After unleashing his Sword Qi, Li Yu braced his hands against the ground and gasped for breath, his Dantian's spiritual power clearly completely exhausted.
To battle a Void-Rending Muntjac at the Mortal Grade Great Circle was simply too much of a stretch for Li Yu. Had he not grasped the "Sword Qi into Vapor" technique at the very last moment, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
Li Yu hurriedly poured several healing spirit pills from his storage bag—prepared over the past two years of executing missions with his squad—swallowed them instantly, recalled his fallen flying dagger, and used his spiritual sense to scan his surroundings with vigilance as he sat cross-legged on the spot to refine the medicinal potency.
Chapter 29