Meanwhile, inside the car across from them, Jiao Lizhi leaned against the seat with her eyes closed. After drinking the pond water and eating, she suddenly felt her energy go on a rampage.
This was a sign of breaking through. If she could push past the barrier, she would advance to the next level. If she failed, she could be injured—or worse, die in the process.
Focusing her mind, she guided her energy through her veins, gathering it in her core. Unlike zombies, ability-users' crystal cores only solidified after death.
When alive, their cores functioned more like a cultivator's dantian, storing energy in the brain and circulating it through the veins.
Cold sweat covered her forehead and back as she endured the excruciating pain. It felt as if countless ants were gnawing at her from the inside while her body was being torn apart and reconstructed.
