Li Zha's body began flashing with waves of golden light. The seawater around him was instantly driven away, unable to come near.
The next moment, Li Zha opened his eyes. His irises had turned golden as well, and his entire body seemed edged in gold.
The dark seabed a hundred meters down blazed with this dazzling light. Together with the volcanic lava that had just erupted, it sent all the surrounding fish, shrimp, and other creatures fleeing.
In the distance, the Sea Dragon, more than twenty meters long, watched Li Zha uncertainly. It seemed to sense a threat and dared not approach.
Li Zha casually threw a punch, and the seawater struck by his fist instantly formed a vacuum corridor.
He rapidly punched and kicked, moving through several rounds of exercise. Once he had grown accustomed to his body, the explosive power within him brought a smile to his lips.
"So this is the second awakening? My strength actually tripled."
Li Zha clenched his fists, then relaxed them, brimming with excitement.
Above the surface, Mu Ye watched what was happening and heard Li Zha's voice through his earpiece. He was instantly overwhelmed with delighted surprise.
"Well done, kid! Your strength tripled-that means it's a gold-grade awakening!"
The Body Sect divided the second awakening of a body martial soul into four grades: black-iron grade, bronze grade, silver grade, and gold grade.
Black-iron grade was the worst.
Bronze grade was the level most body martial souls reached in their second awakening. It manifested as a pronounced change in a particular part of the body.
Silver grade was relatively rare, doubling all of the body's attributes.
As for gold grade, the highest level of second awakening, it sent all bodily attributes soaring to three times their original values!
Even Mu Ye had never