Silvery strands of light floated in the air, coalescing into the shape of a swallow.
The Spirit Beast Scroll in his mind trembled, and the square containing the Lark began to flash.
'Good. This Essence Soul can be used for an upgrade.'
Zhao Lin thought to himself as he absorbed the Essence Soul into his body.
The Essence Soul first circled his chest and back. Finding that his physical body needed no further strengthening, it transformed into twelve halos of light and entered his acupoints.
The twelve acupoints on his chest and back—six pairs in total—once again endured the agonizing pain of being carved by knives and chiseled by axes.
'Grit your teeth, take a few more lashes. All for two taels of cotton and five feet of fine cloth...'
Zhao Lin knew the Essence Soul was widening his acupoints, so he simply gritted his teeth and endured in silence.
