Only after Shangguan Hao's presence had completely vanished from his senses did Su Yu slowly exhale a breath of stale air.
He took out a pill and swallowed it, then sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.
The pill dissolved into a gentle stream of Spiritual Qi that flowed through his limbs and bones. After roughly half an hour, the Spiritual Qi throughout his body was once again full.
Opening his eyes, Su Yu carefully reviewed the battle.
Shangguan Hao's strength truly couldn't be underestimated. Su Yu had used nearly eighty percent of his power. Aside from Nine Dragons Transforming into Clouds, which consumed a great deal of energy, and Blood Burning Technique, which he'd kept as a trump card, he had used every other move.
He had managed to wound his opponent mostly by relying on the unpredictable nature of the sword techniques Lone Peak Falls into the Abyss and Cloud Conceals, Star Sinks, catching him off guard.
It seemed he needed to increase his cultivation as soon as possible... Su Yu gently stroked the Dragon Abyss Sword, his gaze falling on the Spirit Gathering Fruit in his storage ring.
He took out a Spirit Gathering Fruit that glimmered faintly. The fruit felt warm in his hand, and the spiritual patterns flowing over its surface flickered like a breath.
Without the slightest hesitation, Su Yu put the fruit into his mouth. Its flesh melted into sweet juice and slid down his throat, then erupted into a torrent of Spiritual Qi like a tsunami.
Boom—
Wisps of Spiritual Qi gushed from every pore on Su Yu's body, enveloping him in a cloud of spiritual mist.
The Spiritual Qi within him surged at an astonishing rate, and his meridians continually widened under the wash of its surging power.
The first bottleneck broke