Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Condensing Liquid into Crystal, Divine Seed’s Metamorphosis

The Ghostly Flood Dragon.

On deck.

Su Ye sat cross-legged, circulating his Cultivation Technique.

A river of Spiritual Qi—supremely condensed and viscous as liquid—surged and raged!

Rampant and chaotic Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, converted by his Spiritual Root and Cultivation Technique, poured into his Qi Sea Dantian!

This was the first step of crystallization: absorbing spirit into the body.

For an ordinary cultivator, this step was fraught with peril!

Typically, one needed to consume a crystallization-grade Spiritual Object to strengthen their physical body and stabilize their Qi Sea.

Only then could they withstand the infusion of the seemingly endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from dozens of miles around!

Otherwise, during the process of absorbing spirit into the body, a cultivator’s physical body would become unstable and their Qi Sea would descend into chaos. They could easily explode and die, becoming a freshly made puddle of ’tomato paste’.

However, for Su Ye, this step was completely effortless and exceptionally smooth.

First, his Physical Realm had already reached third-tier Body Refining, making it comparable to a Demon King!

With such a tyrannical physique, his ability to withstand the Spiritual Qi infusion was beyond imagination.

Second, with the assistance of the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s [Harmony], Su Ye’s control over his Divine Sense and Magical Power was equivalent to that of a quasi-fourth-tier existence!

This advantage was something that no Spiritual Object or Secret Technique could ever hope to match!

Even if a Golden Core Perfected Being were reincarnated, they might not have such an easy and carefree time when attempting to crystallize.

’Limited by their cultivation base, a reincarnated Golden Core expert could likely only exert control comparable to the Mid-stage Crystal realm, perhaps?’

’To exert the control of the Crystal Perfection stage while still in the Foundation Establishment Realm...’

’I’m afraid only a reincarnated Nascent Soul True Monarch, or perhaps even a Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch, could accomplish that, right?’

Relying on his control, which was comparable to the Crystal Perfection stage, Su Ye’s process of ’absorbing spirit into the body’ was effortless and carefree!

"The absorption of spirit into the body is complete."

"Next is to condense the liquid into a crystal..."

Su Ye’s mind was calm as he performed an Inner Observation of his Dantian and Qi Sea.

At this moment, after absorbing spirit into his body, the environment within Su Ye’s Dantian Qi Sea began to change!

BUZZ!

The surging external Spiritual Qi poured into his Dantian Qi Sea, creating immense pressure!

Under these conditions, the lake of Liquid Magical Power within Su Ye’s Qi Sea began to contract inward!

’It’s starting, condensing the liquid into a crystal...’

Realization dawned on Su Ye.

His Divine Sense surged—a formidable power capable of covering an area several miles wide—and converged on his Qi Sea.

BUZZ!

Su Ye used the power of his Divine Sense to guide his three hundred and sixty drops of Liquid Magical Power, making them spin and contract inward.

During this process, the azure Mana Lake spiraled inward.

The Liquid Magical Power was continuously compressed and tightened!

WHOOSH.

In the very center of his Qi Sea, crystalline particles like grains of sand began to appear!

Condensing liquid into crystal!

The crystallization process was the conversion of Liquid Magical Power into a solid Magic Power Crystal!

Then, Su Ye’s Liquid Magical Power continued to compress and tighten, transforming into more crystalline particles.

Numerous crystalline particles materialized.

Within the Mana Lake, they spun and converged, forming a magnificent, sharply-angled crystal that shimmered with light!

’The prototype of the Magic Power Crystal...’

A thought flickered in Su Ye’s mind.

He didn’t relax. With a mental command from his Divine Sense, he continued to channel Liquid Magical Power into the crystal prototype!

Furthermore, Su Ye’s body acted like a black hole, devouring the sea of surging Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

A massive amount of Spiritual Qi poured into his Qi Sea Dantian, further compressing and refining the crystal prototype!

His crystal prototype grew larger and more dazzlingly brilliant!

A Magic Power Crystal formed by advancing to the Crystal realm with ’Circulation Magical Power’ was of the highest quality among its peers!

Even as just a prototype, the fluctuations it emitted were enough to make He Muyun’s heart tremble with fear!

On deck.

