At first, Su Jiu had also wondered why Gong Hao would allow her to use spiritual qi.
But as the fight wore on, she seemed to realize why she could use it.
Just moments ago, Gong Hao had landed a crushing blow on her, leaving her barely able to get back up.
Yet after that blow, the demonic qi within Gong Hao had grown even more chaotic. Whenever his demonic qi fell into disorder, the oppressive feeling within the space weakened a little.
She still remembered what that book had said about breaking the Innate Art known as a "domain."
The answer was to create a domain stronger than her opponent's.
But to create a domain, she first had to master spatial power. As luck would have it, she had comprehended spatial power long ago.
Su Jiu dodged Gong Hao's attacks in a bedraggled scramble while sensing the spatial power. Gradually, she felt spiritual qi beginning to gather within her again.
The changes in Su Jiu were simply too obvious. Naturally, Gong Hao also noticed that his domain was weakening while the spiritual qi around her was strengthening.
A vicious gleam flashed through Gong Hao's eyes. He summoned his Life-Bound Treasure, the Demon Halberd, intending to deal Su Jiu a fatal blow.
At that same moment, Su Jiu's perception of the spatial power within her reached a critical point. An ethereal sensation swept straight into her sea of consciousness, freezing her fleeing body in place. Ripples began to rise in her sea of consciousness, and even the tiny nascent soul sitting quietly in her dantian opened its eyes.
In that instant, Su Jiu felt as though warmth had enveloped her. Her silver meridians gradually turned transparent, becoming ever more crystalline and clear.
Su Jiu slowly sat cross-legged on the ground,