Three days have passed since the Refinement began.
During this time, Vivian neither moved nor ate.
He didn't even close his eyes for a single breath.
His eyes, bloodshot from three sleepless nights, trembled slightly from exhaustion.
His face had grown pale, almost ghost-like, from the constant pain running through his body.
The room around him was filled with a heavy silence, broken only by the faint hum of mana.
Ash lay scattered across the floor, remnants of countless mana stones that had turned to dust during the process.
The once bright stones were gone, leaving behind only a gray trace of what they once held.
The Vehemoth Heart, floating before him, had changed greatly.
Its glow had faded, and it was now nearly transparent, around seventy percent fused.
Each time it absorbed his mana, a faint pulse of light spread through Vivian's chest, linking itself deeper with his own heart.
He could feel his heartbeat slowly syncing with the Vehemoth's rhythm.
