This time, he was out in the middle of nowhere. He couldn't keep slacking off forever, not to mention that he wasn't slacking off—he was simply too exhausted to move.
After lying on Qiansui's body and spacing out for a while longer, Zhou Xu took a deep breath and forced himself to regain some of his spirits.
Although he had expended far too much energy this time, fortunately, he had not yet reached the point where he had completely lost the ability to meditate.
Zhou Xu's first reaction was to absorb the Natural Energy in the area and free himself from his weakened state.
However, the moment he tried, he discovered that the entire area around him was now like a dried-up riverbed. All the Natural Energy had been drained completely, and even the surrounding environment had unconsciously taken on a touch of withering decay.
It was obvious who had done this, so there was no need to say more.
After all, when he had first arrived, he had confirmed that the Natural Energy in this area was extremely abundant, clearly surpassing that of the area outside the Holy Roland Empire. Yet now, he had drained it dry.
Zhou Xu faintly felt that his breakthrough this time might have had something to do with the abundant Natural Energy in the area.
If there had been a little more Natural Energy above the battlefield back then, would I have broken through at that time?
As this thought flashed through his mind, a trace of relief appeared on Zhou Xu's face.
Fortunately, I didn't break through back then.
Exhausting himself on the battlefield and leaving himself completely spent would not have been a good thing.
Given his current condition, Zhou Xu clearly had no intention of returning just yet.
"Qiansui, let's change