Gu Yuan sank his primary consciousness deep into his chest.
Companion Star S-1 continued accumulating spiritual energy for him. The partially restored lung battlefield had also reduced the burden of sustaining his injuries. Now, he could finally spare some strength to repair the damaged pathways surrounding the Magic Heart.
Gu Yuan took a deep breath, condensed the surging divine power into a single thread, and cautiously extended it toward the Magic Heart protected beneath layers of divine bone.
The core known as the "Magic Heart" remained tightly bound by ancient seals as black as ink. They were curse chains left behind by the gods who had once besieged the divine body. Beyond those chains, many of the energy pathways once connected to the Magic Heart had ruptured, and bizarre patches of corruption in various colors had even taken root at the breaks.
To deal with the seals, he first needed to ensure his power could reach the Magic Heart steadily.
Buzz—
A thread of brilliant golden light slipped into one of the broken pathways.
Almost instantly, the lingering foreign divine powers coiled along both sides of the channel were enraged. Like sleeping venomous snakes, they lunged madly at the connection point. Scorching heat and freezing cold erupted in turns, and excruciating pain exploded through his chest!
Gu Yuan's expression turned cold, his brow faintly furrowed. His will crashed down like a divine mountain, forcibly grinding away the rampaging impurities and slowly nurturing crystalline new flesh.
This was by no means a task that could be completed overnight.
Repairing the outer pathways required constant control. If he diverted divine power midway to deal with battle, the suppressed contamination might erode the connection points again, and all the power invested beforehand would be wasted.
The seal on the Magic Heart had yet