The abandoned factory fell silent. The bishop said nothing, while Huang Tian guarded the exit of the void passage and checked the potential points he had gained from "killing monsters."
[Potential points: 1019]
That should be enough! I can try breaking through right now!
Steadying himself, he moved his will.
"Add the points! All of them!"
His potential points dropped to zero. A vast power surged through his body.
Whoosh, whoosh~
Beneath his skin, the rush of his thick, scorching blood suddenly swelled, like molten earthfire blasting toward the sky with a deep, mighty roar!
Every bone in his body gave a clear, lingering hum. They turned lustrous and translucent at astonishing speed, gleaming like fine mutton-fat jade.
His spine, in particular, stretched vertebra by vertebra, radiant with jade light, as though a sleeping true dragon were waking.
His sinews and muscles answered the change. Every tendon grew tougher. His muscles took on the resilient texture of white jade, rising and falling slightly with the surge of his blood. His tendons rang like bowstrings when drawn taut, yet remained supple when relaxed.
Sensing the changes throughout his body, Huang Tian focused inward. He could see his blood growing thicker and heavier, shining red-gold, with flecks of white-jade light flowing through it like countless grains in a river of stars.
Thump!
A deep, tremendous beat sounded inside him. When it faded, the transformation was complete!
He slowly opened his eyes, their light brilliant. At the slightest stretch, his bones and sinews gave a string of crisp, pleasing jade chimes, clear and melodious as struck chime stones, with a rhythm all their own.
"This time, I didn't get any taller, but the transformation turned out pretty well."
He looked himself over. His skin was smooth as jade, with a faint