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Half an hour later, he opened his eyes.
Xiao Ruoling looked at him in surprise.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "What? Don't recognize me?"
He touched his own face.
He had insight, seeing everything clearly, and noticed that his flesh and blood had changed, with even his whole aura undergoing subtle alterations.
Xiao Ruoling, with her sharp perception, clearly sensed his anomaly, as if he himself had become gentler and more pleasing to the eye.
"Is this the Dragon Transformation Technique?" Xiao Ruoling laughed, "I thought it would make you more robust as you practiced."
Chu Zhiyuan realized that the seventh layer was different from the previous six layers.
The first six layers rapidly strengthen the body, enhancing muscles, bones, marrow, and tendons, making them thicker and stronger.
Yet, this seventh layer of Meat Refining follows a different path.
It refines and purifies to strengthen the flesh and blood.
