The Sword Pellet turned silver-gray, and within it, a silver-gray grand curse flowed.
This silver-gray was somewhat dim, radiating a wondrous glow as it altered the material of the entire Sword Pellet.
The Sword Pellet slowly shrank at a visible rate. Countless ashes flaked away from it bit by bit, while the silver-gray grand curse rippled endlessly, its power acting like a refining vessel as it continuously refined the material.
In the end, the entire Sword Pellet shrank to a diameter of one inch before slowly coming to a halt.
The glow on the Sword Pellet gradually receded as well, leaving it dim and lusterless.
A trace of delight appeared in Li Qing's eyes. He could sense that the Sword Pellet's power had undergone a tremendous change.
Ritual Artifact Technique silently activated. A wondrous radiance swiftly enveloped the Sword Pellet, and a thread of spiritual imprint connected with it. The entire structure of the Sword Pellet appeared within Li Qing's mind.
He could feel that the Sword Pellet was connected to him by blood, and that it had become incomparably light, containing a marvelous power within.
He also felt that the Sword Pellet seemed to possess a sense of emptiness.
The Sword Pellet of old had given him a sense of fullness, as though it had eaten its fill and could no longer absorb any more power.
But now, he felt that the Sword Pellet seemed to need even more power to nurture it.
Along with Ritual Artifact Technique, the Sword Pellet vaguely generated a suction force, seeking to absorb his mana.
Li Qing's heart stirred, and he immediately began pouring mana into it. Like a bottomless pit, the Sword Pellet swallowed the unending stream of mana.
Only after Li Qing had expended ninety percent of his mana did he