Qin Siyang took out a bottle of Divine Feast Fragrance and handed it to Quan Taibin. "Professor Quan, sorry for the trouble, but please study exactly what this substance does and quantify its effects. Relate it to Sequence Potions or something else so we can work out how to distribute it later."
"Of course." Quan Taibin accepted the bottle and carefully put it away.
"By the way, Professor Quan, don't you need to take the Succession Trial?"
Quan Taibin smiled sheepishly. "I'm too weak right now, and I don't have many tricks up my sleeve. I'd probably only pass three or four of the trials offered by Land-Carrying Mirage and the others. That would be such a waste. I'd rather wait until I break through to the domain sequence."
"Fair enough."
Hu Chan said, "President Qin, carry on with your secluded cultivation. Once Senior Duan and Mr. Gu return, we'll continue organizing our defenses."
"Go ahead."
Hu Chan had only taken a few steps before he turned back to look at Qin Siyang.
"President Qin."
"Hmm?"
"You don't have to rush your breakthrough, either. You just killed two people at domain sequence level four in a row, and your body has been through so many trials. You might not feel it yourself, but I can tell. You're exhausted."
"My body's doing fine."
"I mean you as a person."
Qin Siyang lowered his head and smiled faintly.
Then he waved a hand.
"I know."
Hu Chan watched him for a moment. In the end, he said nothing more and turned to leave.
The Isolation Space closed again.
Only Qin Siyang remained beside the fissure in the ground on Fire Island.
The smile slowly faded from his face.
Hu Chan was right.
He was exhausted.
Even though he had just broken through