Chapter 233: To the second stage
Antony understood that Cain wanted him to be one hundred meters away to act as a shield against any intruder and keep a safe distance between them. The Essence Cultivator did not feel anything wrong about that. After all, they have known each other for less than a year.
Cain saw Antony adopting a solemn attitude before flashing forward, remaining precisely one hundred meters away from him. He then put his back against the tree’s trunk and waved his hands, taking out a pile of red orbs and a medium-quality wave crystal.
A sense of complete focus appeared in Cain’s mind, and he emptied his mind of everything as he carried on with his advancement.
The Astral Wave inside his body burst with power as his meridians grew, finishing their new circulatory system that connected the outside world directly to the Rebirth Heart. From now on, his skin would act as a natural filter, taking the Life Wave from the surroundings and sending it straight into his Sacred Organ for transformation.
A system like that meant a massive increase in his stamina and cultivation speed. At this point, Cain felt a weird sensation and knew he could induce a qualitative change in his Astral Wave if he wanted, which would provoke an evolution of his body’s constitution.
Since he reached the peak of Level 7, Cain could evolve into a Wave Champion if he so desired, but there was no way he would take that path. Not only would that path be worthless in this dimension, but it would waste a lot of his potential and practically sever his journey to Wave King.
Level 8 and Level 9 were special cultivation levels. Their goal was to improve the cultivation foundation, fix any flaws that could have remained during their journey through Levels 1 to 7, and increase their mental capabilities.
In detail, Level 8 made the cultivator generate an entirely new set of meridians that would rise from the Rebirth Heart and reach the only organ that had yet to be altered by the Astral Wave, the brain.
It was an extremely delicate process since the brain was the home of the soul dimension that contained the essence of your soul and your Ego Eternal Matrix that embodied your personality.
If the cultivator had done everything right, the meridians would nurture the brain cell with a refined Astral Wave, translating into a higher speed of thought and reflexes, along with improved computational skills and cognitive abilities.
Cain’s focus reached its limit as he divided his mind into two essential tasks. He used the Astral Wave burst to induce a potent marrow washing and carefully spread his meridians across his brain.
Filth emerged from Cain’s pores as the meridians reached the outer layer of the brain known as the cerebral cortex. As soon as the meridian penetrated into the cortex, Cain felt a boost in his cognitive abilities. His perception, memory, attention, language, and decision-making all suffered a massive improvement.