'This… is actually useful,' Aksai thought.
Hours turned into more hours.
Aksai did not move.
He stayed inside the poison lake, letting it wash over him again and again. His body adapted to the pain. His senses grew sharper. His control over his own energy became more refined.
Even the Poison Beast Curse inside him stayed quiet. Instead of acting like a threat, it seemed to blend into the process, as if it had become part of the environment his body was now adapting to.
Aksai slowly opened his eyes. They looked calmer than before. He glanced at the surface of the lake and then at the faint poison fumes floating above it.
'A week…' he thought.
He then closed his eyes again and sank slightly deeper into the lake. For now, he had no reason to rush. If this place could strengthen him, then he would take everything it had to offer.
Minutes turned into hours.
