Xing Tie: Wait a minute! How come Weng Xing has two saviors?

“Uh… well,” Tibo’s expression became somewhat subtle.

"According to the battle report, the situation is a bit... unusual. They said that because their offensive was too fierce, they accidentally scattered the main force of the Black Tide."

"This caused some small groups of troops to scatter and escape, and this one just happened to head towards the Tree Court." She paused, as if choosing her words carefully, "In their own words... they 'killed too easily'."

Tibo then said seriously, "Xiaofei has a special mission that requires her to stay in the Holy City and cannot leave. The other demigods also have their own duties and cannot leave immediately. The most suitable person we can ask for a rapid support mission right now is you, Xiaobai."

She looked at Bai E with trust in her eyes, "Although with the inherent strength of the Divine Enlightenment Tree Court, this small black tide creation cannot shake its foundation, this matter itself is a warning - it tells us that even the Tree Court, which is known as the holy land of wisdom, is not an absolutely safe haven."

“Therefore,” Tibo’s voice was low and clear, “we need you to immediately proceed to the Tree of Enlightenment to assist and cover the scholars and residents there in a preventative evacuation, ensuring everything goes smoothly. At the same time… take this opportunity to safely bring back the spark of ‘reason’ preserved in the Tree of Enlightenment to Ohmar.”

“I understand.” Bai’er nodded emphatically without the slightest hesitation. “Don’t worry, Teacher Tibo, leave it to me. Perfect, I can call my partners Xing and the others to go together. I’m sure they won’t miss such an opportunity for ‘exploration’.”

Passing through the Gate of a Hundred Worlds opened by Tian, ​​Xing and Welt stepped onto the soft earth of the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden, which was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees.

Xing surveyed the wondrous sights around him, especially the distant treetop where the "Spark of Reason" was placed. He couldn't help but let out a slightly mocking exclamation:

"Hey, I mean, it's only been a few days! How come you're already collecting another Titan's Flame? The train has only been in Onpharos for about a week, right? And you've already collected the third Flame! Did you collect Flames at this speed before... like you were rushing to a market?"

Bai E, who was walking in front of her, chuckled upon hearing this, turned around and glanced at her, his eyes filled with a hint of emotion: "Haha, now that you mention it, it does seem to be true."

"However, Xing, if you're interested, I can tell you about the history I've witnessed. The process of collecting the sparks in the past was far less 'efficient' and...smooth than it is now. Behind every spark, there was often a long period of preparation, tragic sacrifices, and the blood of countless warriors."

"You'd better not try to influence these extraterrestrial visitors' perception of Onphalus with your pile of unofficial history."

It was at that moment in summer that he was dressed in an impeccable scholar's robe, his short, emerald-green hair standing out strikingly in the unique dim light of the tree garden.

His sharp gaze first fell on Bai E.

“You were almost late, Bai’er.” His criticism was direct and merciless. “Just like when you were in my Ancient Titan Rune Logic Analysis class in Tree Garden, you always arrived at the last minute.”

Before Bai E could respond, he turned around and said in an unquestionable tone, "We can skip the formalities. Come with me, I'll take you to the 'Rationality' seed retrieval procedure." With that, he strode towards the depths of the tree garden.

"Nice to meet you, you must be Grey and Erbao?" At that moment, Xia led them to a pink-haired girl. Her smile was radiant, as if she shone with her own light, instantly enlivening this area filled with a serious academic atmosphere.

"Nice to meet you. I am Feng Jin from the Dim Light Garden, and I am currently serving as Ms. Na Ke Xia's teaching assistant." The girl introduced herself with a graceful and generous manner, her voice clear and pleasant.

"Don't use that casual title in front of them, teaching assistant," Xia immediately corrected, her tone carrying the stubbornness characteristic of a scholar.

“I’m not close enough with them to call each other by nicknames. Especially you, Bai’er.” His gaze was sharp.

"Grey Treasure? Ugly Treasure?" Xing blinked, feeling a bit curious about this sudden and cute nickname. She subconsciously turned to look at the composed Walter beside her and asked with a wild imagination, "Then... is there a 'Yang Treasure'?"

"How dare you! How dare you!" Feng Jin immediately imitated the tone of an old drama, waving her hand in a serious manner, but the smile in her eyes was hard to hide.

“Mr. Walter should be addressed as ‘Mr.’ It’s basic etiquette!” She quickly became familiar with Xing and the atmosphere was relaxed.

"Alright, we can reminisce and joke later," Xia interrupted, steer the conversation back to business. "The most urgent task is to rekindle the spark of 'rationality.'"

He adjusted his glasses and began to clearly issue instructions: "To ensure the safety of the Spark, the Titans of 'Reason' used their wisdom to divide the complete Spark of 'Reason' into three parts, storing them in three different locations within the Tree Garden. For efficiency, we will split up. Bai Er and I will be responsible for retrieving the first part."

