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Sitting cross-legged on the couch, the open pavilion window outside revealed a bright moon.
Several drifting clouds were illuminated silver by the moonlight.
Chu Zhiyuan looked up, staring intently at the bright moon.
The Flying Dragon Ball activated the third layer of the Dragon Transformation Technique, circulating its energy, tiny strands of aura diffusing, strengthening the bones bit by bit.
At the end of the day, he felt his bones grow harder.
With every slight hardening of the bones, the speed and strength of the body increased slightly.
This tiny increase seemed insignificant, but at a critical moment, it could decide life and death.
He let the Dragon Transformation Technique circulate while observing the Jade Tower at his throat.
Only five layers of the Jade Tower remained; the seven layers that had been breached left mere shadows, no longer hindering the flow of True Qi.