The moment the Heavenly Fiend Tiger Body Pearl entered his abdomen, it transformed into a set of white corpse bones, its outward appearance resembling the body of a baleful tiger.
A phantom emerged from the corpse bones. It raised its head and roared at the heavens before completely merging into Lin Ruhu's body.
Wisps of misty aura spread through his body. Outside, Lin Ruhu writhed on the ground in agony, the veins on his face bulging as the blood vessels across his body surfaced.
The dark crimson veins looked terrifying, and Lin Ruhu's expression gradually became ferocious.
"I've given you the opportunity. Endure it, and you'll be reborn," Xu Zimo said calmly as he watched Lin Ruhu suffer.
Perhaps the pain throughout his body had gradually gone numb. Lin Ruhu struggled into a seated position and began circulating the technique of the Strength Art.
Then his body slowly began to undergo some kind of change. The hair atop his head turned entirely snow-white, hanging in a particularly disheveled mess around his head.
White stripes also appeared across his face. Most notably, his eyes became fiercer, like a tiger staring down its prey.
The muscles all over his body bulged high, and even his height increased by several centimeters.
Lin Ruhu slowly stood up and exhaled a long breath of white vapor. Looking at the changes in his body, he turned to Xu Zimo with excitement.
"Enough. Swallow those words of thanks," Xu Zimo said with a smile. "Change back first. Otherwise, you'll attract too much attention."
Lin Ruhu nodded, then dismissed his battle physique form and returned to how he had been before. The sense of power in his body gradually faded as well.
"Let's go. Be careful that the disturbance here doesn't draw anyone's attention."
Xu Zimo then led