Seven days later, the Kami Church will deploy new anchor points, and the Purification process will be restarted.
Seven days.
Bai Ye looked at the Crystal, then at Ling Yi on the ground.
Then he made a decision that surprised everyone.
He turned off the Crystal.
The dark purple cesium light extinguished instantly, the blood-red cesium eyes disappeared, and the room was plunged into darkness.
Only the moonlight filtering through the window cast a silvery-white glow on the ground.
" The Purification process has terminated." Bai Ye's voice echoed in the darkness, calm and indifferent.
"At least in this city, it's over."
Ling Yi lay on the ground, struggling to lift his head.
"You're giving up?"
"It's not giving up, it's reassessing."
He walked to the window, where the moonlight shone on his white robe, giving it a silvery sheen.
The wounds on both sides of my ribs are still Bleeding.
"I've lived a very long time," he said, his voice deepening.
"Longer than you can imagine."
"Over this long period of time, I have seen countless self-righteous people."
They thought they could change their fate, that they could defy destiny.
"They're all dead."
"But you..."
He turned around and looked at Ling Yi.
Under the moonlight, his face was pale and cold, and Ling Yi's figure was reflected in his dark purple pupils.
"You made me lose a sword strike."
"It's not defeat, it's loss."
"You traded your right arm, ribs, lungs, and spleen for a wound on my chest."
"You made a profit on this deal."
Ling Yi remained silent.
His body was nearing its Limit; even maintaining consciousness required immense willpower.
"I won't hurt you," Bai Ye said.
Ling Yi was slightly taken aback.
"Not out of mercy," the voice of the White Night was cold, "But because you deserve to live."
"It's a waste to kill you."
"I want to watch you grow up." A complex light flashed in his eyes.
"Watching you grow stronger. Watching you reach the same level as me, and then..."
"It would be so much fun to play it again!"
Ling Yi looked at him and remained silent for a long time.
"You're crazy!"
Isn't that just a villain?
Could it be that besides the Horned Cesium Summon System, I also possess Intelligence-Lowering Aura?
"Perhaps," Bai Ye said, "But there's always a tacit understanding between madmen."
I'm not crazy, don't label me like that.
Bai Ye turned and walked towards the stairwell.
He took two steps and then stopped.
"Seven days." He didn't look back.
"Seven days later, the new anchor point will be deployed to another city, Dafeng City. It's safe for now."
"But only temporarily."
"Next time we meet, I hope you'll let me play seriously, instead of resorting to these underhanded tactics."
His figure disappeared into the darkness at the top of the stairs.
The footsteps faded into the distance, eventually disappearing into the night.
Ling Yi lay on the ground, every part of his body aching.
The humerus of the right arm was completely fractured, four ribs were fractured, the left lung was punctured, and the spleen was ruptured.
But he is alive.
He smiled.
The laughter was soft and weak, tinged with a hint of blood.
Then his consciousness sank into darkness.
June 27th, early morning.
Sunlight streamed through the Shattering window into the fifth-floor room.
Ling Yi woke up in a sharp pain.
He found himself lying on the ground, his body enveloped in a pale green cesium light.
Bai Suzhen is applying Healing medicine to Ling Yi's wounds.
This Healing medicine was prepared by Bai Suzhen for Ling Yi.
It contains energy unique to Bai Suzhen.
It is highly effective in treating both internal and external injuries.
Chu Ran's face was pale, and she had dark circles under her eyes.
She was almost completely exhausted, hadn't slept all night, and wasn't in good condition.
"You're awake." Chu Ran's voice was hoarse and trembling slightly.
"You were unconscious for six hours. I thought, I thought you..."
She didn't finish speaking.
Because her tears fell.
Ling Yi wanted to laugh, but the movement aggravated her fractured ribs, causing her to grimace in pain.
"Don't cry, I'm not dead yet."
"You almost died!" Chu Ran's voice suddenly rose, bursting forth with emotions that had been suppressed all night.
This was the first time Ling Yi had ever seen Chu Ran cry.
Back then, in that alley, she was also covered in wounds, and her condition wasn't much better than Ling Yi's now.
Chu Ran didn't shed a single tear during that time.
But now, she cried because she was worried about Ling Yi.
Ling Yi looked at her and remained silent for two seconds.
Then he gently patted her head with his still-functioning left hand.
"I won't do it again next time," Ling Yi grinned.
Chu Ran's tears fell even harder.
She lightly punched Ling Yi on the shoulder!
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Ling Yi grinned.
"Serves you right!" Chu Ran cried and cursed.
Ling Yi smiled.
"By the way, where are the White Bone?" Ling Yi asked.
She went to find Bai Suzhen, Bai Suzhen condition was very bad.
"It seems Bai Suzhen paid a considerable price to disrupt the node, but as long as people are alive, that's all that matters."
Then Ling Yi closed his eyes.
The pain in her body was slightly relieved by Bai Suzhen's Healing medicine, but it was still severe.
The humerus in my right arm will take at least two months to heal.
But the most serious problem isn't the body—it's the superpowers.
He exhausted all his superpowers in the Combat, and the power released after the third seal was broken was also completely depleted.
Right now, his superpower reserves are almost zero.
It's like an empty water tank.
It needs time to recharge.
But time is what he lacks most.
Seven days later, the Kami Church deployed a new anchor point in the new city.
He must recover his fighting strength within seven days.
Seven days.
From almost zero superpower reserves, he recovered to at least Sixth Tier combat strength.
Under normal circumstances, this takes at least a month.
But he has a system.
He opened the system panel.
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Current Rank: Seventh Tier (Superpower exhausted, temporarily dropped to Third Tier )]
[Energy: 34060]
[Seal Status: 3/7 layers released]
[Jiga Progress: 57/10]
Third Tier.
After his super energy was exhausted, his rank temporarily dropped to the Third Tier.
However, three layers of the seal have already been broken.
Once his superpowers are restored, he can immediately return to the Seventh Tier.
The question is, how can I recover within seven days?
A new notification popped up on the system panel!
[Ding, severe damage detected to the host's body. It is recommended to enter "Energy Repair" mode.]
[Consumes 20,000 Energy Points; will repair all physical damage and restore super energy reserves to the early stage of Sixth Tier within 72 hours.]
20,000 Energy Points.
He has 34,000 points.
That's enough.
However, after recovery, it only reaches the initial stage of the Sixth Tier.
It's not Seventh Tier.
Although the third layer of seal has been lifted, his body needs time to adapt to the power of the Seventh Tier.
Forcibly restoring to Seventh Tier will repeat last night's crash.
"System." He silently chanted in his mind, "Activate energy repair."
[Ding, 20,000 Energy Points consumed. Energy repair initiated. Estimated completion time: 72 hours.]
A pale golden light emanated from the system panel, enveloping his entire body.
The Warmth light seeped into the bones, muscles, and meridians, beginning to repair all the damage.
The fractured humerus slowly healed in the light.
The fractured ribs reconnected in the light.
The punctured lung lobe closed in the light.
The ruptured spleen is repaired in the light.
The pain is gradually subsiding.
Instead, it offers a comfortable, Warmth feeling, like soaking in a hot spring.
Ling Yi closed his eyes.