The moment Li Yun swallowed the refined essence of the Obsidian Marrow Root, a terrifying heat exploded inside his body, far more violent than anything he had experienced during his previous body refinements.
The medicinal force did not spread gently through his meridians like ordinary herbs. Instead, it sank directly into his bones, seeped into his marrow, and ignited a deep, black-gold radiance from within.
His skeleton rang like divine metal being hammered, every bone vibrating as if it were being reforged. The second stage of the Golden Battle Body began to crack apart almost instantly, unable to withstand the overwhelming potency of the herb.
Li Yun clenched his teeth as waves of pain surged through him, feeling his marrow being stripped, compressed, and remade again and again, each cycle purer and denser than before.
