Fusion, yellow, red, black and white, and pure cyan interwoven, ultimately returning to a pure black.
Complex and profound runes flowed on the surface of this black fire, occasionally emitting a Chaos-like halo.
It burned quietly, exuding a terrifying pressure that made one's Soul feel as if it would be devoured.
"Still black..."
Fang Yang looked at the Black Flame dancing in his palm, muttering softly, "But this power, I'm afraid it's not..."
A moment later, his consciousness exited the exotic flame space.
Gu Yue had been waiting by his side, her black eyes watching every change in Fang Yang.
She noticed that the spirit power fluctuations around Fang Yang gradually stabilized, knowing that the Breakthrough was complete.
"Fang Yang, how are you?"
Gu Yue asked softly, her voice as pleasant as a clear spring.
Fang Yang slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.
He let out a long breath, feeling the surging spirit power within him: "Fifty-six Rank, and I've gained two new Spirit Abilities."
Just then, Fang Yang's Golden Dragon King Bloodline suddenly surged violently.
A brilliant golden light burst forth from his chest, condensing into a golden needle in mid-air.
This golden needle grew with the wind, instantly transforming into a five-meter long Golden Dragon Spear.
The spear body was a brilliant golden color, and faintly, one could see a layer of dark patterns on it, not in the shape of scales, but faint Dragon-shaped dark patterns.
These dark patterns were not always present, but flickered on and off, appearing on the surface, emitting a strange luster.
The spearhead was incredibly sharp, containing ultimate destructive power, capable of easily penetrating most defenses.
"This is... the Golden Dragon Spear."
Gu Yue exclaimed in surprise at the sight.
She recognized this Divine Artifact exclusive to the Golden Dragon King.
The moment Fang Yang reached out and grasped the Golden Dragon Spear, he immediately felt a sense of connection through Bloodline.
This Divine Artifact was as light as nothing, yet contained the terrifying power to split mountains and seas.
When he injected the Golden Dragon King Bloodline Power into the spear body, the spear tip instantly burst forth with dazzling golden light, and the Dragon patterns, as if awakened, moved along the spear body, emitting a low Dragon roar.
"Not bad..."
Through his Bloodline sensing, Fang Yang quickly learned the characteristics of the Golden Dragon Spear.
When the Golden Dragon Spear strikes an enemy, it can devour the opponent's life force and spirit power, and feed it back to the wielder, to replenish their own consumption or enhance their combat power.
As for the wounded enemies, their wounds would be difficult to heal, and their life energy would continuously drain.
Fang Yang put the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand into his Bloodline.
After a pause, he looked at Gu Yue and said in a deep voice, "Next, I'm going to condense a Soul Core."
"Good."
Gu Yue nodded understandingly, her black hair gently swaying in the breeze.
Fang Yang took out the qing lian seat from the exotic flame space and sat cross-legged.
As soon as he sat down, a cool and peaceful aura surged into his mind, flowing throughout his body.
He slowly closed his eyes and began to compress the spirit power within his body to the extreme.
As time continued to pass, a spirit power vortex gradually formed in his Dantian.
When the compression reached a critical point, a solid crystal suddenly condensed in the center of the vortex.
This was precisely the Soul Core, the manifestation of spirit power condensed to its extreme.
With the complete condensation of the Soul Core, Fang Yang's spirit power formed a perfect internal circulation system.
From then on, even without the replenishment of external world spirit power, the spirit power within him could be self-sufficient and inexhaustible.
Fang Yang continuously gathered the fifty-sixth Rank spirit power into the Soul Core.
As the Soul Core continuously absorbed spirit power, his Rank began to drop, finally stabilizing at fifty Rank.
One must know that the Soul Core is a prerequisite for a Spirit Master to step into the Titled Douluo Realm!
Generally speaking, Spirit Masters can only begin to attempt to condense a Soul Core after breaking through to Spirit Saint.
Of course, when exactly one can successfully condense it depends on individual talent and Opportunity.
Some Spirit Masters, throughout their entire lives, are unable to condense a Soul Core!
Fang Yang successfully condensed a Soul Core just as he broke through to the Spirit King Realm!
This meant that before becoming a Titled Douluo, he no longer had any thresholds, and could break through to the Titled Douluo Realm even faster!
When Fang Yang slowly opened his eyes and stood up, his face was full of smiles!
"Fang Yang, congratulations on successfully condensing your Soul Core!"
Gu Yue smiled slightly.
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