The soul ring before him.
Its age had long surpassed anything that could be judged by ordinary colors.
It was crystal-clear throughout, faintly flowing with the glow of various attributes, its surface branded with twelve sword-feather patterns.
However.
Compared to this magnificent soul ring.
Li Zhixian's gaze was seized by the twelve floating feathers, and his pupils contracted slightly.
"Is this... a soul bone?!"
He raised his hand.
With a hint of probing intent.
His fingertips lightly touched the twelve sword feathers.
In an instant.
Before Li Zhixian's astonished eyes.
The twelve sword feathers turned into streams of light and shot toward the spine in his back, sinking into it at once.
"Ugh..."
A piercing sound of bones exploding suddenly erupted from within Li Zhixian's body.
The twelve sword feathers seemed to possess life. They actually combined into a vertebra, carrying an irresistible sharp force as they attempted to forcibly replace his original spine!
Li Zhixian's face went pale, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans burst from his brow.
He gritted his teeth tightly, his gums creaking.
A searing pain that seemed intent on tearing his body apart swept from his back through his entire body, nearly suffocating him.
Suddenly.
The Azure Lotus Sword mark appeared on his forehead.
Sword qi of utmost sharpness surged out from his body.
Ssshh—!
The skin around Li Zhixian's neck was pierced by invisible sword qi, and glistening beads of blood seeped out.
Under the impact of sword qi from within and without, his own spine gradually revealed the outline of a sword as well.
It was as though his entire body was about to transform into a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.
The twelve sword feathers could no longer replace the "sword bone" born within Li Zhixian himself.
Instead, traces