Back to full power!

A ragged breath escaped Cain's lips, but other than that subtle sign of exertion, no wounds marred his body. He had decimated the entire battalion easily, relying solely on his Essence Evolution Path of Power—the only path currently at his disposal.

As he surveyed his surroundings, taking in the tens of thousands of unconscious or comatose cultivators, his eyes grew cold. With a single wave of his hand, all those defeated fighters were drawn into his Luminous Phoenix Heart.

The result was swift and merciless. Their bodies were incinerated almost instantly, while their Gu Insects were transferred into the Star Sealing Cage rune on Cain's forearm. Almost immediately, waves of vitality surged through his own flesh and blood, concentrating on the Rebirth Heart in his chest. This influx of life energy rapidly mended any physical and spiritual damage remaining from his prior clash with Marlin.