Yet this soul power was vast beyond anything he had encountered before. He felt like a small boat drifting helplessly within a boundless sea.
Old Man Eric's soul power enveloped him completely.
And the true test had only just begun.
Almost immediately, Ray felt his body swell.
An unfamiliar pressure surged through him, expanding from within like air being pumped into a balloon. At first, it was merely uncomfortable, but as the seconds passed, the sensation escalated into sharp, stabbing pain.
His meridians groaned. His internal organs felt as though they were being forcibly pried apart.
Just as the pain threatened to overwhelm him, his bloodline responded.
His blood roared, widening his meridians and reinforcing his flesh. The sharp agony dulled into a heavy, numbing throb, barely tolerable but no longer unbearable.
"Ah!"
Ray cried out as the pressure spiked again. His already distended body expanded further, his consciousness slipping into a hazy blur.
Time lost meaning.
