Mountain River Bead space.
Xia Ping sat cross-legged in a quiet room.
Ding!
Just then, the system's voice rang out. "Congratulations, host. You've made a large number of enemies, including those in the Western Universe. You've obtained a total of thirty Hate Crystals this time. Keep up the good work."
Thirty Hate Crystals?!
A glint appeared in Xia Ping's eyes. He'd known he would earn quite a few Hate Crystals this time, but the total had still exceeded his expectations. It seemed plenty of people hated him to the bone.
Still, earning enough to make up for the Hate Crystals he'd spent learning the Panwu True Scripture was a huge gain.
But he didn't have the mind to focus on that now. He could feel himself at a critical point in his breakthrough. His primordial spirit seemed close to taking shape deep within his Golden Core.
Rumble—
Xia Ping took out a large quantity of spirit stones, spirit medicines, and other treasures. With a wave of the Sun Furnace, he refined them all in an instant, turning them into vast amounts of energy and pouring it into his body for his Golden Core to absorb.
Waves of pure energy poured in like great rivers flowing into the sea. His Golden Core radiated boundless golden light, becoming incomparably wondrous. Ancient scriptures faintly appeared across its surface.
After an unknown amount of time, the energy within his Golden Core seemed to reach its limit.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
At once, the enormous Golden Core began to crackle. Its incredibly hard shell shattered like an eggshell, sending countless fragments tumbling away.
In an instant, a figure emerged from deep within the Golden Core. It was completely naked and looked exactly like Xia Ping. Its entire body was formed from energy, and as it connected