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As soon as Damian regained consciousness, Kong jumped onto him, while his other friends who had been sitting around and waiting for him to regain consciousness also sprung up.

They had also only recently regained consciousness and weren't completely healed, so they had been circulating their energy to boost their recovery.

While they also found that their bodies were ready to progress and able to store and digest much more energy than before, after pushing themselves past their limits on the staircase, so had been diligently cultivating.

Obviously, they had all thanked the elder that had healed them all and she went to rest and recover in her private quarters before Damian could, but he would get his chance to repay and thank her in the future.

Since they had all been in the infirmary, they had no idea just how far Damian had gotten and whether he had been able to complete the ninth step or not.