Deep within the Medicine Garden, inside the golden Spirit Beast Shield, I sat cross-legged atop the altar, filled with anxiety.
Through my connection with the puppet and the Lightning Phantom Body, I could see the battle outside with perfect clarity. Facing the joint assault of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and the Hall of Souls, our side had already fallen into a disadvantage. Forget everyone else—even Ye Lao Na was in danger.
He possessed only sixty percent of my combat strength and had the cultivation of a Four Star Dou Zong. On this terrifying battlefield, where there were five Venerable-level combatants, a mere Four Star Dou Zong was nowhere near enough. He had narrowly escaped death several times already. If the others had not taken special care of him, Ye Lao Na would have been beaten to death long ago.
"Come on, Soul Fruit, hurry up..."
My heart was practically lodged in my throat, full of unease and impatience. Yet the Soul Fruit remained utterly unmoved, continuing to grow at its own pace. Only after some time, under my desperate gaze, did it absorb the last trace of power left behind by the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and finally finish growing.
"Whoosh!"
I sprang up from the altar and transformed into a streak of purple light, charging into the Scarlet Plain. Like a dragonfly skimming the water, I reached out and plucked the Soul Fruit, then did not pause in the slightest as I continued rushing toward the golden Spirit Beast Shield in the distance.
I had consumed dozens of Soul Fruits already and had ample experience with them. I knew that refining this thing would bring only intense pleasure, with no further side effects. Thus, while flying, I swallowed the apple-sized Soul Fruit in my