He Muyun’s beautiful eyes were wide, her sensual red lips parted in utter shock.

’Condensing the liquid into a crystal... he did that too...’

She could tell that Su Ye had already successfully condensed the prototype crystal!

Condensing the prototype crystal was the most dangerous and difficult step in the crystallization process, and he had already passed it!

All that remained was to continuously compress his Magical Power and absorb Spiritual Qi to strengthen the foundation of the Magic Power Crystal.

Finally, he would use the Magic Power Crystal to trigger the metamorphosis of his Dao Foundation, forging a Divine Seed!

And these steps would all fall into place naturally, with no risk whatsoever...

One could say that at this moment, Su Ye could already be considered a Crystal Realm Perfected Being!

’He succeeded...’

He Muyun’s expression was complicated, her eyes flickering.

She felt that she had been shocked more times today than in the past several decades combined!

’Su Ye... how many more secrets is he hiding...?’

He Muyun murmured to herself.

Whether it was cultivating Circulation Magical Power to reach the limit of Foundation Establishment, or crystallizing on his own without any external aid, both were exceedingly rare feats!

And yet, Su Ye had accomplished them all!

Furthermore, watching his process of advancing to the Crystal realm, it was so effortless, so calm and understated—so incredibly smooth that it utterly terrified He Muyun!

He had even awakened a ship spirit in a way that He Muyun simply could not comprehend!

’Wait... I don’t understand. Is it possible my cultivation level is too low?’

’No, he’s only at Foundation Establishment, isn’t he? How could I...’

’Wait.’

At this thought, He Muyun suddenly froze.

’Is it possible that, compared to him, my cultivation level really *is* low?’

’Compared to his... "past life’s" cultivation level...’ He Muyun’s throat tightened.

She gazed at Su Ye, who sat cross-legged with a profound aura.

Her eyes flickered as a terrifying guess arose in her mind.

’Su Ye...’

’He couldn’t be a... Nascent Soul... or even a Divinity Transformation Reincarnation, could he?!’

The thought made her spirit tremble uncontrollably.

The reincarnation or possession and rebirth of powerful experts was not uncommon in the Cultivation Realm.

’It’s very likely... When he was advancing to the Crystal realm, he could have easily asked me to provide him with my insights on the process...’

’But he never asked...’ He Muyun was horrified.

Even a peerless genius, brimming with self-confidence, wouldn’t just ignore insights about breaking through to the Crystal realm, would they?

’The only explanation...’

’Is that he didn’t need those insights at all. He was already one hundred percent certain of his success...’

As these thoughts flashed through He Muyun’s mind, the implications grew more terrifying, and her expression shifted continuously.

Nearby, Jiaojiao, the ship spirit dressed in coronet robes, sat on a comfortable chair formed from the animated hull’s flesh-and-blood tentacles.

She drew her legs up, curling her knees.

She placed her two small, tender white feet on the seat, revealing the cherry-pink flesh of her soles.

Jiaojiao tilted her head, her magnificent Ruby eyes glancing at He Muyun with some confusion.

’What’s this stupid emergency food supply thinking about?’

’Whatever...’

Jiaojiao gave up on thinking.

With a slight movement of her palm, she materialized a paper cup with a straw.

The fluctuations from Su Ye’s advancement had attracted many demonic beasts.

Their life souls and flesh essence had been turned into the drink in Jiaojiao’s hand.

Compared to rapidly absorbing them with the ship’s hull, Jiaojiao preferred to savor them slowly in her human form.

"Yummy..."

A blissful expression on her face, Jiaojiao squinted her eyes in contentment and nibbled on the straw.

Meanwhile, the refining of Su Ye’s prototype crystal was complete!

The azure Magic Power Crystal radiated a profound and boundless spiritual pressure!

A Glazed Golden Pattern bloomed across the crystal’s surface, perfectly natural, exuding a mysterious and profound charm!

"This is..." Su Ye raised an eyebrow.

’Is this the special treatment for advancing to the Crystal realm with Circulation Magical Power?’

He gathered his thoughts. Forging the Magic Power Crystal didn’t mean he had achieved the Crystal realm.

There was still one more crucial step!

’Next is the metamorphosis of the Divine Seed...’