Crack!
More and more cracks appeared on the basketball-sized golden core.
One, two, three.
Within mere breaths, the multiplying cracks densely covered the golden core's surface.
A suffocating pressure bore down from above, below, and every side.
The first step, "nurturing the nascent soul," usually took an extremely long time, requiring at least half a month even at its fastest. The second step was much shorter.
Success or failure would be decided within fifteen or twenty breaths!
My primordial spirit and nascent soul are now one. Without preparations made in advance, separating them would be impossible.
If shattering the core fails, I'll die, and my Dao will perish with me.
I have to be fast!
Sensing his dangerous predicament, this thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind, and he immediately took action.
The basketball-sized golden core had originally contained an azure ocean brimming with golden core origin.
But as the nascent soul grew strong, that origin had already been absorbed completely. Its interior was empty and dark, leaving only a hollow shell.
A three-inch-tall, deep-azure "infant" sat cross-legged with its eyes closed, emitting a faint azure glow that illuminated this dark space.
Under that glow, the surrounding "walls" could also be seen to be azure.
Azure threads resembling blood vessels extended from the "walls" on every side, densely winding around the "infant's" body.
An examination with divine sense would reveal a little crystalline liquid flowing through each thread, continuously delivering nourishment.
Before the nascent soul took shape, these densely packed azure threads were lifelines, the key to its healthy growth.
Now, however, they had become shackles that prevented the nascent soul from moving freely, making it harder to shatter the core and emerge.
Thus, the first step in shattering the core was to break free of these shackles!
At Liu Yu's