His body grew hotter and hotter. Sweat poured from him like a spring, only to evaporate almost instantly.
The heat radiating from him warmed even the icy room.
His body began to dehydrate.
His lips grew cracked and dry.
But his expression grew more and more exhilarated, and his eyes shone brightly.
The next moment, a tremendous BOOM shook his mind. His thoughts went blank for an instant, and suddenly everything before his eyes blazed with light.
An indescribable power began to stir within him, welling up from the depths of his body.
The air around him began to ripple faintly. Everywhere in his body—including his muscles, internal organs, skin, bones, and marrow—an itch like ants crawling over him spread, while threads of warm energy sprouted throughout his body.
The burning heat inside him seemed to find an outlet and quickly ebbed away. In its place, his energy rapidly swelled, as if every cell in his body were steeped in it.
His hair, which had grown out since he last shaved, stirred without a breeze, and the fine dust in the air trembled violently.
Several minutes later, Chen Shouyi stopped.
"I'm dying of thirst!"
With no time to check what had changed, he picked up a teacup and drained the cold water inside in one go.
But it still didn't quench his thirst. He picked up the thermos, poured a cup of boiling water, and gulped it down in two or three swallows, not even caring that it was scalding.
Only after drinking three cups in a row did Chen Shouyi finally recover. He let out a long breath.
Then, his expression turning slightly dazed, he looked at everything before him. After stepping into the legendary realm, it seemed that a veil of mystery had lifted from the world, revealing