Boom! Boom! Boom!
But as time passed, his Soul Sea gradually expanded under the pressure, growing by several folds before finally undergoing a qualitative transformation. Every trace of metamorphosis was astonishing.
Boom!
Nie Li's aura erupted violently, forcing his way from Gold Five-Star into the Black Gold One-Star tier. But that was only the beginning—Nie Li didn't stop. Instead, he continued absorbing Soul Power, charging toward even higher levels. The Tiger Fang Panda's rate of growth was even faster than Nie Li's own. After all, it was forcibly advancing by devouring Demon Spirits, breaking through to Black Gold Two-Star, then Black Gold Three-Star, and still showing no signs of stopping. That was only because Nie Li was suppressing it with all his might. He feared that if the Tiger Fang Panda grew too quickly, he would lose control of it.
The Tiger Fang Panda was originally a Divine-tier Demon Beast with extraordinary growth potential. Now that it was voraciously devouring Demon Spirits—even swallowing Black Gold-tier ones whole—its rate of advancement was staggering.
The others were just like Nie Li, completely immersed in the dense Soul Power and Law Power. The gathering effect of this runic formation made the concentration of Soul Power and Law Power around them several hundred times denser than usual. And this energy radiated from Nie Li's body, having been refined in the process, making it far easier to absorb.
They devoured it all with wild, ravenous hunger, and their cultivation levels began to rise noticeably.
A single day passed in a flash, and every one of them had advanced by at least one star—yet they still hadn't stopped.
Both
"What are these children doing?" Ye Mo furrowed his brow slightly. He could feel an immense, surging power.
"Likely that brat Nie Li got his hands on some kind of mysterious formation from who-knows-where. The aura is so dense—they must be cultivating," Ye Zong said, looking at Nie Li and the others. Inwardly, he was stunned. This runic formation was truly extraordinary.
Every runic pattern on the formation was beyond even Ye Mo's comprehension. Sometimes, Ye Mo found Nie Li to be utterly mysterious—even he couldn't fathom the boy at all. But when Ye Zong mentioned that Nie Li had a mysterious master, Ye Mo felt somewhat reassured. With his powerful aura perception, he couldn't detect where Nie Li's master was hiding at all. That master of Nie Li's had to be a peerless powerhouse.
One day, two days, three days…
Nie Li and the others remained in the formation, cultivating without pause. Nourished by the Soul Power and Law Power, they felt no hunger at all, having fallen into a state of selfless, all-consuming cultivation.
On the fifth day, Nie Li broke through once more, from Black Gold One-Star to Black Gold Two-Star. The Tiger Fang Panda's advancement was even more impressive—it had leaped straight to Black Gold Five-Star. The Legendary tier was no longer far off.
The Tiger Fang Panda had already devoured well over a hundred Black Gold-tier Demon Spirits alone.
Nie Li could faintly sense the Tiger Fang Panda growing restless, starting to disobey his commands.
A Demon Spirit's power far exceeded that of the Demon Spirit Master who housed it. There was a real risk that the Demon Spirit could break free from its host's body.
If it continued devouring, there could be dire consequences. But Nie Li didn't want to stop. A mere Black Gold-tier Tiger Fang Panda was not enough to face the crisis that was coming. Suddenly, Nie Li thought of that vine deep within his Soul Sea.
The vine connected the Tiger Fang Panda and the Shadow Demon spirit. Could he strengthen that connection to suppress the Tiger Fang Panda? And then let it accumulate enough power to charge into the Legendary tier?
With that thought, Nie Li immediately sprang into action, channeling the Soul Power and Law Power he was absorbing from outside into that vine. The vine greedily devoured the energy, growing thicker and more robust. It locked down the increasingly agitated Tiger Fang Panda in an iron grip.
The Tiger Fang Panda thrashed and writhed, trying to break free, but no matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape—the vine was simply too powerful.
The Tiger Fang Panda eventually stopped struggling, continuing to devour Demon Spirits in silence, as though it was biding its time for a counterattack.
For now, Nie Li could keep the Tiger Fang Panda under control, but he would need to be extremely careful going forward. A Demon Spirit's backlash was immensely dangerous.
After devouring tens of thousands of Demon Spirits in succession, the Tiger Fang Panda could only absorb a tiny fraction of their power, but even that fraction was enough to multiply its strength several times over, pushing it to the very peak of Black Gold Five-Star. However, taking that single step into the Legendary tier was far from simple.
Nie Li and the others continued their cultivation. This runic formation could sustain itself for over two months.
Just as Nie Li and the others were deep in their cultivation, dark clouds suddenly gathered over the sky of the
A heavy, oppressive aura descended, blanketing the entire City of Radiance.