The Celestial Sea King had watched from the very beginning as Zhong Ming absorbed the Sha Qi.
When Zhong Ming fused with the first bottle of Sha Qi, the Celestial Sea King's expression was already one of astonishment. Celestial Level, Divine Fall Evil, a first-time Refining Evil—this combination of three factors had led the Celestial Sea King to predict that Zhong Ming would only manage to refine a single wisp of Sha Qi.
As it turned out, Zhong Ming didn't just refine one wisp, or even double that amount. He refined an entire bottle.
The moment this happened, Zhong Ming's status and importance in his heart had already surpassed that of Lu Yuan, the Child of Heaven's Will he had originally sought to recruit.
At that point, however, he only felt that while Zhong Ming had exceeded expectations, it wasn't yet truly shocking.
But as Zhong Ming refined the second and third bottles, his mindset began to slowly change.
