Time flies.
One year later.
On a high mountain in the Tianling Mountain Range.
Jin Mian had already been sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop for a full week.
He seemed to be completely integrated into the world, achieving ultimate tranquility.
Yet, his body acted like an endless black hole, greedily absorbing the surrounding spirit power into his body.
After a year of cultivation.
Jin Mian's rank had already reached the peak of Rank 89!
And today was the day he would break through to Titled Douluo!
But before that.
Jin Mian had one more important matter to attend to.
That was condensing the Spirit Core!
The Spirit Core holds a crucial function for Soul Masters.
Not only is it one of the key conditions for breaking through to Titled Douluo, but it can also greatly enhance a Soul Master's combat power and recovery speed!
It can even be embedded in a Spirit Bone or Soul Ring to strengthen the Martial Soul's attributes.
But condensing a Spirit Core also requires certain conditions.
That is, the Soul Master's mental force must reach the Spirit Saint level or above.
Of course.
This requirement, for Jin Mian.
Presented absolutely no difficulty.
He used his vast mental force to compress and purify all the spirit power absorbed into his body.
This turned the spirit power into its purest liquid form.
This wasn't the end.
Jin Mian then took the newly compressed pure liquid spirit power.
He gathered all of it into his Dantian in his abdomen.
And compressed it once more.
Repeating this cycle continuously.
After an unknown number of compressions back and forth.
A crystal the size of a fingernail finally condensed into shape!
This was the Spirit Core!
And it was his exclusive Golden Spirit Core!
Seeing that his long efforts.
Had finally yielded some results.
A hint of joy appeared on Jin Mian's calm, placid face.
But he quickly suppressed his excitement.
And continued with the four steps: absorbing spirit power, compressing spirit power into liquid form, gathering it in the abdomen, and compressing it again.
In the blink of an eye.
Three more months passed.
The Spirit Core inside Jin Mian, which was originally the size of a fingernail.
Had now become the size of a flatbread.
Moreover, the spirit power fluctuations emanating from Jin Mian reached a peak!
It was as if he was just one kick away from the goal.
And could burst through the door!
As the pure liquid spirit power was compressed for the final time.
The Spirit Core emitted a brilliant golden light.
"It's done!" Jin Mian was overjoyed.
After quickly settling the Spirit Core in his Dantian.
Jin Mian did not stop.
Instead, he continued to refine and absorb the spirit power within his body.
After the Spirit Core was successfully condensed.
Breaking through to Titled Douluo was no longer a difficult matter.
Soon.
Powerful spirit power fluctuations erupted from Jin Mian's body.
The column of energy condensed from spirit power.
Shot straight toward the sky.
Finally, it dissolved into droplets of spirit power, scattering throughout the world.
A translucent white light radiated from Jin Mian!
Rank 90 Titled Douluo!
Feeling the power contained within his body after the breakthrough.
Jin Mian finally couldn't help but burst into unrestrained laughter: "Hahaha! I, Jin Mian, have finally broken through to Titled Douluo!"
"Excellent!"
"Now, all that remains is absorbing a Soul Ring!"
"Then I can rightfully become a Nine-Ring Titled Douluo!"
As for the choice of the ninth ring.
The System had already given him the optimal choice a year ago.
He took out the million-year Golden Tortoise Soul Ring from the System Space.
He immediately used spirit power to guide it.
And began absorbing this Million-year spirit ring!
In an instant.
A thick, golden-yellow column of energy shot straight through the clouds!
The pressure unique to the Million-year Spirit Beast level swept across an area thousands of miles wide.
The Soul Masters and Spirit Beasts living around the Tianling Mountain Range.
Upon sensing this pressure.
Were all terrified and trembling! Foaming at the mouth and losing consciousness (human or beast)... Tiandou Empire.
Inside the Secret Chamber.
Qian Renxue, who was cultivating, suddenly sensed a terrifying pressure.
Her Martial Soul, the Ten-Winged Angel, without any warning.
Automatically released itself.
Eight Soul Rings appeared around her, resisting the oppressive feeling.
"What level of pressure is this?!"
"It actually made a 100,000-year spirit ring dim!"
Qian Renxue paled in shock.
Yu Long and Ci Xue, disguised as guards, were in the same state.
Their hairs stood on end, and their Martial Souls automatically released themselves.
Nine Soul Rings appeared beneath their feet.
Fortunately, there was no one around.
Otherwise, their identities would have been exposed... Star Dou Great Forest.
Lake of Life.
A massive Silver Giant Dragon was coiled there, its eyes tightly shut.
Below it, six Spirit Beasts were also deep in slumber.
Five of those Spirit Beasts were also enormous.
But compared to the Silver Dragon, they were insignificant.
The remaining one, although smaller in size.
Strangely, it had three eyes.
The other few Spirit Beasts were circled around it, lying on the ground.
Just as the Silver Dragon was sleeping peacefully.
Suddenly.
Its extremely powerful mental force sensed an energy fluctuation.
Causing her to involuntarily open her massive eyes.
"This aura? Is it a Million-year Spirit Beast?!"
The Silver Dragon subconsciously looked at a Confinement Formation nearby.
Inside, quietly lying there, was a large, fleshy worm.
This large, fleshy worm was also extraordinary, possessing ten golden stripes on its body.
It was the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
But seeing the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm lying there perfectly fine.
Without making any moves.
The Silver Dragon couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Strange? It wasn't it."
"Then who could this Million-year Spirit Beast be?"
"Could it be that a new Spirit Beast reached the Million-year level while we were resting?"
"Is it that Demonic Whale in the ocean?"
The Silver Dragon originally wanted to continue sensing to confirm it further.
But this million-year aura quickly faded away.
Seeing the aura vanish.
The Silver Dragon could only give up.
She rolled over and fell back into deep sleep.
Just after the Silver Dragon fell back into slumber, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been playing dead, secretly opened its eyes.
"Wuu~ No way!"
"How much time has passed?"
"A Spirit Beast actually broke through to become a Million-year Spirit Beast, just like Bro!"
"What a pity, even if you break through to the Million-year level, you will ultimately be the second Million-year Spirit Beast on the Continent!"
"The first Million-year Spirit Beast will always be Bro!"
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm said narcissistically in its heart.
But soon.
Its plump, round face became sad again.
It turned its head and glanced at the few fellows not far away.
"But even if I am the first Million-year Spirit Beast, so what?"
"Bro must hurry up and leave this cursed place, or else I'll eventually be sucked dry by these guys."
"Only by being alive can I continue to boast, and only then can the Spirit Beasts outside know that I, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, am the first Million-year Spirit Beast in the history of the Douluo Continent!"
Thinking of this.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm pulled out a Safety Helmet and a Pickaxe from who knows where.
It began digging away at the surrounding Confinement Formation.
It was incredibly diligent.
Anyone unaware would think it was a miserable employee being exploited by some Black-hearted Capitalist...
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