"Teaching Assistant, you and these two extraterrestrial visitors will proceed to retrieve the second part. We will finally meet at the 'Throne of Enlightenment,' the location where the final piece of the spark is stored. There, we will gather the three fragments, reassemble the complete 'Spark of Reason,' and then depart immediately."

"Understood, Professor." Feng Jin toned down her somewhat playful demeanor, nodded seriously, and indicated that she accepted the task.

However, just as they were discussing their plan of action and preparing to set off separately, they were completely unaware that an uninvited guest had already silently sneaked into the tree garden.

A dark shadow stood silently before the ancient throne, a symbol of reason and wisdom, seemingly one with the silence there, patiently awaiting the arrival of the crowd.

Chapter 222 Caislana: Finally, it's my turn to play the cunning weirdo!

At the highest point of the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden, the grand hall where the Enlightenment Throne is located is spacious and solemn, filled with the aura of knowledge and the sedimentation of time.

“Son of man,” a gentle voice broke the silence.

A slightly ethereal female figure appeared before the masked man in black—a wisp of consciousness left behind by the Titan Thersith, the “Rationality”.

Her gaze fell upon the uninvited guest, scrutinizing him with a hint of barely perceptible wariness. "I have seen you stand before my throne for a long time, silent as a mystery. Tell me, what do you seek?"

"..." Caislana, the black-clad man wearing a metal mask, remained as cold as a statue, ignoring her question.

Ceres' avatar frowned slightly, ripples spreading across its body formed of light and shadow: "Why...why does your body emanate an aura belonging to our kind? Could it be that you..."

“Titan,” Caislana finally spoke, his voice coming through the mask, low, hoarse, and devoid of any emotion, “you have said too much.”

His head was tilted slightly toward the only entrance leading to this place, and his gaze beneath the mask seemed to penetrate the thick walls—he could sense that they were almost there.

"I didn't expect the process of recovering the 'Rationality' spark to go so smoothly." Xing said casually as she walked up the last spiral staircase, her tone carrying a hint of ease as she prepared to complete her mission.

“Haha, partner, you can’t say things like that,” Bai’er reminded him with a laugh. “The best outcome would be to retrieve the fire seed without any unexpected problems.”

But just as they were about to step into the top floor hall, Mimi, who had been quietly perched on Xing's shoulder, suddenly pricked up her ears and her small body stiffened abruptly!

"Mimi—!!" Mimi cried out in a sharp warning, "Wait! This smell... it's the ashes of burned memories! Danger!!"

However, the warning came a little too late.

When the group, who had gathered before the Throne of Enlightenment as agreed, stepped into this sacred hall, what came into view was a figure they never wanted to see at this moment—the Fire Thief!

Caislan calmly observed the group, who were on high alert, watching them instantly enter battle mode, draw their weapons, and unleash their energy.

But his reaction was merely a very slight raising of the hand holding the broken weapon.

Without any buildup or warning, only three cold words tolled like a death knell deep within everyone's soul:

"Three cuts, clear the area."

With a single slash, his figure blurred like a ghost, and in the next instant, he appeared before Bai E, who was rushing towards him.

The broken weapon was swung out at a speed beyond visual perception, not to cut into flesh and blood, but to strike the point of force of Bai E's weapon with perfect precision!

An irresistible force struck him, and Bai E groaned as if he had been hit by an invisible giant hammer. He was sent flying back at an even faster speed than when he had charged forward, and the two-handed sword in his hand carved a furrow in the ground.

A second strike! Almost simultaneously, the blade in Caislan's hand instantly approached the alchemical array that was about to take shape in Xia's hand.

The magic circle seemed to be severed by an invisible blade in an instant, the light dissipated, and a chaotic flow of elements exploded, forcing him to stagger backward. The feeling of being devoured by alchemy was obviously unpleasant.

A third slash! The chilling arc of light from the broken weapon flashed again, not aimed at anyone, but striking the ground in front of Tian and Feng Jin.

A deep chasm appeared instantly, accompanied by a powerful repulsive force that pushed back the two who tried to come forward to help, forcing them back to the edge of the Enlightenment Throne Hall, temporarily unable to intervene in the battle.

In the blink of an eye, he either repelled or restrained the three unplanned targets with a single move!

This wasn't the end. With a flick of his wrist, four "broken containers," similar to his own body but even more ethereal, separated from him and precisely targeted Bai'e, Tian, ​​Feng Jin, and Na Ke Xia in this cycle. These four containers tightly bound the four of them, preventing them from easily providing support.

Now, the only ones who can move freely in the arena and are directly facing him are Xing and Walter.

Caislana's gaze fell on Xing. He raised the broken weapon in his hand again, and a faint light seemed to flow across its dull blade.

"By offering fire, you prove..."

