Within the Absolute Zero Information Archive, time itself seemed frozen by the extreme cold and stillness.
Soft, pale-blue crystalline light flowed eternally across the walls and dome, illuminating this small yet secure space like a crystal palace in the deep sea.
At the center, the prism-shaped data core still rotated slowly, emitting a profound blue glow, while the once-active streams of information around it—
were now being continuously absorbed and integrated by the Seeker's pale golden Light Mist, as though countless rivers were flowing into the sea.
Ming Xin sat cross-legged on the cold, smooth floor, his back against the crystal wall, eyes shut. An exceedingly thin yet exceptionally stable gray haze enveloped his body.
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He was operating the Miniature Order Field at full power, using the pure inert energy here to undergo deep healing.
His face was still pale, but the vicious air born from grave injuries and agony had mostly faded from between his brows. His aura was weak, yet like tempered steel, heavy and restrained.
Within his body, the erosion of the Law of Finality had been forced into a corner, wrapped layer upon layer by newly formed Order energy infused with his own Dao resonance and the Key's frequency traits, slowly being worn away.
The cracks in his meridians and Dao Foundation were also being carefully mended, strand by strand, by pure energy moving with the delicacy of the most skillful craftsman.
It was painstaking work, slow but steady. With every breath, he moved another step away from the brink of complete collapse.
Shadow Fiend was curled up in the opposite corner. His dark-gray Shadow Body was no longer transparent, instead displaying the warm luster of fine black jade.
Most of the terrifying black cracks across his surface had healed and vanished, leaving only several