He opened his eyes and reached into his robes for the ten Scarlet Blood Crystals.
The scarlet crystals stood out vividly against the dark space of his Soul Sea, warm Spiritual Power flowing within them.
He gathered the ten crystals together and pressed them against his chest. The Spiritual Power of the Dark Prison Reincarnation Art reached into them, unlocking and guiding their sealed energy one crystal at a time.
The energy of the Scarlet Blood Crystals joined the Shadow Wolf King's Spiritual Power in his meridians, merging and compressing into an even denser shock wave that slammed into the barrier riddled with cracks.
When the final wave of Spiritual Power struck, the barrier shattered.
Dense Spiritual Power surged into the new space, expanding the walls of his meridians. An aching pressure and a sense of fullness washed over him at once.
Shen Fei could feel his Soul Force rising, its texture changing as well, from the thin, scattered quality of Gold Rank to the dense solidity of Black Gold Rank.
The Shadow Mantis finished devouring the last trace of the wolf king's Spiritual Power, and its form grew more substantial. Its body, once no more than a spectral outline, became distinct. A sharper, colder gleam shone along the edges of its bladed forelegs, and the light in its compound eyes glowed a steady, eerie green.
Shen Fei exhaled a stale breath. He opened his eyes, the eerie green light lingering in them for several breaths before slowly fading. He looked down at his hand, closing and opening his fingers.
He tried circulating the Dark Prison Reincarnation Art. Spiritual Power flowed through his meridians nearly twice as fast as before, its course smoother, every node clear and unobstructed.
One-star Black Gold Rank. The gap between him and Shen Hong had