Xu Lang remained immersed in his thoughts. Wang Fatty tugged at him forcefully. "Master Lang, it’s time to move!" Before the words even faded, the clothes on Xu Lang’s body suddenly tore apart. Having soaked in the Corpse Cave for so long, he had undergone a complete transformation; his body had become so robust that his clothing could no longer withstand the sheer intensity of his physical form, leaving it in tatters.
The tug exposed his toned, perfectly sculpted upper body, his skin as smooth as satin, looking almost divine. Wang Fatty marveled, "Tough enough—you're almost catching up to me." Xu Lang chuckled, knowing this was high praise indeed.
Hu Bayi urged them to get into the water, but Shirley Yang paused, momentarily dazed by the sight before her. To mask her embarrassment, she casually asked, "Why has the water level risen so high?" Hu Bayi explained, "The Millennial Flesh Ganoderma in King Xian's Tomb is the key; it concentrated the ley line energy of this place. Now that it has been disturbed, the terrestrial energy accumulated over two thousand years is spilling out from the Great Vortex. Soon, the water levels here may submerge the entire valley and even spill over into the Insect Valley." Xu Lang nodded in agreement; he knew Hu Bayi’s analysis was sound. Otherwise, retreating would not have been easy, though the Great Vortex remained a formidable challenge.
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