Huff!
He let out a soft breath, tinged with wisps of blood mist.
As the final gap in the star closed, the star that had been suppressed by the supreme treasure trembled. The 42,000 primary Dao and more than 900,000 secondary Daos quivered with light as an incomparably intense aura of the Great Dao gradually erupted from Li Su's body.
In an instant, a powerful force field enveloped him. At this moment, he was like a star that had lain dormant for ages, its core reignited and wreathed in flame.
His flesh trembled as the power of the Great Dao coursed through it. All six billion cells resonated uncontrollably at this moment.
ROAR!!!
Like a slumbering behemoth awakening, like a thunderclap beneath clear skies, the roar shook heaven and earth.
In an instant, the bodies of the frenzied natives around him all stiffened. The instincts in their flesh let out piercing cries, as though they had encountered their natural predator, an icy chill freezing their hearts to the core.
The endless slaughter came to a halt at this moment, their mad emotions directly overwhelmed by instinctive terror.
Countless people abruptly stopped in their tracks. Sizzling sounds rang out without cease—the sound of feet that could not stop in time grinding hard against the ground.
Standing where he was, Li Su's consciousness returned from the star, and he began moving his body.
A full nine shichen.
Neither as long as expected nor as fast as imagined.
Star, thought, flesh, Great Dao, Heavenly Palace, Dao Fruit—along with the complete recovery of his body, everything connected once again. The result was far more than one plus one.
Being injured had been an accident, and a nuisance.
Yet unexpectedly, it had also brought a measure of benefit.
When he had fought in the ancient