With Elder Zhu Li leading the way, Xiao Ze arrived at a grand hall built from enormous stones.
At the center of the hall stood a towering altar. Zi Yan lay quietly in its middle.
At that moment, however, she was wrapped in crystals from head to toe.
In other words, Zi Yan had become a lifeless figure of crystal!
"Is this what it means for energy to become corporeal?"
It was the first time Xiao Ze had seen anything like this, and he was secretly astonished.
He could sense that Zi Yan had no vitality at all; only a faint ripple of her soul remained.
It was easy to imagine that if she could not absorb all this energy, she would remain like this forever, no better than a living corpse.
Elder Zhu Li wore an embarrassed expression. "Back then, we were eager to help her grow quickly, so we thought to have her bear this power. We never expected the power of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to be so overbearing. We were careless."
"Is there a way to resolve this?" Xiao Ze paid no mind to Elder Zhu Li's carelessness. All he wanted now was to save Zi Yan.
She had been in this state for two and a half years. It couldn't go on forever.
Elder Zhu Li gave an awkward smile and quickly explained, "The energy crystal layer formed by the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit is extremely hard. Even if I used all my strength, I wouldn't be able to shatter it."
"To melt the crystal layer and force it into Zi Yan's body, I estimate that we'll need the power of a Heavenly Flame."
"But ordinary Heavenly Flames would have little effect against this kind of energy crystal layer. Only a Heavenly Flame ranked