While Feng Changge was still completely confused about everything, the Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian had already recovered from their lying-down state.
"What exactly happened?" Feng Changge asked, puzzled.
Before the words were even finished, the surrounding barrier began to disappear. The huge barrier suddenly became as fragile as a popped soap bubble.
In stark contrast to Feng Changge, who had a huge question mark above his head, both the Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian wore confident expressions, as if they had already anticipated what was about to happen.
The next second, Feng Changge understood what was going on.
Because Lin Yu appeared before him.
Feng Changge thought to himself, "I thought these two had given up long ago, but it turns out they were conserving their energy to wait for Lin Yu's rescue. Wait... why were they so sure that Lin Yu would come back to save them?!"
"Lord of the Palace, you've finally arrived." He Buxian breathed a sigh of relief as he said this.
Although in Feng Changge's eyes, he and the Fallen Black Phoenix might appear confident and prepared, only the two of them truly know their own thoughts.
For "strong individuals" like the Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian, entrusting their fate to others is actually an extremely difficult thing.
However, having been inside the barrier, neither the Fallen Black Phoenix nor He Buxian had the extra strength to break through it, so they had no choice but to place their hopes on Lin Yu.
Of course, He Buxian believed that with the Palace Master's strength, he would not disregard his safety, after all, he and the Fallen Black Phoenix were both disciples of the Hongmeng sequence.
Upon hearing this, the Fallen Black Phoenix nodded slightly, seemingly somewhat resentful that Lin Yu had arrived too late.
In short, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Yu arrive, but the degree of relief varied.
As soon as they left the barrier, He Buxian couldn't wait to ask Lin Yu about it, since there were just too many unknowns about it for him.
Moreover, because we were inside the barrier just now, we were unable to investigate many things.
Looking at the three of them, Lin Yu couldn't help but want to laugh. In truth, with He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix's true strength, they shouldn't have come to this.
However, the power of the fragments that mended the heavens was simply too great; even the combined power of the two could not withstand it, so they had no choice but to accept it.
"Why are you two in such a sorry state? The reason I didn't rush over was because I believed that with your combined abilities, you could easily handle all the problems here."
"I didn't expect to find you two lying flat on your backs just now, while this little guy from the ancient phoenix clan is still trying to find a way out."
Lin Yu couldn't help but tease the Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian.
Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian felt extremely wronged upon hearing this. Heaven knows, they were the only ones dealing damage in the early stages.
Not only did they tirelessly drag Feng Changge along, but even after they entered the barrier, they were the ones who mainly dealt with the fierce dog-like demon beast.
The reason Feng Changge was able to hold out for so long and still have his strength intact at the end was entirely because he didn't exert much effort in the early stages!
However, the Fallen Black Phoenix, considering herself an elder, would never stoop to the level of a junior like Feng Changge. Therefore, although she was resentful, she ultimately said nothing.
He Buxian, however, had no reservations about his status and said directly, "This is all because we had already exhausted our spiritual energy beforehand. In the end, only this kid had some left."
He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix were stronger than Feng Changge, and naturally possessed more spiritual power. However, their power was exhausted, while Feng Changge had some power left.
What this implies is self-evident.
Lin Yu simply smiled slightly upon hearing this, while Feng Changge seemed somewhat embarrassed.
When he was chasing Lin Yu and the Water Drop Man, he admitted that he was somewhat negative, but that was a helpless move.
Later, once inside this barrier, there was nothing he could do to help, and he was naturally helpless.
"Lord Temple Master, don't blame us for being too pessimistic; it's just that this barrier is too bizarre! I can see that the water droplet man's intelligence has improved again. This barrier was definitely set up intentionally; that guy came prepared!"
"It wasn't this dangerous the last time I came here, but this time, the difficulty has increased significantly."
"I remember last time, my power was only suppressed by half when I went deep into the Earth's core. This time, I paid special attention to that and didn't even go near the Earth's core. I stayed on the surface, but my power was still almost completely absorbed."
"Moreover, based on my deduction, it's possible that a portion of our power was absorbed the moment we entered."
He Buxian shared his speculations and discoveries with Lin Yu, telling him everything.
The Fallen Black Phoenix frowned, but instead of addressing the barrier, she pressed Lin Yu for an answer, "How is that droplet-like person?"
They, Sang Er, were trapped within this barrier and unable to offer Lin Yu any assistance. Feng Changge, whom Lin Yu had specifically asked to bring along, was also absent, and it was unknown what became of the water droplet person.
Although the Fallen Black Phoenix believed in Lin Yu's strength, he still couldn't be sure about the current situation.
"Of course I took it down," Lin Yu said matter-of-factly, seemingly not feeling that this matter needed to be specifically explained.
He Buxian, standing to the side, wore the same expression.
Because he fully trusted the Palace Master, He Buxian didn't press the matter of the water droplet man at all, but instead asked about the barrier first.
The Fallen Black Phoenix felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this. Although he believed in Lin Yu's strength, Lin Yu's previous visit to the Phoenix Pavilion had almost made him think that the primordial fire of the ancient phoenix clan had some particularly important use for him.
As it turned out, Lin Yu might only need the primordial fire of the ancient Phoenix clan, but this need was clearly for erasing the Water Droplet Man's consciousness, not for subduing him.
Lin Yu could easily subdue the Waterdrop People on his own.
"Previously, I wanted to eliminate the consciousness of the Water Droplet without damaging the Heaven-Mending Fragments, which is why I needed the Phoenix True Fire from the Phoenix Pavilion. But I never said that I would need someone else's help to subdue even a mere Water Droplet."
Lin Yu said with a smile, confirming the guesses of several people.