"Ah... Brother Long, Bal's awake."
Mu Wanrou reacted quickly and changed how she addressed Su Ye in time.
Half an hour had passed since the Two Circle Masked Figures fled.
Bal, the burly man from the Northern Barrens, had been lucky. Su Ye had kept him alive with a high-grade Essence Blood Pearl. Then Mu Wanrou arrived, and after treating him, she finally pulled him back from death's door.
"But he's badly injured. His Origin is damaged. Even after his other wounds heal, his fighting strength will be greatly reduced. It'll be dangerous for him to leave on his own."
"Then let him stay with us for now. When we run into his brother Batu, we'll hand him over."
Su Ye nodded.
Since they had saved Bal, they might as well see it through.
Otherwise, they would save him only for him to leave alone and end up in a Monster Spirit's belly.
Then they would gain no goodwill and might even make an enemy instead.
"Brother Long, Bal wants to see you now that he's awake."
"All right. I'll go take a look."
Inside a cave,
Xia Zhiqiu, Zhang Xuan, and Shen Mo had lit a fire by the entrance and were cooking a hot pot.
Bal lay deep inside the cave, staring blankly at the rock ceiling.
Even Bal himself hadn't expected to survive.
In fact...
Perhaps dying at the Circle Mask Man's hands would have been better than becoming a burden to others now.
"Have something to eat."
Su Ye sat on a stone stool beside Bal and handed him a steaming bowl of instant noodles.
"There's a freshly roasted chicken leg in there, and I added an egg."
High-tier Martial Artists no longer needed to eat. Absorbing Star Power from Heaven and Earth was enough to