Haoran observed Yun Li with a clinical, detached curiosity, his chin resting on his palm as he sat atop the 999th step.
He watched the way the dark, violet energy acted like a weaver's needle, stitching together the ruptured meridians and shattered pride of the youth below.
Suddenly—BOOM!
A visible shockwave of spiritual energy erupted from Yun Li's frame, kicking up a cloud of silver dust from the ancient stone floor.
The atmospheric pressure suddenly shifted violently as the boy's aura surged, shattering the bottleneck of his cultivation!
He had successfully crossed the threshold, leaping from the peak of Foundation Establishment into the 1st Stage of the Core Formation Realm!
Not only that, but the physical devastation Haoran had inflicted just moments ago was gone.
The blood on Yun Li's face dried and flaked away, revealing skin that was unmarred and eyes that burned with a renewed, toxic arrogance.
