"Sizzle..."
The power of thunder also has a tempering effect on Spiritual Strength; however, in the past six months of cultivation, Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength has not improved much.
Although he had just experienced a breakthrough, his Spiritual Strength was still stuck at the Peak of the Late Emperor Realm. Even though Xiao Yan was able to touch the barrier between the Emperor Realm Soul and the Realm of Unity, the breakthrough he had been hoping for was still nowhere in sight.
If Xiao Yan cannot break through this barrier, he will be unable to condense the Soul Bead, let alone become a Third-Tier Alchemist.
Feeling helpless, he could only focus his attention on the avatar in front of him for the time being. After all, the power of the avatar was also a kind of increase in Xiao Yan's strength.
After a long period of refinement, the strength of the avatar before Xiao Yan has successfully broken through to the level of Two-Star Half-Emperor, which was nothing unexpected for Xiao Yan.
As the avatar slowly solidified, time quietly slipped away. In the blink of an eye, another half year had passed, and a year had gone by since Xiao Yan entered the Lightning Pool.
In the past six months, the strength of the avatar in front of Xiao Yan has also increased to the level of Three-Star Half-Emperor. In fact, it has even reached the Late-Stage Three-Star Half-Emperor. It is only a matter of time before it breaks through to four stars and becomes on par with Xiao Yan's main body.
However, as his avatar's strength increased, Xiao Yan gradually frowned, until eventually his brows were completely furrowed.
When the avatar's strength reached the Peak of the Late Three-Star Half-Emperor Stage, no matter how much Xiao Yan controlled the lightning to refine the avatar, the avatar's strength remained stagnant and could not be improved at all.
Faced with this situation, Xiao Yan could only frown, knowing in his heart that his avatar strength had reached a bottleneck. If he wanted his avatar to break through the bottleneck and step into the realm of Four-Star Half-Emperor, then first of all, Xiao Yan's own Spiritual Strength had to break through.
Only when the Spiritual Strength reaches the Realm of Unity can the strength of the avatar be improved, thus achieving a further breakthrough and advancing to the level of Four-Star Half-Emperor.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly to himself, realizing that in the end, it all came down to the fact that his own physical body was not strong enough.
If one cannot break through to the Realm of Unity of one's Spiritual Strength, then the avatar will be unable to break through the bottleneck, and its strength will be unable to improve.
However, judging from Xiao Yan's current situation, at the usual cultivation speed, if Xiao Yan Xiao Yan wants to raise his Spiritual Strength to the Realm of Unity, he will at least need to raise his strength to the Late-Stage Four-Star Half-Emperor he can break through and condense the Soul Bead.
However, it's unclear how long this process will take.
In the future, Xiao Yan will face increasingly powerful opponents, especially after arriving in the Western Region. With the Heavenly Severing Steps, he will inevitably be targeted by the Four Great Sects. At that time, Xiao Yan will face more than just Half-Emperor.
Back then, the sect leaders of those four sects were already Nine-Star Half-Emperor. After so many years, they must have broken through their limitations and entered the Dou Di level.
Even if Xiao Yan were to exert all his strength and use every means at his current level, he would still be absolutely unable to defeat the Dou Di. And Xiao Yan could not trouble Gu You to do everything anymore. In the end, he still had to walk his own path. Gu You was indeed a protector, but he could not protect him forever.
If that's really the case, then it can only be said that Gu You misjudged the person.
Staring intently at the avatar before him, after a long while, a stubborn expression gradually appeared on Xiao Yan's face. His teeth clenched, and his hand beneath his sleeve slowly clenched into a fist, making a low, grinding sound. After a moment, Xiao Yan said sternly in his heart:
"I failed last time, but this time, I'm determined to condense the Soul Bead!"
With a low shout in his heart, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the dark lightning in the void. The lightning power and pure Dou Qi energy contained there would be his greatest reliance in condensing the Soul Bead this time.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan waved his sleeve, and the avatar sitting cross-legged in front of him suddenly dissipated, turning into a wisp of Spiritual Strength that returned to Xiao Yan's body. Then, Xiao Yan turned to look at the Northern King and Xiao Jin.
After a full year of devouring and refining, the Northern King's strength has risen to the peak of the Peak Eight-Star Half-Emperor level, and he is only one step away from the Nine-Star Half-Emperor level. Moreover, judging from his current state, it seems that it will not be long before the Northern King will be able to truly enter the ranks of the Nine-Star Half-Emperor.
On the other side, just as Xiao Jin Xiao Yan had predicted half a year ago, Xiao Jin's body was completely enveloped by keratin formed from pure Dou Qi energy, resembling a crystal.
Inside, Xiao Jin was as if asleep, slowly refining this extremely pure energy. When this energy was completely refined, that would be the time when Xiao Jin would successfully undergo Nirvana.
Seeing that the Northern King and Xiao Jin were on the right track, Xiao Yan felt quite gratified. The strength of these two was a kind of power for Xiao Yan.
After resting for a while, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged again, slowly circulating the Flame Mantra Technique within his body to bring himself to his peak condition.
An hour later, Xiao Yan, who was cultivating, slowly opened his eyes. A glint of light flashed in his dark pupils. His aura was restrained, like a dragon hidden in the abyss, or a sword being sheathed. However, the invisible power he exuded was still as shocking as a sharp sword.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath of the cool air, and all the distracting thoughts in his mind returned to calm. After a moment, he slowly closed his eyes, about to enter a meditative state.
" Xiao Yan, you've only just broken through to the Four-Star Half-Emperor level, are you sure you want to prepare to enter the Five-Star Half-Emperor so soon?"
Gu You's slightly worried words echoed within Xiao Yan's body, causing Xiao Yan, who was just about to begin cultivating, to frown and pause the cultivation technique that had just been circulating within his body.
"Well..."
Xiao Yan sighed deeply. How could he not understand Gu You's words? However, he knew better than anyone that he needed strength, he needed strong enough strength to protect himself on this continent full of powerful figures.
"I understand that cultivation requires a gradual approach. Time is of the essence, so let's leave all the explanations for later. Right now, the most important thing is what we have. If I'm not strong enough, things won't be any better when we reach the Western Region..."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Gu You Xiao Yan Gu You true attitude.
Ultimately, Xiao Yan only hoped to rely on his own strength. He didn't want to have to hide behind Gu You all the way, and Gu You couldn't solve every problem for Xiao Yan.
After a long silence, Gu You slightly relieved sigh came from the depths of Xiao Yan's heart. Then, Gu You laughed and said:
"Haha, good, that's more like a true man. Difficulties must be faced on one's own, and strength must be earned through struggle. Since you're so determined, I won't stop you anymore, lest you accuse me of being nosy, haha!"
"Go, go all out! In this Lightning Pool, as long as you can hold on, in my opinion, breaking through to the Five-Star Half-Emperor will be a piece of cake!"