As Xiao Yan began his breakthrough, his body became like a black hole, frantically drawing in the energy of heaven and earth from the surrounding space.
At that terrifying rate, if he had gone into seclusion in the Jia Ma Empire, the energy of heaven and earth could never have replenished itself fast enough.
Fortunately, the space Zhu Ling had found for him was unusual. Not only was its energy abundant, but it also recovered at a remarkable rate.
With the conditions in his favor, Xiao Yan drove the Flame Mantra and his Heavenly Flames at full force, sinking deeper into the process.
"That little brat really is extraordinary. All this commotion just to break through to Half-Saint."
In the Dragon Emperor's Palace, Zhu Ling sensed the disturbance around Xiao Yan and looked surprised.
Though she had left, she could still keep track of what was happening around him at all times.
Even she was taken aback when she sensed how quickly he was absorbing energy.
With a disturbance like that, no one would have doubted he was breaking through to Dou Sheng.
Day after day passed. The disturbance in Xiao Yan's space showed no sign of subsiding. Instead, it grew stronger, and he absorbed the energy of heaven and earth faster and faster.
"That little brat is a monster!" Zhu Ling could not help grumbling as she watched the energy being drawn away at a frantic pace.
Never before had she seen a Dou Zun with such deep reserves. One breakthrough demanded so much energy that he seemed like a bottomless pit.
He kept absorbing energy for a full five months before finally slowing down.
Throughout those five months, strange phenomena persisted in Xiao Yan's space, overturning Zhu Ling's expectations time and again.
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