Chen Fan followed White Lord's gaze toward the stone wall beside them, his expression turning incomparably solemn.
Back on the surface, he had been unable to sense even the slightest trace of aura. Yet here, Chen Fan could sense the circulation of Great Dao essence in the air, while a dense, heavy aura spread forth from the stone wall before him.
Though it was called Heavenshadow Iron, it was actually a supreme treasure containing the Great Dao of Earth!
White Lord immediately pounced forward, excitedly rubbing himself back and forth against the stone wall. Only after quite a while did he turn his head toward Chen Fan.
"Chen Fan, put away the Heavenshadow Iron first. Completing the final restoration will take me the longest—perhaps more than a hundred years... That mad tiger is still chasing you. Once you deal with him, it won't be too late for me to absorb the Heavenshadow Iron!"
The White Emperor Armor's final restoration naturally required the longest amount of time.
Even if Chen Fan placed the White Emperor Armor beneath the Chronolight Core, a gap of more than a hundred years would still amount to two or three years in the outside world.
If Black Tiger had some special means and caught up to Chen Fan during those years, or if Chen Fan encountered some other formidable enemy, then without the White Emperor Armor's protection, he would likely be in danger.
The Outer Sea was ten times, even a hundred times, more dangerous than the Chaos Sea!
Chen Fan merely smiled. "It's fine. White Lord, absorb the Heavenshadow Iron as quickly as you can. The faster you absorb it, the greater the help it will be to me."
White Lord still hesitated.
"If I'm gone and you encounter that Black Tiger again, or some