The Lava Mountains.
Bai Zihe lay quietly on the ground.
After witnessing Qin Changsheng's final demise, he could no longer hold on. An immense wave of weakness washed over him, causing him to collapse.
Within the light cocoon.
Zhuge Sheng and the others had long since recovered.
However, exiting now had become a significant problem.
The enemies were gone.
But the immense power contained within the light cocoon, as Elder Liu had repeatedly emphasized, was no less than the clash between Bai Zihe and Qin Changsheng.
Perhaps…
Even more so!
"I wonder when Brother Bai will wake up."
Zhuge Sheng gazed at Bai Zihe, his eyes reflecting a measure of clarity and a larger portion of concern.
When Bai Zihe first fell.
Zhuge Sheng and his group were indeed worried.
But they later came to understand that Bai Zihe must have unleashed a move of overwhelming power, leading to his ultimate exhaustion and collapse.
Now, all they could do was wait.
"Young Master will likely need a long rest."
Chen Tian, the sole surviving expert from the Profound Heaven Pavilion, looked at Bai Zihe and shook his head slightly, a trace of worry lingering on his brow.
"No need to worry excessively."
At this moment, Montaldo glanced at Bai Zihe and said quite frankly.
The others, not understanding, all looked towards him.
"Since Bai Zihe is a cultivator of the Deity Transformation Realm, his recovery abilities must far surpass ordinary individuals. Moreover, this battle was unlike anything he had experienced before."
"Therefore…"
"This time, completely depleting his true essence will actually promote his cultivation. This is akin to what is commonly known as the 'ultimate cultivation method'."
With his words, everyone nodded slightly, finding them very reasonable.
The worried frowns on their faces eased considerably.
"The pressing matter…"
Montaldo looked at Elder Liu. "Is to think more about how to escape this formation. That is the real concern."
Elder Liu exchanged glances with the other two elders, both frowning and shaking their heads.
"This formation…"
"Has only one method of破解."
Hearing his words, everyone gradually fell silent.
"Perhaps…"
A spark of surprise flashed in Zhuge Sheng's eyes, and he murmured, "Brother Bai's recent strike could break this formation."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.
Yes.
That axe strike from Bai Zihe…
Though seemingly slow and weak, it was in reality unfathomably profound and vast.
Let alone breaking this formation, they would have believed it capable of shattering all things in heaven and earth, of shattering the entire universe.
"Then we shall patiently await the Young Master's awakening."
The minds of the group settled.
Some closed their eyes to rest.
Others sat cross-legged, practicing their techniques.
They waited in silence.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Though Bai Zihe appeared to be lying motionless, profound changes were occurring within him.
Since descending the mountain, Bai Zihe had never been this weak.
Even when he fought against the demonic transformation of Gu Chengkong last time, Bai Zihe was merely at a disadvantage due to his inferior strength.
But his inner energy was still present.
This time…
It was unprecedented and absolute.
Throughout his entire body, not a single trace of true essence could be mobilized.
Like a car out of gas.
Like a phone without power.
It could no longer function.
But unlike a car or a phone, Bai Zihe was not an inanimate object.
His true essence was regenerative.
Therefore.
Upon falling into this state.
The Hell Blood, which had long since merged with him, immediately became active.
While continuously flowing.
It also continuously repaired Bai Zihe's physical body.
And constantly transformed the energy Bai Zihe absorbed from his surroundings into wisps of true essence, which flowed through his limbs and circulated throughout his body.
From a thin wisp, like light smoke, at the beginning.
To the accumulation into small water droplets.
Then, small water droplets coalescing into a stream, then a brook, and then a small river…
The entire process was slow but steady.
Bai Zihe's body was once again filled with true essence.
Then, from a small river, it gradually transformed into a large river, and finally into a vast ocean, surging and spreading throughout his entire being.
"Rustle…"
Unintentionally, Bai Zihe's little finger on his right hand twitched.
Although it was only a small arc.
It was still noticed by Elder Liu.
Elder Liu's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "The Young Master is reacting! The Young Master is about to awaken!"
"Really?"
"Elder Liu, is this true?"
"Is Master Bai truly about to awaken?"
"Brother Bai…"
This was undoubtedly exhilarating news. Everyone turned their attention to Bai Zihe, their eyes fixed on him, hoping to see further changes.
However…
Bai Zihe fell into silence once more.
At this moment.
Externally, Bai Zihe appeared to be silent, but internally, the situation was incredibly turbulent.
Under the influence of the Hell Blood.
Bai Zihe's body had fully recovered, and in fact, was much better than before.
But Bai Zihe's divine consciousness had not yet awakened.
In his sea of consciousness.
The nameless scroll was greatly unfurled, flickering with alternating brightness and darkness.
The tadpole-like characters on it also moved incessantly. With each movement, a wisp of light radiated outwards, then merged into the sea of consciousness.
This repeated.
After another ten minutes or so.
Bai Zihe's fingers twitched again.
"He moved!"
"The Young Master moved!"
"The Young Master is about to awaken!"
"Master Bai…"
This time, everyone saw it and became excited.
This trip to Dragon Island.
By now, with only these remaining survivors, they were undoubtedly the greatest winners.
Even though many experts had sacrificed themselves, as long as Bai Zihe was still here, it was enough.
It was already perfect!
Of course, a small doubt lingered in Zhuge Sheng's mind.
The Dragon Emperor!
Since guiding their group to this place, the Dragon Emperor had vanished as if he had never been, and had not provided any further hints.
They did not know…
Whether it was good or bad!
But these were secondary concerns.
Their sole desire now was to see Bai Zihe awaken immediately.
And then to ask him what had happened when he fell into the lava, how he had escaped, and so on.
"Swish, swish, swish…"
At this moment, a strange sound echoed from a distance.
In this vast mountain range, in this silent wilderness, it sounded remarkably abrupt and immediately drew everyone's attention.
They all turned their heads to look.
In the distance, about a hundred feet away, a figure was approaching at extreme speed.
His movement was peculiar.
It looked like an ordinary person running, not at all like a martial arts master.
But his speed was incredibly fast.
Faster than an ordinary Grandmaster expert, in the blink of an eye, he had moved from a hundred feet away to fifty feet, then to thirty feet, then to twenty feet!
Suddenly.
His speed slowed down slightly, and he looked towards Bai Zihe, who was lying on the ground.
Bai Zihe had been discovered!