Kai's daily routine had now become clear and unwavering: build and solidify the pillars—one after another. With only two months left before the academy trials, he poured all his energy into the training space, where time flowed differently. Sixty days in the real world translated to six hundred days within.
That should have been more than enough—or so he believed.
Thanks to his Eternal Frost Sovereign bloodline, his body adapted with rare efficiency. What once seemed an impossible feat—forming all nine divine pillars—now felt almost destined.
With unwavering focus, Kai forged the second pillar and solidified it through sheer will, channeling energy with precise control. This was the Flesh Tempering Pillar, and as he completed it, he felt his body become tighter, stronger—refined.
But he didn't stop.
Driven by determination and the quiet ticking of time, he pressed forward:
The third pillar… Muscle Binding.
The fourth… Blood Essence Activation.
The fifth… Nerve Refinement.
The sixth… Organ Fortification.
The seventh… Meridian Expansion.
The eighth… Skin Hardening.
Each pillar reshaped his body from the inside out. His bones became denser, muscles pulsed with latent power, his skin toughened, and his organs thrummed with vitality. His body now resonated like a fine-tuned weapon, ready to be wielded.
And then came the ninth—the most mysterious, most dangerous of them all:
The Soul-Body Synchronization Pillar.
Unlike the others, this one existed on a completely different level. According to the method, it was both the most crucial and the most perilous. One mistake could sever the mind's link to the body—leaving the cultivator a living corpse.
But Kai didn't back down.
As he began forming it, a wave of strange pressure filled the training space. His consciousness trembled. His spiritual sense flickered—then fused with his physical form. This pillar didn't just reinforce the body—it erased the line between body and soul.
This wasn't just cultivation.
It was evolution.
To complete the ninth pillar, Kai had to form it within his Sea of Consciousness. But there was more. He had to do something no ordinary cultivator could even dream of:
Merge all previous eight pillars into one unified structure.
Only then could he begin the formation of the final, transcendent pillar.
He began with the First Pillar—Bone Strengthening. He connected both ends to every bone, absorbing and circulating energy, guiding it throughout his skeletal system. As the roots of the pillar spread into every corner of his body, something unbelievable happened:
The bone pillar roots began reaching outward—connecting themselves to the Flesh Tempering Pillar.
Then, one after another, the pillars began to intertwine:
It was the same process again.
The Second Pillar—Flesh Tempering—its roots spread through every fiber of his flesh, enhancing and reinforcing the very meat of his being. And just like before, as the roots settled, they reached outward and intertwined with the Third Pillar—Muscle Binding.
The Third connected to the Fourth—Blood Essence Activation, channeling strength through the very blood that pulsed in his veins.
The Fourth flowed into the Fifth—Nerve Refinement, spreading the divine energy through his nervous system with razor-sharp clarity.
The Fifth intertwined with the Sixth—Organ Fortification, wrapping around his vital organs and reinforcing them until they pulsed like engines of divine force.
The Sixth fed into the Seventh—Meridian Expansion, flooding his cultivation channels with energy so pure it shimmered.
The Seventh finally reached the Eighth—Skin Hardening, and as the roots spread beneath his skin, every inch of his outer body gleamed with resilient, tempered strength.
Eighth – Skin Hardening moment the pillar roots of 8th spread across all the skin,
Then all roots again linked to each other then those roots which were in blue colour started changing colour into a bright golden colour.
They began to grow stronger and more robust, kai could feel his strength is growing and his senses are sharpen as this was going he felt like he was in a cool Bath in summer it was washing his body. It was cool and refreshing.
After sometime the process was stopped.
Kai looked at his body which was undergoes a qualitative changes and his height improve from 5 feet to 6 feet.