The moment the seven-colored crystal mist vanished, the Divine Fetus's field also dissipated from the room.
The streak of color atop the red scarf became brighter and more textured, giving off a sense of vibrant life.
Chen Chuan could sense that Red Dust's field had clearly strengthened over the past several days of confrontation.
This was not merely a simple increase in strength. Red Dust was an incomplete spiritual entity separated from the main body.
Even Fighters of the Aspect of the Gods still required a physical shell unless they broke through into the upper realm.
Once completely separated from the flesh, it was generally difficult to survive in the material world. That was why Red Dust had needed to find a host in the first place.
Even so, that could only sustain her existence. At most, it would preserve her original appearance. Whether she could move, and for how long, depended entirely on how much energy the host could provide.
But there was one difference. As an Active Consciousness Entity, Red Dust's main body had been calibrated to a fixed level of strength from the start. There was no possibility of breaking through further.
After abandoning her original body, Red Dust had seemingly become weaker, but she was no longer bound by her former constraints. She no longer had to obey the protocols of an Active Consciousness Entity and instead gained the possibility of further advancement.
Now that she had completely absorbed the Divine Fetus's energy, it meant that she possessed a trace of the Divine Fetus's traits and could grow stronger on her own.
The continuous increase in her field's power as she gradually absorbed the Divine Fetus was proof of that.
Once she had fully digested the Divine Fetus, however, there would be a fundamental change. It