Chen Rui was shocked. He had experienced the battle at Xilang Mountain and knew exactly what this "Water Shadow Pearl" meant to Lanboster.
An Elemental Heart was the core of an Elemental Monarch, equivalent to a human heart. Once the Elemental Heart shattered, even a powerful Elemental Monarch would completely annihilate within seven days.
Although Elemental Monarchs of this main plane would not truly die, no one knew how many thousands, tens of thousands, or even more years it would take for a new Water Elemental Monarch to be born.
From the moment Lanboster had accompanied him to the Crimson Twin Fang Sea, Chen Rui had already regarded this Water Elemental Monarch as a true friend. Because Lanboster had deliberately used some kind of concealing power, he had never known that this "Water Shadow Pearl" was the Water Elemental Heart.
At the instant he was swallowed by the vortex formed by Dillosro, Chen Rui, wrapped in "Starwing Guardian," finally completely dispelled Adeline's blood cocoon and successfully brought the Naga girl into the Tower of Glory. Before absolute power, there was no such thing as luck. In truth, even without Adeline, he would still have had to face this real trial.
What greeted him next was a terrifying battle—endless devouring, endless eruptions, endless despair, endless splitting of the soul... He had nearly exhausted every bit of his strength. Even now, he could not accurately describe that battle in words. He only remembered that, when he had nearly collapsed time and again, it was entirely the power of the "Water Shadow Pearl" that protected his last shred of consciousness.
At that life-or-death juncture, with his soul on the verge of dissipating, many sensations vanished, leaving only instinct.
Driven by that instinct, the train of thought that had previously failed to construct a