Xu Yuan stood in the arena and waited quietly.
Foundation Establishment.
This was an entirely different feeling.
That last move had consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power, but fresh Spiritual Power soon welled up from his Dantian and began flowing slowly through his Meridians. His strength, vitality, reflexes, and even speed of thought had improved far beyond what they had been at Qi Refining.
If he activated a Sword Seal now, the power of his sword technique would be in a league of its own.
But—
Xu Yuan glanced into the Void.
You have successfully reached Foundation Establishment. Your body has grown stronger, but it is still not strong enough to awaken the Second Tier ability of your Dimension System, "Righteous to the Point of Evil." Your physical capabilities have been found insufficient, proving that: Your Dimension System's Second Tier ability is excessively powerful. Please reach the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage before attempting to awaken this ability again.
Disappointment.
He sighed. His disappointment was written all over his face.
He had hoped to use that ability to fight a proper match in the next stage of the Selection Tournament.
But he couldn't use it yet!
Xu Yuan couldn't help letting out a soft sigh.
The crowd had fallen silent. No one spoke, and no one stepped forward to challenge him.
Yet Xu Yuan sighed right there in the arena.
Everyone in the Square saw it.
Quite a few looked puzzled.
But more of the Cultivators caught on.
Xu Yuan had been standing there for some time, and still no one dared step forward to challenge him.
"Could he be... disappointed...?"
Yang Xiaobing murmured, her eyes shining.
"Exactly. No one will challenge him, so naturally he feels lonely," Jiang Xueyao said calmly, as though making an impartial observation.