Bai Yaoyao had thought she would need some time to get a feel for it.
To her surprise, the moment she began absorbing the Crystal Core...
The energy inside it started pouring into her body in an endless stream.
Bai Yaoyao felt as though every pore in her body had opened. An indescribable sense of exhilaration washed over her, and spatial force enveloped her.
But that bliss lasted less than two seconds before pain swept through her entire body.
Every bone and joint felt as though it were being smashed apart and rebuilt. Beads of sweat rolled down Bai Yaoyao's forehead, and her lips turned pale.
Bai Yaoyao had no idea how much time passed. The pain had left her numb, dulling every other sensation. She was drenched in sweat and lacked even the strength to raise her hand.
Halfway through absorbing the Crystal Core, Bai Yaoyao fell backward onto the ground and passed out.
Doggie came to patrol his territory as usual and discovered... his owner lying asleep on his little pit. Only when he came closer did he realize she had fainted.
Startled, he picked Bai Yaoyao up in his mouth and ran!
Even unconscious, Bai Yaoyao could feel the violent jolting.
Only when Great Sage noticed what was happening and came over to carry her did Bai Yaoyao sink back into a deep sleep.
Great Sage prepared two bathtubs of Spring Water and submerged Bai Yaoyao in it.
He didn't know whether it would help, but at least it couldn't hurt.
Only then did Bai Yaoyao feel a little better. Her body kept drawing in energy from everywhere, and the Spring Water was soon completely absorbed.
Great Sage worked with several little monkeys, hurriedly topping up the bathtub whenever the water level dropped, until Bai Yaoyao stopped