"Hiss, wait—why does it feel like the speed at which I'm absorbing Battle Qi is slowing down?" Nalant had originally been brimming with confidence, but although the Battle Qi seed had broken through several times, it still could not complete its growth.
Nalant suddenly realized that the speed at which he was absorbing spiritual energy had actually slowed. More precisely, he had absorbed nearly all the fire-element Battle Qi nearby.
The fire-element Battle Qi farther away had not yet had time to flow over and replenish it.
"Now I'm screwed?" Nalant immediately felt his teeth ache. He had never imagined that one day, he would be troubled by not having enough Battle Qi to absorb.
"His grandmother's ass, let me give you a push!" Seeing the tiny tender sprout above the Battle Qi seed gradually lose its supply of Battle Qi, Nalant feared that if he delayed any longer, the effects of the Realm Fruit would end outright. Gritting his teeth, he immediately pulled out the few remaining Flame Crystals from his spatial ring.
At such a critical moment, this was no time to be stingy with his valuables. Breaking through from a Bronze Knight to a Silver Knight was a major realm advancement—many Title Knights could remain stuck here for an entire lifetime.
Even if Nalant did not need to worry about being stuck forever, if he were to break through on his own later, he would still have to suffer agony like when he had broken through to the initial Bronze stage, pain enough to make him wish he were dead.
"Come on!" With that thought, Nalant directly clasped one Flame Crystal in his palm.
In an instant, Nalant felt a huge surge of fire-element Battle Qi flow in through his wrist.
Crack!
However, this Flame Crystal, worth