A faint, dense CRACKLE filled the air.
Like an ice field freezing over in the dead of winter.
The first pale-gold crystal quietly materialized amidst the stardust.
It was the size of a grain of rice, its surface as smooth as a mirror, with liquid starlight flowing within.
Then came a second, a third...
Ten, a hundred, a thousand...
Countless crystals sprang up like mushrooms after a rain, attracting, approaching, and joining with one another!
CRACKLE, CRACKLE, CRACKLE...
The sound of crystallization was as dense as a downpour on a jade plate.
The entire Sea of Spirit was trembling violently!
「Outside.」
Across the surface of Ian's body, a jade-like radiance and silvery-white star patterns intertwined and flowed.
The muscles beneath his skin rippled like waves, reorganizing and strengthening!
His bones emitted a series of sharp CRACKLES, as if undergoing a second growth spurt.
Dark gray impurities mixed with blood seeped from his pores, emitting a pungent, foul stench.
