"Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Buzz~~ Pop~~ Pop~~ Pop~"
Accompanied by low, deep sounds like bubbles bursting, Rover and Abby quickly realized something was wrong.
In the space right before their eyes, blue and purple bubbles appeared out of thin air, one after another. Whenever a bubble burst, it would transform into a golden particle.
One grain… two grains… three grains… countless grains…
Before long, all the golden particles combined into a blindingly brilliant golden light.
Then, the golden light constantly shifted into various shapes, finally settling into a human form… looking closely, it was unmistakably the appearance of the Rover.
Just as Rover expressed his surprise, that figure merged directly into the place where his soul resided.
Until the bodies of Rover and Abby were perfectly restored.
"Wah. We recovered just like that? Rover, what on earth happened just now?"
Abby felt its brand-new body; not only was there no difference from before, but its strength had also skyrocketed by a significant margin.
However, in the spirit of asking when in doubt, Abby immediately inquired of Rover.
"This kind of thing… should be the effect brought about by the elevation of life level."
"However, according to what you said before, the life force you just brought back seems to be missing about a third."
While feeling the changes in his brand-new body, Rover also sensed the improvement after this fusion… it should have only reached about twenty thousand percent.
However, this two-hundred-fold increase in life force had forcibly pulled him from the mid-level of the Tsunami Stage to the late level, leaving him just one step away from the peak level of the Tsunami Stage.
"I don't know about that; anyway, that's all I got my hands on."
"Sigh. Do you think maybe it was just now…"
At first, Abby shook its little head, putting on an act of knowing nothing.
But soon it thought of what had just happened, so it stopped halfway, implying something.
"Because we exploded just now, and it was consumed to recondense our bodies?"
"That explanation makes sense, and it clears up the situation just now. The legendary rebirth from a drop of blood… no, just now we exploded so thoroughly there wasn't even a drop of blood left…"
"It seems that as long as I possess a sufficiently powerful life force, I've become unkillable."
When he said this, Rover was even frightened by his own conclusion.
Although he didn't know what would happen after his life force was completely exhausted.
But based solely on the life force he possessed now, even if he were blown to smithereens without even ash remaining like just now… he conservatively estimated he could still resurrect three times.
And this was achieved by only elevating one life level. If he improved further later on, he suspected he might ascend to become an Immortal in the true sense, or perhaps a Deity.
"Is it all because of that treasure you obtained earlier? Does this mean we are already invincible?"
Abby's eyes lit up as it spoke, looking as if it had started thinking about 108 fancy ways to court death.
And because the life energy was completely sufficient, since waking up, it hadn't cried out about being hungry or anything of the sort.
"Undying does not mean invincible. At the very least, we are still a bit weak facing the Lament right now. Do you think if we fell into the Lament's hands in this state, wouldn't this undying trait be worse than not having it?"
Rover retorted grumpily; his words were mainly to put a stop to Abby's unreliable ideas.
And saying the Lament was just a phenomenon… clearly seemed a bit unconvincing for the current Solaris.
Whether it was truly an existence similar to the Heavenly Dao's will of this world, or some existence powerful enough to use Solaris as a testing ground.
In the end, it would be the enemy he had to face. To fight for himself, for them, and for this world…
"Ah. That seems true. Rather than being caught and put in a jar for research, it really would be better to just die and be done with it."
Abby nodded in agreement, and from this moment on… Abby's style of conduct began to become steady and cautious.
"Alright, let's talk about the specific situation here first… If I guessed correctly, the leader of the Tacet Discords should be the Crownless, right?"
The Rover also recalled the main business of this trip at this time, regarding the specific situation of the Tacet Discords gathering, and what exactly their plot was.
"Yes and no. The largest Tacet Discord faction currently is indeed the Crownless. But there are more than a dozen other factions, large and small, all with their own Kings."
"Before their Kings submit, it is impossible to completely unify."
Abby spread out its pair of small hands, then shook its little head as it spoke of the specific situation it had scouted here.
"Is that so… then it seems the purpose of this Tacet Discord gathering is to select that sole leader. Interesting. Let's go… let's go take a look."
Rover revealed a playful expression; with his current strength, he really was completely fearless.
As long as the Lament did not appear, even if the Threnodians revived collectively, they could not pose a threat to him.
Therefore, he was full of curiosity about this election assembly organized by the Tacet Discords.
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Meanwhile, beneath the residual energy of the War Threnodian in the Norfall Barrens, the Crownless had also contacted the Inferno Rider and the Tempest Mephis to come and speak with it.
"This is… if I'm not guessing wrong, that should be the power of the War Threnodian."
"You really are using the Threnodian's power to improve yourself."
The first to speak was the Inferno Rider. Although it was a Tacet Discord… within its will, there was still a part that considered the human side.
That was why, immediately after saying those words to the Crownless, who was utilizing the Threnodian's power, it became filled with wariness.
"Power is just a tool. Whether it is a Threnodian or a Sentinel… they are all merely carriers of power. Then humans distinguish it as justice, or perhaps evil."
"If you truly believe that power is divided into justice and evil, then aren't we, as Tacet Discords ourselves… also the 'evil' in the mouths of humans?"
The Crownless certainly had a way with words; at the very least, this speech of his left the Inferno Rider unable to refute for a moment.
"Oh. The power of a Threnodian? I don't care about all that. As long as I can become stronger, as long as it allows me to fight, nothing else matters."
At this time, the Tempest Mephis also spoke up. It wasn't hard to hear from its words… that this was undoubtedly a battle maniac.
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