Xia Ping slowly opened his eyes. The energy surrounding his body surged, and the eggshell encasing him immediately cracked all over before crumbling to the ground, where the pieces smashed out several deep pits.
"Did the fusion succeed?!" Xia Ping felt the energy and strength within his body. He had undergone a tremendous transformation. His overall strength had increased at least five or six times, and his muscles were more than ten times denser. Ordinary blades and swords probably wouldn't be able to hurt him much, even if they struck his body.
He had already developed the beginnings of an imperishable Vajra body.
Even the true essence in his body had been tainted with a trace of black energy. It flowed through his meridians like molten lava, carrying terrifying destructive power.
He also discovered that twelve meridians had been opened while he slept. His true essence flowed endlessly through them, forming a small circulation.
He had reached the peak of the Martial Master First Heaven Realm.
"What's going on? I feel much stronger than before, but it's not quite what I imagined. I don't seem to have become unbelievably powerful." Xia Ping's eyes flickered.
As if sensing his thoughts, the system replied, "This is normal. The energy contained in the Hell Golden Crow Bloodline is simply too vast. If the host absorbed it all at once, he would surely be blown to ashes."
"So the system sealed the Hell Golden Crow Bloodline inside the host's body. Whenever the host's martial cultivation advances, part of the seal will be undone, allowing some Hell Golden Crow Cells to emerge."
"Then the host can circulate his true essence and completely refine those Hell Golden Crow Cells, integrating them into his body."
"Given time, once the host's martial cultivation reaches a sufficiently high level,