Powerful Effects

One year later.

The protective barrier of the Time Afterimage training ground slowly lowered amid a deep hum.

Benjamin emerged bare-chested, sweat sliding along the sharply defined contours of his muscles and evaporating into wisps of white mist at his feet.

His breathing was steady and deep, each inhale and exhale stirring a faint resonance in the laboratory's elemental energy.

"Whew..."

Letting out a long breath of stale air, Benjamin felt the surging power within his body and smiled in satisfaction.

Faint pale-gold patterns flowed beneath his skin, an external manifestation of his Body Tempering Method breaking through to a new level.

He casually clenched his fist, and the air in his palm erupted with a series of fine crackles. Even space rippled slightly.

He did not test his exact strength, because there was no need.

Every cell in his body conveyed a clear message: powerful, resilient, brimming with vitality.

Compared to a year ago, Benjamin's physical constitution had undergone a qualitative leap.

He walked to the dedicated bathroom beside the training ground, where a medicinal bath barrel carved entirely from obsidian had long been prepared.

The liquid inside was a strange dark gold. Specks of spiritual light floated across its surface, giving off a complex scent that mixed herbal fragrance with sulfur.

This was a formula Benjamin had settled on after repeatedly refining a nourishing medicinal bath recipe recorded in the Great Dao Library, combining it with his understanding of Wizard World potions.

He stepped into the tub, and the warm medicinal liquid enveloped his body.

In an instant, a faint stinging sensation spread across his skin before turning into a gentle, nourishing warmth.

The medicinal potency seeped through his pores and into his body, resonating with the physique enhanced by the Body Tempering Method and further stimulating his