The night passed without incident, and morning came.
"Thrum...!"
A low hum echoed through the room.
Gu Chenfeng, seated cross-legged on the bed, had opened his eyes.
His aura had withdrawn, leaving him looking no different from an ordinary person.
Yet anyone who looked closely would discover something.
Gu Chenfeng's skin had become fairer and finer than before, its lustrous surface crystalline, seemingly even more delicate than a woman's.
He tried circulating the Iron Elephant Art, setting the Blood Qi within him in motion.
"Whoosh...!"
His Blood Qi roared through his body like surging rivers.
An unusual light flashed through Gu Chenfeng's eyes, and a silver radiance first surfaced across his skin.
The silver light flickered and deepened, gradually transforming into pale gold.
An invisible wave spread outward, shaking the air and sending the tables, chairs, and stools in the room flying.
"Swish!"
"Young master, are you all right?"
Ding Si's voice came from outside. He had sensed the energy fluctuations in the room and hurried over to investigate.
"I'm fine. I'm practicing. You may leave."
"Yes!"
Ever since learning of his young master's strength, Ding Si had no longer merely protected Gu Chenfeng.
He also obeyed Gu Chenfeng's orders with great conviction.
After Ding Si withdrew, Gu Chenfeng simply entered the Phantom Martial Divine Ruins.
Using his spiritual power, he conjured a region thick with rocky outcrops.
"Hah!"
With a low shout, he mobilized all his Blood Qi, and pale golden radiance blossomed around him.
He shot forward as a blur, his fists and feet like dragons.
Every move sent sonic booms crashing through the air.
As Gu Chenfeng circulated the Iron Elephant Art, his body no longer swelled and grew taller to the exaggerated extent it had before.
But golden light shrouded him, and the imposing pressure gathering