The last thing Yuan Shan saw was Fu Qian tossing a dark, iron cage straight onto his head.
The incomprehensible emotion lasted only a few seconds. In her vision, the iron cage was back in Fu Qian's hand.
Of course, Yuan Shan couldn't grasp the concept of something coming "back," because she was busy introducing their destination.
"Welcome to... Night Holy Capital!"
"My pleasure!"
Fu Qian nodded again, playing along perfectly.
So there really was no such thing as a free reset!
After the pleasantries, Fu Qian used Transcendence, and his first reaction was to look down at what he was holding.
Of the two traits, only Crystalline Sun remained.
So once it was eaten, it was gone.
That egg had apparently vanished into some unknowable historical error.
In other words, after using his one and only do-over, he had lost his chance to become "immortal" for good.
Fu Qian was utterly unfazed.
Using Transcendence right away might have seemed rash at first glance.
After all, in theory, it had only been about an hour since he ate the trait.
To be cautious, he could have tried it out for a while longer before deciding. Or, at the very least, even if he confirmed there was a problem and had to give up, he could have used the opportunity to investigate the mission target a little more and prepare for the final contest.
But that was only how it looked on the surface.
In Fu Qian's view, behavior that seemed to make the most of every resource carried an unavoidable risk.
If Rainbow of Yao Bian wanted to stop him from taking the right path, it could do more than appear after he ate the correct trait and kill him. It could take an easier route—help him complete the