"The drain on my True Essence is this great?" Qin Hao was startled. Of all the Martial Skills and Divine Abilities he had cultivated, the Heaven and Earth Divine Ability consumed the most True Essence.
Once he unleashed the Three Divine Abilities, his True Essence fell at a rate almost visible to the naked eye.
Even though Qin Hao possessed far more True Essence than Warriors of the same rank, he could not withstand such a frenzied drain. Now, gathering every Sword of Destruction consumed no less True Essence than the Heaven and Earth Divine Ability.
Buzz!
Inside the Destruction Sword Domain, every Sword of Destruction trembled faintly. Under Qin Hao's control, they began converging before his chest.
But...
A moment later.
Nearly half the True Essence in the nine True Essence Springs within Qin Hao's Dantian had run dry.
Seeing this, Qin Hao had no choice but to stop.
"No. I still don't have enough True Essence."
Qin Hao drew a breath, excited yet shaken. His excitement came from knowing his deductions were correct; there was nothing wrong with his current method of cultivation.
What shook him was that even his abundant True Essence could not sustain the formation of this sword. Just how terrifying would its power be?
"True Person Ling Yuan gave me three Purple Thunder Pills. I gave two to the Cloudwing Beast before it went to the Demon Race Secret Land. There's still one left."
"Perfect. I'll use this Purple Thunder Pill to break through to the Saint Martial Realm Fifth Layer!"
Given the risks the Cloudwing Beast faced in entering the Demon Race Secret Land, Qin Hao had originally intended to give it all three Purple Thunder Pills.
But the Cloudwing Beast refused, insisting on leaving one for Qin Hao. Helpless, he took one