At that moment, the sensation of rapidly growing stronger...
Had Xia Xi feeling so good he nearly moaned aloud.
The trembling that came from every cell and meridian even brought him a pleasure no less than what Kanae and Persimmon gave him.
As the old saying went...
There were four happiest moments in a person's life.
Rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend far from home, the wedding night... and the last was "breaking through to the next level."
At last...
Dawn Breathing had reached level 9.
[Dawn Breathing lv.8 → lv.9] [Returning to Simplicity → Unity of Heaven and Man]
And as the number on the skill icon changed, the Energy Level attributes on Xia Xi's Status Panel began rising with it.
[Energy Level: 254] [Energy Level: 1501 → 1755] ┣ Physique: 566 → 667 (101) ┣ Technique: 427 → 492 (65) ┗ Mind: 455 → 543 (88)
Although, to Xia Xi, who had entered the final-battle arc, these numbers...
Already seemed a little underwhelming.
Over 250 Energy Levels.
In the past, or for any other Swordsman...
That would have been enough to take a Swordsman fresh out of training straight to a level where they could serve among the Nine Hashira.
But for Xia Xi...
This one Hashira's worth of power, even if the increase in Strength was only 100...
With the amplification from [True Total Concentration], [True Constant], [Heavenly War Mark], and a miscellaneous assortment of minor skills...
Those hundred-odd points...
Expanded directly to over 1,600...
Bringing the Dawn Hashira's peak in battle straight up to nearly 12,000.
And with the Transparent World and Bright Red Nichirin Blade, even against an opponent at 15,000 or 16,000...
Xia Xi reckoned he could kill them after a fight.
For Xia Xi as he