As the World's primal energy continuously transformed into spirit power, a vortex formed from highly compressed, rapidly rotating spirit power gradually appeared before Wang Nan. The surrounding space collapsed without cease, and wisps of spatial force were drawn into the vortex.
This was the prototype of a Soul Core.
The reason a Soul Core could contain such an immense amount of spirit power was not only because spirit power was compressed into a solid state, but also because the Soul Core incorporated the power of space. The spirit power it could hold far exceeded what its size suggested.
Under Wang Nan's control, the vortex did not emit any violent fluctuations. Yet any Spirit Master who had reached the Titled Douluo level would understand the terrifying power hidden within that seemingly simple vortex.
Forming the vortex was only the first step.
Wang Nan's first Soul Core had been formed through the fusion of mental force and spirit power. His second Soul Core was created by combining spirit power with Energy and blood power. The third Soul Core he was now condensing would incorporate the Law power he had recently comprehended.
Thus, after the vortex before him stabilized, Wang Nan gradually withdrew his mental force.
However, the three-state spirit power vortex did not slow down or become unstable. Instead, its rotation became even more steady.
The power sustaining it was no longer Wang Nan's mental force, but an indistinct, indescribable force.
At that moment, even Emperor Tian, with eight hundred thousand years of cultivation, could not perceive what kind of power maintained the vortex after Wang Nan released control.
Only the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue could sense the truth.
To outsiders, Wang Nan appeared to have lost control of the vortex. It seemed detached from him entirely. Yet in Gu Yue's perception, the force binding the vortex was the World itself.
Law was the rule governing the World's operation, something that had existed since its birth. Wang Nan had already grasped part of its essence. Using Law to drive the vortex was therefore effortless.
The World's primal energy continued to pour in. The power within the vortex grew increasingly vast, yet its external appearance did not change at all. In a daze, it seemed to merge with the World itself, as though it had always been part of its natural operation.
Wang Nan had anticipated that condensing the third Soul Core under the guidance of Law would not be difficult. But when the breakthrough truly began, he realized it was even smoother than expected. Driving the Soul Core with Law was far easier than relying on Energy and blood power as he had when condensing his second Soul Core.
However, the true difficulty did not lie in forming the prototype.
The Soul Core prototype was extremely stable. With a single thought, Wang Nan slowed the rotation of his first and second Soul Cores. Spirit power surged through his meridians and flowed toward the third Soul Core.
He already possessed Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Cores. Each wisp of spirit power within his body was itself a tiny vortex, containing explosive force. Further compressing such power was inherently dangerous.
Yet when this violent spirit power came into contact with the newly formed Soul Core prototype, it instantly became docile, rotating obediently along its structure.
After all, the Law Wang Nan had comprehended symbolized order.
Chaotic primal energy and violent spirit power alike were brought into harmony under the influence of Law, gradually shaping a true Soul Core according to Wang Nan's intent.
As the third Soul Core continued to solidify, the first and second Soul Cores within Wang Nan's body also began to react.
The second Soul Core had once been influenced by the first. The third was no exception. In fact, it had to sever the original connection between the Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Cores.
Soon, as the third Soul Core grew larger, the phantom of the Evil Breaking Dragon appeared beside Wang Nan.
It pulsed in rhythm with the first Soul Core. Thick mist gathered around it, and an invisible pressure spread outward.
Meanwhile, the Energy and blood power driven by the second Soul Core surged endlessly through Wang Nan's body like a rushing river. All seven golden Spirit Bones emitted faint light that seeped outward, their outlines becoming visible. Even the life force accumulated in the Life Lake was drawn in, flowing into Wang Nan.
The three Soul Cores naturally influenced one another. This was fully within Wang Nan's expectations.
The first and second Soul Cores had formed a Yin-Yang complement, creating a stable connection. Now, they were jointly resisting the emergence of the third Soul Core.
Wang Nan understood that if this continued, even if the third Soul Core formed successfully, it would never integrate into his body.
With a decisive thought, the Evil Breaking Dragon released a long roar. Brilliant golden light flared from its chest. Wang Nan's spirit power instantly stagnated, and the first and second Soul Cores came to a complete halt.
In the next moment, the Yin-Yang complementary connection between the two Soul Cores shattered.
Wang Nan's face instantly paled.
When Yin and Yang complemented each other, their power was unmatched. But once that balance was broken, their opposing rotations unleashed catastrophic destruction.
Even with a physique that surpassed most hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, Wang Nan was instantly covered in wounds. The power of life gold within his body surged forth, together with the surrounding life force, rapidly repairing the fractures that appeared.
While suppressing the first and second Soul Cores to minimize the damage, Wang Nan simultaneously focused on condensing the third Soul Core and guiding it to merge into his body, integrating it with the other two.
Each of these actions demanded immense mental effort. Without Wang Nan's extraordinary mental force, such a process would have been impossible.
Time passed.
As spirit power continued to pour in, the third Soul Core fully took shape. Its size was no smaller than the first two, and it began to display its own might. With a slight rotation, vast spirit power surged outward.
Mental force, Energy and blood power, Law power.
Before the three Soul Cores made contact, these three forces met first.
They were entirely different in nature, yet bound together through Wang Nan.
Spirit represented Wang Nan's will, governing both Energy and blood and the Law he had comprehended. Energy and blood formed the foundation of his body, the vessel that carried spirit and Law. Law itself was born from spirit and Energy and blood, yet existed between Heaven and Earth, protecting Wang Nan and forming a bridge between him and the World.