Silence lay all around.
Jiang Xueyao was still working the Grand Array with all her strength.
Yang Xiaobing was utterly absorbed in recovering.
Xu Yuan looked around. Nothing seemed to have changed.
He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to head back when his mind suddenly swam. He nearly fell.
Dizzy...
What's wrong with me?
He quickly braced himself against the wall and carefully took stock of his body.
Lines of bright red text quietly appeared in the Emptiness:
"You have used Third Tier Whisper-type power many times." "Your body is too small, and your soul too fragile to withstand the powerful, large-scale force wielded by an Immortal Species." "Using a Third Tier ability as a lower life-form will cause both your body and soul to collapse." "Please advance to a higher Cultivation Realm as soon as possible."
Got it.
I'm just not up to it.
Even boxers had to rest every few minutes. How could a Third Tier Whisper power like Heaven-Stealing be any different?
His body couldn't take it...
Looks like I need to raise my Cultivation Realm fast!
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, pushed himself up from the ground, and patted his Storage Bag. He pulled out a handful of Pills and stuffed them into his mouth.
That last move had nearly drained all the Life Force he had saved up!
I need to eat something!
Xu Yuan chewed the Pills in great mouthfuls and silently gazed out the window.
Yet all was calm.
Heaven-Stealing had moved the battle elsewhere.
For now.
The entire world lay under a strange Oddity of peace.
In the next instant—
Everything around him vanished.
Xu Yuan found himself back in the hall where they had gathered before the Examination.
Jiang Xueyao and Yang Xiaobing had returned