Ye Chen continued to refine the Five Elements Yin Yang Sword while using his power to recover.
The rules for the personal tournament prohibit the use of pills and primordial stones, allowing only the absorption of ambient elemental force through one's own cultivation.
In these recent battles, Ye Chen indeed expended a substantial amount.
In the team competition prior, his depletion hadn't fully recovered, and the personal tournament had already faced four Mortal Transformation Realm opponents!
Although the first two were settled with a single strike, the explosive power of that move consumed quite a lot of energy, especially the later two, where Ye Chen deliberately prolonged the fight to refine his swordsmanship.
This is a matter of choice.
Quick wins can certainly preserve strength for upcoming battles.
But against Han Qianshan, the odds aren't favorable relying on current strength alone, unless he fights with abandon, using a life-and-death style to gain a chance.
