"You don't need to agonize over it." Huo Lian laughed. "If I used the seventh stage now and faced Pang Ji again, I wouldn't be as helpless as last time."
"Pang Ji shouldn't be a match for you," Huang Xiao said.
Huo Lian shook his head. "Don't underestimate Pang Ji. We have methods like this to boost our internal power. Would Pang Ji have none? He's seized so much of Kui Yong's internal power now that defeating him would be difficult for me. Besides, my current situation is a little unusual. I can only use the seventh stage once. After that, I couldn't restore the vitality within my body without three months, and even then, I'd need your help to succeed. So overall, Pang Ji still has the advantage."
Thinking it over, Huang Xiao agreed.
In fact, he had the same drawback as the Patriarch.
The vitality stored within his body was only enough for one all-out attack.
After he attacked, the vitality within his body would essentially be drained dry. He could only recover it through gradual accumulation afterward.
In other words, he would have only one chance when facing Kui Yong.
If he missed that chance...
His strength would plummet in the short term, because he would be unable to use the later stages of Heavenly Demon Disintegration.
The timing of its use would be crucial.
"Until you've fought, it's hard to say what the outcome would be." Huang Xiao chuckled. "Still, you don't need to clash with Pang Ji. Our common enemy in the future is Kui Yong."
Huo Lian nodded.
Now was not the time to compete with Pang Ji.
"How have your insights in other areas progressed during this time?" Huo Lian asked.
"Everything has gone quite smoothly." Huang Xiao nodded.
Here, Huang Xiao had