As magical power poured into the bronze cauldron, the strange notes seemed to sense that their authority had been violated, and the Absolute Sword began resisting on its own.
Bai Yu paid it no heed. Instead, he fixed his mind within his sea of consciousness. No matter how the sound tempted him, he remained like Mount Tai, towering and unmoving.
[Absolute Sword Gu +1] [Absolute Sword Gu +1] [Absolute Sword Gu +1]
As the numbers on the panel continued to pop up, Bai Yu grew even more resolute. As long as he could grind it to the max, no matter what kind of indescribable existence this thing was, it would have to submit to him!
And the progress bar was precisely what gave Bai Yu the resolve to keep going!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
Time flew by. As the progress bar steadily rose, the mist within the special space of the Absolute Sword actually began to slowly recede. Under the illumination of the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, all gloom seemed to vanish in that instant.
The power of Heavenly Retribution produced by the Four Supreme Arts of the Strange Gu continuously wore away at karma through its own force. When the final wisp of mist vanished, a tiny Bai Yu appeared within the space.
Through the tiny figure's power, the strange force within the Absolute Sword slowly faded away, replaced by the tyrannical power of the Nine Cauldrons!
[Absolute Sword Gu 8000/]
Whew...
The power fed back by the Absolute Sword Gu strengthened Bai Yu himself. When his split soul took shape and became the sword spirit controlling everything, terrifying energy surged through Bai Yu's body, directly pushing him into the fourth level of Foundation Establishment!
The instant the energy was fully exhausted, the