Inside the cultivation chamber, Su Mo activated the array he had set up, lest the aura from breaking through his realm spread beyond the palace.
Sitting cross-legged, Su Mo swept his arm and took out five hundred mid-grade Spirit Crystals.
The mid-grade Spirit Crystals were pure white throughout. The spiritual energy contained within them was simply incomparable to that of low-grade Spirit Crystals. Five hundred mid-grade Spirit Crystals were equivalent to five hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Crystals.
"Devour!" Su Mo shouted softly, directly releasing his Devouring Battle Soul and instantly swallowing all five hundred mid-grade Spirit Crystals.
In an instant, vast spiritual energy surged wildly into Su Mo's body like an ocean.
In that moment, Su Mo's entire body shook violently, and his aura soared like beacon fires rising on all sides. He immediately began his attempt to break through to Martial Emperor Realm, Ninth Layer.
Breaking through a realm bottleneck was already something Su Mo had become extremely adept at. He cast aside his distractions, focused his mind, and discarded every stray thought from his heart.
Time passed quietly. The fierce impact of the spiritual energy caused Su Mo's body to tremble without pause.
One hour after another passed, and roughly ten hours later.
Suddenly, Su Mo's aura surged dramatically, climbing without limit like a boiling volcano.
After a moment, the aura around him slowly receded and finally returned to calm.
After another moment, Su Mo opened his tightly shut eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air. He had successfully broken through to Martial Emperor Realm, Ninth Layer, and had even approached the middle stage of Martial Emperor Realm, Ninth Layer.
"Strike while the iron is hot—peak of Martial Emperor Realm, Ninth Layer!"
Su Mo took a deep breath, then took out the remaining five hundred mid-grade Spirit