Crack! Crack-crack!

“Ugh…!”

He gritted his teeth, enduring the pain while lying on the ground. The Tua Pacheonmu technique that had manifested within his body was working hard to restore the damaged flow of energy.

As his disrupted inner energy began to circulate smoothly again, a gentle flow returned to his meridians. Though his body had not yet fully recovered from the backlash caused by the intense battle, at least he could breathe properly now, and he finally exhaled the breath he had been holding.

“Hah… hah…”

Lying facedown, breathing heavily, he felt the person who had been touching his …