Phantylia's figure turned into a wisp of blue-black flame. It flickered once within the Golden Tree's core space, then vanished without a trace.
Huo Yuhao stood where he was, gazing in the direction she had fled. He rubbed his chin lightly, deep in thought.
According to the original Honkai: Star Rail story, Phantylia would never let the matter rest after failing to seize the Ambrosial Arbor. She would return by some crueler, stealthier means. Infiltrating, sowing division, and breaking opponents from within had always been her specialty.
Now that her move against the Golden Tree had failed, she would most likely turn to Shrek's other foundations, the Sun Moon Empire's soul-tool system, or even the Soul Beast forces lying dormant.
He could not predict Lord Ravager Phantylia's next move, but he could prepare for it.
Huo Yuhao raised a hand. A gentle blue-green light glowed at his fingertip.
Power flowed from his fingertip into the Golden Tree's surviving patterns, forming seven hidden mental-warning nodes distributed evenly throughout the giant tree's core.
The nodes had little offensive power. They could not stop someone of Phantylia's caliber. They served one purpose alone—an alarm.
If an aura of The Destruction approached the Golden Tree again, the nodes would send a signal to his Sea of Consciousness at once. Wherever he was, he would know immediately.
"Better than nothing."
Huo Yuhao muttered to himself and turned toward A Zhu, who lay collapsed on the ground, barely breathing.
Her red hair was disheveled, her black clothes torn. Charred burns from the power of The Destruction covered her body, leaving her in a miserable state.
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. The courage it took to marry a woman like her... Tang Hao really was the most ruthless man on the Douluo Continent!
But it was not