"Thump! Thump-thump!!"
Only after completing a full circulation did Zhao Er's heart pound twice, sending an immense surge of qi-blood mixed with vigorous vitality pouring from it. Within moments, it replenished the Blood-Energy Force he had just consumed.
The vigorous vitality also flowed with his Blood-Energy Force into his bones, limbs, and even his skin...
"Crack, crack, crack, crack!!"
Zhao Er's muscles stretched and his bones shuddered. In an instant, the sensation of someone gripping his internal organs tightly vanished, leaving his entire body feeling incomparably relaxed and refreshed.
It was as though his whole body had been washed clean, leaving him light and at ease.
And that was not all...
Zhao Er keenly sensed that just one session of internal-organ cultivation had sharpened all five of his senses.
The improvement was slight, but the entire world truly seemed clearer.
"Sinew Transformation—I've done it!!!!"
Zhao Er examined his body, then broke into a delighted expression.
He leaped down from the cave above. Without augmenting himself with Blood-Energy Force or circulating the Nine-Turn Golden Body Art, he punched the canyon's rock wall.
"Boom!!!"
His punch sent a tremendous crash echoing throughout the canyon. When the dust dispersed, his arm was buried in the rock wall all the way to his elbow.
As Zhao Er withdrew his fist, a clattering sound rang out. All the broken stones around the spot he had struck tumbled down, leaving a crater in the wall large enough for a person to encircle with their arms.
Yet his entire arm remained unmarked. His finger bones were undamaged, and even his knuckles showed no redness or swelling.
"The massive increase in strength is only the foundation. Both the hardness of my bones and the resilience of my muscles have improved enormously. Most importantly..."
Zhao Er looked at his