Michael felt his heart pumping with excitement and energy as it finally received new reinforcements.
Right now, over 70% of his heart’s surface was covered in a liquid metallic substance. The GodForge pieces. With 30% more, he’d finally reach the end of the Body Formation realm and finally get the chance to ascend to the next one.
The drops shot towards his chest and fervent speeds.
5 kilos... 10 kilos... 15 kilos...
More and more drops shot to his chest as it began to saturate with GodForge.
But in the next instant, the ghastly horse Diva appeared right in front of Michael.
It rode straight on, intending to run over him like a raging bull, the bluish green flame on its mane billowing with power.
And just as its head was about to collide with Michael’s body, the last drop finally merged into his heart.
Suddenly, a huge influx of Aubility Power exploded out of him.
From the 7th stage all the way to the 9th stage of Body Formation.
Such a drastic change created a much more potent and palpable pressure that rebuffed even the Nascent Spirit Horse backwards a few feet.
Its flaming hooves skidded into the ground and its fiery mane flickered as its natural defenses fought against the pressure of Michael’s advancement.
It looked on with wide eyes at this human boy.
This power, despite only reaching the end stage of the Body Formation realm, was already showing the signs of a Nascent Spirit realm power.
The ground underneath Michael’s feet cracked as his Aubility Power began to turn tangible. It was no longer just an invisible power that was influencing reality.
It was now becoming reality itself, replacing it with something that fit more with Michael’s very essence.
This was something that only Nascent Spirit cultivators achieved. Yet, Michael was showing wisps of that power even though he had barely even reached the gates to the next realm.
The fact that he had transcended two levels in an instant only added to this surge of Aubility Power.
Instead of adrenaline pumping through his veins, Aubility Power threads now began to weave itself around his body.
It was euphoric and intoxicating. Michae felt like he was on top of the world.
But he knew that this wouldn’t last forever. He couldn’t relish this feeling. He had to take advantage of it.
He reached into his shadow and took out two objects: the Iron Switch and the Reverse Block.
Combined together, they created one of his most useful tools.
The [Battery].
He pushed the battery on his chest, directly above his beating heart.
And as soon as he did, he felt that euphoric feelings starting to wane. The [Battery] was siphoning off the excess energy coming off of his double advancement to the 9th stage.
[20%... 50%... 100%]
It didn’t take long before the first battery was saturated. He immediately took out another [Battery] and stuck it into his chest.
[.... 100%]
His chest was still beating with Aubility Power. Overflowing. If he hadn’t siphoned it off, it would have manifested as a visible aura that disrupted everything around him like a shock blast.
This time, he put three [Batteries] simultaneously.
It didn’t take long before those filled up too.
This time, he put five of them again.
Finally, as those [Batteries] reached their saturated charge, he felt his beating heart starting to slow down. The excess Aubility Power of his advancement was fully siphoned off. It didn’t become a waste.
A few moments after that, the Aubility Power in his body plateaued. It thumped in a steady rhythm.
And surprisingly enough, Michael still felt a tremendous amount of power in his heart.
The threads of Aubility Power were now as thick as a rope, enough to moor a giant ship into shore.
It was a substantial difference to his previous Aubility Power. Multitudes of difference. His threads before were only as thick as a few strands of hair.
So this is the 9th stage of Body Formation...
But before he could fully appreciate the new power in his body, his senses alerted him of an incoming threat.
The two ghastly horses finally turned their attention towards him.
Their eyes burned with a vehement hatred for his very existence.
Who could blame them? The power of a 9th stage Body Formation cultivator showing wisps of a power nearing the Nascent Spirit cultivator would make anyone wary.
They disappeared from sight, leaving only a bluish green fire in their wake. Anything that touched or crossed over this boundary of fire would burn and get incinerated.
Alpha immediately moved, disappearing from sight as well.
She clashed with one of the Horses, her hands pushing against the bullish head of the flaming Diva.
And surprisingly enough, her facsimile of the Horse’s flames were able to fight against the real one head on!
But despite that, there was still another Horse barreling towards Michael.
This time, he smiled and reached out his hand and grabbed the space in front of him.
Reality warped around his wrist as he pulled himself into a completely different location of space!
Quantum Step!
His body disappeared just as the Horse Diva was about to run through him.
The Horse’s charge destroyed everything in its path, creating a deep hellish ravine on the ground.
But Michael was not affected by its destruction.
He reappeared behind the Horse, completely unscathed.
This was unprecedented. A Body Formation cultivator was able to dodge against a Nascent Spirit piece without any help!
This certainly incensed the ghastly Horse as it pawed the ground aggressively towards him, its nose smoking from anger.
It disappeared again, charging straight towards Michael.
But by grabbing reality itself like it was a tangible fabric, Michael yanked himself into a completely different space in an instant.
The horse’s charge created an x-pattern on the ground, further heating up the room.
This would leave Michael not a lot of room left to escape.
The ghastly horse was aware of this as it charged towards Michael a third time.
But instead of running, Michael flicked the [Switch] in his hands, creating a solid Unity Beam as a weapon.