"This damned physique!"
An hour later, Qi Jun's energy points had risen to 12!
But the burning, stinging sensation from his sun-exposed skin dragged Qi Jun out of his fantasies and back to reality.
Qi Jun frowned in irritation.
Sure enough, actively controlling the [Mutated Stone] to absorb sunlight still had its flaws.
While he actively absorbed sunlight, the [Mutated Stone]'s passive protection seemed to stop working?
No!
He couldn't say it had stopped working.
After all, while actively absorbing sunlight, Qi Jun could still occasionally feel traces of coolness circulating through his body.
But those traces of coolness couldn't keep up with or offset the burning damage contained in the scorching sunlight.
Without that coolness maintaining his body, Qi Jun would have been burned long ago while actively absorbing sunlight.
Sunbathing might feel warm and comfortable, but that was because the skin blocked most of the violent energy contained in sunlight.
Yet when Qi Jun actively absorbed it, he drew that violent energy straight into his body, and the damage it did was far from minor.
In other words, the [Mutated Stone]'s built-in passive maintenance function was suppressed to a very low level when Qi Jun took active control.
"Sigh..."
"Sure enough."
"Nothing in this world is ever completely perfect!"
"But this is actually a good thing, too."
"I can absorb energy and keep increasing my energy reserves."
"And I can use the passive effect to repair the damage done to my body while actively absorbing energy, and even temper it further!"
"This is actually another way of breaking down and rebuilding!"
After waiting for the burning and stinging sensations to fade completely, Qi Jun clenched his fist again to test how it felt.
Sure enough, he could clearly feel that his grip was a little stronger than before!
"Compared to having the [Mutated Stone]'s passive effect protect my body completely, without this tempering, my body couldn't grow stronger."
"Looking at it that way, this situation is still the best."
"This world is dangerous, after all. Every bit of strength I gain gives me a better chance of staying alive!"
"What else can I say!"
"How can you see a rainbow without weathering the storm?"
"Thank you for this incredible opportunity!"
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