Journey to the Eternal Tower! Geniuses of All Races!

Bone-piercing, heart-rending pain flooded his entire body. Jiang Shu felt as though even his soul were trembling violently. An indescribable agony continued for nearly an hour.

His entire soul force seemed on the verge of being torn away from his flesh.

"Whew..."

Jiang Shu gasped sharply. Beneath the chill in his eyes was a trace of shock. He had never imagined that after fusing forty-nine Blood Crystals, fusing the fiftieth would be this difficult.

His face twisted savagely, utterly beyond his control. All kinds of Blood Mist seeped from his body. Fortunately, he was within the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance.

If he had been outside, this would undoubtedly have put him in an extremely perilous situation.

At this very moment, he did not possess even the slightest ability to resist.

Even if he wanted to halt the fusion, it was impossible. It was as though he had lost control of his own body. He could only feel the surging power within the Blood Crystal continuously washing through every corner of his body.

"Pfft!"

Jiang Shu endured it all by force, using the spiritual force of the Forget Self Realm Peak to keep his soul from separating from his body. At the very final instant, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

His face was deathly pale.

Every pore across his body streamed with blood. Each bone gave off cracking sounds, his meridians were shattered inch by inch, and his injuries were grave.

The Blood Crystal in his hand also changed from nearly transparent back to its original crimson. Then, as that crimson churned violently, the entire Blood Crystal abruptly exploded.

"Failed..."

Activating the Immortal Aperture Art, all Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Apertures emanated an immortal aura, healing Jiang Shu's body. Within a few hours, his injuries had mostly recovered.

"This