Although Li Ziran spoke calmly, when it truly fell upon him, he realized just how difficult it was.
Before him lay a mass of pure crystal, like lifeless marble. When his soul entered it, it was as smooth as passing through shattered glass, yet he could not feel a thing. He could not even extract the slightest useful Origin from this crystal.
It was cold here, cold like a barren planet. He could sense that this was crystallized pure Origin. As long as even a tiny bit could be broken down, it could produce a Source Sea and support the manifestation of a chain.
He could feel that if he could crack this thing's hard shell, it would become an inexhaustible sea of energy. Yet he simply could not see through the nature of its outer core.
In the Source Sea beneath Hippo Ancient City, all he needed to do was mobilize the Void Chains, and the entire Source Sea would visibly change.
The Origin there was highly active, proactively following the Void Chains to form unique elements. This place was the exact opposite—like ice frozen for tens of thousands of years. One clearly knew it held abundant water within, yet could not absorb even a drop.
On the contrary, this condensed essence was constantly wearing away at its own vitality.
Staying here somehow made him feel sluggish. That was definitely not a good sign.
Looking toward the other three locations, Barto's oily green bone-fire kept leaping, as if trying to refine this portion of crystal.
Unfortunately—
There was not the slightest reaction. He had seized one slot, yet could not immediately turn it into his own strength. Gelong, on the other hand, showed faint tremors. A peculiar current had actually arisen within the Continental Core, vibrating like some kind