The rest of the energy from the pill started flowing through his body. This time, it wasn't flowing through his meridians. It was directly entering his flesh.
Adrian's flesh screamed in protest as the raw energy of the Rank 5 pill surged through it. Every fiber of his body convulsed, as if set aflame from the inside. But he did not stop. He couldn't.
It wasn't just his flesh. Even his bones had started letting out creaking sounds. The tension they were under was enough to crush the bones of normal cultivators.
Yet, Adrian persisted. For two grueling hours, he bore with the pain, and finally, just as he was about to pass out, his persistence bore fruit.
A shockwave of force erupted from his body, sending dust scattering across the Blood Star's landscape. Adrian's eyes snapped open, glowing with a fierce bronze light before fading.
