At the central part of the shadow, a golden vortex slowly took form. When that vortex fully formed, the massive amount of dragon blood got sucked into the shadow with an unstoppable surge.
A layer of blood-red light began to surface around the faint-golden shadow.
Within just two hours, the dragon blood of the entire blood pool was completely absorbed by the Sovereign’s Shadow.
“The first step is done!”
Ning Fan sat at the bottom of the pool in a meditative posture. His eyes shone with a hint of joy.
The condensation process of the sovereign qi consisted of three steps.
The first step required one to condense their natal Sovereign’s Shadow. Otherwise, they would not have the qualification to condense the sovereign qi.
In other words, Ning Fan had only completed the first step when he condensed his Sovereign’s Shadow in the past.
The second step required one to prepare enough spiritual medicine and items for the Sovereign’s Shadow and let the shadow devour the power of the items through cultivation and gaining a deeper insight of the shadow.
This process required the cultivator to have the insight of a Void Fragmentation Realm expert who had been cultivating for countless years and also learn the sovereign qi cultivation method. Ning Fan had already obtained both the cultivation method and insights from the Crystal of Inheritance.
The Blood Dragon Pool had several ten thousand bottles of dragon blood. The great amount of dragon blood supplied enough nutrition for the Sovereign’s Shadow to condense the sovereign qi.
Next, Ning Fan only had to go through the third and final step – to completely condense the sovereign qi!
This step required the cultivator to be one with the Sovereign’s Shadow.
This step was the one that Ning Fan was worried about the most.
His cultivation level was too low. If he merges with the Sovereign’s Shadow, the tremendous amount of power from the entire pool of dragon blood would undoubtedly flow into his body.
His body would likely burst directly due to his current body’s limited capacity for excessive amounts of magic power.
Cold sweat beaded the center of his palms. Unquestionably, it was another life and death gamble.
If he abandons the third step, he could avoid risking his life but he would lose the chance of condensing his sovereign qi.
If he decides to proceed with the third step, he would have a chance of condensing his sovereign qi but he might also suffer a severe backlash.
Deciding between life and death, Ning Fan’s thoughts were slightly chaotic. However, when he recalled the debt he had to repay and the grudges he had yet to resolve, his heart suddenly calmed down.
He could not run away.
If he ran away in the past, Weiliang would have already died in the hands of the Love Wielding Immortal Emperor, Zhang Qing. Her soul would have been completely destroyed and she would not have the chance to reunite with him again in this life.
If he ran away in the past, Seven Apricot City would have been flattened by Sovereign Moksha and he would certainly have become a vagabond who was no better than a stray dog.
“The Incarnation Ability can guarantee my life even if I am defeated. The Black Star Technique can guarantee my survival even if I am injured. If I fail, I will at most suffer severe injuries and my cultivation realm might regress. If I succeed, I will become a sovereign from today onwards.”
“I want to be a sovereign!”
Ning Fan’s eyes were filled with determination. A rush of resolute aura rose from within his body.
At the moment the aura filled him, a trace of qi from the blood of the Insect Sovereign resonated with him in his bloodline.
That was the droplet of blood which was given by Yu Chong’er.
It was once the blood that remained in her after she reincarnated from the body of an Insect Sovereign. With this blood, Ning Fan’s chances of success in condensing the sovereign qi was raised even more.
He had no hesitation. Why should he hesitate at all? He made a step forward and became one with his Sovereign’s Shadow.
As soon as the shadow emanating blood. However, he recondensed himself from a cloud of black shadows with the a blood-red light fused with Ning Fan, a faint-golden light that burned his blood surrounded him immediately. A wave of vast magic power gushed into his body.
In an instant, his body was torn to pieces by the massive power of the dragon help of his incarnation. His face was bloodless and fearless.
“Refine them all!”
Ning Fan’s fingers moved rapidly as he formed different kinds of hand seals, forcibly driving the dragon blood into his Sovereign’s Shadow. Traces of faint-golden thin threads began to form in the shadow.
The red color of the dragon blood on the light surrounding the Sovereign’s Shadow gradually diminished.
As for Ning Fan, he drew in the last trace of power from the soul of the land, summoned his five natal black stars and consumed half a bottle of vulnerary pills. He was crazily using every means possible to heal the injuries of his body.
*Boom*
Before Ning Fan’s injuries healed completely, his body experienced a second explosion. Again, he recondensed his physical body from black smoke. His determination to condense the sovereign qi did not diminish. There was not the slightest trace of fear on his expression.
“I want to become a sovereign!”
An air of arrogance and unbending spirit rose within Ning Fan’s mind. He was always arrogant.
His arrogance was not because of his reputation or the victories he had over his opponents in the past.
Instead, his arrogance was his unwillingness to submit to anyone stronger or mightier than him in his entire lifetime.
He wanted to be the sovereign who controlled others instead of someone who was under someone else’s manipulation.
If I condense the first trace of the sovereign qi today, I will attain the level of an Immortal Sovereign in the future and stand at the pinnacle of one billion worlds!
*Bang*
In the following five days, Ning Fan’s body exploded again and again. However, he recondensed his body each and every explosion to suppress his injuries.
On the first day, his body exploded 102 times.
On the second day, his body exploded 75 times.
On the third day, his body exploded 51 times.
On the fourth day, his body exploded 12 times.