However, Xiao Yan's howl was soon cut off like a duck with its neck caught. His entire face flushed bright red, and his bloodshot eyes took on a faint crimson hue.
In his excitement, Xiao Yan had forgotten to restrain the Dou Qi within his body. The energy flooding in from the Spirit Origin Creation Pill could not be refined in time, and his howl had driven it into his face, making his features twist grotesquely from the excess energy.
Yao Chen, who had been standing guard not far from Xiao Yan, shook his head helplessly at the sight. He flew over, struck out with his palm, and sent a deft force into Xiao Yan's body, driving the excess energy from his face back into the rest of his body. Though this caused patches of redness to appear all over Xiao Yan's body, his face finally returned to normal. After taking several deep breaths, Xiao Yan hurriedly sat down again and began trying to force the surplus energy into the cells throughout his body, sealing it there so he could release it when needed.
He had only just advanced to the Dou Zun class and should not absorb too much energy, or his Dou Qi would inevitably become unstable. Thus, this excess energy was not medicine to Xiao Yan, but poison. If he could not expel it or seal it within his body and instead refined it further, it might very well propel him straight to the peak of a one-star Dou Zun. But he would likely remain stuck at the Dou Zun stage for the rest of his life, with no possibility of advancing to Dou Saint.
Xiao Yan did his utmost to force the excess energy into his cells, but there was simply too much energy continuously pouring