C289 I Rose up to the Nine Thousand Miles

Indeed, he had petrified. His body had swelled, his skin now a tawny shade, tough and solid like a pebble freshly unearthed. Where once there was flab, now subtle muscle definition could be seen. Most shockingly, his belly, which had resembled a spare tire, now bore the faint outline of an eight-pack.

"Cough cough, see that? Handsome, right?" Hsu Danian showed off his physique to Ye Luo