Purifying the Fragment, Shadow Protection

"A Divinity Fragment?"

The Water God froze, then widened his eyes and looked around. "Guild leader, where's this Divinity Fragment? I don't see anything."

Qin Chuan pointed to a small black crystal left on the ground after the Shiva Phantom dissipated. "Right there."

"That's a Divinity Fragment? Doesn't look like much."

Season Star came over for a closer look at the crystal.

It was only the size of a fingernail, pitch-black and giving off a faintly evil aura.

"That tiny?" The Water God curled his lip. "All that commotion for this little thing?"

Mirror was still shaken. "A fragment this small gave us that much trouble. How would we fight a complete Godhead?"

The Water God and the others thought it over and grew uneasy. She had a point.

They had gained a lot of strength this time and had been pleased with their progress. Now it seemed they were still nowhere near strong enough.

"No need to worry so far ahead," Qin Chuan reassured them. "This phantom was unusual. If it really was Shiva, it's only natural for a figure at the pinnacle of myth and legend to be powerful. But the stronger a being is, the more restrictions it faces. There's no need to worry too much."

"And the fragment's small size means its Godhead was shattered thoroughly. An enemy we can't contend with won't appear anytime soon."

Season Star nodded. "Exactly. Rather than worry, everyone, we should focus on getting stronger."

"Sister Ji's right," the Water God said. "Once I'm back in Ascending Dragon Imperial City, I'll ask Crocodile Spirit about ways to improve."

Mirror and Song Ling fell into thought as well.

Fear would solve nothing. All they could do was keep fighting.

"Guild leader, what do we do with this thing?" The Water God frowned