The Fire of Life truly lives up to its name!
"But this pain... it's just unbearable."
Gu Zheng exhaled, his tense face finally relaxing.
'If I'd known it would hurt this much, I would have just chopped it off and taken a Regeneration Source Fruit...'
'Uh, but I guess growing a new one with a Regeneration Source Fruit would also be very painful?'
'After all, it's flesh being remolded and sinews reforming. There's no way it would be completely painless.'
With this in mind, Gu Zheng took a deep breath and withdrew the Holy Wood Essence Flame.
He held out both hands and compared them.
"...Well, I guess this is fine."
One was a bit bronze-colored, the other fair and tender.
Gu Zheng decisively lowered his sleeves, glanced around, and turned to walk toward the entrance.
He was still under his Invisibility Cloak, his aura completely suppressed.
When he emerged from the ruins, the battle high in the sky was still raging.
