Ascending the Giant Tree, Spatial Rift

Over by the site of the previous battle, the giant bear Fang Chen had transformed into was wandering about in a daze.

Blood still streamed from its mouth and nose, yet the giant bear seemed not to feel it at all. Instead, it continued sniffing the air, searching for living creatures.

Just then, the sound of tinkling bells suddenly rang out. The giant bear raised its head blankly, as though it had sensed something, and a trace of clarity suddenly appeared in its eyes.

After the bell chimes came another terrifying wave of Dragon Might. Countless thoughts rose within Fang Chen's sea of consciousness, and little by little, those deeply buried shreds of humanity finally began to surface once more.

"Good. He hasn't lost himself too badly yet."

Muttering to himself, Xu Yuan watched as the giant bear crashed to the ground. That layer of hide slowly peeled away, revealing Fang Chen beneath it, his face pale as paper.

His body was covered in wounds of every size. The most serious was at his waist, where it seemed he had been struck hard and fast by some blunt weapon. A huge chunk was missing, exposing the flesh and internal organs within.

Xu Yuan sent a stream of spiritual energy into him. Relying on the powerful physique of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, Fang Chen slowly began to awaken.

"Was it Your Excellency who saved Fang?"

Opening his eyes and glancing at Xu Yuan, Fang Chen sat up from the ground. After bowing, he took two jade bottles, one red and one blue, from his storage pouch.

After swallowing a pill from each bottle, his complexion visibly improved in merely a quarter of an hour.

"Tch, Eldest Senior Brother really does have deep pockets."

Xu Yuan grumbled