With the help of the Spirit-Gathering Array, along with his growing strength and his body's increased capacity to withstand energy, Xiao Yu absorbed and refined energy faster and faster.
For example, when he was still a One-Star Dou Emperor, reaching two stars took two months even with the Spirit-Gathering Array's assistance. But after he became a two-star Dou Emperor, the various improvements to his body increased the speed at which he absorbed and refined energy.
As a result, the time he needed to advance from two stars to three was greatly reduced, taking only slightly longer than his advancement from one star to two.
That was why he had been able to soar to four stars within the Dou Huang Realm in just eleven months.
It was also why he had not refined and taken the Emperor's Extreme Pill right from the start.
As his body's ability to absorb and refine energy grew faster and stronger, taking the Emperor's Extreme Pill later would allow Xiao Yu to absorb its medicinal power more thoroughly. That way, a single pill might very well raise his strength by two stars.
Of course, most people who took the Emperor's Extreme Pill only gained one star. Those who gained two could only be called the lucky ones.
Still, it was possible that those who advanced two stars at once possessed special constitutions that allowed them to digest the pill's medicinal power more effectively.
Xiao Yu was also hoping to get lucky. He would lose nothing either way, so he might as well give it a try.
A month later.
After finishing his cultivation, Xiao Yu began packing his things, preparing to leave.
He had spent a month here and grown tired of the place. He wanted a change of scenery.
He was still some