After one month, Lucian had completely changed his blood.
Now it was time for the muscles. Muscles needed to be refined in the same way as bones.
The speed of Lucian's refinement was strange. Even though his strong soul and weak body slowed the process, it was still fast.
After three months, Lucian succeeded. His body was full of flesh, but after finishing the refinement, a transformation began. It came with a lot of pain.
He vomited and a thick liquid came out of him. It even came out from all his skin's pores.
After some unknown time passed...
Lucian was lying on the bed, covered in sweat and body waste.
"This is too much. The process is very different from normal. And the amount of waste that came out… it shouldn't be this much."
"Damn it!"
Lucian looked at his stomach. There he saw the best six-pack he had ever seen in his life. The lines looked like a sculpture made by the world's best artist.
He couldn't stop himself from counting them. It was eight visible abdominal muscles.
The same thing happened to his chest, shoulders, legs, and back. Everything was perfect. His body wasn't huge with muscles, but it looked healthy and strong in a natural way.
"It seems I don't need physical training anymore."
Lucian punched the air. His body felt light, even with the muscles. He had great explosive power.
"This is actually good."
Lucian decided to delay any tests until his body was fully refined.
Now, he wanted to leave his house and go to the market. A body like this needed good food, and new clothes—since he looked silly wearing these old child clothes.
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"Brother! Brother! Buy me this!"
"Easy, Ellie. You just ate lunch. If you keep eating, you'll become fat."
He held her chubby cheeks.
"Look, your cheeks are already fat, haha."
"Gah~ Stop! That hurts!"
People in the market were watching the young man and the little girl. They were charmed by their appearance.
The young man had short, messy blue hair. His deep blue eyes shined like the sky at noon. He was tall and had a lean, well-balanced body. His movements showed hidden strength. His skin was pale, like it had never seen sunlight. He was simply handsome.
The little girl had short, soft silver hair that shined like moonlight. Her eyes were clear blue, like two sapphires. Her skin was white like milk, clean and soft without any flaws. Her face looked calm and innocent, with a small nose and light red lips that curved slightly, giving her a forever cute look. Her cheeks were pink, adding warmth and charm to her presence.
The young man was the grandson of the Stoneheart family's leader—one of the ten great families.
His name was Rain Stoneheart.
The little girl was his sister, Eliara Stoneheart.
Being in the market of Wall City was something random and strange.
No one knew, but his older brother came here to study the surrounding area. There were plans to expand into the forest.
Rain decided to follow him. But his little sister Eliara followed Rain like a kitten.
Now they were walking around the market.
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Suddenly, Ellie, who was busy eating, bumped into someone and fell on her butt.
She looked up and saw a very tall man. She gasped in surprise.
"Waaah!"
Lucian, who was talking about the price of new clothes, felt someone bump into him. He turned around and looked down.
What he saw shocked him—but his face stayed calm. He bent down and said:
"Are you okay, young lady?"
"Ah, yes, mister? Waaah, your face looks like a kid's!"
Lucian didn't care about the rude comment. He was a child. Only his body didn't look like one.
"Haha, really? I hear that a lot."
Rain interrupted the conversation and scolded his sister.
"Ellie, watch where you're going. Also, don't talk to strangers."
He gave Lucian a quick look. Yes, they were from the Stoneheart family. Rain and Eliara—but they were still kids now.
Rain took his sister's hand.
"Let's go home."
"What? But you promised to go to the forest to see the fairies!"
"We'll go tomorrow. Your clothes are dirty now. That's not okay, and it's getting late."
Lucian watched the two siblings walk away. He didn't miss the part about going to the forest.
After buying clothes, he returned to his home—which he already planned to sell. Then, he went to the weapon section of the market.
He now had a chance.
A chance to kill a future heir of one of the ten great families.
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