The courtyard before the council hall.
The paving stones had shattered, the wall ahead had collapsed, and rubble lay scattered across the ground. The once-pristine royal residence now looked like a ruined site.
And all this had resulted from that simple exchange of probing blows between Jiang Ning and Xu Zhen.
Now, with Xu Zhen, the Northern Pacifying King, gone, Jiang Ning closed his eyes slightly and examined himself.
After he had devoured and refined four chests of natural treasures, their medicinal power still surged within him. He had yet to digest it completely, and it had not settled.
These medicinal essences aren't high in quality, but they make up for it in quantity. Since my body hasn't fully absorbed this energy yet, now is the best time to advance the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.
The thought flashed through his mind. He took a deep breath and immediately began circulating the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique.
In an instant, a powerful, dragonlike force rose from deep within his dantian. Like a roaming dragon, it raced through his sinews, bones, flesh, organs, skin, and every part of his body.
As that force surged, it swiftly mingled with the medicinal energy he had yet to absorb. Like blazing fire meeting hot oil, it erupted into an even fiercer torrent of energy.
Heat swept through Jiang Ning's entire body, turning him scorching hot, as though he had become a furnace. Every inch of his flesh was repeatedly scoured, tempered, and reshaped by that domineering power.
Guided by the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique, the medicinal power from those four large chests of natural treasures swiftly flowed throughout his body, becoming fuel for the technique.
[Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique experience +2537] [Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique experience +2562] [...]
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