Boom!
The moment the Ancient Dragon Essence Blood entered his body, Liu Bai's skin immediately erupted with brilliant golden radiance!
Vast energy swept through his body like a storm. His previously depleted meridians were almost instantly filled once more with surging Dou Qi!
The energy was so powerful that his body visibly swelled slightly, while golden light flowed faintly beneath his skin.
Moreover, amid the sweeping energy storm, Liu Bai could clearly feel a strange soreness and itchiness coming from his bones, muscles, and even his meridians.
Under that soreness and itchiness, it was as though every bone and every inch of muscle was slowly becoming tougher and stronger!
"So this is Ancient Dragon Essence Blood... truly miraculous."
Liu Bai sighed inwardly. This power had not only restored his Dou Qi, but was also tempering his physical body.
He opened his eyes and turned his gaze toward Zi Yan atop the altar once more.
At this moment, the Dragon-Phoenix Crystal Layer covering Zi Yan's body was already far thinner than it had been ten days ago.
What had once been a thick layer of crystal was now reduced to a thin film. Through it, Liu Bai could even faintly see Zi Yan's fair skin.
But Liu Bai knew this was far from over.
The true difficulty lay within Zi Yan's body.
Those Dragon-Phoenix Crystal Layers had already seeped into her body, filling every inch of flesh and every bone.
Only by refining those crystal layers as well could Zi Yan truly awaken.
"Since that's the case... let's continue!"
Liu Bai took a deep breath, and a faint smile appeared on his somewhat weary face.
He formed seals with both hands. The dark-purple Fire Dragon raised its head and roared toward the sky again, spewing even fiercer flames.
Time continued to