A glowing seed was left behind, naturally it was the Stellaron.
Jing Yuan's figure swayed again, causing everyone to worry.
"General… are you alright?" March 7th asked with a tense little face.
"I can still hold on."
Jing Yuan shook his head, trying to shake off the dizziness in his mind.
"Dan Heng, it seems our past tacit understanding hasn't disappeared…"
"To everyone who lent their strength today, Jing Yuan and the Xianzhou will surely remember it in our hearts."
"…"
Seeing Jing Yuan treat him as Dan Feng again, Dan Heng closed his eyes, not wanting to respond.
Jing Yuan smiled, not minding Dan Heng's silence and coldness, his face surging with lingering fear and gratitude.
"Phantylia… truly a terrifying enemy."
"If she hadn't wanted to inject the power of destruction into my body and turn me into a void ranger, the outcome of the battle might still be uncertain."
"Fortunately, with everyone's assistance, first it was Leon and Stelle's seamless coordination that momentarily blocked Phantylia's control over her power."
"Then Dan Heng's perfectly timed spear thrust severed my close connection with Phantylia, and also severed her connection with the Ambrosial Arbor."
"If even one of these had been missing, Phantylia would never have allowed the Divine Lord to destroy her physical body."
March 7th suddenly realized: "So that's how it was. When Dan Heng stabbed you with his spear earlier, it really scared me."
Stelle thoughtfully asked: "That thing Phantylia, she's still alive, right?"
"…Yes."
Jing Yuan nodded helplessly.
"An Emanator of Destruction won't perish easily, however… the price she paid is by no means as light as she claimed, merely losing a casually crafted physical body."
"It seems I still greatly underestimated the influence and strength of an Emanator."
Through Jing Yuan's words, Ah Xian had no choice but to accept the fact that Phantylia hadn't been taken out yet.
"When you think about it, it makes sense. In the future, we'll have to fight the Destruction Aeon, and if Their subordinates didn't have some tricks up their sleeves, wouldn't Nanook become a joke?"
"Sigh, a few days ago I came across a lore analysis video that mentioned some historical events."
"Among them was an Extinction Lord that was taken down, named Zulo."
"The script said Zulo was killed by the Galaxy Rangers. You know the Galaxy Rangers, right? Besides the Xianzhou Alliance, another faction of the Hunt."
"The rangers used a swarm of insects… I don't know what this swarm is yet, but anyway, they used external forces to create chaos and successfully assassinated Zulo."
"It's currently unknown if there was a Hunt Emanator among those who assassinated Zulo."
"That lore blogger said the two major Hunt factions can't confirm that only the Xianzhou possesses Emanators."
"But regardless of whether an Emanator was involved, the price paid was tragic."
"Although we won against Phantylia this time, we didn't kill her."
"This shows that killing an Emanator of Destruction is extremely, extremely difficult."
[This battle record is already very strong. Don't forget Phantylia absorbed the power of the Ambrosial Arbor; she basically counts as a dual Emanator of Abundance and Destruction.]
[Now we finally know why Leon could fight an Emanator. His hidden power is pretty overbearing; he can actually silence the opponent.]
[What a silence, but you can't deny it's an apt description. Phantylia couldn't even release her skills.]
[That charge of mine was truly explosive. Father and daughter united, their strength cuts through metal!]
[I'm more curious why Leon didn't take action himself and had to borrow my hand?]
"High EQ: A Harmony should act like a Harmony; in this battle, he was just support."
"Low EQ: Plot armor, to give me a sense of participation. After all, my normal strength has no qualification to clash with an Emanator."
Ah Xian answered the barrage without thinking.
However, she never expected that Leon not taking action himself had nothing to do with her high or low EQ explanations.
He would need the spare energy to act…
…
Jing Yuan: "Once Phantylia perfectly refines her physical body and supplements it with the power of destruction, that body would be able to cycle through life and death, immortal and indestructible."
"That guy must have regarded the body refined from the Ambrosial Arbor's power as perfect."
"Now not only has the perfect body become a bubble, but she herself has suffered severe injuries from the destruction of her body."
"On the surface, she acted nonchalant and threw out ruthless words, but in reality, she's long been gritting her teeth in anger, hahaha…"
Welt nodded: "Phantylia won't be able to cause trouble for a short time, and there's no need to worry about the Ambrosial Arbor being tainted again."
"This Stellaron is much stronger than the ones we've encountered before. The sealing work…"
Seeing Leon's current weakened state, Welt sighed.
"…will take some time to complete."
"These matters can be left to Master Diviner Fu Xuan to handle…"
Jing Yuan's voice grew lower and lower, revealing unmistakable fatigue.
"I just feel… a bit sleepy…"
"General, keep your eyes open! You absolutely can't fall asleep now! Hey! Wake up!" March 7th showed an anxious expression.
[Open surgery?]
[MiHoYo, what are you trying to do?!]
Dan Heng: "Don't worry, March. General Jing Yuan just fainted from exhaustion."
"Let's leave here first. Stelle, contact Master Diviner to send people for pickup."
Welt: "Dan Heng, focus on using Cloudhymn to hurry. Leave the General to me and March to support."
"Alright."
Dan Heng summoned the tide to carry everyone, but his face suddenly paled.
The condensed water flow instantly scattered.
"What's wrong?" March 7th asked worriedly.
"…After a great battle with an Emanator, how could Dan Heng possibly be unscathed?"
Leon chuckled lightly, slowly unfolding his wings.
"You can't carry so many people right now. I'll fly on my own."
Dan Heng recalled the gust of wind Leon summoned during the battle, and—
The restoration of his own condition to peak form. How could he not know what Leon had done?
Dan Heng instinctively frowned: "But you…"
"I don't have the spare energy to heal the General right now. Hurry and take him back to the Alchemy Commission. If something goes wrong, it'll be a big problem." Leon urged.
"…"
Dan Heng sighed inwardly, no longer hesitating, and reapplied Cloudhymn.
Without Leon, he could barely carry the others and rush back at full speed.
The battle inside the Ambrosial Arbor's grotto-heaven was not without impact on the outside world.
The separated ancient sea waters had long returned to normal. Fortunately, Dan Heng was of the Vidyadhara, possessing the ability to swim freely in water.
Several figures broke through the sea surface one after another, flying just a few feet above the sea level.
Then, another figure with wings spread on his back burst out.
March 7th looked back.
Confirming Leon was following in the high sky behind them, she felt relieved and chatted with Stelle, easing the shock they had suffered during this time.
Players had long taken their hands off keyboards or phone screens, comfortably watching this cutscene animation that started from defeating Phantylia and still hadn't ended.
March 7th: "Huh? We can finally contact the Express! Hello hello? Himeko, can you hear me?"
"Yes, you were out of contact for quite a while. The train's navigator also couldn't record your whereabouts. What's the situation now?"
A segment of low-tone melody cut in extremely naturally, gradually relaxing the players' tense nerves, just like the current Express crew.
But a very small number of people could hear that the melody's direction seemed to be setting up something.
An ominous feeling subconsciously rose in their hearts.
Why does it feel… like MiHoYo's classic move of carrying a sound system over before stabbing with the knife?
…