50: Chapter 50 Fusion of the Second Crystal Core

Just like last time, at first, Nie Ning didn't feel anything, only a sensation of swelling in his chest.

But as time passed, only two hours later, an anomaly occurred.

Nie Ning gritted his teeth: 'How is it faster than last time!'

The onset of the physical abnormality this time was significantly earlier by several hours.

Furthermore, unlike the intense heat throughout his body last time, Nie Ning now felt an immense heaviness all over.

It was as if something was pressing down on him, making even breathing extremely difficult.

Seeing that the fusion had begun, Nie Ning struggled to drag his heavy arm, then picked up the medicine bottle beside his pillow and poured all the secret spirit pills inside directly into his mouth.

As the pills were swallowed, a warm current moved from his abdomen throughout his body.

Just as Nie Ning started to feel a bit better, the excessive amount of pills he consumed caused his blood energy to churn, and blood began to slowly seep from his seven orifices.

After all, it was his first time fusing two crystal cores; how could Nie Ning have anticipated such a change?

At this moment, not only did Nie Ning feel his body was immensely heavy, but his own blood energy was also uncontrollably surging back and forth within his body, as if he were on the verge of deviating into a demonic path.

Just as Nie Ning was considering whether to gouge out the crystal core first, the Frenzied Giant Bear's crystal core suddenly generated a suction force, beginning to absorb the blood energy within Nie Ning's body.

Under the influence of the crystal core, the turbulent blood energy within Nie Ning gradually calmed down.

Perhaps due to the excessive energy within his body, this made Nie Ning's heavy body feel much lighter.

However, this change did not last very long.

When the blood energy within his body was clearly insufficient, the crystal core began to absorb the energy from the Seed of Dou Qi.

Seeing this, Nie Ning gritted his teeth and swallowed another bottle of secret spirit pills.

Just as Nie Ning had thought, the crystal core turned to absorb the medicinal power from the pills again.

Seeing that this method was indeed feasible, Nie Ning grasped a bottle of secret spirit pills in one hand.

And this was the last of his remaining pills; if it wasn't enough, he feared he would have to sacrifice his Knight cultivation.

...As time passed, when Nie Ning swallowed the third bottle of secret spirit pills, the suction force of the crystal core gradually diminished.

At this moment, Nie Ning was drenched in sweat, but at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at it this way, at least his Dou Qi and magic power were preserved.

Immediately after, Nie Ning swallowed another half bottle of secret spirit pills, and the suction force of the crystal core had become almost imperceptible.

Although he had preserved his cultivation, too much of his own blood energy had been absorbed, causing Nie Ning's face to be deathly pale, looking as if he were ill.

Blood energy is different from blood; it is actually a type of energy contained within the blood.

A strong body requires this energy to maintain itself; losing this energy causes the blood to dry up, which is what caused his excessive blood loss.

Nie Ning forced his exhausted body to the kitchen.

Opening the pot lid, a pot of bear meat was boiling inside.

Pills could not replenish the nutrients missing from his body, and excessive consumption of pills would cause the body to develop drug resistance, so Nie Ning had prepared this pot of meat in advance.

Although the ingredients were relatively simple, the bear meat was firm, and the taste was very delicious.

Nie Ning brought over a basin-sized bowl, then took out a spoon and began to feast.

As the bear meat entered his stomach, Nie Ning immediately felt his whole body warming up.

After spending half an hour, he finally finished eating the entire pot of bear meat.

Nie Ning returned to the bed, patting his full belly, and then began to sit cross-legged to practice the improved Meditation Technique.

Under the influence of the Meditation Technique, the bear meat was converted into magic power, and the elemental forces in the air also began to gather towards Nie Ning.

At this moment, Nie Ning could clearly feel the presence of the two crystal cores, and could even control which crystal core the magic power was stored in.

Originally, Nie Ning intended to test whether the Frenzied Giant Bear crystal core was useful, and then practice the Knight Method to first replenish his lost blood energy.

But since he could control it, Nie Ning simply used the first crystal core to absorb the energy from the bear meat.

Because the first crystal core was in a saturated state, the overflowing energy began to convert into blood energy.

After only half an hour, Nie Ning's complexion became rosy.

And since Nie Ning's strength mainly came from Dou Qi, the blood energy was quickly replenished to its limit, causing Nie Ning's body to return to its previous state.

Nie Ning slowly opened his eyes, a flash of joy appearing in them.

'It really works!'

Now that he had fused the crystal core and preserved his own cultivation, it was already the best state Nie Ning could imagine.

Moving his gaze to his chest, there was another protrusion, which was exactly the location of the Frenzied Giant Bear crystal core.

Furthermore, the magic power restriction had been lifted; now he could continue to increase his magic power, and he had also gained a method to increase his magic power limit.

With the strength of the Frenzied Giant Bear, perhaps he wouldn't need to worry about this until his magic power reached the Apprentice peak.

Nie Ning opened the panel, and some changes appeared on it.

[Class: Intermediate Knight (Mid-stage), Apprentice Wizard (Early-stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Unactivated)]

[Derived Traits: Strange Beast Body, beast source, Beginner Self-Healing (Alienated), Strength of an Ox, Tiger Back and Bear Waist, Elementary Agility, Limb Coordination, Elementary Poison Resistance, Intermediate Cold Resistance, Malice Perception, Strong Physique, Elementary Wood Affinity, Elementary Fire Elemental Affinity, Elementary Earth Affinity]

[Derived Skills: Assisting Evil, Elementary Fire Control]

[Cultivation Methods: Basic Knight Method, Swift Fox Method, Mountain Collapsing Qi Condensation Art, Improved Meditation Technique]

[Skills: Hedal Combat Technique (Great Success), Swift Swordsmanship (Great Success), Breath Condensation Technique (Great Success), Shadow Gliding Steps (Proficient), Concentrated Heavy Strike (Great Success), Single Stroke Slash (Proficient)]

After fusing the Frenzied Giant Bear crystal core, he gained Elementary Earth Affinity, and his Cold Resistance also leveled up by one grade, reaching Intermediate.

It was a pity that while he had the elemental affinity, he lacked the corresponding wizardry to use it.

Although he had discovered two wizardry books in the Wantai Forest, those two spells were First-Circle spells, which he couldn't use at all with his current strength.

Usually, he still had to rely on his Knight cultivation to face enemies.

Closing the panel, Nie Ning lay back on the bed.

He was truly too tired today; he had to get some good rest.

...Nie Ning slept until the next morning before waking up.

He didn't wake up naturally; he was woken up by a full bladder.

After getting up, Nie Ning stretched, and his joints crackled.

'Refreshing!'

Nie Ning shook his head, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

'Knock, knock, knock...' Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the door.

Nie Ning opened the door somewhat curiously, and standing outside was Norma.

After Norma gestured wildly, Nie Ning realized that Lilith wanted to go out shopping and wanted him to accompany her.

Of course, he was just there to carry bags.

Nie Ning was resistant to shopping because it was truly too boring; two girls could shop for an entire day without needing a break.

Nie Ning would rather train for three days than accompany Lilith and Norma shopping.

However, it had indeed been a while since he went out shopping, and since he was now just Lilith's attendant, he naturally couldn't refuse such things.

But just as Nie Ning wanted to say he needed to change his clothes, he noticed Norma staring at his abdominal muscles.

Norma noticed Nie Ning's gaze, her little face flushed slightly, then she used sign language to tell Nie Ning to hurry up, and immediately turned and ran away.

Watching Norma's retreating back, Nie Ning scratched his head.

It seems I still have some charm...