Lin Mu remained silent, his mind reeling.
He clenched his fist slowly, feeling the flood of water essence humming in his meridians. Every movement of his body carried a faint ripple, as though he himself had become one with rivers, lakes, and seas.
"So this is what happened…" he thought grimly. "The tribulation… it was not just testing me. It fed the core. It refined it directly. My physique absorbed the impact, my vitality nullified the Dao Insights, but the core devoured the essence itself…"
He exhaled deeply, still trying to wrap his head around the implications. If each elemental core could grow like this under their respective tribulations…
His gaze turned sharp, flashing with realization. "Then perhaps the Omnicore Ascendancy was always meant to thrive under tribulations."
