Anguish and reluctance appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes after he swiftly swallowed a large sum of Water of Life. He’d already taken three drops before, now he gulped down seven drops at once. This was all the Water of Life that he had—that he’d bought with him on this chase. He had more, but it was stored with the powerhouses in the ruins. He couldn’t take it all with him, even though he was the Steadfast Duke.4

Ten drops…0

He’d taken it all to protect his organs. His organs couldn’t be allowed to collapse and his locks could not fully snap. A powerful presence swept through the vicinity as he was now overwhelmingly strong. He was so strong that Li Hao’s heart pounded with shock. Xu Qing was definitely much stronger than He Yong and had more saturated locks than Light Sword!0

Light Sword had filled six locks to capacity, He Yong only five. This guy must have managed at least seven, which meant three of the locks around his organs were full. This was the lowest possible number, he might have accomplished more.0

Yuan Shuo narrowed his eyes as he considered Xu Qing. Though he continued to call...2