Chapter 653 (1/2)
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To form a soul foundation, one needed to merge one's soul power, draconic aura, and astral energy into one, creating a foundation that guarded one's soul. The foundation would strengthen the soul, turn one's soul into a martial soul, allow one to form a connection with the natural world, and increase one's combat prowess to a brand new level.
The energy contained within the sin dragon vine was capable of strengthening one's soul and increasing the durability of one's soul foundation. The sight of a sovereign medicine like the sin dragon vines accelerated Xiang Shaoyun's heartbeat.
There were a considerable number of sin dragon vines growing at the pond's sh.o.r.e, and from their lengths, they were all of sufficient age as well. He had to suppress the urge in his heart as he thought, Let's first enter the Sin Dragon Pond.
He went over and plucked a tiny piece of leaf from a random sin dragon vine and placed it in his mouth. A tiny action like that was still not enough to attract the attention of the sin dragons in the area.
After the leaf entered his mouth, bitterness a.s.saulted Xiang Shaoyun as if he had eaten a gallbladder, giving him an urge to spit it out. However, he suppressed the urge.
Although the leaf of a sin dragon vine did not possess much medical potency, it was capable of suppressing the sin dragon energy around the pond, reducing the harm Xiang Shaoyun would suffer. He slowly entered the pond, not daring to create any sort of sound.
Layer upon layer of sin dragon energy wrapped around him, causing him great discomfort with its corrosive power. His skin felt like it was going to rot away, and he had the urge to scratch the itch on his body. It was an extremely uncomfortable sensation.
At this time, the sin dragon vine leaf finally showed its worth. Strands of faint medicinal power nourished Xiang Shaoyun's flesh, slowly alleviating his discomfort. He heaved a long breath of relief and started circulating his cultivation method, absorbing the sin dragon energy around him.
The sin dragon energy was not cla.s.sified as a type of astral energy. Instead, it was a type of unique natural energy. The energy contained the negative emotions and the corrosiveness of a sin dragon, and if a regular person absorbed it, they would be driven mad while their body rotted away.
Initially, Xiang Shaoyun could sense the consciousness of a sin dragon slowly reaching for his soul. It was filled with negative emotions, causing his eyes to turn red in madness. If the negative emotions managed to invade his soul, his filthless soul would become filthy and degrade.
He would turn mad, no longer capable of controlling himself, and start his path of self-destruction. Fortunately, his Nether Dragon Soul Headband blocked the negative emotions' invasion, protecting his soul from all harm. Slowly, his emotions stabilized.
As for the energy's corrosive attribute, it was a type of dark power that started coursing along Xiang Shaoyun's body, trying to corrode his organs. After regaining his clarity of mind, he quickly channeled the dark power into his dark star.
The dark star absorbed the dark power, and it started growing again, slowly reaching the peak he could reach at his cultivation realm. After dealing with the two powers, what remained were strands of thin draconic aura.
The strands of draconic aura sensed the draconic aura within Xiang Shaoyun's body. A resonance formed between them, and the external draconic aura started merging with his own draconic aura.
Although the two draconic auras were not exactly the same, they were similar enough to easily merge together. Originally, Xiang Shaoyun's draconic aura solidification had reached 19 percent. He was only a tiny bit away from reaching 20 percent.
The new draconic aura merged with his existing draconic aura, slowly pus.h.i.+ng him to 20 percent. With the enhancement of his draconic aura, his nine stars also benefited, making breakthroughs much easier when he attempted them.