It took only a few seconds for Shen Yu to recover to his prime state. He wasn't so prideful that he wouldn't even use the powers given to him.
Since he had the system, then why not use it? He just needed to make sure he didn't become brain-dead arrogant man and all would be fine.
However, he was still a sect leader and he was supposed to reach others. He could use his absolute strength to win against others but what about his disciples?
He needed to teach them proper techniques, style, discipline and everything. How was he supposed to teach them that when he himself didn't know much?
That was why he was constantly practicing and battling to improve himself. He needed to make sure he was ahead of his disciples so he could teach them the best of everything.
This was the reason he fought the Skeleton King even though he knew he had low chances of winning. Even during his peak, he was only an Integration Realm Cultivator, so he didn't know how to actually win against someone of Tribulation Realm.
Seeing that the Skeleton King was a puppet and could only be considered as Quasi-Tribulation Realm Cultivator, he fought him and learnt many things in it.
He forged his own fighting style and observed many things. Fighting the Skeleton King had opened a new gate to him.
He was really grateful and wanted to fight more. Unfortunately, he had lost. The Skeleton King had drove him to death and if it wasn't for Nancy, he would have definitely died.
This marked as his win.
Shen Yu sighed and flicked his fingers as the Golden Hall returned to normal once again. He also threw the Golden Statues to the hidden basement of his Divine Harem Sect.
No one could access it except himself and he had made it specially for situation like this. Even the Black Knight of Hollow Mountains was there, slumbering in eternal darkness, waiting for his new master to wake him up.
Shen Yu then focused his attention back on the Skeleton King and found him making his way towards the Golden Throne. The flames in his eyes were burning weakly, as if they would be extinguished any moment now.
His steps uneven, but still carried an aura with them. He watched everything in surprise and smiled.
"Let's have a talk, shall we?"
"Have a seat. We'll talk while enjoying the tea."
The King smiled wryly and replied.
"As much as I would love to have tea, I can't as this is just an leftover Soul Fragment of me."
Shen Yu nodded and pushed a cup of tea towards him.
"No problem at all. This is an Spiritual Tea, made specifically for Soul beings like you. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as it also gives you an improvement in your soul. It would allow you to have more time to talk."
Listen to his words, the King was surprised and nodded. He took a seat on his Golden Throne and took a sip of the brown tea. He closed his eyes, enjoying the effects brought by the tea and said.
"This is really incredible. I would have loved to have this in my Empire back in the days."
Shen Yu smiled and remained silent. He was waiting for the king to sort out his emotions and get in a state to talk.
As he expected, the middle-aged quickly calmed down and asked.
"How did you actually come back? I remember my body defeated you!"
Shen Yu shrugged.
"I was testing something and I failed. Simple as that, so there was no need to hold back."
There was a moment of silence as the King looked at him, lost in his own thoughts. After lingering for a while, he sighed.
"What a monster you are. But it's also good. With people like you around, I can be rest assured."
Shen Yu nodded and asked.
"Let's skip the formalities, Old man. I have important things to do and I also need to know what is happening here. So, let's get to the point. What happened with you all? How did a powerful person like you ended up in such state? You even sacrificed a million people for this."