A dozen breaths later, the floating body suddenly sprang up and landed on the bank. A closer look showed that the battered body had almost completely healed. Apart from the newly grown flesh being a little red, there was nothing else amiss.
Xu Yi tore off his tattered clothes and changed into a fresh blue robe. He clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling faintly.
At that moment, he had brushed shoulders with death.
At that moment, he had never yearned so desperately to become stronger, to possess power.
In his battle with Xi Mengfan, if Xi Mengfan hadn't been distracted, and if Xu Yi hadn't had the Sky-Covering Baboon's peerless speed, he would have been powerless to fight back.
When Xi Mengfan unleashed the power of his divine embryo, if that river hadn't happened to be there, and if Xu Yi hadn't swallowed a large amount of spirit liquid beforehand, he would have lost all ten of his lives in that colossal explosion.
Xu Yi stood dazed for a moment. Several messages had come through the communication talisman in his Sumeru Ring. They were from the dozen or so surviving Night Walkers, all reporting that the enemy had withdrawn and asking what to do next.
After thinking for a few breaths, he replied, "It's done. Everyone disperse. You'll be rewarded for your service later."
The great battle had finally come to an end. Xu Yi hurried toward the hot spring cavern. When he reached the area, he swept a hand, and several beads flew out of the dirt and dust into his palm.
Suddenly, someone shouted. Four figures shot out of a cavern—it was Xuan Lengyan and the others.
Xuan Lengyan rushed at him with such force that, if Xu Yi hadn't shifted aside slightly, she would have tackled