Aside from not being able to awaken prematurely, the "Primordial Embryo" also has another weakness—it's extremely fragile. As fragile as a newborn infant is how fragile the "Primordial Embryo" is.
And the energy fluctuations caused by the "Primordial Embryo" cannot go unnoticed, so even in the "Honey Pot World," Li Changzhou would not dare to use this Skill if no one was around. A mischievous little deer could stomp him to death.
Li Changzhou was on the verge of death and had to fall into this state to stop death from clenching its grip on him.
Li Qianxia, Yang Qinglan, and Turquoise Pool were the first to cast their spells to protect Li Changzhou; otherwise, the high temperature of Jupiter, its toxic gases, lightning, storms, and so on, would have killed him instantly.
"Brother!" Li Qianxia cried in panic.
Even within the "Primordial Embryo," Li Changzhou's breathing continued to weaken, like an infant dying in its sleep.
"Qian Xia!" Yang Qinglan called out.
Without waiting for a response, Li Qianxia had already launched "Primordial Fetal Absorption."
The two were the closest people in the world, and the energy absorbed by the "Primordial Embryo" also possessed similar properties, allowing it to be transferred between them.
With Li Qianxia's energy, Li Changzhou finally stopped his march towards death and began to slowly recover.
Even so, there was a stroke of luck. The Ancient God had destroyed most of his body, leaving no curse behind.
Just a little bit, really just a little bit. Without the characteristics of a vampire bat, without "Primordial Fetal Absorption," without the protection of Yang Qinglan and Turquoise Pool, without the blood-connected Li Qianxia, Li Changzhou would have been undoubtedly doomed.
"We made it," Si said slowly. "This was our only chance of victory."
Turquoise Pool and Yang Qinglan had no mind to pay attention to her, and Si did not expect a response.
One day later, Yang Qinglan, who had already exhausted a great deal of Mana due to fully driving the "Little Jade Cauldron" and reversing the gravity of the South Sea, seemed ready to falter and collapse.
Turquoise Pool looked at her: "Qing Lan, you should go and recover your Mana first."
"No need."
Turquoise Pool raised an eyebrow: "Don't you trust me?"
Turquoise Pool closed her eyes as her brain spasmed. She was in a slightly better condition than Yang Qinglan, but under these circumstances, how much better could she really be?
She took a deep breath, opened her eyes again, and looked at Li Changzhou, who had fallen into a deep sleep.
He was, of course, the one in the greatest danger.
Half a day passed, and during this time, whether it was Li Changzhou's injuries or Yang Qinglan's Mana, both had recovered only a minuscule amount. The stronger the life force and the longer the lifespan, the longer it takes to recover.
Yang Qinglan opened her eyes, resumed outputting Mana, and relieved Turquoise Pool's pressure, shielding Li Changzhou and Li Qianxia from Jupiter's threats.
Half a day later, just when Turquoise Pool could no longer hold on and was about to retract her Mana to recover, the atmosphere of Jupiter, already full of lightning, suddenly erupted in a bright light.
The three who were still awake instinctively looked over.
[Main quest "Buddha Battle" complete]
[Return countdown: 00:10:00]
The bright light vanished, followed by the thunderous roar of lightning.
Li Changzhou and Li Qianxia were forcibly awakened, not by the lightning, but by the conclusion of the mission, by the ability of the Value Game.
Interrupting "Primordial Fetal Absorption" safely for the Value Game was as simple as humans relying on their breath to blow away bits of fluff—unless one is dead, it can always be done.
Li Qianxia stepped forward to support Li Changzhou, who was still weak and couldn't even fly.
"How did it go?" he asked Si softly.
He already knew the mission had ended. The notification methods of the Value Game surely weren't limited to "chance" natural phenomena.
He was asking how Earth was doing.
"The will of the Ancient God that descended has been eroded away, and Guanyin has exhausted all her Mana, falling into her final throes," Si replied.
The four fell silent.
The Ancient God, who nearly killed Li Changzhou, had its will ground down by Guanyin, even if it was only a portion of its will—Ye'er's pathway was too narrow, and the energy provided was too little. After the descent of the Ancient God, there was no time for growth.
Guanyin, a powerful Bodhisattva, closest to the Heavenly Position, had to exhaust countless eons of accumulated Mana to erode just that bit of the Ancient God's will, depleting not only her Mana but burning herself out in the process.
"How is Earth?" Yang Qinglan pulled herself from her thoughts to continue asking.
Li Changzhou had also been concerned about Earth, but was shocked by Si's information.
The fight between Li Changzhou and Guanyin lasted precisely one minute; in that short span of time, the South Sea became a battlefield. If Guanyin hadn't held back the sea water, the resulting tsunami would have been enough to bring about catastrophic disasters to humanity.
So, what kind of destruction had the nearly two-day struggle between Guanyin and the Ancient God brought to Earth?
The four braced themselves for the possibility of Earth's destruction.
"Don't worry," Si said. "Among the possibilities I've seen, Guanyin contained the Ancient God without endangering Earth. That's why I didn't choose to destroy Earth."
"That's a relief!" Li Qianxia exhaled sharply, feeling a pang of sorrow for Guanyin.
Such a benevolent Bodhisattva died protecting all beings yet did not meet a good end.
"But on Earth, seventy-two percent of the energy entities above the level of Immortal were absorbed by the Ancient God. Princess Iron Fan, who fought alongside us, was also consumed," Si added.