The five Meng Zhang avatars that appeared simultaneously had mana fluctuations completely identical to the previous batch of Meng Zhang avatars I had eliminated, and there was no way to distinguish any difference in appearance between them. I couldn't tell if the previous batch of Meng Zhang avatars had collectively resurrected or if new ones had been swapped in. Considering that these green luminescent giant hands were temporarily fabricated from mana, perhaps fixating on these issues was futile.

I turned to glance at the Water Navy Xuanwu. At this moment, Water Navy Xuanwu was still fully focused on the "Alchemy Furnace" he had condensed with Water Element Magical Power, seemingly unaware of the appearance of those Meng Zhang avatars. Since maintaining such a high level of concentration is needed, it must be difficult for him to handle external attacks. It seems I have to step in to deal with these Meng Zhang avatars.

Previously, it was to protect Little Bowl, now it's to protect the Water Navy Xuanwu. This time it seems I am acting as a bodyguard constantly. This kind of battle isn't quite to my taste, yet I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go through with it again.

Five powerful green thunders were launched from different angles almost simultaneously, appearing as if space and time had split open into a massive wound, with azure luminescent blood rapidly spreading toward me.

I took out the Ash Weapon, releasing the extremely compressed orange-red flames within, transforming them into five Flame Shields, blocking all the lightning strikes. All the Meng Zhang avatars were preparing to launch a second round of annihilating lightning, but I seized the extremely brief interval when their old force was exhausted and new force not yet born, turning all five Flame Shields into Fireballs, instantly crossing the distance and hitting all targets accurately.

All the Meng Zhang avatars vanished into smoke in the explosion. To prevent the shockwave and dust cloud from hindering the Water Navy Xuanwu, I also specifically expanded the flames, forming a Force Field, turning the area around me and him into an unperturbed pure land.

The experience mass from Xu Gou really helped me a lot. If it had followed the trajectory of the last battle, I would have had to go through quite a hassle to dispatch these Meng Zhang avatars.

The reason these enemies were able to consistently find Little Bowl and me in the past, and demonstrate high hit and dodge rates, was partly due to the home-field advantage created by the illusory chaotic space-time; now, however, I can rely on the analytical guidance of the experience mass regarding the illusory chaotic space-time to a certain extent, overcoming the home-field advantage of these Meng Zhang avatars.

If they are like fish naturally living in water, then Xu Gou and I are like people who infiltrate the water. Although we cannot maneuver and dodge skillfully like fish using the currents, we can rely on our understanding of water dynamics to make correct judgments, predicting the opponent's advantage logic based on the water's flow. To describe it, it's like a hunter who spears down, accurately hitting the nimble fish in the water.

If it weren't for the part of the illusory chaotic effect targeting outsiders, I might even achieve the same feats underwater as they do, with Little Bowl's blessings aiding me.

This should be the end of it... at least that's what I thought, but the situation hadn't concluded.

The five green luminescent giant hands disassembled and scattered in the explosion. However, after a single breath, these scattered and overflowing green mana gathered together as if reversing time, returning to their original positions and reforming into five green luminescent giant hands.

They actually resurrected… or reassembled?

I was quite aware that the opponent might reassemble. In fact, the ones that appeared just now were likely the mana reassembled from that batch of Meng Zhang avatars that died in the conflict between Xu Gou and me; I had anticipated this. But did they reassemble this quickly? Last time, they didn't demonstrate this kind of speed.

Perhaps last time, Xu Gou realized that Little Bowl and I indeed had a way to communicate with Ai Ye, so he temporarily halted the automatic reassembly of the Meng Zhang avatars using his authority in this domain? As I conjectured this, the surrounding Meng Zhang avatars launched an attack again.

I transformed flames into a huge solid sphere, enshrouding myself and the Water Navy Xuanwu, flying swiftly to evade this enemy's volley of green lightning. Meanwhile, I locked onto their coordinates, once more launching five Fireballs, striking and shattering them all. True enough, in the time of a blink, they completed their self-reassembly once more.

It was evident that they possessed a certain level of intelligence; realizing the futility of evading and defending against my attacks, they outright stopped evading or defending and instead fully utilized their self-reassembly characteristic to endure my attacks. Presumably, focused on concentrating their excessive power on useful parts, their self-reassembly speed had witnessed a great enhancement.

