"Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique! You're a successor of the ancient lands!"
The Ghost-faced Man touched the thin wound that had appeared on his left cheek.
Xu Yi didn't bother answering. He urged the Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique once more and launched a fierce assault.
After entering the Calamity Tribulation Realm, the greatest reward he had received was that the Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique had finally reached the pinnacle.
Back when he was still at the Spiritual Root stage, he could use the Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique, but he had to rely on that enormous mutated spiritual root.
Even so, neither the speed at which he could unleash it nor the power of the spiritual energy came close to what he could manage now.
Now, his spiritual energy consisted of Infant Essence, whose power naturally far surpassed that of spiritual energy at the Spiritual Root stage.
The overwhelming barrage of high-energy flames finally left the Ghost-faced Man reeling.
Whether he unleashed attacks to hold them off or abandoned defense to focus on offense, the Ghost-faced Man was astonished to find himself at a disadvantage in their spiritual-energy attacks.
His attacks were sharper, and their power far exceeded that of Xu Yi's Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique. But Xu Yi's formidable defenses had almost entirely canceled out the advantage of his razor-sharp attacks.
After more than a hundred breaths of fighting, there was no sign that Xu Yi's Infant Essence was running dry. The Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique had battered the Ghost-faced Man until blood seeped from his entire body.
The longer the Ghost-faced Man fought, the more anxious he became. If things continued like this, the outcome would be terrifying.
Roar!
The Ghost-faced Man frantically tipped pills into his mouth. Golden light blazed around him, and