Ye Feng now felt a sense of urgency. He had been very confident in his strength before, but his battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had thoroughly shaken him awake.
Just the first form had given Ye Feng such a hard time. If Ōtsutsuki Isshiki threw caution to the wind and activated his second form, Ye Feng would have had no choice but to flee for his life.
Fortunately, he had been alone before, with no burdens. Otherwise, Ye Feng really would have been caught in a dilemma.
And so, Ye Feng rested there for three days. Garurumon, who was inside the contract space, had also fully recovered by then.
When Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had beaten Garurumon earlier, most of her injuries had only been superficial, with little damage to her internal organs.
Ōtsutsuki Isshiki seemed very interested in Garurumon and had wanted to capture her and take her back. He had only taught her a lesson because she kept resisting.
Fortunately, that had been the case. Otherwise, if Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had truly brought his strength to bear, whether Garurumon could have held out until Ye Feng arrived was still a question.
As for Ye Feng, his superficial injuries had basically healed, but the true qi he had consumed was not so easily replenished.
Since Garurumon had recovered, Ye Feng now had some means of protecting himself.
Ye Feng no longer intended to continue traveling. He would go back and cultivate first. At the very least, he needed to reach the Golden Core Realm so he would not end up in such a sorry state again.
So Ye Feng had Garurumon return to her enormous size, and the three of them sat on her back as they headed back toward the Land of Fire.
As for why Ye Feng did not use the