Chapter 151: Mortal Dust Potion
Unlike the last time Benjamin had used Mortal Aura to directly suffuse his soul, when the boundless mortal world had nearly smothered him beneath its vastness.
This time, after each firsthand experience of an intense emotion, a warm, cool sensation followed, like a breeze brushing over a lake's surface, gently soothing Benjamin's mind and giving his spirit room to recover.
That extreme experience of teetering on the brink of collapse did not appear again.
He could clearly sense that the potion had not weakened Mortal Aura's fundamental effect. On the contrary, amplified by the other ingredients, it had strengthened Mortal Aura's effects considerably.
Yet at the same time, it had exquisitely divided and buffered that originally ceaseless, deep-sea-like torrent of suffocating emotions.
This was the potion's core function—it allowed Benjamin to fully experience the emotions of all living beings without letting the exhaustion of his mind be dragged to its limit, thus avoiding the risk of mental damage.
It was as though he stood inside an extremely close-fitting transparent raincoat, personally experiencing the raging wind and rain outside while always retaining clarity and safety.
The effects lasted for roughly half an hour. When the final wisp of emotional experience ebbed away like the tide, Benjamin let out another long breath.
He opened his eyes again, his gaze clear and bright.
Though he was still somewhat tired, it was not the nearly drained weakness from last time. It was more like the natural depletion after enduring a long and profound emotional upheaval.
"Good! Very good!" Benjamin could not help praising it twice.
The final result was indeed excellent!
Not only had its effect on purifying spiritual power not worsened, even the mind's fatigue had been greatly reduced.
Benjamin recalled that when he had used Mortal Aura