"Your aura is still fluctuating. Break through first before devouring it."
"That will give you a better chance." As Xiao Yan slowly studied the dazzling mass of soul origin in his hand, the Soul Devouring Master emerged beside him and spoke.
"Huh?" Seeing the Soul Devouring Master appear, Xiao Yan could not help exclaiming.
"The one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage," the Soul Devouring Master said with a smile.
"Just as I thought." Only after the Soul Devouring Master pointed it out did Xiao Yan realize that his aura had already reached the one-star Dou Xian initial stage peak back in Ghost King City. Now, with his battle against the Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil added to that, an opportunity to advance to the one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage had naturally arisen.
"All right." Xiao Yan grinned, temporarily set the crystalline, silvery soul power aside, and quietly sat down.
Whoosh! Within Xiao Yan, the Flame Mantra began circulating at high speed. Even the round Dou Core inside him spun rapidly. Fluctuations too faint for the naked eye to see continually passed between them, as though some secret lay hidden between the two.
Could this round Dou Core be connected to the Flame Mantra? While regulating his aura, Xiao Yan carefully sensed them and vaguely discovered that the two seemed intimately linked.
"Your strength has already reached the one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage. You only need to break through that barrier."
"Do not let your mind wander. Steady your mind, guide your aura, and activate your cultivation method," the Soul Devouring Master said coldly.
Whoosh! Hearing this, Xiao Yan put those thoughts aside for the moment, closed his eyes, and focused his mind, slowly working toward his breakthrough.
Thump! A few minutes later, a strange sound suddenly came from within Xiao Yan, as though