Blood dripped onto the water. Gu Hui was surrounded by an aura of deathly stillness. After a long while, the effects of the ninth-grade pill finally stopped his blood from continuing to flow.
But the blood had already stained his body red. That deathly power filled his entire body, and even the effects of a ninth-grade pill could not dispel it.
Gu Hui closed his eyes. The medicinal power slowly restored his strength. The process was rather slow, but he was the only one who could slowly recover after suffering such severe injuries.
An ordinary Nine-Star Dou Saint would have long since kicked the bucket. But then, an ordinary Nine-Star Dou Saint could not have beaten Netherworld Profound Water, a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint with an Emperor Realm soul, back into its source form.
In this battle, Gu Hui had exhausted every trump card he possessed and only won a pyrrhic victory. Still, if his opponent had been a person, he probably would have won much more easily. In the end, these heaven-and-earth spiritual creatures were simply too abnormal.
That black Other Shore Flower bloomed in the middle of the sea. Streams of pitch-black energy flowed continuously from the seawater into the flower.
This thing was actually recovering as well. Its petals swayed slightly, and after an unknown amount of time, its consciousness actually awakened once more.
Gu Hui suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. The Other Shore Flower was actually speaking again.
"Kid, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm not dead...!"
"But killing me won't be so easy. Still, your strength truly exceeded my expectations, especially those last two moves. I didn't even have time to react."
"Fortunately, you only shattered my power. My True Spirit still remains. Once I recover, you'll be the one who dies.