Kael straightened slowly, rolling his shoulder once. The shallow wound across his arm bled freely, staining what remained of his sleeve, but he didn't even glance at it. His breathing stayed even and controlled.
He didn't look tired at all.
If anything, his eyes burned brighter now.
Leveling up through the system and his Eldritch Devouring Bloodline had completely changed his cultivation since reincarnating. The system's method was different from everyone else in the Azure World. Unique in a way that gave him an edge most warriors would never understand.
Most inhabitants relied on meditation, sitting for hours absorbing primal energy from the air or crushing primal stones between their palms to advance slow and steadily. Limited by resources and talent.
Kael only needed to kill.
Stronger opponents meant stronger essence. And devouring that essence pushed his cultivation forward faster than any meditation technique ever could.
His gaze swept the clearing again.
