Feeling the warm, soft touch on his shoulder, Xu Jingming's heart warmed.
Setting race aside, Elise's personality truly suited his tastes.
He said nothing more and continued immersing himself in his comprehension of the true demon blood essence.
Time quietly passed.
Xu Jingming sat motionless like a statue.
His Divine Thought swept through the internal structure of the blood essence again and again, familiarizing itself with the operating patterns of every Space Rune.
The day that Nether Phoenix Venerable had given him
was meant both to help him adapt to the pressure and to give him an initial understanding of the Mysterious Hell Nether Phoenix bloodline's characteristics.
Only by understanding the blood essence well enough could he reduce rejection and increase his chances of success during the subsequent absorption.
Xu Jingming did not dare slack off in the slightest.
He split his attention in two, observing the blood essence on one hand
while recalling the first-level cultivation formula of the True Demon Codex that Nether Phoenix Venerable had explained.
Gradually, he seemed to touch upon a certain profound rhythm.
That violet-black blood essence was no longer a lifeless mass—it seemed to come alive!
It seemed to possess life.
Resonating with Xu Jingming's Divine Thought, it began to circulate slowly...
Just like that, the day passed in an instant.
Xu Jingming slowly opened his eyes.
Faint lightning flickered within his violet-red pupils, while deeper within, there was an additional trace of profound spatial fluctuation.
"How was it?"
Elise, who had remained by his side the entire time, asked softly.
"More or less.
The Space Law within the blood essence is exceedingly intricate. It does indeed share common ground with my Void Realm Demon bloodline."
Feeling the changes within his body, Xu Jingming inwardly praised it.
He had gained so much merely