Shen Mo patted the Earth-Splitting Armor.
"Heiyan, don't worry. Don't think I'm weak."
"I'm at least as strong as your former master—if not stronger."
The Heaven-Opening Sword's spirit, Ziling, let out a cold snort but said nothing.
Heiyan replied respectfully, "Since Master says so, I believe you."
"Master, rest assured—if anything happens to you, I will do everything in my power to protect you."
"Even if it means sacrificing my spirit, I won't hesitate!"
Shen Mo was a bit surprised.
To sacrifice one's spirit—
It meant permanent annihilation.
Even if reborn, the artifact spirit would never again be who it was before.
Clearly, in Heiyan's eyes, this new master meant a great deal.
"Don't worry, Dad! I'm here too!"
Sui Xing circled Shen Mo, displaying a line of text.
"Master, me too, me too!"
The Taiyi Demon Armor's spirit, Tai Er, also chimed in.
However, with his sneaky demeanor, it was obvious he was up to no good.
"Son, keep an eye on Tai Er," Shen Mo said casually.
"Okay!" Sui Xing answered cheerfully.
Tai Er, "…"
Shen Mo took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Spiritual essence! Blood essence! First attempt!"
Heiyan immediately expelled the spiritual essence condensed within the Earth-Splitting Armor.
It took a hundred units of spiritual power to condense a single strand of spiritual essence.
Since the Earth-Splitting Armor was still incomplete, condensing spiritual essence required even more spiritual power and more time.
Even so, Heiyan perfectly fulfilled Shen Mo's task, condensing three strands of spiritual essence within the armor.
Now, he very obediently released one strand of spiritual essence.
Ziling was internally resistant.
But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
After a brief hesitation, she also released a strand of blood essence.
Under Shen Mo's control, the two forces wove together and merged in midair.
However, they remained distinctly separate, refusing to blend into one another.
After a moment, the spiritual essence was the first to give out, exploding and dissipating into the air.
The first attempt at the Qiankun Blood Spirit Light ended in failure.
Shen Mo grunted, staggered back several steps, and felt his blood surging within.
He was in control of the spiritual and blood essences.
So he also bore the consequences of failure.
Still, his body was strong enough to withstand the backlash at this level.
"A second time—let's go again."
Shen Mo took a deep breath, regulated his breathing, and in less than a quarter of an hour, gave the order once again.
There wasn't much spiritual essence left.
So every attempt had to be treasured.
If all three attempts failed today, he would have to wait another month before trying again.
The second attempt.
Under Shen Mo's control, the blood essence and spiritual essence once again merged together like water.
The balance between the two was extremely hard to maintain.
One slip, and everything would collapse.
Shen Mo had experienced this before, back when he was merging with exotic flames.
However, with exotic flames, he could try again and again.
'Wait, maybe I can try this…'
A sudden idea struck Shen Mo, and he immediately activated the Chitian Eye Dharma Manifestation.
A massive, flame-wreathed single eye suddenly floated in midair.
It seemed able to pierce through all things in the world, even into the depths of one's heart.
The Chitian Eye was an ancient and rare being.
It was said that the most powerful Chitian Eyes could, with a blink, bring daylight, and with a closed eye, bring night.
Truly godlike.
Once the Chitian Eye Dharma Manifestation was activated, Shen Mo instantly felt as if the world had changed.
Time seemed to slow down.
Even a tiny insect fanning its wings several thousand zhang away was visible to him with utter clarity.
The balance between spiritual essence and blood essence, of course, was no longer a problem!
The two forces intertwined and merged like lovers in passionate embrace, perfectly fusing as one!
A brilliant, seven-colored radiance suddenly appeared, as if reflecting heaven and earth.
It was the Qiankun Blood Spirit Light!
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