Adam sat naked, his back resting against the curved wall.
He used the Sphere of Resonance to observe every inch of his body, both inside and outside. After a thorough inspection that lasted—who knows how long—he breathed a sigh of relief.
I was right, he thought.
The Five Elemental Codex is indeed capable of neutralizing the corruption. In hindsight, it's not that surprising considering that the manual contains secrets of the higher arcane ranks.
I truly lucked out when I found this mana extraction technique in my youth. If I hadn't cultivated my mana to be as pure as it is now, perhaps I might have failed to deal with the corruption.
It was all a big gamble for him, however. He knew that the Five Elemental Codex had the highest chance of counteracting the corruption, but he wasn't certain of it.
But now he was.
He rose to his feet and clenched his fists, feeling the changes in his body. Suddenly, his brows flew up in surprise.
