Inside the Commander's room held by the Pacification Guard, Yi Yang unfolded his crossed legs and stood up.
The numbers on the panel in his mind reset to zero, then began moving again as the text refreshed to a new state.
[Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body (major accomplishment): 0/200000]
As the numbers moved, Yi Yang broke through.
He lowered his head to inspect his hands. The lines on his palms had grown shallower, and his skin had tightened, taking on an extremely faint sheen.
Yi Yang clenched his fists. When he tightened them, he felt a heavy, contained strength.
Though he looked little different on the outside, still with that same skinny frame, Yi Yang knew his muscles, bones, and sinews had undergone a significant qualitative transformation.
He drew a dagger from his waist, its blade gleaming coldly in the candlelight.
After a moment's hesitation, Yi Yang rolled his left sleeve up to his elbow, exposing the skin on the inside of his forearm. He pressed the dagger's edge against it and drew it across with a little force.
It failed to break his skin. Seeing that, Yi Yang had no choice but to pick up the Mysterious Abyss and draw it across his palm.
A faint pain immediately followed, barely different from an itch.
The cut on his palm was shallow, but it had indeed broken the skin. Yi Yang leaned closer to look.
Blood seeped from the tiny slit, but its color was wrong.
Under the candlelight, it was not pure crimson. Instead, it shimmered with a faint golden glow.
The light was not dazzling, and was difficult to notice without looking closely, but in the candlelight, an extremely thin golden film encircled the surface of the blood droplet.
Yi Yang rubbed the drop with his