The augmentation of the Divine Edge Spirit Pattern made up for the shortcomings in their attacks, bringing new changes to the battle.
The clash between the two colossal beasts was incomparably brutal, neither able to gain the upper hand. They were evenly matched, with old and fresh wounds mottling their bodies, great chunks of flesh missing from both.
Lu Ye was immensely glad that he had recalled his Clone in time. Otherwise, even he would not have been able to withstand such an intense battle of attrition.
Ever since the Southern and Western Divisions had joined forces to attack, his Spiritual Power consumption had been terrifyingly high, far more severe than anyone else's. Especially during the time he had activated the Blood Arts to protect their camp—every bit of power consumed had been his own.
Thus, even though he possessed an innate advantage in recovering Spiritual Power, he could not stop his reserves from steadily draining away.
Now, continuously augmenting Divine Edge in each clash was likewise enormously taxing. Every fang was a full two zhang long. Compared to augmenting the Crag Mountain Saber in ordinary times, constructing the Spiritual Patterns naturally consumed far more Spiritual Power.
Had he not recalled his Clone earlier and received that replenishment, he likely would have been unable to keep going.
At present, the cultivators of the two divisions each had their own strengths and weaknesses. The Southern Division had always held the advantage in overall strength and deeper foundations. Though the Eastern Division was weaker overall, thanks to Lu Ye's various earlier efforts, their Spiritual Power reserves had been relatively abundant before this battle erupted. They had practically faced the enemy at full strength.
The Southern Division was different. Their rate of Spiritual Power recovery was ultimately limited, and after their previous clashes,