The entire Shrek Sea God Pavilion was enveloped by a golden Soul Power barrier Mu En had erected, cutting it off from the outside world.
Although Cao Longyan had been unconscious for three days as far as the outside world knew, his consciousness had remained in his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, completely absorbing the power that had entered his body and carried the aura of the Fire Dragon King.
This power seemed to have become the key that unlocked the seal on Cao Longyan's Ten Halls of Yama Martial Soul.
His once-dim Ten Halls of Yama Martial Soul and that fireball slowly began to revive under the catalyzing influence of the Fire Dragon King's power.
However, just as Electrolux had said before, the Ten Halls of Yama Martial Soul and that fireball were still just short of a complete recovery.
Each time Cao Longyan watched them approach the glory of their former days, they would suddenly draw back at some critical point.
It was as though something had caught in their throats. They were clearly within reach, yet in the end, they still fell just short.
Alas, a hair's breadth could mean a thousand miles...
But what was that final, crucial push they needed...?
Cao Longyan still couldn't make heads or tails of it. All he could do was sigh helplessly and keep trying, only to fail every time. Even so, the hope that had rekindled in his heart had not gone out.
The Ice Empress had also learned about Cao Longyan's past from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. But like him, she had no idea what was going on. After all, though they were both Ferocious Beasts who had lived for tens of thousands of years, they knew very little about human Martial Souls.
Electrolux had sensed that the