Before entering the Ancient Battlefield, Zha Muzhen's cultivation had just broken through to the Early-stage Golden Core, but now, under the abundant Spiritual Liquid from the lake, his cultivation shot up as if on steroids.
A milky white radiance enveloped his entire body, and the aura around him surged rapidly from Early-stage Golden Core to Middle-stage Golden Core, then Late-stage Golden Core, and finally peaked at Golden Core Realm, Half-step Nascent Soul Realm, and Early-stage Nascent Soul Realm. Notably, under the concealment of the Taiching Purple Spirit Talisman, Heavenly Tribulation did not descend; otherwise, Zhang Xiaohao would have had to resort to unconventional means.
Zhang Xiaohao felt the overwhelming aura emanating from Zha Muzhen, looked at each other in surprise, and then himself.
Despite absorbing more and faster than him, his cultivation remained at Early-stage Golden Core, showing no signs of advancement, not even loosening.
