Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Shen Bai, who was fighting fiercely, paused for a moment. He tentatively circulated a trace of his magic power and found that he had no symptoms of mutating into a beastman.

"What's going on?"

Shen Bai was overjoyed. He tried using a wisp of magic power again, but still there were no signs of mutation.

He turned his gaze to the magical seal within his body, where it continuously emitted azure energy, protecting his body.

"This magical artifact is absolutely amazing!"

Shen Bai originally thought he could only temper his physical body today, but now it seems he can take this opportunity to advance to the Golden Core stage.

Time waits for no one!

With the boost from his magic power, Shen Bai's speed doubled again, and the tiger-men and werewolves who were previously able to easily attack him suddenly felt much more pressured.

"Um?"

The Black Tiger Man, who was watching the battle from a distance, also noticed the situation on Shen Bai's side.

Originally, the cultivators were somewhat suppressed and unable to raise their heads due to the addition of the tiger-men. However, now there was a small Foundation Establishment cultivator who was able to fight against a hundred people by himself, and even fight against people of higher levels. He couldn't help but spare some attention to him.

However, the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator seems to still have some energy left.

Wanka was also paying attention to Shen Bai.

Dealing with a white werewolf wasn't too difficult for her. When she saw Shen Bai's condition, she immediately understood that Shen Bai was about to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Some time ago, Shen Bai had already met the conditions to break through to the Golden Core stage, but he had been suppressing his cultivation and had not advanced, saying that he was just short of some pills.

During this period, he frequently went to Qiyuan City to purchase supplies. Judging from his current posture, he should have made full preparations and seems to be preparing to condense the elixir entirely with his strength!

The only pity is that everyone is unable to use their magic power at this time, so Shen Bai's condensation of the golden core may be flawed.

……

Just like the Foundation Establishment stage, there are multiple ways to condense the Golden Core.

The simplest and safest way is to take the third-tier Breakthrough Pill and the third-tier Pulse Protection Pill to help condense the Golden Core.

Another method is to use the Golden Core of the Golden Core Demon King as the main ingredient to refine a Breakthrough Pill. The immense magical power contained in this Breakthrough Pill is enough to allow most mediocre Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators to advance to the Golden Core stage.

However, these methods have both advantages and disadvantages.

The golden core formed by advancing to the Golden Core stage using elixirs is mixed in color, solid but not substantial, and can only represent the weakest existence among Golden Core cultivators.

He advanced to the Golden Core stage using the Golden Core of the Golden Core Demon King. His Golden Core was powerful, but it was not pure. He would need to spend a lot of time and energy to continuously refine his Golden Core.

Shen Bai's method was the simplest yet most powerful: constantly accumulating his foundation and compressing the magic power within his body until it reached its peak, at which point he would naturally break through to the Golden Core stage.

Throughout history, all those who have used this method to break through to the Golden Core stage have been exceptionally talented and ruthless individuals.

Because during this process, it is necessary to constantly suppress the violent magical power within the dantian. If one is not careful, the magical power may scatter directly, forcing one to condense the core.

The harder you suppress it, the stronger the rebound will be.

During this period, Shen Bai persisted in dual cultivation with Wanka in order to use the power of dual cultivation to soothe the violent energy within his body.

Even so, he often lost control of his power, tormenting Vanka to the point that he repeatedly lost control of his emotions and cried uncontrollably.

……

Surrounded by hundreds of orcs, Shen Bai grew increasingly excited. His body radiated a faint golden light, and his fists seemed to possess immense power. With each punch, a Golden Core orc would cough up blood and fly backward.

They will either die or be seriously injured.

"Again!"

Shen Bai laughed wildly as he charged into the beastmen's ranks, like a tiger among sheep, swiftly hunting and killing them.

"roar--"

The Black Tiger Man could no longer restrain himself and transformed into a black lightning bolt, rushing from Rota City.

"Be careful!"

Vanka had been watching the Black Tiger's movements closely. Seeing it charging towards Shen Bai, she panicked and was about to abandon the White Werewolf to meet the Black Tiger head-on.

The white werewolf was extremely cunning. It allowed Vanka to advance towards the black tiger, while it harassed and attacked Vanka from behind.

"You don't need to come over!"

Shen Bai's arrogant aura erupted wildly. He laughed loudly and kicked away the beastmen who were in his way, then charged towards the black tiger man!

"Is he insane? That's a Nascent Soul stage beastman!"

"A mere Foundation Establishment stage sword cultivator, unable to even use magic power, wants to rely on physical strength to fight a Nascent Soul stage beastman head-on? What's the difference between that and courting death?"

"Isn't he always arrogant? Let's teach him a lesson this time!"

……

The surrounding cultivators sneered at Li Bai's arrogance.

Janard watched this scene with a pleased smile: "I was just wondering how to kill you, and you've already asked for it! That's a Nascent Soul beastman; even I would avoid him, yet you went eagerly to meet him. How arrogant and conceited!"

The protector, Lucius, stood beside Janard, shaking his head and chuckling, "He's probably been practicing dual cultivation with Vanka a lot lately, so he's lost sight of his own identity and cultivation level, and thinks he's a Nascent Soul True Monarch now?"

