He used all his concentration to resist the strange sensations rising from his bones and blood.
A mix of soreness, numbness, itchiness, and pain surged through him all at once.
Enduring these sensations already consumed all his focus, leaving him no ability to observe his own changes carefully.
He only felt his heartbeat growing faster and faster.
Even though he was sitting cross-legged, he could clearly hear his own heartbeat as well as the distant massive heartbeat of the Hell Flame Beast.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Slow, long, and steady beats.
Suddenly, Xiao Shou felt his own rapidly beating heart pause.
It felt like a very long time had passed, yet also like only an instant.
His heart began to beat again.
But this time, it was much slower.
Gradually, it began to align with the rhythm of the Hell Flame Beast's heart, beating in perfect synchronization.
A stream of information merged from his blood and into his mind.
