Growth

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I don't know why it hurt so much. I've even had my body torn to shreds and my soul shattered, which both hurt a lot. Yet this pain was really something else! It was as if every inch of my blood was slowly drying out and dying. And I had to bear with it while absorbing the components of the Metal Attribute Mana.

As I chatted with Aquarina, I continued doing this process bit by bit… The progress? Quite disappointing. Really, it increased so little after an hour of cultivating that I felt utterly betrayed.

[Current Blood Refinement Process: 0.1% -> 0.2%]

"Ugh, this can't be fair…" I cried. Aquarina only laughed at my misfortune. Such a sadistic girlfriend!

"Hahaha, well, you can't just possibly ask to get such powerful blood out of nowhere, Sylphy!" Laughed Aquarina. "Just slowly get to it. We've got our whole lives ahead. No need to get the power right away. You've grown plenty strong already!"