He sat in the inner sanctum, putting his all mental strength in merging each blade of the Thorned Lotus with the Ashes of Undying.
Though the process itself was very simple now, given that the ashes were already fully refined. But their immense power level required considerable time to put his own divine consciousness in each of them. Since this was what he had planned for the past few weeks now.
'Sigh, the drops of Yang Essence nowadays aren't even sufficient to keep up,' he thought with frustration. 'Before, I believed they'd be alot beneficial. But fighting people multiple stages above me... yeah, it's obvious I'll be the first to be depleted.'
His second soul body finally reached Low Beginner Stage, triggering a new reward:
[Acquired 'Separator']
A skill applicable to techniques and abilities, not particularly high-tiered, but was useful until reaching Emperor Stage. That would suffice for the problems he will be facing for the next year or two.
