This was Cyan Treasure's first complete round of exercise. After the soreness in its abdominal muscles set in, it felt a warm current spreading through them.
"Don't stop the Breathing Technique. Concentrate and focus it on the sore muscles to relieve the pressure," Teacher Zhang said as he released his grip on its acupoints.
Cyan Treasure instinctively activated the Breathing Technique, inhaling Spiritual Qi while simultaneously wriggling its muscles to assimilate the Mana.
This intensified the soreness in its muscles, but Cyan Treasure endured it. It continued the exercise, intentionally slowing its breathing to let its muscles "breathe."
Normally, after such an extreme workout, it should have had no strength left to continue assimilating Mana.
But this time, the muscles in its neck mustered a new reserve of strength.
Its strength increased!
