After an unknown period of continuous cultivation, the ice flame suddenly trembled within Li Hao's Soul Sea, and the previously stable energy began to fluctuate, causing a noticeable shift that immediately drew his full attention, because he could feel that the flame had reached a critical point in its evolution, and as more heaven and earth energy flowed into it, the flame underwent a transformation that could not be reversed, its color shifting into a deeper, more radiant shade of blue-white while its aura became purer and more profound.
Then—
Everything stabilized.
The fluctuations disappeared, replaced by a calm and powerful presence that was fundamentally different from before, and at that moment, even without needing confirmation, Li Hao knew that the flame had successfully evolved beyond the limits of ordinary existence.
"Heavenly Flame…" the sprite whispered, her voice filled with quiet amazement.
Li Hao slowly opened his eyes, his expression calm but his gaze sharper than ever.
He had succeeded.