The Blood Core had been in the form of a bone slip when he had first obtained it.

After he had carried it around and nourished it with his own flesh power for so many years, and adding in the flame power it had gathered over all these years, it had gone through many mild changes.

It had gone through a significant change when it had reunited with the Flame Dragon Armor.

The Blood Core had long since shed its form as a bone slip, and assumed the form of a dark-red walnut that was the size of a fist.

DRIP! DRIP!

Drops of Blood Essence that were as translucent and sparkling as red agate dripped on the Blood Core.

Immediately afterwards, the Blood Core that looked like a dried walnut absorbed all ten drops of Blood Essence like a sponge absorbing water.

It suddenly seemed full of life again.

The fine, densely-packed furrows on the Blood Core’s surface that looked like dried rivers seemed to be filled with water again, giving rise to vigorous life force.

Like rivers of flames, countless streams of fiery light flew out of the Flame Dragon Armor and fused into the Blood Core, which continued to gather flame power and induce some sort of upheaval with...