Li's attack had nearly drained every ounce of strength from his body. Although he had used nothing but raw power, unleashing such force in an instant still placed an extreme burden on his body.
Only Li could release nearly eighty percent of his body's strength in a single burst. If it had been anyone else, without a body as resilient as Li's, using power in such a way would have been no different from courting death.
Li staggered, but forcibly steadied himself. He knew that even though that strike had condensed all of his ocular power and true essence, it might not have dealt that creature a fatal wound. He roared again, and Susanoo raised both hands. A massive sword appeared in its grasp. Unlike any weapon Li had manifested before, this was no katana, but an incomparably terrifying horse-cleaving blade.
"I still miscalculated..." Li sighed softly. He had instinctively aimed that arrow at the Gaia Giant Serpent's head, but a snake's vital point was not actually its head. Especially not a monster like this, which could even hide its brain elsewhere within its body.
Even if that attack had destroyed its head, it would not have dealt it a fatal wound.
Then he would destroy the Gaia Giant Serpent's heart! Flames filled Li's eyes, making him look like a god or demon come to life. Susanoo turned jet-black, lustrous as jade. Li understood that this was not Susanoo growing stronger—it had merely reached its limit under his forced exertion...
That was right. Susanoo could no longer withstand such power. That was also why Li had not used Susanoo all this time. Perhaps it had grown stronger along with Li's strength in the beginning, but now... Li's power had surpassed its limits...
But Susanoo was not the only one at