Thud! Yu Shi crashed heavily to the ground, his hair disheveled, his protective true essence shattered, and savage, bloody wounds covering his body.
More importantly, the hidden injuries from his failed breakthrough flared up, making him spew mouthfuls of blood. His aura rapidly weakened. He raised his head and stared fixedly at Zhao Feng nearby, his eyes filled with unwillingness and disbelief. "You... who exactly are you? How could you possess such a powerful move? This is impossible." His voice dwindled. Was this still Pill Embracement?
Zhao Feng dropped to one knee as well, his entire body trembling slightly. Blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, and his aura also began weakening rapidly.
The Bloodburst Pill's effects had begun to fade, and the price of forcibly raising his cultivation realm and unleashing a limit-breaking technique was revealing itself with a vengeance. Agony wracked his entire body, his meridians were severely damaged, and his cultivation was rapidly falling. All Fourfold True Qi had been drained, leaving only a faint wisp of Geng Metal true qi.
Thanks to the formidable physique granted by the Golden Bell Shield and Tai Chi Toad-Fishing Force, his internal injuries were severe, but his oil had not yet run dry, nor his lamp gone out.
At that moment, true essence swelled around Yu Shi again, rapidly repairing his injuries.
He truly lived up to his Late Astral Force cultivation. Even after taking that Thousandfold Shatter strike and suffering another flare-up of his hidden injuries, he had not died and was still struggling to recover.
But it was already too late. Zhao Feng forced himself to walk over, raised the Mountain Burner Spear with his remaining strength, and drove it into Yu Shi's throat with a wet stab.
Yu Shi's body jolted violently. The light in