East Sea City, third floor of the Eternal Night Guild base.
Jasmine arrived at Zhou Huai's door and gently knocked.
"Knock knock".
A slightly hoarse voice ca from inside the door.
"Co in."
Jasmine pushed open the door and entered.
The room was softly lit, and Zhou Huai was sitting alone in a wheelchair with a simple dinner on the small table in front of him.
He heard the noise, looked up, and his gaze fell on Jasmine.
"How's the collection of Mortal Demon Source Stones going?"
Jasmine smiled brightly and walked quickly to him.
"My lord, the gains from the ruins are greater than we expected."
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand, and the storage ring in her palm flashed with a faint light.
Splash—
The next second, a large pile of black crystals shimring with a dark luster appeared out of thin air, instantly forming a small mountain on the floor of the room.
Each piece contains pure and eerie energy.
There were as many as forty or fifty pieces.
A glimr of light finally appeared in Zhou Huai's eyes, which had been sowhat tired.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Well done."
"Tell the brothers to work hard these days and scavenge as many supplies as possible."
“Once the military personnel arrive, we will no longer have the opportunity to move around freely.”
Jasmine imdiately bowed and replied, "Yes, my lord, I understand."
She looked up at Zhou Huai's face, which was much paler than usual, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"My lord, are you alright...?"
"You look a little unwell."
These days, Zhou Huai has spent almost all his ti resting, trying to conserve his energy before the decisive battle.
However, he felt increasingly tired.
That feeling of exhaustion didn't originate from the body, but rather seeped out from the depths of the soul.
This is a sign that the power of the soul is about to be exhausted.
He had recently consud many of those precious potions that could restore soul power, but they no longer had any effect.
The body developed extrely strong drug resistance.
Now, the only thing that can save is probably the artifact in the hands of the Kujo family in the land of cherry blossoms—the pendulum of life.
Zhou Huai's mind raced, but his face remained impassive.
He shook his head at Jasmine and gave her a gentle smile.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."
Hearing this, Jasmine's worry deepened.
“My lord, please give us your orders.”
"You are the pillar of our spirit."
"Nothing can happen to us."
Zhou Huai felt a warmth in his heart.
Don't worry.
"I'll be fine."
Seeing his resolute expression, Jasmine felt a little relieved. She gave him a few more words of advice to get so rest before bowing and leaving the room.
As the door closed gently, silence returned to the room.
The smile on Zhou Huai's face vanished instantly.
He leaned back in his wheelchair and let out a long breath.
A strong wave of dizziness washed over him, causing his vision to go black.
He closed his eyes and rubbed his temples hard to barely suppress the feeling of almost fainting.
"Ti... is running out," he murmured to himself.
Then, a thought struck him.
A shadow silently separated from behind his wheelchair, quickly elongating and coalescing in the dim light.
In the blink of an eye, a tall, slender man with fair, almost translucent skin and silver hair appeared silently in the center of the room.
It was Moriah.
He slowly raised his hand and gently waved it at the pile of mortal demon source stones on the ground.
The mountain-sized crystals seed to be drawn by an invisible force, transforming into a black stream that completely disappeared into the storage ring on Moria's finger.
"With so many Mortal Demon Source Stones, the clones should be able to level up a bit, right?"
The following # Nоvеlight # day, at the Imperial Capital Academy.
A series of urgent knocks woke Professor Li Zheyuan from his sleep.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes, scratched his ssy hair, and looked impatient.
Who is it?
"Disturbing my peaceful sleep so early in the morning!"
He shuffled along in his slippers, reluctantly walking over to open the door.
A familiar figure stood outside the door.
Li Zheyuan was stunned.
Gandalf?
Upon seeing who it was, his impatience vanished instantly, replaced by a smile.
He pulled the door open wider and greeted them warmly, "What are you doing here? Co in and sit down!"
Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, wore a fawning smile.
"Professor Li, of course I've co to you to continue the body quenching experint."
Upon hearing this, Li Zheyuan's smile instantly turned into a wry one.
He waved his hand and said helplessly, "You're too impatient."
"We just used up all the Mortal Source Stones; there's not a single one left in the warehouse."
"The next batch of rations will take at least two or three months."
Zhou Huai smiled and shook his head.
"It's alright, Professor Li."
"I don't need to wait for the school's rations."
As he spoke, he took out a black crystal that shimred with a dark luster from his storage ring.
"I have a batch of Mortal Demon Source Stones in my possession."
Li Zheyuan looked at the stone in Gandalf's hand with so surprise.
"Mortal Demon Source Stone?!"
He snatched it away, examined it closely, and exclaid in amazent.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it looks like it's of pretty high quality."
He looked up and stared at Gandalf in surprise.
"This is a very valuable strategic resource. Where did you get it from?"
Before Zhou Huai could co up with an excuse, Li Zheyuan seed to have figured sothing out and patted his forehead to himself.
"Look at my mory."
"You are one of the most outstanding talents in our Great Xia Kingdom. The military in the capital takes special care of you, so getting so mortal demon source stones for you shouldn't be difficult."
He returned the Mortal Stone to Gandalf, his excitent evident on his face.
"Since you're in such a hurry, let's not waste any more ti."
"Walk!"
The two walked quickly toward the Body Tempering Tower, one after the other.
On the way, Zhou Huai tidied his words and spoke casually.
"By the way, Professor Li, I'm not the only one who ca this ti."
"I have so friends who would like to experience the effects of the body tempering device. Is that possible?"
Li Zheyuan said "Oh" and didn't stop walking.
He smiled and waved his hand, appearing very generous.
"Yes, that's possible. I happen to be lacking so reference data for different body types."
"but......"
He glanced back at Gandalf, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Can your friends withstand that kind of ntal pressure?"
"That's no joke."
Zhou Huai nodded imdiately, his tone resolute.
"It should be possible."
"Their resilience is no less than mine."
Li Zheyuan raised an eyebrow but didn't ask any more questions.
Soon, the two arrived at the familiar black tower.
However, when Li Zheyuan saw the person standing at the tower entrance, he suddenly stopped in his tracks and froze on the spot.
There were six people standing at the entrance of the tower.
These six people are either handso, tall and mighty, or ethereal and holy.
Each of them looked extraordinary; their ethereal and otherworldly aura was impossible to conceal.
Li Zheyuan stared blankly at the six people, then turned to look at Gandalf beside him, his voice hoarse.
"These...are all your friends?"
Gandalf nodded calmly.
"Professor Li, thank you for your help."
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