A secluded place somewhere in the secret realm.
Night Falcon sat cross-legged, his eyes tightly shut as spiritual energy slowly surged around him like a tide.
Although he had defeated Hei Wufeng, he had not won with ease.
Thinking of this, he would still encounter even stronger opponents ahead, such as those Earth Sovereign Great Perfection experts ranked in the top five. Night Falcon knew that with his current strength, he might be unable to cope.
Before entering deeper into the secret realm, he needed to raise his strength further.
At the very least, he had to reach Half-step Great Perfection!
Thinking of this, he opened his eyes and took several things from his robes: several Dark Vein Golden Pattern Grass he had obtained after defeating Bone Yama, a Nether Mystic Crystal he had collected along the way that contained a pure source of darkness, and the remaining portion of Dark Star Marrow energy.
Every one of these items was enough to make ordinary Upper Earth Sovereigns envious, yet at this moment, he laid them all out in front of him.
"It's time." Night Falcon murmured.
He did not hesitate. He directly gripped the Nether Mystic Crystal in his palm, crushed several Dark Vein Golden Pattern Grass with his other hand, and let the juices containing pure dark energy seep into his body.
At the same time, he circulated his cultivation method, slowly refining strands of Source Qi from the Dark Star Marrow and integrating them into himself.
Boom!
Three kinds of energy entered his body simultaneously, and Night Falcon's aura suddenly surged!
It was an almost uncontrollably violent rise, as though it would break through some boundary at any moment, yet it repeatedly hovered at the critical point, launching impact after impact!
But Night Falcon had long been prepared