The Thunder Pool continued attacking Jiang Yan.
The constant strengthening of his physique allowed him to withstand the scorching golden lightning head-on.
Arcs of electricity burst from the inside of his body outward. He felt the impurities throughout his body being continuously expelled, turning to ash amid the crimson-gold lightning.
His skin was constantly torn apart, then swiftly restored time and again. Billions upon billions of cells began renewing themselves, undergoing a qualitative transformation.
His reformed skin glowed faintly, as though a beauty filter had smoothed it over. It was not delicate like congealed cream, yet it was as clear and crystalline as diamonds in a mountain stream.
Fifteen apertures greedily devoured the pure energy around them. With his life no longer in danger, Jiang Yan's absorption efficiency accelerated as never before.
The System Log continued updating, but Jiang Yan had no time to listen.
The damaged lightning-drawing Altar had unexpectedly brought Jiang Yan an immense stroke of fortune. Otherwise, the previous lightning intensity would have been far from enough for him to break through.
His physique was too powerful. Ordinary lightning tempering had an almost negligible effect on him.
But now, it was just right.
If one strike could not kill Jiang Yan, he was like wild mountain grass not yet burned to ashes—when the spring breeze blew, it grew again.
Jiang Yan could clearly feel the changes in the apertures throughout every part of his body.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yan opened another aperture, reaching an unprecedented sixteen apertures.
The human limit was fifteen apertures—and that was only the theoretical limit. Until now, Jiang Yan had never heard of anyone on Tian Yuan Star reaching that theoretical boundary.
Even the once-peerless Young Master of Limitless Martial Hall had possessed only the Innate Twelve Apertures. Even after using