Brando shut down the light screen and finally came back to his senses.
The hall was utterly silent, with only the sound of breathing remaining. Awed by the power of his single sword strike, the heretics did not dare move an inch. After the patriarch who had fled first was tripped to the ground by Huang Huo's sword, the young girl had pinned him down with her scabbard against his neck. Everyone else—including his traveling companions, as well as the sisters Ling and Lian—was staring at him as though he were a monster.
Cleaving the sea with a single sword strike, along with the Law power that had turned back time, had already surpassed the limits of ordinary understanding.
"Mr. Brando, you've grown stronger again!" Rutte flew in front of Brando and said in astonishment, "How long has it been since we parted? You've already crossed this boundary. Even the sages might not have achieved more than you. As expected of the chosen one of the Blade of Flames. I wasn't mistaken—you must be the person from the prophecy."
"Rutte, what are you doing here?"
"I've been in this area all along. I've been looking for you these past few days, but unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with the Material Plane. Luckily, I happened to meet Miss Lian."
"Miss Lian?"
The fairy looked toward the little girl standing behind Ling and nodded. "Miss Lian is my friend. She had already agreed to take me to Eluin."
"You might not have found me even if you went to Eluin," Brando replied. At the same time, he glanced at the little girl standing behind Ling.
The girl looked about the same age as her older sister. They were of similar height. She wore an old robe with heavily worn edges and a