To the Absolute Foundation and Back

The Prime Sovereign's Shadow swam back to the shore of the island. In front of him was the corpse of the White Bear King.

"His skin, it is turning green..." It all clicked together now. Long Xiuying really admired the way Prime Sovereign's Shadow of fighting. Although other method would have work, the Prime Sovereign's Shadow decided to infect the giant by going straight for the heart. He went for a secure kill that was a great gambled.

He did not realized it earlier but the decaying bone sword magical properties output can be increased. The shadow must have already tested it out without Long Xiuying knowing.

If the shadow would have gone for the White Bear King's face, he would have easily known what he was up to since the face was more sensitive to changes. Therefore the giant would not let his guard down a second time.

"What is exactly this Prime Sovereign's Shadow?" Long Xiuying knew that in battle experience , the shadow surpassed him even though it was his shadow. Long Xiuying now thought that his shadow was just a medium for Prime Sovereign's Shadow. Thus, the Prime Sovereign's Shadow was an entity in its own.

He wondered what if it will try to consume him someday, but he soon decided was willing to gamble on it. He needed the Prime Sovereign's Shadow to achieve his goal. He was willing to play cards with the devil to get his vengeance.

The Shadow was approaching the loots that were dropped next to the corpse.

[Prime Sovereign's Shadow has obtained the skill, The Roar of the King]

[Unlocked: The Roar of the King]

[Roar of the King: A roar will cause and shake all living things foundation causing them to be stun. For how long will depend on the person cultivation base.

Condition when Prime Sovereign's Shadow is active: The User will need command the Prime Sovereign's Shadow when to use it.]

Long Xiuying could not believe it what the shadow had obtained. It is not the strength of the skill itself but the condition. Long Xiuying was now able to command the Prime Sovereign's Shadow. Although the Prime Sovereign's Shadow was far more experience in fight, it was way to reckless.

By having a command skill, Long Xiuying could at least control the outcome somewhat.

[Prime Sovereign's Shadow has equipped Pelt of the White Bear King]

[Pelt of the White Bear King

GRADE:

Rarity: Unique

Cultivation Base: Foundation

Physical Base: Copper

DESCRIPTION:

A pelt crafted with the fur of thousands of white bears thereby emitting an intense qi condensation energy.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES:

Increase spiritual energy by 150.

Increase physical enhancement by +1. Cannot go pass item physical base grade.]

Long Xiuying was exhilarated. This was something he needed. The increase of his spiritual energy and his physical base. This type of items were more important since his foundation will reset eventually. Long Xiuying suspected that the rise of spiritual energy by items will not activate the ritual curse.

The shadow was now wearing the pelt. The contrast between his black skin and the white pelt made him look domineering tyrant.

The shadow obtained the last loot, the core, and placed it in the his storage.

Since the White Bear King was dead, he could now recall his shadow.

It seemed that the Prime Sovereign's Shadow wanted to go explore the newly discovered tunnel.

After hesitating, Long Xiuying rejected the Prime Sovereign's Shadow desired and decided to recall him.

[The Prime Sovereign's Shadow has been recalled.]

The shadow dissipated as he stared down the abyss and was soon back to being Long Xiuying shadow.

He mentally braced himself for the painful experience once again. The pain coursed through his body, he remembered how each experience that had happen in a flash. He watched the shadow this whole time and can tell how each pain happened. The first fight, the mass hunting, the final fight where the the shadow recovered only to took a beating over and over again.

It was so intense that he wailed as the shackled on his legs ringed with excitement. Tears fell down from his eyes like a broken dam until he fainted from the pain. He lasted as long as he could, and fortunately for him, the spiritual energy came right after before he went to an anaphylactic shock and then death.

His cultivation base rose.

From initial, to middle, to final, finally reaching absolute qi condensation and breaking through to the absolute foundation stage. The absolute foundation stage was something that people speculated throughout history but never witness its existence. Absolute qi condensation was recorded from ancient text, but nothing beyond that. It is said those who achieved absolute qi condensation will be assassinated by other nations, and to be destroyed by the heavens itself.

It was hard to live long as an absolute qi condensation even though their strength were absolute. They were still in the qi condensation stage. It was tough to have time to increase their strength. Even more so when trying to break through to the absolute foundation stage.

Long Xiuying did not stay down long and began to take action. Even though he reached the absolute foundation stage, it meant nothing to him because soon his brother will steal it. He will take everything without knowing the pain Long Xiuying went through.

Long Xiuying first snapped at the chains that bound his broken legs like it was paper. Then he proceeded to use every once spiritual energy that he can to heal him. He was able to mend his broken legs and his arm back. His skin was almost flawless due to the pure spiritual energy for achieving absolute foundation stage.

He can feel that his energy was sapping away faster than ever before. The stronger he was, the stronger the ritual curse was, but he did not panic.

The next thing he did was to rise his physical base which was costly that not many would want to do it because it will slow them down from breaking through their cultivation base. Using the spiritual energy he had left, he tempered his body with it. Tempering the body was not a uncomfortable experience since it involves spreading his spiritual energy throughout his body in a rough manner.

Few minute passed and he could feel that his body was tempered to Tin. Which also concluded to him that the shadow and him do not share the same physical base. Next, he use what little he had left to reach the copper base, in which he failed with nothing to left spare.

Long Xiuying only had the time to use 20% of it but that was enough to recover and rise his physical base. If he had more, he might have pushed into copper and even into iron.

For now, he was satisfied with what he had achieved.