Time slipped by, minute by minute.
Gradually, the sun sank to the sea's horizon.
The evening glow gathered thicker and thicker at the edge of the sky.
At last, Qian opened his eyes.
A flicker of joy flashed through them.
Without any surprises, after several hours of effort, accompanied by a sound beside his ear like shattering glass, he had finally completed the breakthrough.
Sensing himself again, Qian could clearly feel that the invisible shackle limiting the continued growth of his physical body had vanished.
At that moment, his body once again gained tremendous room for growth.
And that was not the end.
Because he had only just broken through, his body would still undergo a transformation next.
Just as Qian thought this, a familiar warm current was born deep within his flesh. Like a hot spring, it quickly swept through his body and soaked into the cells throughout him.
Qian could feel that his body's cells were being nourished. Having just completed their breakthrough, they began evolving rapidly once more.
Without the slightest hesitation, Qian closed his eyes again, emptied his mind, and allowed that warm current to nourish his body, pushing it to transform.
Just like that, time once again flowed by bit by bit.
Finally, before the sun had completely sunk into the sea and night was about to fall, Qian woke again.
"Ah~, comfortable!"
Feeling his "completely renewed" body, Qian only felt indescribably comfortable all over. He clenched his fist, and a surge of strength immediately welled up in his heart.
However, Qian knew this was only an illusion. His body completing its transformation would indeed increase his strength, but the effect was only so much.
More than anything, it increased his potential.
Thinking this, Qian willed it, directly opening the Proficiency Panel.
The next moment,