As the Spiritual Qi from the second reward moved toward his Golden Core, its spinning rate increased, causing the core to vibrate with energy.
Xu Qianghua, observing this, felt the pressure mounting as his entire body resonated with the immense power being concentrated within the core.
He knew this was the moment he had been preparing for—his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.
Inside his Golden Core, fragments of his soul, which had gradually gathered over time, began to fuse together, becoming a single entity.
The Golden Core, once a stable and solid sphere of energy, began to contract under the immense pressure of the accumulated Spiritual Qi.
It was as if the core was being compressed to its absolute limit, ready to unleash something far greater than it had previously contained.
Xu Qianghua's consciousness was fully focused on the process, with every fiber of his being concentrated on this critical moment.
Suddenly, the contraction stopped, and for a brief instant, there was complete stillness within him.
It was the calm before the storm, the moment when all the energy and fragments of his soul were perfectly aligned.
Then, without warning, the Golden Core erupted in a brilliant explosion—a miniature Big Bang within his body.
The explosion wasn't destructive in the conventional sense; instead, it was a release of pure, transformative energy.
The force of the explosion rippled through his entire being, not destroying but refining him. His body began to sublimate, gradually becoming more ethereal and more suitable for the higher cultivation realms.
Every cell, every fiber of his being, was enhanced and elevated to a new state of existence, which was not easy as his Chaos Body had already cleansed and enhanced his body to a very high level.
The breakthrough had not just increased his strength; it had elevated his entire being to a higher state of existence.
With his new Spiritual Sense, Xu Qianghua could see the energy patterns in the world around him.
He could detect the flow of Qi in the environment, understand the intricate web of life that connected all things, and even sense the subtle changes in the weather.
It was as if a new layer of reality had been revealed to him, one that had been hidden from his view until now.
But this was not new for him, as he had already experienced this in his last life. At that time, he was still in Nexara, where the World's Will controlled everything happening in the world.
However, in the subspace, which may not be a complete world, it is still a subspace made with a Chaos rank token, making it possible to have all the abilities of a true world.
For Xu Qianghua, this is a must, as starting from this realm, cultivators are less focused on the absorption of Spiritual Qi and more focused on finding their immortal path, which will be the path they take in the future.
As he thought about these things, Xu Qianghua stood up, feeling the power surging through his veins.
His body was now in a better state than before when his soul was fragmented and scattered all over his body.
He clenched his fist, feeling the strength that could easily shatter mountains and part rivers.
This was the power of the Nascent Soul stage—a power that set him apart from those still struggling at the Golden Core level.
But he did not become arrogant, even though he knew that he was the most powerful cultivator in this world, as he knew that this was just the beginning.
The Nascent Soul stage was a significant milestone for low-level cultivators with poor talent, but for him and his family, there were still greater heights to reach and greater challenges to overcome.