The Fallen Crystal was closely connected to Shadow and served as the source of his divine power. Lu Yuan's previous strike had split the Fallen Crystal in two, and Shadow was already on the verge of becoming completely illusory.
Even though he had fled with half of the Fallen Crystal, he definitely would not be able to cause trouble again for quite some time.
By the time Shadow reappeared, Lu Yuan would likely have reached an extremely high realm. Even if Shadow returned to stir up trouble, he would no longer pose any threat to him.
With that thought, Lu Yuan relaxed somewhat. Seeing that the spatial mystic realm was about to collapse completely, he flashed forward and swiftly left it.
In the blink of an eye, another month passed.
During that month, Chrysanthemum Douluo led several Titled Douluo and five thousand soul masters to remain at the Holy Spirit Cult, where they began expanding their influence. Everyone else returned with Lu Yuan to the Spirit Hall Empire, and the empire's operations returned to normal.
Lakeside Pavilion!
Lu Yuan sat within the pavilion, holding half a black crystal in his hand. It was the Fallen Crystal he had split in two.
"Although this Fallen Crystal is filled with evil and corruptive aura, the energy within it is exceptionally abundant. It is no less than the total divine power of a First-Class God. If I can remove its corruptive aura, this energy may prove very useful."
"Besides, although the energy this Fallen Crystal gives off is corruptive and evil, it feels strangely familiar. It seems somewhat similar to the Angel power in Xue Er's body. Chou Muyi's Martial Soul was the Six-Winged Fallen Angel, so could there be some connection here that I do not know about?"
Lu Yuan played