The energy, both scorching hot and icy cold, swiftly coursed through Gauss's body, saturating his limbs and bones with this strange and mystical energy.
The first to change was still the resilience of his skin.
He could feel countless energies flowing into the surface of his skin, quickly merging with the thin layer, penetrating every cell, tissue, and pore.
The physical protection of the skin increased once again, and Gauss could sense a special tautness appearing.
If he wanted to actively control it, he could make his originally fair and smooth skin feel like tough leather or fine keratin scales, enhancing its protective qualities. In this actively triggered state, the changes might not be visible to the naked eye, but a slight peculiarity could be sensed upon touch; the resistance to ordinary swords, claws, and fangs would be greatly enhanced, and it might even provide some minor resistance to special energies.
