Xun Wei's breathing slowed as the [ Soul Devourer ] method deepened.
The remnant souls drawn from the city continued to spiral toward her like moths to a flame. One by one they dissolved into her circulation, feeding the strange power now awakening within her.
Her cultivation surged.
Core Realm… 2nd stage… 3rd stage… 4th…
The breakthroughs came one after another, so quickly that the spiritual pressure surrounding the pagoda spread outward in steady pulses. Each surge rolled across the rooftops of the nearby buildings like distant thunder.
Above the pagoda, Xun Wei's aura continued to climb.
Fifth stage… sixth…
Her breathing slowed, yet the power within her body only grew more violent.
When she first stepped into the Core Realm, her Soul Sea had condensed and solidified, transforming from a turbulent ocean of spiritual energy into something far more stable. It had resembled a frozen sea—vast, calm, and dense with power—slowly rotating within her dantian.
