Today's third update: Chapter 3327! 3/4!
Her gaze did not linger long on her defeated opponents. Instead, it crossed space and fixed itself deeply, complicatedly, on the towering figure in the depths of the Wild Domain, forever shrouded in boundless radiance.
Without the slightest resentment or dissatisfaction, Shen-bao bowed slightly, her clear voice filled with heartfelt gratitude:
"Thank you for your guidance this time, Senior. You helped me sever my accumulated flaws and cut away the hidden dangers within me!"
If Sikong Ting, after being calculated against step by step and driven into a desperate corner, had been filled with frustration and fury—and had even intended to use Ohn's absolute strength for retaliatory suppression after summoning him—only to have Xu Kun deftly redirect his attention with the topic of Artemis and dissolve his resentment,
Then Shen-bao's awareness of what she had gained from this battle was exceedingly clear and profound!
The Seven Stars Seven Emotions Seven Sounds Grand Array laid down by Mo Chou and the others had indeed forced her to undergo torment like purgatory, pain that struck at the deepest wounds of her soul, making her relive the fears and losses she least wished to face.
Yet after that storm of ultimate agony had passed, what it bore was an incomparably sweet and precious Dao Fruit!
The most obvious change was that Shen-bao could clearly feel it: ever since entering the Demi-Saint Realm, her Soul Origin had become slightly clouded by her long-standing yearning and the dreams she had woven for herself. It was no longer as translucent as crystal. Yet after this array's "tempering," followed by the "purification" triggered at the final moment by her daughter's call, it was like flawless jade that had been polished to perfection—purer, more solid, and more radiant than ever before!