How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Lin Wei forced himself to roll over in the crater, enduring a splitting headache.

The aftershocks of the explosion continued to rage, and the area outside the explosion center also seemed to be in turmoil; the ground shaking alone was already considered a medium to high magnitude earthquake.

Scar Town is protected by a barrier, so nothing should happen, but the surrounding villages are a different story.

Lin Wei opened his panel, and the changes in the health bar were extremely obvious.

HP: 59/2391

This should be the lowest health Lin Wei has managed to reduce so far.

It was precisely because of this extremely low health that he was able to break through Kui Long's cold wind field, unexpectedly closing the distance by three steps and amplifying the power of the explosion to its limit.

Enemy like Quilon is really overpowered.

It is not only strong in its own right, but also has the potential for growth.

There's nothing wrong with their thinking; the setbacks are mostly due to information asymmetry.

Later on, he was even able to figure out the "nemesis's" invincibility mechanism pretty well.

If our side hadn't been well-hidden, had powerful tools, and been cunning enough, the final outcome would have been hard to predict.

He seemed to mumble something incoherently at the end.

What Ten Saints...?

Lin Wei couldn't quite remember; he was already doing his best just to maintain consciousness.

Precise recall is simply impossible.

My head is so hot...

My lungs feel like they're about to burst.

Lin Wei felt that he had underestimated the blood plague.

Or perhaps they overestimated the disease resistance that Luya shared with them.

He was now certain that the coarse, blackish-red sand was made from the flesh and blood of blood rats.

The taste is disgusting...

But in the previous situation, not eating was not an option.

In fact, Lin Wei had already prepared to "take the medicine" and had been holding the bottle in his left hand the whole time.

No, I can't think about these things, or I'll really throw up.

Teammates, teammates, help me...

This is such a big hole, you don't expect me to climb out by myself, do you?

"Clap..."

Lin Wei, who was praying desperately for his men to come to his rescue, suddenly noticed an unusual noise.

It sounded like something had slid down from above. The sound didn't seem like gravel, but rather a very light and small object.

Lin Wei was unable to move at the moment and could only wait for the thing to fall to the bottom of the pit to see what it was.

Finally, the object landed precisely on Lin Wei's head.

Lin Wei shook his head and shook the thing up to his chest.

With difficulty, I opened my bloodshot eyes and focused my vision...

A piece the size of an egg, perfectly round and beautiful... crystal?!

At that moment, Lin Wei almost unleashed his potential and sprang up from the ground.

Isn't this the soul crystal of Quilon?!

Lin Wei had witnessed the process of Kui Long's clones returning to one.

This crystal is exactly the same shape and size as the soul crystal in the Kui Long Qi Water and Fire Divide.

The only difference is the color and the sheen.

The whole thing is light purple, but upon closer inspection, you can see three constantly flowing colors of red, blue, and cyan.

This crystal isn't in very good condition.

Although it was not visible on the outside, Lin Wei could vaguely sense it.

Could this be a soul crystal formed after Kui Long's several souls merged into one...?

Lin Wei's body tensed up more and more.

In other words, Kui Long's mother isn't quite dead yet?!

Lin Wei was truly enraged this time.

A spatial ring on his right middle finger flashed, and a seventh-tier magic storage crystal sphere appeared in his palm.

There is only one magic storage crystal ball for both the seventh and eighth tiers of the spatial ring.

In other words, this is the most powerful bomb Lin Wei has.

"Cough cough cough—I, cough cough cough—I refuse to believe that I can't blast you to dust at this distance!"

While the elemental turbulence is still ongoing, let's resolve this issue once and for all, and never give Quilon a chance to make a comeback!

This was the only thought in Lin Wei's mind at that moment.

Fueled by emotions and obsession, Lin Wei sat up.

He needed to adjust his sitting posture to face south so that he could use his body to block part of the shockwave heading north towards Scar Town.

But at this moment, the amethyst that Lin Wei was holding suddenly began to tremble.

It's as if it knows what's going to happen next.

This strengthened Lin Wei's resolve to destroy it.

"Give it to me, explode..."

"Your Highness, please wait—!"

Just as Lin Wei was about to activate the magic storage crystal sphere, a very familiar voice appeared above his head.

Green...? He's taking way too long...

At this moment, Lin Wei suddenly realized that he couldn't move.

Not just the hands and feet, but any part of the "self" other than consciousness was unable to move.

With the magical power within his body frozen, the magic storage crystal sphere naturally couldn't be detonated.

What kind of control is this that's so domineering?

Lin Wei was stunned.

Fortunately, this old man isn't an enemy.

"Your Highness, it's me, your closest friend, old man Green—"

Green descended from the sky, still wearing the same outfit he wore in the St. Law Tower, looking just like an imposter Santa Claus.

What are you talking about? Hurry up and untie it!

"Your Highness, you look...a bit disheveled."

Green opened his perpetually squinting old eyes wide and looked Lin Wei up and down.

"I'll take this first; this old man can't withstand the power of this bomb."

With a wave of his hand, Green made the seventh-order magic storage crystal ball in Lin Wei's hand disappear.

"Alright, Your Highness, you may move now."

With another wave of Green's hand, Lin Wei was able to move again.

"Cough cough cough—cough cough cough—"

"Your Highness, I truly cannot help you with your numerous ailments..."

Green simply created a few air cushions around Lin Wei for more comfortable leaning, and also provided Lin Wei with a light-blocking cloth.

"Saint, Saint Healing Technique..."

"It's no use. His Highness's illness is an infection that spreads from the inside out, and the principle of Holy Healing Techniques for disease prevention is mainly isolation and healing."

"I've got you all coughing—you know what I mean, coughing—you should also be careful not to catch my coughing—"

"I'm fine, Your Highness. The most important thing now is to cure your illness, otherwise it could really cause serious problems if it drags on."

"Do you know where I can get medicine? Cough cough cough—"

"Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for severe bubonic plague in Wallis..."

"Let's deal with this first. Here, turn this thing into powder!"

Lin Wei handed the soul crystal in his hand to Green.

However, Green did not reach out to take it, but instead looked at the soul crystal that Lin Wei handed over with a very strange look.

"Your Highness, there are no enemies here."

"What do you mean...?"

"The elemental explosion has erased the human consciousness inside."

"Give it to me too, break it. It's so annoying to look at, cough cough cough—"

"Your Highness, the person who absorbs the unclaimed soul energy within this crystal can inherit its full magical attainments."

Green gently reached out and helped Lin Wei close his left hand.

"This is a spoil of war that belongs exclusively to Your Highness. Once Your Highness has recovered, I will assist you in absorbing it throughout the process, ensuring there are no risks whatsoever."