"My body was almost destroyed this time," Max muttered under his breath as he slowly exhaled.
He remained seated within the white expanse of the Dimension of Time, his body still recovering from the violent process he had just endured. Even though the Vein of Vitality had already begun circulating its powerful life force throughout his body, the memory of what had just happened remained fresh in his mind.
He could still feel the echoes of that pain.
The moment when the dragon essence had surged uncontrollably through his meridians, the pressure that had nearly torn his body apart, and the countless cracks that had spread across his flesh as if his entire body was on the verge of shattering.
Max slowly clenched his fist.
Within his body, the two opened divine veins now functioned together.
