"Lord Sentinel, the injuries you sustained, just as Teacher Changli said…"
The moment she saw Jue, Jinhsi felt a sense of kinship.
Thus, her first concern was for his well-being.
Because the timeline hadn't reached Mt. Firmament yet, she had some inkling of Jue's abnormalities.
But ultimately, she wasn't entirely clear about the specifics of Jue's physical condition.
"Indeed, it's quite serious. In fact, if you hadn't obtained such a divine artifact at this moment. My original plan this time was to…"
Jue then roughly explained its situation and its original intentions.
Originally, because Jué had been drained of some power by the Rover, it needed to recuperate in the restoration chamber for a period of time.
However, with the bathing of the golden light, its condition had already improved significantly... and now, there was the divine item Jinhsi had obtained.
If it truly possessed such heaven-defying efficacy, once its peak strength was restored... it could be said that unless a fully manifested Threnodian descended, nothing could possibly pose a threat to Jinzhou.
"Did Xi do something wrong? For you to actually intend to bear everything alone with your own strength."
After hearing Jue's general meaning, both Changli and Sanhua admired this deity from the bottom of their hearts.
Yet, Jinhsi appeared somewhat aggrieved. With a slightly complaining tone... she was once again deeply grateful that the item she had obtained could play such a critical role.
"Very well, let us speak no more of that for now... Give me a drop of the Spring of Life, and let me attempt it."
Seeing Jinhsi's slightly aggrieved and pouting look, Jue, who had originally raised her like a daughter, now possessed an independent consciousness and could hardly bear to see her this way. Thus, it immediately shifted the topic.
Hearing this, Jinhsi nodded and took out a drop of the Spring of Life, carefully placing it into Jue's dragon claw.
Looking at the drop of the Spring of Life that radiated a shimmering green light and emitted a powerful life force, even before consuming it, Jue already felt the hidden injuries within its body beginning to slowly recover.
Under such circumstances, how could it not be excited?
"Such dense life force! From the looks of it, it truly is possible for me to return to my peak! Hahahahaha!"
After a burst of hearty laughter, Jue immediately and straightforwardly consumed it.
Hum— Hum— Hum—!
Instantly, accompanied by a series of air-splitting hums, Jue's entire body was enveloped in a powerful green light.
Seeing this, Changli and the other girls held their breath in suspense. After all, they were about to witness an unprecedented miracle with their own eyes!
Hum— Hum— Hum— Hum— Roar— Roar— Roar—!
Soon, the air-splitting sounds began to blend with the roars of a dragon, and the sound waves rippled outward, spreading across the entirety of Jinzhou.
"Roar— Hahahahaha— It has truly healed! I... am the Arbiter of Temporal Order(Spectro)!"
A wild and domineering declaration resounded throughout the entire region of Jinzhou.
In fact, the entirety of Jinzhou fell into a temporary state of frozen time because of Jue's words.
And within the entire Jinzhou, only the Rover detected this anomaly.
"Oh? Has it completely recovered? That is indeed wonderful news. Yangyang, Chixia, let's quicken our pace… We should first regroup with the Baizhi you mentioned and then go to meet the Sentinel."
The Rover was also highly pleased at this moment. If not for the lack of a bridge of communication between them, he would have probably wished to go and drain a few more bites of power from it right away.
"Alright, Baizhi is just ahead in the Tacet Field... Let's hurry over."
Yangyang and Chixia had no objections. After speaking, the trio quickened their steps.
Meanwhile, Scar and Phrolova, who were currently within the borders of Jinzhou, felt as uncomfortable as if they had just swallowed flies.
"That Sentinel has now completely recovered... Jinzhou right now has probably become the hardest nut to crack in the entirety of Solaris, hasn't it?"
Phrolova sighed lightly, her expression complex as she looked in the direction of Jinzhou.
Beside her, Scar's face was also unsightly. With things having developed to this point, he and Phrolova no longer dared to get too close to Jinzhou.
Moreover, everything would depend on the Sentinel's specific intentions. If the other party decided to target them, there would probably be no place left for the two of them to stand in the entirety of Jinzhou.
Simultaneously feeling an immense sense of urgency was, naturally, the Crownless over in Norfall Barrens.
"That Sentinel… Time truly waits for no one, it seems I must speed up my progress!"
It narrowed its eyes slightly, looking in the direction of Jinzhou, feeling an unparalleled pressure.
However, it had no intention of resigning itself to fate. After pondering for a moment, it directly sent out several messages.
Then he returned to his original spot and began to absorb the power of Remnant energy to strengthen himself.
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"Excellent. This truly is a supreme divine item... Xi, you must guard it well! A portion of the lingering essence of the divine spring remains in my body. Next, I intend to enter secluded meditation to refine it for a period of time. With some luck... perhaps I can take a step further, thereby reaching the realm of that person back then."
At Mt. Firmament, Jue also felt the heaven-defying nature of the Spring of Life for the first time, and this was truly a godsend opportunity.
Imagine if he could truly break through with this. Would that mean he was one step closer to that person's peak period?
It was precisely because of this thought that when it reached the end of its sentence, a burning light burst from its eyes.
"With the commotion you just caused, Lord Sentinel, I imagine no one foolish enough will come looking for trouble. You may enter your secluded meditation with peace of mind."
Changli was the first to speak, and her words were met with unanimous agreement from Jinhsi and Sanhua.
"Should we hand the source of the Spring of Life over to you for safekeeping, Lord Sentinel? After all, in the entirety of Jinzhou, there will be no place safer than by your side."
Jinhsi now thought about the storage of the Spring of Life.
Having witnessed everything that had happened to Jue, she was now fully aware of just how valuable this divine item was!
"No need. Keep it safe yourself. I shall depart first. If you encounter matters you cannot resolve, simply commune with this dragon scale."
Jue gently swayed his dragon head, and after saying these words, he vanished from the spot.
In the end, only a dragon scale radiating a golden light drifted down slowly into Jinhsi's embrace.
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