Thinking of this, he was suddenly anxious and reached out to touch the stab wound on his chest. This time, he resisted the piercing pain and did not shy away. His right hand covered his chest, and indeed he noticed a slight change: the stab wound had leveled out.

The wound that was originally a deep stab in his chest, with flesh turned outward on both sides, now felt very smooth to the touch, as if it was almost healed. But Su Chen was full of questions about how exactly this wound had managed to heal.

He gritted his teeth because the "overly intense" movement made him wince in pain. However, as he clenched his jaw, he noticed his lips were unusually cracked, his throat felt like it was on fire, unbearably dry.

Water...

At this time, he naturally thought of drinking water, and his right hand instinctively reached out, groping around to find some drops of rain or dew.

But without visual guidance, how could he find any rain or dew? Moreover, tender plants were scarce here, and even if there were any, they were out of reach and too high up for him to touch.

What to do? Both pain and thirst tormented him to the brink of madness. Unfortunately, he was too weak for madness; he could only look around with a longing gaze at the world above, praying for a heavy rain.

But alas, the heavens were unkind.

No matter how much he longed for it, the heavens stubbornly refused to grant his wish. After waiting for so long, the sky remained calm, with no sign of rain. A gentle breeze carried the scent of grass to his nose, only making Su Chen more anxiously restless.

He couldn't move, his body covered with injuries, and he was dying of thirst. If this continued, death was certain. But how could he at least relieve this dryness in his mouth?

Yes, didn't he have water elemental energy within him? Why not try to summon some of it? Su Chen thought, reviving his spirits with great effort.

His exhausted mind barely controlled the Beast's Qi Energy; the fingers of his right hand gently closed, gathering the last ounce of strength he had. A faint splash of water reached his ears. Su Chen's heart trembled, and he was instantly overjoyed. He focused his mind with all his might, clenching his right fist in spite of the pain!

Splatter!

A handful of crystal-clear water droplets suddenly spouted from his right fist, shooting toward his mouth, which was wide open from exertion. As the water entered, a sweetness spread through his mouth, and even the depleted strength within him seemed to recover partially!

Droplets slipped down the corners of his mouth, and Su Chen, with an unprecedented greed, licked and sucked at the sweet pearls of water, gradually regaining a glimmer of spirit in his eyes. This was what it felt like to be alive, Su Chen thought with relief.

Afterwards, with the slight recovery of his strength, he repeated this trick, summoning the water elemental energy within his body whenever he was thirsty. Gradually, as his body regained sensation and the pain numbed away, he finally managed to sit up and see the world around him.

This was a desolate grassland, aside from waist-high weeds and some scattered unknown trees, there was what seemed to be an abandoned cave where someone might have once lived. Piles of dry wood and stones were still stacked at the cave's entrance.

Su Chen carefully observed the terrain and seized the opportunity of his recovering strength to clean off the blood stains on his body with water elemental energy, and slightly dried himself with wind elemental energy.

While he naturally performed these actions, he was suddenly stunned. For he discovered that, for the first time, he could effortlessly use two elemental energies in coordination. So why not try invoking the fire elemental energy within him? Perhaps all three could be used simultaneously.

Determined to act, he adjusted his posture, sat cross-legged, and gradually calmed his mind, attempting to sense the existence of the three elemental energies within his Beast's Qi Sea.

Water elemental energy was the smallest in area, yet the densest. Fire elemental energy was the second largest in area but the least deep, clearly due to infrequent use. Wind elemental energy had the largest area and the second highest concentration, and it was the most frequently used, making it the most skillful. To control them with his mind and wield more than two types of elemental energies simultaneously, he needed to master and interconnect the operating routes of two or more energies. The wind attribute's route was already deeply ingrained in his mind, easy to deploy without needing to recall. As for the water attribute, he inferred the route was similar to the wind's based on recent use (releasing water blossoms was not a skill) But the fire attribute was somewhat volatile, unlike the calm wind and water attributes, and a wrong maneuver might cause significant harm.

Su Chen considered his options and decided to take a risk, despite the danger. He closed his eyes, concentrating; wind elemental energy quickly surged to the surface, transforming into azure flames. Although the water elemental energy flowed more slowly and was blocked along the route, it reluctantly reached the surface after taking twice as long. However, the fire elemental energy stuttered and faltered, reluctant to obey his mind's commands, occasionally altering its route on its own when passing through the meridians. Su Chen grew uneasy and hurriedly abandoned control over the wind and water elemental energies, focusing solely on controlling the fire elemental energy with all his mental strength.

Gradually, he became accustomed to the nature of fire elemental energy, familiarizing himself with the route they took and understanding that as long as his mind remained wholly focused, he could prevent wasting the fire elemental energy when it reached the surface. Yet as this old problem was resolved, a new one arose: all his mental effort was spent controlling the fire elemental energy, leaving the wind and water elemental energies unattended. What then?

At this moment, he suddenly felt the black Spirit Pearl tightly held in his palm emit a gentle hum. It sounded like a voice touching the depths of his soul, as if hinting at something...

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