Wanting to kill them was unrealistic; they didn't even have the concept of death, merely being an automated mechanism. To stop their reassembly, one must eliminate the source, akin to turning off a water tap rather than trying to scatter the flowing water columns. Unfortunately, their source was "Paradise," a place I didn't have the capability to eliminate.

Continually fighting like this is nothing more than a waste of time and energy. Even if we endure until Water Navy Xuanwu successfully refines the Elixir, they wouldn't sensibly retreat at that juncture. The most troublesome aspect for me was these endlessly sustainable enemies that couldn't be killed; at least if they were Ming Zhuo, I could use True Spirit Power to kill them once and for all, whereas now, it's entirely never-ending. The Ash Weapon's flames were insufficient in supply, eventually reaching their end.

The opponent likely wasn't drawn by sensing the mana fluctuations emitted during the alchemy process, as otherwise, they would have rushed over immediately after I and Water Navy Xuanwu clashed. Maybe Water Navy Xuanwu had set something up in this area, hence didn't attract enemies at that time. His silent start to alchemy might be because he was very confident of not being disturbed by external enemies. Only some unexpected event occurred midway, leading to the enemy finding their way here by coincidence.

Staying here and getting entangled with the enemy is not wise. Just as the Meng Zhang avatars launched another salvo of blue thunder, I grabbed Water Navy Xuanwu and used flames to transfer us both again.

This time, the transfer not only dodged the attack, but also directly moved us out of this battlefield.

We arrived on a new street, looking exactly the same as the street where Water Navy Xuanwu and I had fought before. I'm very familiar with this pattern, and at this rate, those Meng Zhang avatars will definitely catch up to us again. I wasn't discouraged, and initiated the transfer once more. The surrounding scenery changed again and again, each time with a striking familiarity.

It must have repeated dozens of times before the scenery finally showed a fresh change, and we arrived on a rooftop. It was impossible to tell what building it belonged to, but the rooftop was large and spacious, with rows of white sheets neatly hung on metal racks, flapping comfortably in the wind. It was also at this moment that the premonition of "being caught" finally receded from my heart.

Xu Gou's experience was truly invaluable. Without it, there was no shaking off those endlessly troublesome things.

I breathed a sigh of relief, while Water Navy Xuanwu still stared intently at the "Alchemy Furnace," pushing the work forward with incredible focus.

After a while, he finally completed the alchemy.

"— Shen Gui Spirit Pill, completed," he said.

When he finished speaking, the "Alchemy Furnace" formed by black water decomposed and dissipated, leaving an elixir floating in the air.

The Shen Gui Spirit Pill of the past appeared water-colored, while the current one was entirely dark, yet with a moist luster.

"Although you previously said that the injuries to be healed weren't caused by Xuanming Fire, I analyzed your so-called 'Solar Eclipse Fire,' and considering that past Shen Gui Spirit Pills could heal the damage it inflicted to a nearly complete recovery, this elixir is sure to provide perfect healing," Water Navy Xuanwu said with great certainty.

The new Shen Gui Spirit Pill slowly floated into my hand. Now, I could report back to Mazao.

From the first meeting with Mazao until today, her injuries are finally coming to a full resolution—what a long journey it has been. Although these weren't injuries on my own body, this matter had never truly left my mind. As I touched this hard-won elixir, I felt a burden on my shoulders finally being lifted at this very moment.

Moved by emotion, inspiration surged in my heart as I said, "Since it's different from the previous Shen Gui Spirit Pill, why not give this new one a name? Since it was made using the flesh and blood of the Great Demon Xuanwu, why not call it the 'Great Demon God Gui Spirit Pill'?"

"Why would you add the word 'Demon' to a healing elixir...," Water Navy Xuanwu retorted, "Anyway, this kind of elixir probably won't appear a second time, just give it to your little girlfriend and have her consume it."

Saying this, he looked around and then continued, "It seems something happened before... Were you attacked by the avatars of the Taoyuan Village Master? You seem to also have that scent... Strange, I clearly laid a barrier with Gold Element Magical Power around, which was supposed to make them unwittingly overlook that area unless the luck was extremely bad..."

Unless the luck was extremely bad... Now I understand why those Meng Zhang avatars accidentally attacked us.

Well, did Water Navy Xuanwu mention "Gold Element Magical Power" just now?

He was about to say more when, once again, hauntingly, Great Impermanence Level mana fluctuations surged around us.

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