In the quiet room, suffused with a warm fragrance, the Ninety-Thousand-Year Mimic Octopus Soul Bone floated in midair. Milky-white halos rippled outward like water, carrying the salty, damp scent unique to the deep sea.
Bibi Xu sat cross-legged on a cushion, his eyes shut tight as Soul Power circulated through his body. The spiritual power within his sea of consciousness condensed into an exceedingly fine thread and cautiously touched the Soul Bone's surface.
Buzz—
The Soul Bone trembled slightly. Its gentle energy instantly spread along that thread of spiritual power, like snow melting in spring, slowly seeping through his brow and deep into his skull.
There was none of the agonizing pain he had imagined, only a cool, comfortable sensation, like parched earth finally receiving sweet rain.
The energy of a ninety-thousand-year Soul Bone was exceptionally pure, yet remarkably gentle. Carrying the distinctive resilience of a mimic soul beast, it gradually fused with his skull and sea of consciousness.
Deep within his dantian, the Life Azure Lotus swayed gently, releasing a faint azure glow. It traveled upward along his meridians into his sea of consciousness, enveloping the Soul Bone's energy and accelerating the fusion process.
With the power of life safeguarding him, the Soul Bone fusion proceeded exceptionally smoothly, without the slightest rejection.
Time passed bit by bit. The light in the quiet room shifted from bright to dark, then from dark to bright again.
An entire night passed. When the first ray of morning sunlight fell across the youth's face through the window lattice, Bibi Xu slowly opened his eyes.
Two streaks of seven-colored light flashed through his gaze before it returned to its unfathomable blackness.
His sea of consciousness had nearly doubled in size, and his spiritual power had condensed until it seemed almost tangible. When released outward,