It had no magical fluctuations, but radiated a warm, pure, and strange aura of life and the sun.
Staring at this golden droplet, which had been condensed with difficulty,
Karl finally couldn't help but smile, a genuine, confident smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm... Almost two months of sleepless, exhausting energy, the amount of solar energy in my body drained and processed hundreds of times a day..."
"The accumulated divine power has finally... It's no longer an ethereal atmosphere, but compressed into this tangible point."
This small droplet of divine power was somewhat different from the one he had controlled before.
It was more compressed and was a manifestation of his own power.
Moreover, what pleased him most was that once this droplet of divine power was formed, it seemed to exhibit some kind of "activity."
Even if he didn't take the initiative, it could autonomously and continuously absorb the surrounding sunlight, converting it into divine power of the same origin.
Although the speed was not as high as active condensation, it was a qualitative transition from zero to one.
However, the smile that had just appeared at the corner of his mouth quickly faded.
He looked up at the eternally burning sun in the sky, radiating infinite light and heat, and a flicker of depression passed through his eyes.
"Almost two months... sleepless condensation, accumulating and compressing from the initial hair-thin wisp of divine power into such a small droplet..."
"At this rate, how long will it take to reach the level of gods who hold authority in those myths and legends? Decades? Hundreds of years? Or longer?"
Although he understood that the accumulation of power is a long and difficult process, especially at this level beyond the ordinary,
when thinking about the future White Frost and the catastrophe beyond the door, time felt particularly pressing.
However, depression was just depression. Karl was still in a period of intense condensation of divine power.
He vaguely felt that he could touch some very subtle authorities related to the sun.
For example, the anomalous concentration of sunlight in the area around him was not entirely passive.
It was the result of his unconscious, weak influence on the light intensity in the local area.
"At least the direction is right." Karl comforted himself.
His mind moved, and he no longer consciously maintained this phenomenon.
As his mind relaxed, the sunlight, as bright and concentrated as noon, slowly spread out and calmed down.
It quickly returned to the soft light intensity that this high altitude should have at sunset.
He withdrew the divine droplet into his palm and felt it dissolve into his body, continuously providing him with power.
Next, continuous accumulation and... seeking opportunities that could accelerate this process.
Maintaining an invisible state, Karl descended from the sky like an invisible breeze and quietly arrived at the training ground.
He planned to see how everyone's training was progressing on the territory at this time.
The training ground was in full swing. Dozens of knights in plate armor, holding blunt swords with unsharpened blades, accompanied by shouts full of breath,
tried to chop down sturdy wooden dummies. Sweat soaked their padded clothes, and heavy breathing filled the air.
On the other side of the field, several young children, under the supervision of other knights, held light wooden swords, paired up in twos, and were practicing counterattacks fairly well.
Although most of the knights themselves did not have the skills to act as instructors, it was more than enough to maintain order and prevent the children from accidentally injuring themselves during combat.
On the racetrack at the edge of the training ground, Roach personally led dozens of teenagers of the same age to run around the field.
They were all sweating, but their steps still tried to keep a neat line.
Karl's gaze swept over the field and finally stopped at a relatively quiet corner of the training ground.
There were several benches there, on which his servants Dalton and Phillip sat with their eyes closed.
They were not resting, but visualizing according to the breathing method Karl had taught them.
Their chests rose and fell in a unique rhythm, sensing the energy of the sun.
At that moment, Dalton and Phillip felt something almost simultaneously and opened their eyes together, a flicker of doubt in them.
They both turned their heads and looked imperceptibly towards where Karl was standing.
There was clearly nothing there, and the children and knights nearby were also moving normally, without any anomaly.
But in their perception, having become acute by studying the Sun Breathing method,
the "solar energy" in that area was unusually active and intense, as if an invisible warm sun were floating there.
They exchanged a confirming glance, and then Phillip cautiously walked towards the open space, lowered his voice, and called out: "Lord Karl?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a faint ripple in the open space, like water.
The next moment, the majestic and warm feeling of solar energy instantly approached them.
Karl canceled his bio-field's camouflage and appeared out of nowhere.
Karl looked at the two of them with slight surprise and curiosity in his eyes, raised an eyebrow, and asked: "Huh? You two... can you bypass me and see me directly?"
"Sun Breathing doesn't seem to give you the ability to see through or perceive invisibility, does it?"
Hearing this, Dalton quickly shook his head and explained: "That's not it, Lord Karl. We didn't 'see' you with our eyes."
He pointed to his head and then felt the surroundings again: "Perhaps because after learning the Sun Breathing technique, we have become more sensitive to the 'solar energy' you mentioned."
"Just now, we felt that the energy in this area was inexplicably active and concentrated, with a much higher density than elsewhere, as if a huge energy source had appeared..."
"We just guessed that it was probably you."
Phillip added: "In our vague perception, you... were like a small sun walking on the earth."
"The amount of solar energy you radiate is second only to the real blazing sun hanging high in the sky."
Hearing this explanation, Karl nodded slightly, a look of understanding and approval in his eyes.
"It seems that Sun Breathing will cause you to subtly resonate with me, and even to some extent, feel my existence."
"This is good; it means you have already begun the initial steps."
Dalton seemed to remember something and reported: "Lord Karl, Master Raymond came to see you five days ago, and it seemed like something important."
"But at that time, you were probably... you didn't hear his call. He didn't tell us the details."
"Five days ago?" Karl was stunned, then remembered that he had been at the most critical stage of condensing the droplet of divine power.