At this moment, Chu Qiu lay on an ice bed, his entire body somewhat stiff.
No matter how one looked at it, his injuries this time were even worse than before.
The flesh all over his body looked as though it had split apart, densely packed bloodstains covering him everywhere.
How did he look like the victor who had taken first place in the Formal Disciple Grand Competition? Anyone who did not know better would have thought he had lost the match.
The ugly scar on Chu Qiu's face twitched slightly before a smile finally surfaced. "Junior Brother Xu, I still didn't take that step."
Xu Changqing was stunned at first, then shook his head. "If your Water Spirit Root turned into an Ice Spirit Root, you might be immune to the injuries Mo Cha inflicted this time, but it would be even more detrimental to your future cultivation."
The man before him possessed Water-Wood Dual Spiritual Roots.
Even if his Water Spirit Root had been contaminated and turned into poisonous water,
at least his Wood Spirit Root could still be used, and he could continue cultivating.
It was merely that, without water nourishing wood, his abilities in every aspect would be greatly diminished.
If it became an Ice Spirit Root, its suppression of the Wood Spirit Root would only grow stronger. Even if he had won first place in this Formal Disciple Grand Competition, all manner of problems would arise afterward.
To put it plainly, the first situation still had room for salvation.
In the second situation, he could only cultivate the Ice Spirit Root from then on.
Chu Qiu said rather proudly, "No matter what, I gave Mo Cha a fierce beating this time."
Xu Changqing asked curiously, "I heard a Nascent Soul True Lord stepped in to