The instant the emerald-green essence liquid entered his mouth, it became a cool stream that rushed straight to the crown of Zhou Changqing's head!
In a flash, his head felt cool, as though he had downed a bottle of mint liquid on a scorching summer day. It was refreshing beyond measure!
After the cool energy passed through his flesh and reached the Niwan Palace behind Zhou Changqing's brow, it entwined with the soul power swirling within.
As the two interwove.
Zhou Changqing sensed a terrifying, strange energy rapidly seeping into his soul!
At the same time, his soul's strength began surging at an astonishing rate, as though it had taken some extraordinarily nourishing tonic!
As his soul's strength soared, Zhou Changqing felt a swelling sensation in the Niwan Palace behind his brow.
Although the swelling caused no pain, it brought a trace of discomfort.
But as his soul grew stronger and time passed, that sensation gradually faded.
Eventually, Zhou Changqing's consciousness felt as comfortable and cool as if he were swimming naked in icy water in summer.
Slowly, his mind emptied. He thought of nothing, immersing himself in that sensation.
He had no idea how much time passed.
Once the soul power in his Niwan Palace had grown to a certain strength and the strange energy had been exhausted.
"Hum!"
A rumbling that originated deep within his soul, yet could also pierce through it, reverberated inside!
Zhou Changqing's consciousness was instantly startled awake by the sound, emerging from its immersion.
Instinctively, he turned his inner gaze toward his Niwan Palace.
There, he saw soul power many times greater than before.
If his former soul power had been a small river, then his current soul power was a mighty, surging waterway!
Yet at this sight.
Zhou Changqing felt no joy. Instead,