Belonged
Ryu's gaze flashed.
Without his Rebirth Flame and access to his Yin Water, he could only rely on external qi. There was no doubt that his alchemy skill had taken a huge plunge downward as a result, but it couldn't be helped. The only way he had managed to fuse his Bloodlines was by sealing away his Talents and he wasn't quite in the right state just yet to unseal them.
However, even with this being the case, Ryu's confidence was still at an all time high. There was simply nothing that could stop him. Wielding a Founding Dao, even while restricted, made him feel like a god amongst men. And, though his Birthed Phenomena was only about 10% as strong as it would be in its peak while being forced to rely on his Cosmos Fog to manifest, compared to the last time he had used it… it wouldn't be an exaggeration that it was still hundreds of times more powerful.