Chu Yu stood in midair, her face pale as she watched the battlefield, her teeth clenched.
Several times, she slowly raised her foot, only to slowly lower it again as though bearing some kind of pressure.
"Has she already... reached her limit?"
"She can't even take the eighth step?"
"It seems the last battle already destroyed his foundation."
The Eight-Tailed Fox looked thoughtful at the sight.
Old White Ape said nothing, as though he had heard none of it.
"Do you think she can take the eighth step?"
The Eight-Tailed Fox suddenly turned to Old White Ape and asked.
Old White Ape did not answer immediately. Instead, he considered it seriously and observed for a long while before slowly nodding. "I think... she can."
"I don't think so."
The Eight-Tailed Fox smiled and shook his head, his gaze returning to Chu Yu. "An ordinary awakener might not have an especially long lifespan, but they should still have several centuries."
"But she's very strange."
"There's no energy surging through her, yet she can use this Awakening Object."
"With every step, her lifespan drains away."
"That means she... is an ordinary person."
"So her lifespan is merely a hundred years. Across these two battles, no matter how heaven-defying her Awakening Object is, taking the eighth step will be very difficult."
"My Demon Clan has already sacrificed enough lives in this battle."
"What I need is a great victory, an unprecedented, crushing victory."
"Dragging this out any longer would go against my original intentions."
"Even at the risk of her taking that eighth step, it's time to wrap this up..."
The Eight-Tailed Fox smiled and shook his head. "Even if she really summons a few Eighth Awakening undead, their actual strength after death will be greatly diminished. They're no cause for concern."
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