The sound of pouring rain came from outside the window. Flames surged in the fireplace, dispelling the chill of the latter half of the night. Although it was midsummer, the area where Moonlight Fortress stood belonged to the Western Region. It had originally been the territory of the Chaos Legion.
It was hot during the day, but the temperature could drop several degrees below zero at night. The difference between day and night was enormous.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed. The feeling of being watched had vanished. His opponent's ability leaned toward perception, seemingly fusing their spiritual power into water and using it as a medium to move, thereby achieving long-range reconnaissance.
It was a troublesome ability. Unless one was in a desert, it was difficult to avoid having water nearby.
Just now, Su Xiao had invaded the opponent's spiritual power with blood energy. He still did not know what had happened afterward. His blood energy was rather special, having been strengthened on the Ancient Battlefield.
Su Xiao's current blood energy was mainly due to an ability called Aura Release. It had originally been an ordinary ability that allowed him to enhance his own aura, but the problem lay in the process of enhancement.
Back then, Su Xiao had consumed Paradise Coins in the Skill Upgrade Pod to improve Aura Release. Due to the nature of his aura, he had been teleported to the Ancient Battlefield.
The original method of improving Aura Release was to release his aura on the Ancient Battlefield and resist the blood energy there.
Su Xiao had taken a different approach. He had not resisted the Ancient Battlefield's blood energy. Instead, he had used Blue Steel Shadow energy to construct a simple version of Devour Core outside his body, filtering the blood energy and