"Purple Ultimate."
"Master."
Purple Ultimate's reply had not come particularly late, but it was noticeably slower than usual, and their voice was steeped in weariness.
"How are you feeling now?"
"I'm fine."
They were clearly forcing themselves to hold on.
Of all the spirits Su Jiu carried with her, Purple Ultimate was probably the only one who had not dozed off at any point.
As Su Jiu's artifact spirit, they had to be ready to enter battle at any moment and could not slack off like Little Pearl and the Snow Sprite.
Of course, Purple Ultimate's temperament also meant they would never behave like Little Pearl and the others.
Even pushed to their absolute limit, as long as they had not lost consciousness, they could keep holding on...
"Purple Ultimate, rest for now."
"The Demon-Subduing Land is fraught with danger. In theory, the safest place should be this Sacred Spirit Palace, but now... I'm afraid even the Sacred Spirit Palace is no longer safe."
Purple Ultimate refused Su Jiu.
And Su Jiu understood what Purple Ultimate was worried about. After all, even the Four-Aspect Demon could merge into the divine marks, which showed how powerful the person controlling things behind the scenes must be.
Besides, something had gone wrong with the spirit source inside the palace. Even a simple-minded person would know that this Sacred Spirit Palace was no longer the pure, unblemished place it had once been.
"Rest first. I'll summon you when I need you."
Purple Ultimate paused. "I'm all right."
Little Pearl apparently could not bear listening to this conversation between human and spirit any longer and rolled their eyes dramatically.
"A Jiu, this idiot is forcing themselves to stay awake because they're afraid they won't wake up when you summon them."
"They might not wake up?"