Before my bed, the moon is shining bright, and on the ground, it's hard as stone.
Xu Shu held few remaining second-order crystals that could be swallowed directly, a little over 10 of them left.
Not a small number, but this batch was of slightly poorer quality, with 7 being leftover third- to fifth-rank crystals
These were remnants from the time he previously ate 42 crystals in one go, skyrocketing eight levels in one night, nearly bursting himself to death.
Additionally, just 3 crystals remain from the recently used fluff.
Xu Shu's second-order Curse Seal "Iron Armor" had now reached level 10, and the effects of consuming such low-level crystals were naturally discounted.
Fortunately, his previously stockpiled "experience bar" had slightly exceeded the requirements, and this time the number of crystals compensated for it. Combining the two occasions, he smoothly reached the next level's requirement for curse power erosion, with a little surplus even.