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"Human boy!" True Immortal Cold Moon said, his expression somewhat grim. "What happened to you? Why is your magic power falling so quickly?"
"...!" Li Xiaoya also felt the magic power throughout his body plummeting, but his expression remained unchanged. Had he not unleashed the Life Burst divine ability at the final moment, he probably would not have withstood that last strike. He knew perfectly well that his rapidly declining magic power was not a sign that his advancement had failed, but an aftereffect of using Life Burst. Seeing True Immortal Cold Moon looking even more anxious than he was, he felt rather surprised and hurriedly said, "Thank you for your concern, True Immortal Cold Moon. I used a secret art to withstand the heavenly tribulation, and it consumed quite a bit of my cultivation and magic power. I'll be fine!"
"Is that so?" True Immortal Cold Moon paused, then frowned. "You were far too reckless, boy! You're at your weakest right now... tsk!" Breaking off midway, he pointed a finger, and a small, crystal-clear bottle appeared in his hand. Inside it was a pill shimmering with red spiritual light. He pointed again, sending it flying toward Li Xiaoya, and said gravely, "This True Moon Divine Fish Pill will do a great deal to restore and stabilize your cultivation. Take it at once!"
"This...!" Li Xiaoya reached out and caught it, rather surprised. True Immortal Cold Moon guarded the Seabed Time City. When Li Xiaoya arrived, he had been ice-cold toward him, sending him off to cultivate after barely exchanging a few words. Now, without another word, he had given Li Xiaoya a True Moon Divine Fish Pill. Li Xiaoya had wanted to refine this pill himself, but its ingredients were simply too difficult to obtain. It was an