At the location of Earth Star's primal navel, Meng Shen and Su Ai sensed the commotion outside. How could they not realize that the Kui Lodge army had already begun its assault?
They knew as well that success or failure would be decided in this single stroke. They spoke no more, sitting upright upon the high platform with grave expressions.
Not long afterward, a soft glow suddenly emerged from the surrounding platform walls. They heard a rushing sound from below, as if water were flowing toward them—except it was running upward against its course.
The two were delighted, knowing that the harvested primal essence had arrived. At once, they gathered their minds and prepared to absorb it.
A moment later, streams of essence qi like flowing water surged up from below and rapidly entered their bodies. Their own magical power began to circulate involuntarily, driven by the force pouring into them.
If their original magical power had been like a self-enclosed pond, filled with foul sludge and stagnant silt, then this essence qi was like a clear spring flowing in from outside, turning it into living water that rippled and stirred.
Throughout this process, the heavy deposits were carried away, and ever more clear, vigorous water flowed in. For a time, they felt as though they had been reborn.
What they felt now was like someone long exhausted bathing in warm water, wishing only to sink into it and never wake from such comfort.
Yet they also knew this process could not be interrupted. Once it stopped, it would be like cutting off the source of the water; they would immediately be beaten back to their original state, their magical power returning to a pool of dead water.
Thus, they seized the opportunity to harmonize their qi and circulate the