It was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
The Ascension Vessel was not meant to strengthen Luo Zhen's power, much less evolve him into another race. Rather, it allowed the existence known as Luo Zhen—the concept itself—to reach a higher dimension, thereby granting him more possibilities.
In a word, it was raising Luo Zhen's potential.
And that required time.
Like water, which needed time to absorb pigment before it could change color, the moment Luo Zhen swallowed the drop of Outer Realm Mana before him, the Outer Realm Mana would gradually seep into every part of his body like dye.
Given enough time, once the Outer Realm Mana had permeated every part of Luo Zhen's body, including everything within each individual cell, Luo Zhen's own vessel would evolve.
Only then would Luo Zhen qualify to refine Outer Realm Mana. Relying on Mind's Eye at the perfect level, he could compress High-Grade Mana even further, ultimately transforming all the High-Grade Mana within his body into Outer Realm Mana.
Thus, this was a gradual process, one that required time to settle and accumulate, like water dripping through stone.
Of course, swallowing the Outer Realm Mana could not leave Luo Zhen himself unchanged.
Luo Zhen could feel that Outer Realm Mana was truly the supreme power. There was no power stronger than it.
It even transcended the limits permitted by the world, reaching a realm beyond the boundaries of human understanding. It was absolutely impossible to compress it any further and produce a power stronger than it.
When such an otherworldly power was devoured and absorbed by a human, even if the improvement had to take place gradually, it would still produce extremely obvious changes.
Even Luo Zhen could not predict what those changes would be.
"Phew..."
Luo Zhen exhaled deeply, calming