Preparations moved faster than expected.
An order from the military's highest command was sent directly to the administration office of Marrow-Washing Pool No. 1 in the Northern Frontier war zone.
All standard safety review procedures were bypassed, and a special passage was opened immediately.
Li Zhengyang was placed inside a life-support pod and escorted by four Martial Kings down through the underground passage.
The elevator descended for a full three minutes.
Han Tieshan followed behind. The farther down they went, the denser the spiritual energy in the air became.
By the time they reached the bottom level, fine beads of sweat had begun seeping from his skin.
Even he found spiritual energy at this concentration somewhat unbearable.
Marrow-Washing Pool No. 1 had been built at the convergence point of natural spiritual veins, four hundred meters underground.
The entire pool had been carved from a single chunk of Darksteel ore. Its walls were covered in densely packed formation patterns, every one of them faintly glowing.
The Marrow-Washing Divine Elixir in the pool was pale green.
It looked calm.
But everyone present knew that the energy contained in that pool was enough to completely transform ten Martial King Realm experts.
"Put him in."
Lei Qianjue's voice echoed through the hall.
The four Martial Kings opened the life-support pod and carried out Li Zhengyang's charred body.
He was in even worse condition than before.
He was almost done for.
"Lower him in."
Lei Qianjue waved a hand.
Li Zhengyang's body was slowly lowered into the pool.
The instant he touched the water—
Boom!
The entire underground facility shook violently.
Two rows of overhead lights exploded, and shards of glass came raining down.
The four Martial Kings were blasted several steps back. One of them dropped directly to one knee, blood spilling from the