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Within the ancient hall, the Guardian Divine Tree sapling tirelessly emitted a gentle, faint glow, illuminating the entire space that lacked even a trace of light...
In the pool, Wu Yan, Natsuki, Natsuoto, and Aurora all had their eyes tightly shut, as though they were asleep, completely motionless. Only the continuously boiling pool water rose in bubbles, burst apart, and divided into four torrents that flowed into their bodies, purifying and strengthening every aspect of them...
This scene had remained unchanged ever since Wu Yan used an unknown method to thoroughly "teach" Aurora a lesson...
During that time, none of the four had spoken a single word or even opened their eyes. They simply remained quietly in the pool, enduring the purification and strengthening of its water. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought they had fallen unconscious...
Thus, the entire bronze palace returned to its former deathly stillness. The only signs of activity were the liquid continuously flowing from within the Guardian Divine Tree sapling's trunk into the Ring of Force, the soft green glow emanating from its canopy, and the pool water continuously pouring into the bodies of Wu Yan, Natsuki, Natsuoto, and Aurora as time passed...
In this deathly silent environment, around five days slipped by in the blink of an eye...
After five days, the boiling of the pool water had weakened greatly compared to before, and even the water level had dropped considerably!
At the beginning, the deepest part of the pool had reached Wu Yan's chest, but now the water only came up to his abdomen!
Five days had passed, yet the four people in the pool still showed no sign of opening their eyes. Although the pool water, now boiling ever