Rise Of The Infinite Sovereign-Chapter 447: Next Plans

The refinement process resumes with a vigor Ezra hadn’t expected, the serum accelerating the process exponentially.

Ezra steadies his breathing, focusing on guiding the energy.

His liver, which had initially resisted the refinement, now absorbed the essence hungrily.

The cold sensation returns, sharper and more intense than before, but Ezra endures, gritting his teeth as dark impurities are expelled from his pores in waves.

The black sheen coating his skin thickens, accompanied by a faint, acrid smell.

Ezra winces at the unpleasantness but doesn’t falter.

Minutes pass, and the refinement reaches its climax.

His liver, now fully refined, radiates a vitality that Ezra can feel throughout his entire being.

His blood flows smoother, carrying the invigorated essence to every corner of his body.

He exhales deeply, a plume of faint, silvery energy escaping his lips.

"It worked," Ezra murmurs, his voice steady but filled with relief.

But just as he begin rejoicing, a chnage occurs.

His skin begins to heat up significantly.

It grows so hot Ezra lets out a deep groan, as it felt as though a steaming piece of metal was scalding his skin and making carvings on it.

Only after what felt like an eternity, did the pain stop.

In contrast, this had all taken place within the span of five minutes.

Ezra gasped, his chest rising and falling heavily as he staggered backward.

The intense heat coursing through his skin left him trembling, his hands instinctively clutching at his arms as if to peel off the invisible fire.

"What the hell was that?" he muttered, his voice hoarse.

There was something to it, Ezra could feel that he gained something, whether an ability or a new appendage though, he couldn’t immediately tell.

His muscles twitch, the veins beneath his skin glowing faintly with a silvery hue before fading away.

Though asking, Ezra already guessed what it was.

’Must be the additional effect Zydrax talked about earlier...I didn’t think the process would be so painful though...!’ Ezra grimaces.

But although Ezra could tell that the serum has done something to his body, he couldn’t specify what it is, leaving him to speculate.

After five minutes with no clear answer on its effects, Ezra puts the matter at the back of his mind and observes the result of his cultivation.

While the exorbitant amount of essence had been used up, his heart, lungs and liver had all been successfully refined.

With just these three, Ezra could be said to have completed the foundational baseline in the nebula cloud stage.

Dividing organ refinement into two halves, these three organs took one half, standing as pillars holding the most significance.

Like a stand with three legs, the functional capacity and effectiveness of the rest of the organ rested on these three were refined.

Considering that the kidney, stomach, spleen, and intestines lay on the other half of this stage, Ezra could now claim to have achieved a milestone in his current cultivation stage.

The foundational organs—the heart, lungs, and liver—had been refined to a level that not only supported his internal stability but also allowed for efficient processing of Qi.

Ezra flexes his fingers, feeling the energy coursing through him.

The faint silvery hue that had momentarily pulsed through his veins fades, but the sensation of strength remains.

Each movement feels more deliberate, as if his body is more responsive and efficient.

His breathing, too, is deeper, drawing in the ambient Qi naturally.

He couldn’t help but smile despite the pain he’d endured.

"This stage...it’s no joke," he mutters, his voice low but filled with determination. "But I can feel the difference already. Every step forward brings me closer"

"Buuuuut" Ezra pauses. "Right now, I’m mentally exhausted" he declares, ’I need some, no. A lot of rest’

’I don’t think I’m able to enter another island before the secret realm closes’ Ezra calculates, sighing once again. ’So much fighting, I need a change of pace’

Allowing himself a brief moment to relax, Ezra falls onto the cold red ground with his back and closes his eyes, intending to take a nap.

But he is unable to do so as his clothes cling to his sweat-drenched body, and the acrid smell of expelled impurities lingering in the air reach his nostrils.

Grimacing, Ezra glances at his arms, now smeared with a thin, blackish residue.

’Sheesh’

Fed up, Ezra is quick to rise to his feet, teleporting straight into his room in the royal castle and skimping to the washroom with haste.

