In that instant, the four key parts of his body—skin, flesh, tendons, and bones—seemed to be reinforced. They all pulsed with a response, as if celebrating an arrival.
With his thoughts reaching far and wide,
Chu Lingguang clearly felt the fifth Dharma Aspect of the Dragon Elephant, the Qi Phase, awaken within him.
Understanding dawned on him.
Yun Hong had said that one needed the courage to face the shadow and, more importantly, the confidence to coexist with it. At the critical moment, when the Dragon Claw Tree's wave of Potential Energy entered his Spiritual Network and rushed toward his Sea of Consciousness, he hadn't retreated. He was confident that the Qi Vortex in his Sea of Consciousness wouldn't be easily crushed. He even believed he could cut down a Dragon Claw Branch, grab it, and escape the black soil before the wave of Potential Energy even reached his Sea of Consciousness.
