The energy vortex lasted for about two hours.
When its density reached its peak, it began to shake violently.
Then, like floodwaters bursting through a dam, all that energy poured into Zhou Changqing's body within a dozen breaths!
Under the impact of such vast energy, the strange transformation within Zhou Changqing reached its limit, and the barrier to Dou Zong shattered!
Boom!
The space around him suddenly writhed, sending ring after ring of spatial ripples spreading outward!
Just then.
A special aura fluctuation, one extremely familiar to Zhou Changqing, stirred and swelled so rapidly that it enveloped his entire body in an instant.
Noticing this, Zhou Changqing felt no panic whatsoever. Instead, delight surged through his heart.
Hum!
His joy had barely lasted an instant before a rumble echoed through his mind, as though breaking through a fog of confusion.
His mind cleared immediately, and under the aura's influence, his consciousness entered an extraordinarily profound state.
That familiar sense of clarity returned, like sunlight emerging as the clouds parted, and his thoughts began racing beyond their limits.
Enlightenment!
Just as when he had broken through to Dou Wang, the special aura within the thunder qi had once again drawn Zhou Changqing into enlightenment!
At that moment, he gained fresh insights into all the knowledge he had accumulated since becoming a Dou Wang, constantly extrapolating, integrating, and creating anew within his mind!
Zi Yan, who stood guard in the sky, had never witnessed a Dou Zong breakthrough. Knowing nothing about it, she assumed Zhou Changqing's strange state was a normal part of the process.
And so, amid the powerful aura Zhou Changqing emitted after his breakthrough, Zi Yan's vigilance, and the surging energy, heaven and earth settled into a harmonious balance.
"Rustle, rustle..."
The sun shone brightly, and a gentle