Chapter 429: Two Years Later (2/2)

Then his eyes opened. They were black like the night, and a hidden might could be felt from them. They were like the eyes of a predator, and anyone that started into them would feel their hearts shake.

This young man was none other than Lin Mu himself.

”Haaa!” Lin Mu let out a groan as he stretched his body.

~Crack~

~pop~

The joints and bones of his body made crackling and popping sounds as they finally gained a bit of flexibility again.

”Ah… I really need to find a way to control this ability myself… the effects after waking up are horrible…” Lin Mu said to himself.

”Huh? What happened to my voice?” Lin Mu muttered as he felt the change in it.

His voice was now deeper than he remembered and was a bit similar to that of his father.

”Seems like you finally woke up.” Xukong's voice suddenly appeared in Lin Mu's mind.

”Yes, senior. Though… how much time has it been?” Lin Mu asked.

”Actually, I can't tell it either. After the first few months, I think both our perceptions of time have been altered.” Xukong replied.

”Didn't we estimate that it would be around a year by the time I wake up?” Lin Mu questioned.

”We did, but now it seems to be much different. I mean… look at yourself.” Xukong replied.

Lin Mu looked at his body and saw how dirty he was. He was still naked as that's how he had gone to sleep back then, because he hadn't had the chance to put on his robes again after he assimilated the bloodline of the Great Slumber bear.

The first difference he felt was in his hair, which was now reaching all the way to his waist. The next change he felt was that his point of view had become a bit higher.

”Huh? I became taller again?” Lin Mu muttered to himself.

He decided to use his spirit sense to check himself properly and found that he really had gotten taller. He was about 173 centimeters tall before and now he had reached 180 centimeters. He looked at his arms and saw the athletic and lean muscles that have been formed. His back had gotten broader and his shoulders wider.

He touched his face and ended up accidentally poking himself with his long nails.

”Bah! I'll need to cut the nails.” Lin Mu muttered and snapped his nails one by one from the fingertips.

With a single pinch, the nails were broken off cleanly and thrown to the ground.

”This is much better.” Lin Mu said as he looked at his hands now.

He touched his face and felt the hair that had grown on his face. There was a coarse beard growing on his face, which once used to be smooth. It was hidden beneath the dirt and thus was heard to perceive normally.

”I need to get clean first, this feels very uncomfortable…” Lin Mu said before taking out a barrel of water from his ring and placing it on the ground.

Then he took out a large metal cauldron and poured the water into it before igniting a flame in his hand and heating the water with it. The flame was vigorous and the strong heat could be felt from it. In less than a minute the water became hot and Lin Mu took a bath, scrubbing his body clean of the dirt and grime that had accumulated over the unknown number of days.

”Ahhh! This is much better.” Lin Mu exclaimed as he jumped into the large pot himself.

The hot water relaxed his strained and tensed body and made him feel much better. After a few minutes of soak, he jumped out of the water and put on some clean robes.

He took out a lamp and ignited it, along with a mirror to take a look at himself.

”I told you, didn't I? All you needed was a bit of time and your features would mature.” Xukong said after seeing the appearance of Lin Mu in the mirror.

He now looked much more mature than before, and his feminine features had mostly faded away. The coarse beard along with the long hair all the way to his waist gave him a wild look.

”Looks like much more time passed than we had expected…” Lin Mu said.

”Indeed, we went beyond it,” Xukong replied.

”What do you estimate, senior?” Lin Mu asked.

”I'm thinking two years at the very least, seeing your body's growth.”