Zhong Baiye already had a guess as to why the two Bathysmal Vishaps had come back to life.
When Aether had killed them in an instant earlier, he had not actually struck them down at the same time. For convenience, he had left a gap of a second or two between the kills.
To avoid making Aether's mistake, Zhong Baiye planned to go big this time and make sure the two Vishaps truly died together.
With a flash, Zhong Baiye put distance between himself and the two Vishaps.
The two Vishaps also knew that Zhong Baiye was about to unleash a powerful attack. One of them immediately hid on the ceiling to support the other from a distance.
The other Vishap attacked Zhong Baiye with everything it had, but even with the two Vishaps separated, he had other ways to deal with them.
Before the close-range Vishap could reach him, Zhong Baiye used the Skyward Blade to cut open a Spatial Rift directly in its path.
At the same time, Zhong Baiye carefully timed his teleport behind the Vishap on the ceiling. The instant he saw the Vishap below collide with the Spatial Rift, he brought his blade down and ended the other Vishap's life.
To thank his two helpful teammates, Zhong Baiye even spent over ten minutes watching over their corpses. Only after confirming that neither Vishap showed the slightest sign of reviving did he return to the secret chamber.
With Pride's Heart extinguished and the Iron Lock deprived of its energy supply, the chamber had fallen into pitch darkness.
Yet Zhong Baiye still sensed the unusual heart immediately.
To his senses, the unusual heart was like a flame in the dead of night, impossible to ignore.
As Zhong Baiye slowly approached the heart, information about Pride suddenly surfaced