Aksai clenched his fists slowly.
Power hummed in his arms. His veins pulsed with raw Qi prowess.
And yet, he felt no sluggishness. His movements felt light.
His feet wanted to run. His breath was steady. His eyes could see farther and clearer than before. Even the air seemed slower now, like the world had to catch up with him.
Then he felt something deeper.
Inside him, buried beneath the surface of his strength, he sensed it—the Verdant Elder's Spirit Core, spinning slowly. One could see it on his back in the form of a tattoo as well. The core was depicted in the middle of the turtle shell tattoo.
It means that the demon beast's Spirit Core was there, quiet but alive. It wasn't his to use just yet. After all, he had yet to earn the qualifications to use the 3rd Order Spirit essence itself through the trial.
But still, the Spirit Core pulsed with its own energy, giving off a strange warmth. It was like a sleeping beast inside him, waiting for the right time to wake up.
