Raymond was in a stupor as he saw Severin on the verge of reaching his level.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “Severin’s name will be known throughout Southsky once this exploration ends,” Raymond mused out


    loud after a heavy pause.


    Severin was deep in seclusion. He was oblivious to the spiritual energy intensifying around him as he


    absorbed the potent medicinal qualities of the Fire Phoenix Snow Lotus.


    Only during daybreak did the spiritual energy stabilized, thus marking his breakthrough to level eight


    supreme saint. At the moment of his breakthrough, golden lotuses blossomed around him as petals


    seemed to rain down from the heavens. Thousands of bright beams converged in a dazzling ray of light


    that illuminated the sky for hundreds of miles, just like the sun.


    Those near the hill instantly recognized Severin’s sessful breakthrough from the awe–inspiring


    phenomenon!


    Raymond could even sense the increase in Severin’s spiritual energy.


    From early–stage, his energy rose to mid–stage, thente–stage, and finally peak–stage. As the


    golden light surrounding Severin gradually subsided, his eyes zed with newfound energy. The


    terrifying aura emanating from him rippled through the surrounding space for miles.


    Countless divine, ethereal lights intertwined behind him, stirring the energy within him as though he


    were a furnace. It looked as though a specter had been summoned, and the power exuding from that


    entity threatened to destroy everything in its path!


    Fortunately, this spectral phenomenon remained fleeting and dissolved into the air.


    Basking in the post–breakthrough energy, Severin clenched his fists and sensed that the power surging


    within him could shake the earth. A look of tion appeared on his face.


    He channeled his divine senses to peer into the gurgling golden sea within his energy core, ncing


    briefly at the star–like meridians and the remaining Fire Phoenix Snow Lotus essence. He exhaled and


    said, “It’s a shame that there wasn’t enough time to fully absorb the Fire Phoenix Snow Lotus‘ power, I


    could’ve made a breakthrough to level nine supreme saint.”


    That fleeting disappointment, however, was quickly dismissed. After all, the seclusion period had been


    remarkably briefpared to traditional breakthroughs that required weeks or even months of


    seclusion.


    Furthermore, the residual power of the Fire Phoenix Snow Lotus was potent enough to fuel his


    progression to level nine supreme saint and perhaps even to that of a paragon! After all, the herb was


    no as an eighth–grade alchemical ingredient.


    Its alchemical power was notpletely lost after making a breakthrough to level eight supreme saint.


    The remaining essence would allow him to gradually refine it over the next month or two, eventually


    culminating in his rise to perfect–stage level nine supreme saint.


    Severin, with his newfound resolve, got up from the ground.


    Upon witnessing Severin’s emergence from seclusion, Raymond led the group up to greet him and


    offered their heartiest congrattions. “Congrattions on your breakthrough.”


    Radyn echoed and said, “Congrattions, Severin! Your breakthrough will bring much joy to the


    Grandiuno Sect!”


    The remaining disciples joined in the chorus of celebration..


    Severin, overwhelmed by the praise, chuckled and waved his hands. “Thanks, everyone. Let’s focus on


    the task at hand. We need to continue moving toward the central area and im Wildfire’s legacy.”