Zhao Qiu and Gu Yu both looked astonished.
They had never expected someone to come to their rescue at this final, critical moment.
And that someone was none other than Zhou Fan!
Along with Yuan An, who had come with him!
"Old Zhou? It's really you!" Zhao Qiu exclaimed excitedly.
"Little Ball, are you okay?" Zhou Fan hurried over to check on Zhao Qiu.
"I'm fine. I just went all out and burned through half my life, that's all." Zhao Qiu grinned.
Zhou Fan could tell at a glance that he was in terrible shape, barely alive and too weak even to speak properly.
"Stop talking. I'll heal you." Zhou Fan placed both hands on him, releasing a green, glowing energy that nourished Zhao Qiu's body.
Medical Ninjutsu!
Zhou Fan had figured it out himself. After acquiring Hashirama Senju's Cells, his own regenerative abilities had improved dramatically, and he had also mastered some basic Medical Ninjutsu.
But Zhao Qiu's injuries were far too severe. They had damaged the very source of his vital essence, so healing techniques had almost no effect on him.
"Old Zhou, don't waste your energy. Ordinary healing techniques won't work on me," Zhao Qiu said weakly.
"I only burned through half my life. I've still got the other half. I won't die."
"Stop talking. Save your strength," Zhou Fan snapped.
Still, he could see that although Zhao Qiu was extremely weak, his overall condition had stabilized. It was no longer deteriorating, and his life wasn't in immediate danger.
Besides, his basic Medical Ninjutsu really wasn't doing much.
His Medical Ninjutsu could only treat simple external injuries. Its effectiveness was limited when someone had burned through their vital essence like Zhao Qiu had.
"Looks like you won't die, so we'll leave it at that for now." Zhou