Just like the damage to the Qi Bridge, Xu Yi had been unable to sense the existence of those tiny wounds.
Now that he had consumed the Sage Fruit, all the hidden injuries healed along with the restoration of his Qi Bridge.
His Qi Sea restored, Xu Yi was just about to rise when another change occurred.
The True Soul Figure in his spiritual platform suddenly sprang to life. It leaped up, passed through the Dragon Gate, and entered his Qi Sea, settling cross-legged amid the boundless Sea of Malice.
At once, winds and waves surged across the Sea of Malice. True Fire Malice filled the sky, rushing toward the True Soul Figure.
Once, twice, countless times. No one knew how much time had passed before the True Fire Malice in Xu Yi's Qi Sea was finally drained away.
A smile played across the True Soul Figure's face. It leaped up and passed through the Dragon Gate, returning to the spiritual platform.
Just then, the True Spirit Circle above the True Soul Figure's head began to turn slowly. As it revolved, a wisp of crimson gas suddenly spread through the clear, empty Qi Sea.
The moment the gas appeared, Xu Yi felt that the world around him had changed once again.
He felt utterly fused with this world, as though he could sense the breath of heaven and earth.
He immediately understood: this wisp of crimson gas was True Essence. With a single thought, a blazing fireball appeared in his palm.
Strangely, the fireball gave off no heat at all. At a thought, it flew from his hand and plunged into a sandbank, blasting a crater the size of a water vat into it. The surface layer of sand instantly crystallized under the fireball's scorching heat.
As Xu Yi studied