Janard's face darkened immediately upon hearing this.

That Lu Xiu, he always brings up the very thing he shouldn't have said.

They'll throw him into the mines later.

……

Seeing that Li Bai rejected her kindness, Vanka was anxious, but she also knew that Li Bai would not do anything meaningless, so she could only stop for the time being.

"I've been too kind to you!"

Seeing that the white werewolf was still using its speed advantage to harass her, Vanka finally lost her patience. She stared intently at the werewolf, her figure blurring rapidly, and she unleashed her fastest speed.

The white wolf was shocked. How could it be so fast?

Was she just playing with me?

However, this time Vanka was no longer prepared to give it a chance. After increasing her speed, her pair of white jade iron fists followed closely to the white werewolf's side, and in an instant, she unleashed thousands of punches at its waist.

Every punch landed squarely, penetrating to the bone.

The white werewolf, who always prided himself on his physical strength, let out a miserable howl and tumbled away.

Vanka went all out this time, following up closely and kicking the wolf on the head. The powerful white werewolf was sent flying over a hundred meters away once again.

"Aww—"

With a howl, the white werewolf transformed into a white shadow before even landing, and galloped away into the distance.

Upon hearing the sound, the gray wolf people, who were engaged in a fierce battle with the cultivators of Rota City, immediately transformed into streaks of gray shadows and fled rapidly into the distance.

The black tiger was now facing Shen Bai head-on. Seeing the white wolf abandon it and run away, it roared angrily and raised its hand to crush the little cultivator in front of it.

"when!"

A metallic clang rang out, and the black tiger man was incredulous to see that his tiger claws had been held back by the young cultivator in front of him.

Although he still seemed to be struggling a bit, his opponent had genuinely managed to hold his own.

"How is that possible? How can his physical body be so strong? He's a Nascent Soul beastman!"

When Jarnard saw this scene, his eyes narrowed sharply. He thought he had thought highly of Li Bai, but he never expected that the other party could actually withstand a Nascent Soul beastman.

"He must be breaking through to the Golden Core stage!"

The protector, Lu Xiu, quickly discerned the truth: "He wants to use this Nascent Soul beastman to refine his magical power and physical body, thereby breaking through to the Golden Core stage! He wants a perfect Golden Core!"

"A perfect golden elixir?"

Many of the cultivators present also noticed the situation. When they saw the golden light constantly emanating from Shen Bai's body, they could tell that he was advancing to the Golden Core stage.

"Advancing in battle? That's incredible!"

"As expected of the number one mad sword cultivator, just based on this Golden Core Heart alone, if he achieves Golden Core, he will definitely be the strongest Golden Core cultivator!"

"He's already invincible below the Golden Core stage at the Foundation Establishment stage. If he advances to the Golden Core stage, I estimate he'll very likely become the number one invincible below the Nascent Soul stage!"

……

The cultivators watched in astonishment as Shen Bai and the Black Tiger Man clashed head-on. Janard's face was as black as ink, while Vanka was all smiles.

"As expected of the man I chose, he's such a pleasant surprise! A 33-year-old Golden Core cultivator, even in the Luota Kingdom, would be among the top-ranked!"

Vanka and Li Bai have been inseparable lately, but Vanka is also somewhat worried about his cultivation level. After all, the difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Foundation Establishment stage is too great. Ordinary people simply cannot withstand such pressure, and the outside world's pointing fingers will definitely make Li Bai feel very uncomfortable.

No one expected that Li Bai's cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds in the past few months, and that he would begin to break through to the Golden Core stage in the shortest possible time.

Moreover, all of this was done right under his nose, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

If he succeeds in his breakthrough today, the difference between the two will be only one major realm. Advancing from the Nascent Soul stage to the Deity Transformation stage is a long process, and with Li Bai's talent, he will definitely be able to catch up with his cultivation.

This is the kind of Daoist partner who is a match for me!

Thinking of this, Vanka's eyes gleamed with a strange light as he stood guard beside Li Bai, preventing anyone from disturbing his breakthrough.

……

"Heh heh, a Nascent Soul beastman is nothing special!"

Shen Bai laughed wildly, his internal strength and magic power twisting into one, continuously bombarding the black tiger man.

"roar--"

The black tiger roared to the sky, unable to speak, but utterly enraged.

His black hair stood on end as he continuously channeled his inner power, engaging in a frenzied battle with Shen Bai.

"Cool!"

Shen Bai looked inward and saw his already powerful body, which was equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage, becoming increasingly compact under the bombardment of the Black Tiger Man.

Every single cell contains immense power.

The boundless magical power within his body surged wildly through every corner, only to be forced back to his dantian by the violent force.

The chaotic spiritual energy around him quickly filled the gaps in his body, then was refined into gentle magic power by the azure energy of the square seal magic weapon, and finally forced into his dantian by the power of the black tiger man.

The process proceeded rapidly, and each clash between the two made the power within his body even more refined.

Soon, a faint light appeared within Shen Bai's dantian.

Initially, the glimmer of light was barely perceptible, but as more and more magical power was compressed into it, the glimmer of light became brighter and more solid.