At first, everything went smoothly. With the Gate of Life activated, they continuously drew in nature's spiritual energy from the surrounding mountains, channeling it into the body of the laboring gigantic serpent through the Innate Bagua Formation.
As vast amounts of nature's spiritual energy seeped into the serpent's body, initially, Yuhang was worried that the creature might explode from absorbing too much, but then an hour passed...
Two hours passed...
"Gurgle—"
With a protesting rumble from his stomach, Yang Kai smacked his lips and turned to Xiao Feng beside him, asking, "Madman, how do you feel now?"
By then, Xiao Feng had become as stiff as a log. His neck creaked painfully as he turned to face Yang Kai and offered a pained smile, "My hands and feet are numb; they don't seem like they're mine anymore, and I'm terribly thirsty."
"I didn't eat much this morning, my stomach is flat now, and what's worse, I've been holding my pee for an hour."