Shi Yu's heart bled.
Every Earth Shield Guard killed meant a loss of at least 130 Spirit Crystals. The time and effort spent recruiting these earth-aligned Battle Qi warriors and maintaining their loyalty could not even be measured in Spirit Crystals.
More immediately, every Earth Shield Guard who died meant less Battle Qi flowing into Shi Yu.
"Damn it!"
Shi Yu raised the scepter in his hand.
A blinding burst of golden light erupted from it.
In an instant, the yellow stone covering the three-meter-tall giant Shi Yu had become peeled away inch by inch, revealing a radiant golden body beneath.
The stone giant looked as though it had been gilded.
After this Transformation, Shi Yu was smaller, but the Spirit Force radiating from him was purer and stronger.
The three-meter stone giant had become a Golden Armored Giant just over two meters tall.
"That's Golden Radiance Transformation, a skill granted by the Dark Gold Tier war weapon, the Flashgold Scepter... It converts earth-aligned energy into metal-aligned energy and temporarily boosts Spirit Force by thirty percent..."
Watching from the side, Xiao Xing smiled faintly. "Good. Now that he's used Golden Radiance Transformation, he can't use it again for a full day."
Whoosh!
The Golden Armored Giant Shi Yu had become suddenly tore free of the emerald Astral Qi vines wrapped around his ankles.
Metal overcame wood!
The Giant Wood Banner's emerald Astral Qi could no longer absorb Shi Yu's Astral Qi. Instead, the Golden Armored Giant's Sharp Metal Battle Qi tore into it, scattering the vines in an instant.
Freed, Shi Yu sped back into the Earth Shield Guards' formation.
"Die!"
Facing Snake Princess, Shi Yu swung his scepter down with a piercing whistle.
Snake Princess drew on her Astral Qi and unleashed Seven Flashes. Seven figures of her appeared