Rocky believed that his Imperial Soul was strong enough to withstand the Divine Nether Flower's power.
With no hesitation, he released his Imperial Soul and activated his spiritual power at the same time to absorb the Divine Nether Flower's power. His body ached with all his might as he tried to withstand its sheer strength.
It came flooding into his veins, filling both his body and soul with a power he had never experienced before.
But much to his surprise, the holy power residing within him repelled the Divine Nether Flower's power, causing a violent reaction inside him.
The powers surged destructively into Rocky's meridians at an extremely fast speed.
He felt his body was about to implode at any moment.
His bones ground against each other, sending a numbing pain all across his body. It broke and rearranged itself over and over again.
But to his bad luck, this was only the beginning!
It took a gruesome six hours for Rocky to finally get over the first stage. After all, this was just another trial that he had undergone.
But to his credit, both his mind and will were as strong as steel, making it able for him to endure it all.
Then without any sign, the flesh and skin all over his body began to crack, allowing pints of blood to seep out and cold air to enter underneath his skin. He experienced pain ten times worse than the last one. He let out a loud cry into the sky, hoping to alleviate some of it.
Much like in the previous stage, his bone-dry skin healed and cracked again and again.
Another six hours passed by at a snail's pace.
Hard as it was to endure, Rocky finally made it through the second stage.
He felt his skin had become both stronger and lighter, allowing him to shield against powerful attacks.
Of course, his suffering wasn't all for naught. His body already underwent tremendous changes due to the Divine Nether Flower's power. His meridians had been widened several times than before, allowing them to contain an even greater amount of power.
At the same time, his Imperial Soul became sturdier as it kept growing. The speed of its growth would easily exceed that of a normal Imperial Soul.
After two meticulous and pain-ridden stages, the last and most important phase awaited Rocky.
At this time, his body was now filled to the brim with the power released by the Divine Nether Flower. His body felt like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at a moment's notice.
The last stage was meant to completely destroy his body so that it could be remolded to perfection.
A beam of purple light pierced through him like a hot knife through butter. Finally, he couldn't fight back anymore and let the sharp light tear his body into pieces.
He was experiencing something worse than death!
But Rocky didn't even let out a cry for help.
In a few short moments, his body had been completely enveloped in the purple light, making it disappear completely.
With each passing moment, Rocky felt as if he was getting closer to death's doors.
The faces of those closest to him flashed in his mind such as Isis, Marcia, Alyssa, and Lena.
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