With a leap of his body, Situ had blood surging, but his realm seemed to fall slowly with the passage of time until it reached the 4th rank. But the power in his body seemed to roam from the blood to the skin, and muscles. In this moment he seemed to understand something, it turns out that the thoughts he had before were all wrong. The reason he did not break through fast, was probably due to the technique, it was also probably the same reason that Xiaohe managed to enter the 6th rank faster with the essence of a phoenix being added to her body.
He could defeat her due to her lack of combat experience, and he was also crafty, but she had some unwillingness. With the Heavenly Phoenix blood essence, though just a small drop, it was enough to supply her with endless energy.
