The emergence of the Yin Core was timely, and for the first time, Yin and Yang coexisted within Jacob’s soul. It was an extremely mystical phenomenon, and Jacob felt himself entering a peculiar state of mind.
The moment the energies of the Yin core surfaced, the Fire Core, which the Yang Fame was suppressing, also energized and roared like a devouring void.
The Yang Flame was pulled inward, inch by inch, its resistance diminishing under the dual suppression of cursed heart and Yin Ice, and finally, the flame collapsed into the fire core like a supernova.
The green sphere, fire core, cracked, and golden-white fire spilled through every fracture, weaving kaleidoscopic patterns that wrapped the fire core in brilliance. Then, with a deafening hum, it shattered entirely—reforming into something new.
It was the formation of the Yang Core as Jacob’s entire body trembled at that moment, as unknown comprehensions started to fill his mind, and without even realizing it, at that moment, the phantom of his majestic yet arcane celestial astrolabe, an infinity symbol with a vague construct around it, materialized behind him.
As the Yang Core formed, it was no longer green; it burned with radiant brilliance, glowing white-gold with flickering vermilion, purple, and multiple color hues, like a miniature star blazing eternally within Jacob’s soul-space. Every pulse of its energy carried the balance of destruction and creation, scorching and nurturing.
Furthermore, as if stimulated by the Yang Core’s formation, the Yin Core also started to glow in neon silver brilliance, making the Lightning Magic Core appear like a dwarf between giants.
Nonetheless, the three magic cores were still pale in comparison to Jacob’s soul as they revolved around it like planets.
However, at that moment, the Yin Core and Yang Core seemed to be growing. Because of the Art of Nature, Jacob’s magic cores were still at the Fable Legendary Rank, and unless he can start the fourth section of the Art of Nature, they won’t increase in rank.
But now, for the first time, his magic cores show signs of breaking free from this mysterious restriction as if they wanted to get from some unknown rule!
However, at that moment, the increasing spheres of the Yin Core and Yang Core suddenly shuddered as if they had encountered something terrifying. Instead of increasing, they started to compress again!
Jacob’s soul-space trembled at that, and the mystical comprehension was suddenly broken, like a dread and terrifying mental pain that attacked him.
’A backlash!?’ Jacob felt as if his soul was about to break apart because of that mysterious energy suddenly compressing his Yin and Yang Cores and stopping them from breaking through the next rank.
It was as if this had provoked something primordial, and even the Yin and Yang Elements couldn’t go against it.
At that moment, a thought surfaced in his mind, ’Is it Art of Nature!? After all, my magic cores are byproducts of the Art of Nature. Although I might have been able to evolve them before, now that they are trying to increase in rank without me mastering the fourth meditation, it’s like I’m diverting into a different path from the Art of Nature!
’I always know the Art of Nature is profound and mysterious, but I never imagined it also has such a hidden, overbearing will beside its gentle side...’
Jacob was shocked to the core, knowing he had provoked the Art of Nature by going against it and unknowingly trying to break its natural course.
Yet, the Art of Nature still wasn’t trying to harm him but just trying to stop the magic cores from increasing in ranks. As long as he could endure this, everything would be back to normal, at least this was what Jacob hoped for.
At this moment, the Yin and Yang Magic Cores seemed to have no way to break free from the unknown energy as they were being completely suppressed.
But because the Yin Ice and Yang Flame had an extremely overbearing and vast amount of energies, and on top of that, they were stimulated by each other’s presence, a fierce struggle broke out within Jacob’s true soul.
At that moment, Jacob’s cursed heart pulse as the glyphs on it shone brilliantly, and the next moment, the Yin and Yang magic cores seemed to find an outlet and release a vast amount of energies towards the Soul Star to Jacob’s surprise!
Both golden and silver energies started to be absorbed in the burning Soul Star, and directly made their way towards the Cursed Heart in its core under the dictatorship of the Cursed Heart!
However, the Cursed Heart didn’t absorb them, and those energies started to revolve around it in a peculiar harmony, creating a sphere of gold and silver within the core of the Soul Star.
As that sphere grew larger and larger, the burden on Jacob’s soul and magic cores lessened, and the pain started to fade away, and the emerging channeling only stopped when the sphere of gold and silver covered 15% of the soul star’s core space.
Now, the three magic cores, Yin, Yang, and Lightning, appeared in harmony, marking the completion of the evolution.
The moment the evolution completed, Jacob’s skeletal body, seated cross-legged in infinite space, the celestial astrolabe began to glow from within.
A phantom of golden-white flames suddenly ignited the infinity symbol, carrying faint frost runic patterns of silver-blue within it. The two forces danced upon the infinity symbol, never colliding, yet never parting—opposites made whole.
This phenomenon was unique yet breathtaking as Jacob comprehended the new laws of Yin and Yang and their first concepts as if he had been practicing them since birth.
As the blazing celestial astrolabe behind Jacob faded away, he could feel the Yang Core pulsing within him, harmonized by the Yin Core’s eternal frost at this moment. The power coursed through him like a second heartbeat.
At that moment, Immortika’s eerie laughter rang out, half-crazed, half-admiring, before it cryptically spoke, "Hehehehe~ marvelous! To think you’d truly merge Yin and Yang into balance. But all suffering was worth it, for you have set a stage for your future self!"
Jacob’s eye flames flared, calm yet burning with unshakable will, containing a mysterious intent, "Just what is going on with the Cursed Heart? Can you explain now!?"