The Tenth Stage! Huang Xiao thought to himself.
Once again, he had cut off his own retreat.
He had exhausted all the Soaring Immortal Fruit's aura within him in one go.
All so he could unleash the Tenth Stage.
He had unleashed the Tenth Stage, but Huang Xiao discovered that he had not unleashed it fully. He could only call it close to the Tenth Stage; it still fell short of the true Tenth Stage's power.
He simply no longer had the ability to unleash it.
Still, he could finally injure Kui Yong now, and that was enough.
While his aura was at its strongest, Huang Xiao charged forward again without the slightest hesitation.
He completely disregarded his injuries, trading wound for wound with Kui Yong.
His Longevity True Qi was insufficient to counteract the aftereffects of unleashing the Tenth Stage.
But it could still heal some of the injuries Kui Yong inflicted on him.
Even though all the meridians in his body were now severed, some of his other injuries would still affect the strength he could bring to bear, so he had to heal those first.
"You little bastard!" Kui Yong roared. Both his front hooves shot out, stamping straight onto the blade of Huang Xiao's Minghong Saber.
With a deafening clang, Huang Xiao's body shuddered violently, and he was sent flying.
Kui Yong's enormous body lost none of its momentum as he immediately pursued Huang Xiao, who was hurtling backward.
Huang Xiao flipped in midair and pushed off empty space with both feet. After steadying himself, he charged at Kui Yong again.
Tears kept rolling down Zhao Yunhui's and the others' faces.
They watched Huang Xiao clash with Kui Yong again and again, get injured again and again, get knocked flying again and again, and cough up