Returning to a human form for the first time in centuries made the Human Ancestor incredibly excited.

The amount of power contained within a single droplet of blood, however, was very limited, especially since it had come from a common Dark Astral. It soon dissipated.

The Human Ancestor didn’t have time to do anything before it disappeared on its own.

Even so, the Human Ancestor had made quite a few important discoveries. He had realized that Dark Astrals were the race that was most suited to convert physical objects into their consciousness equivalents, and that they also possessed an innate affinity for consciousness energy. Their unique bodies and flowing hearts gave them an innate advantage in this respect.

After confirming all this, the Human Ancestor decided that he needed to help the Dark Astrals convert themselves to a consciousness lifeform so that he could obtain as much fresh blood as quickly as possible.

He immediately set out to search for a way to help the Dark Astrals cultivate while facilitating this consciousness conversion process.

For a period of time, the Human Ancestor actually became the Dark Astrals’ ancestor.

And the first Dark Astral, Skystar, who offered him that initial droplet of blood, became the first Dark Astral cultivator.

With the Human Ancestor’s...