In the mountain forest.
The first light of dawn showed through, while the mountain mist grew thick.
Clink, clink, clank!
The sounds that had once been as heavy as roaring thunder had turned into a rapid, continuous string of ringing clangs.
After completing one round of Bone Forging, Jiang Ning began another.
By now, his movements were no longer as fierce and forceful as before. The more he tempered the critical Jade Bone inside his skull, the more cautious he had to be.
Every hammer blow was no different from walking a tightrope.
Because he had lowered the force and efficiency of the tempering, changing it to movements that were slightly lighter and weaker, but repeated many more times.
As time passed, a continuous series of hammering sounds rang out inside Jiang Ning's skull.
Along with those sounds, faint Golden Light radiated from the top of his head.
The Golden Light gradually brightened from its initial faintness.
When the first ray of sunlight fell upon the earth, the Golden Light radiating from Jiang Ning's head became even more distinct.
Bathed in the golden morning sun, he looked sacred at that moment.
Yet the movements inside his skull did not stop in the slightest.
The final step was also the most perilous. He had to proceed with the utmost caution.
Time continued to flow.
The Great Sun slowly climbed over the mountain peak, then over the treetops.
When the Sun reached Midheaven.
Clang--
A sound like a great bell rang out from within Jiang Ning's skull.
In an instant.
The Golden Light around his body flared, and the illusory image of a golden person, three times larger than him, appeared around him.
Under the shroud of Golden Light, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly,