The scorching fire no longer ravaged in all directions, the violent wind no longer charged about wildly, the frigid ice no longer froze and split his meridians, and the heavy earth no longer blocked his pathways. At the four extremities of his dantian, the four elements each condensed into a tiny vortex. The four vortices rotated at the same frequency, energy flowing from the wind vortex to fire, from fire to ice, from ice to earth, and from earth back to wind, cycling over and over without end.
"Power of the Four Spirits, condense for me!!!"
Murong Huai let out a sharp shout, and the four vortices simultaneously contracted inward. Four tiny points of light slowly took shape at the four extremities of his dantian. The points grew brighter and more solid until, at last, the four rays of light converged toward the center of his dantian before spreading apart there, dividing into four Soul Cores of different colors that clung closely together while each held its own position—
The wind attribute was pale cyan and hung in the upper left; the fire attribute was crimson and sat in the upper right; the ice attribute was pale blue and rested in the lower left; the earth attribute was deep yellow and held the lower right. The four great attributes coexisted within his lower dantian, forming a perfect cycle of four symbols. With every rotation, they drew vast quantities of the four elemental energies from heaven and earth, transforming them into incomparably pure Soul Power that flowed through his meridians and spread throughout his body.
In that instant, Murong Huai felt his entire body lighten. The agonizing pain from the clash of elements pressing down on him vanished completely. Every trace of impurity left in his meridians was scoured away by