Took a bit of work, but Ezra got all the grime off his body, before drying up and putting on new clothes to look prim and proper.

Roughing up his hair a bit, Ezra is satisfied as he looks in the mirror, but letting out a chuckle.

’I don’t act like nobility at all’

All dressed and cleaned up, Ezra gets on his bed, puts his blanket atop of him and soon falls asleep, exhausted from all the fighting.

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Waking up, Ezra yawns and stretches, before sitting upright.

While his stamina and mental energy had recovered, Ezra muscles still ache due to overexertion.

Not to mention, he himself had grown tired of fighting after clearing two islands by himself, so for the meantime, Ezra calmly decides to leave the secret realm until later.

With his body already at this point, the wiser choice is too fully recover before attempting another island while taking that time to get acquainted with his new strength.

And thanks to <Gatemark>, he could access the secret realm anytime, so there is no fear of having to wait for two years before procuring another chance.

With that sorted out, Ezra outlines the next few bits of his plan.

For one, he intends to gather all the transcendents within the Halostar galaxy and take them into the main universe.

The thought of nurturing his forces excited him. Ezra has always known that power wielded alone was finite.

With allies, people he could trust and train, his reach would expand exponentially.

Matters of identification and the likes would be easily sorted thanks to his relationship with Sidal.

"AlphaNova will handle the logistics," he muses.

The merchant company, with Sidal as his ally, had the means to integrate these individuals seamlessly into the main universe.

Identities, interpreters, and whatever else they needed would be provided without question.

As it is well within the power of a merchant company like AlphaNova to vouch for the identities of people and also get them interpreters.

Plus, all this would be done while keeping the entire affair under wraps and away from prying eyes.

Now a nascent, Ezra aims to fully begin the nurturing of his own forces, as doing things alone would not cut it.

Then, as a nascent, Ezra now had enough power to being venturing through the astral sea in search of lone galaxies to induct into the sovereign universe.

Adding to that, he now has sufficient firepower to face off against juvenile astral beasts head on or to simply escape if faced with elder astral beasts and things got out of hand, boosting his confidence.

Both of these opportunities, Ezra intended to fully take advantage of, especially now that he has <Lifeseeker> in his repertoire.

The sovereign universe had begun to look empty holding only one galaxy after all this time, Ezra intends to populate it.

"Each new galaxy I find will bring more people, more potential, and more opportunities to strengthen the universe itself," he murmurs.

Not to mention, he intends to use that acquired population to boost his strength through <sovereign cultivation>

Honestly, he hadn’t used that skill for such a while now that Ezra had begun to forget its use.

Furthermore, the secret realm the Rosveller foundation wanted him to dive into lay on his to do list as well.

"One challenge at a time," he muttered, shaking his head.

The Rosveller Foundation’s realm would have to wait until he had fully recovered and prepared.

Then, you had the second secret realm for nascents opening up a little while from now.

’Wow’ Ezra is astonished. ’There is a LOT to do’

But such a thing could never deter him.

Thinking, Ezra teleports back into the wide expanse of the Halostar galaxy, his mind wandering the duration of his nap.

Using the easiest way to find out, Ezra simply exits the sovereign universe back into the secret realm, giving his communicator back life.

Whilst it still can’t connect to the quantum network, it still had the bare minimum functions on, such as time and date.

As a result, Ezra is astonished to find that he has slept for almost five hours.

Frowning, Ezra scratches his hair.

’I’ve even sleeping too much these days’

Ezra shakes off his brief annoyance and turns his focus back to the task at hand.

He takes a deep breath, his lungs now fully refined and working at their peak efficiency.

The sensation of energy coursing through him feels like a silent hum, a constant reminder of the transformation he has undergone.

"I’ve pushed myself far enough for today," he mutters. "Time to shift my focus."

Although, even if he didn’t, he wouldn’t much time to do much anymore, since the three days or 72 hours given for the exploration is almost up.

Calming himself, Ezra begins to look over his plans.

The journey ahead would surely daunting, but Ezra is ready.