379 Times Up (1/2)
”Hmph!”
She could only grumble and storm off to absorb the concentration of pseudo-Grandmist Energy given to her after picking up her broken hand.
The pseudo-Grandmist Energy was worthy of being called pseudo-Grandmist Energy. Even though it was not the real thing, it was still a very close imitation to the source that birthed everything in existence.
It was the best source of energy for rebuilding the body or forging a new one.
Countless cracks on Duna's body disappeared one after another. Within a few breathes, the body was fully restored. Not a single crack could be seen, and the broken hand was reattached.
The pseudo-Grandmist Energy had worked wonders on Duna's body with excess energy to spare, which she began to channel into building the foundation for her Corporal state.
She had just recently entered the Corporeal state and had yet to build her foundation.
The Corporeal state was not the state of being Corporeal, but the state of becoming Corporeal. Once the foundation is built, she will have a material body no different from humans.
The cultivation of evil spirits was a strange one. Rather than cultivating to become a strong ghost, it was more like cultivating to become alive again.
Perhaps, this was why evil spirits harbor resentment towards the living.
It was because they had died unjustly before their time and wanted to live again, so they prey on the flesh of the living to rebuild their mortal body.
Fortunately, Duna and Lumi did not have to go through this process. With enough pseudo-Grandmist Energy, they would build a more perfect body than what the flesh of humans can offer.
While Duna was busy building her foundation, Leon quietly observed the battlefield.
The battle ended shortly, and the large dark dome began to disappear, showing the Great Warriors trapped inside.
Every one of them had completed their breakthrough. It was only Chief Valencia that was still in the middle of her breakthrough to the Mid-rank Battle Master realm.
After this great battle, the Darkmoon Tribe lost a few hundred more people, but they also gained a few hundred more Great Warriors at the same time.
Thus, although their number of warriors have been reduced, they have become collectively stronger as a tribe.
Sabertooth assumed command of the tribe in Chief Valencia's place and began issuing orders to the warriors, ”Clean up the battlefield and collect the bodies of our fallen brothers and sisters!”
”Yes, Big Brother Sabertooth!”
”Send the seriously wounded brothers and sisters back for emergency first-aid immediately!”
”Yes, Big Brother Sabertooth!”
”Yes, Big Brother Sabertooth!”
”You—You don't need to go! Stay here and guard the chief—!”
Boom!
As Sabertooth directed the warriors on the field, the ground beneath Chief Valencia cracked as she shot to her feet angrily with surging momentum and vigorous aura.
Her breakthrough was a success, but she was not happy!
”SABERTOOTH!”
Chief Valencia exploded.
”Yes, Chief Valencia?”
Sabertooth answered with a startled expression.
”What the hell are you doing?!” The chief roared.
Sabertooth was perplexed by the question and said, ”Why I was issuing orders to clean up the battlefield in your stead, chief.”
”Issuing orders, my ass!”
Whack!
Chief Valencia smacked Sabertooth in the back of the head and sent him tumbling into the ground.
”Chief?”
Sabertooth had no idea what he had done wrong.
”Why the f*ck are you doing it over here?! Are you trying to break my concentration and annoy me to death with your loud f*cking mouth?!” Chief Valencia cussed.
Only then did Sabertooth realized where he had erred.
”My apologies, chief. It was not on purpose.”
”Whatever. Get out of here. Go do your thing somewhere.”
Chief Valencia kicked him away and observed the surrounding with a frown. The breakthrough took longer than she thought. There was no opponent for her to test her newfound strength on.
”Congratulations on your breakthrough, Chief Valencia,” Leon said.
Chief Valencia turned to Leon and nodded.
”Un, it is all thanks to Duna. I would like to express my gratitude to her. Where is she now?”
”She's just right over there, but I believe now is it not a good time to talk to her. She is currently recuperating.” Leon pointed and explained.
”In that case, I can only postpone for later. It is our tribe's greatest blessing to have you two this time around. Our losses would have been disastrous otherwise.” Chief Valencia said with heartfelt appreciation as she watched the warriors clean up the battlefield in the distance.