Rescue Team headquarters.
Nameless began preparing for Spirit-body Su Jingyao's rebirth.
He could teach the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method to anyone, but only he could complete the preparations. In essence, that meant only he could use it. Others either lacked the necessary abilities or did not know enough about the Base Runes.
"Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method, general version, step one: create an embryo!"
Nameless took out various materials, then placed Su Jingyao's blood in a petri dish and addressed the researchers who had come to observe.
He was happy to teach Rescue Team members the Hidden Dragon Rebirth Method. Whether they could learn it depended on their aptitude.
Fallen Chaos Palace.
Lady Rose held a riding crop as she looked at the guard captains kneeling before her.
"So, you don't know how the enemy got in. You don't know who they were, or even how many there were?" she asked softly.
The guard captains kept their heads down. One of them said, "That's right, my lady."
"Then what use are you to me?" Lady Rose said coldly.
She turned away. "Tomorrow, you all go into the Arena. Win, and you can come out and resume your posts as guard captains. Lose... and you might as well die in there."
"As you command!" None of the guard captains dared resist.
Lady Rose's voice hardened. "Why are you still kneeling here? Get out!"
As though granted a pardon, the guard captains carefully fled her study.
After they left, Lady Rose sighed deeply and opened a thick tome. An eye opened within its pages.
"Master, is this truly worth it?" she asked, suddenly sounding like a vulnerable woman.
The eye looked at her. A man's voice seemed to ring inside her ears: "I'm close to succeeding. This path is absolutely right. Trust