He moved again! This time, his speed was even greater, and his momentum even stronger! Like a black lightning bolt tearing through space, he hurtled straight towards the star! The broken sword, carrying an aura of annihilation, slashed down!

"Partner!" Bai E's eyes were bloodshot as he tried to rush over, but he was blocked by the broken shadow and could only let out an anxious roar.

Xing's pupils contracted, and a strong sense of crisis made all the nerves in her body tense to the extreme!

Almost instinctively, she gripped the Flame Spear tightly with both hands, channeling her power into it. Blazing flames erupted from the spear, deflecting the attack upwards!

"clang--!!!!!"

A deafening crash echoed throughout the hall! Xing felt an indescribable force travel up the gun barrel; her arms trembled violently, her hands went numb, and the ground beneath her feet cracked inch by inch! But she gritted her teeth and withstood the terrifying blow!

The scenario that Caislana had anticipated—where the interstellar weapon was lost or even caused serious injury—did not occur.

The moment Xing's Flame Spear collided with the broken sword, the amber patterns on the spear suddenly lit up, emitting a warm yet resilient light, absorbing nearly 70% of the destructive power that was coming!

"This is... amber?"

Caislana paused slightly.

His cold gaze fell on the still-humming flaming spear in Xing's hand.

Beneath the mask, a very soft murmur seemed to come from.

But the sound vanished in an instant.

The next moment, his aura suddenly became more dangerous and profound. It was as if the lazy cheetah had finally abandoned its playful attitude.

He needs to be a little more serious.

Then, Caiuslana spun around suddenly, and the broken sword tip struck the tip of the cane that was attacking from behind with perfect accuracy.

That seemingly insignificant touch caused Walter's sure-fire strike to deviate from its intended trajectory, its power redirected into empty space.

Almost at the same instant the cane was deflected, Caiuslana's figure disappeared into the shadows and then reappeared eerily beside Walter.

The ominous broken blade, accompanied by a low whistling sound as it tore through the air, mercilessly slashed towards Walter, who seemed to have no time to defend himself.

But Walter's battle-hardened intuition and experience were not easily matched. Just moments before the blade was about to strike.

"Gravity field, deploy!"

An invisible, immense gravity suddenly descended upon him! The air seemed to turn into a viscous solid, and the ground groaned under its unbearable weight.

Caislan's sword blade seemed to sink into an invisible quagmire, its speed suddenly decreasing, and the attack aimed at the vital point was forcibly interrupted!

"Uncle Yang!" Xing's voice was filled with anxiety and determination. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, she pushed off the ground with her Flame Spear and rushed over like lightning!

She put away her Flame Spear, summoned her baseball bat, and swung it straight at Caiuslan's figure, which was slightly sluggish due to gravity.

"clang--!"

Bound by the powerful gravity, Caiuslana struggled to spin the broken blade, narrowly blocking the attack. Xingna's immense strength caused his already constrained body to sink even further.

Instead of taking the hit head-on, he used the momentum of the broken blade to pull back the moment it made contact with the baseball bat, his figure flashing again as he quickly escaped the gravitational field's range.

He reappeared a few meters away, his cold metal mask clearly aimed at Xing—or rather, at the seemingly ordinary baseball bat in her hand.

When he blocked that shot, he clearly caught a fleeting, chilling glimpse of the dark red lines on the bat out of the corner of his eye.

""destroy"……!"

The two words were practically squeezed out between his teeth. For the first time, his breath fluctuated violently, and the surrounding air seemed to become scorching and unstable because of his emotions.

"Watch out, Xing." Walter moved to Xing's side, holding his cane horizontally in front of him, his expression more serious than ever before.

"His abilities far exceed our previous estimates. Although his strength is not great, his fighting style is unpredictable, especially his teleportation that almost ignores spatial distance, which is difficult to defend against."

Chapter 223 They were already companions.

"Not enough... You are far from enough! Let me see your strength!" Caislan roared, forcibly suppressing his surging emotions. His figure became illusory again, leaving afterimages in the hall.

Walter's gravitational field was seen as a problem that needed to be avoided at all costs. Therefore, all his sharpness was redirected towards the stars!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

One chilling slash after another came from all around Xing, no longer straight at all, but from incredibly tricky angles!

Sometimes it comes from directly overhead, sometimes from the shadows beneath her feet, and sometimes it even bursts forth from the afterimage left behind after she has just dodged!

Caislana's figure flashed wildly in the hall, each flash accompanied by one or even several deadly arcs of light.

He no longer pursued a one-hit kill, but instead wove a deadly net with breathtakingly high-speed attacks, intending to test Xing's strength with extremely fast attack frequency and bizarre angles.

Xing gritted his teeth and wielded the Flame Spear with impenetrable force. The scorching spearhead clashed repeatedly with the cold, broken blade, producing a series of rapid and ear-piercing metallic clangs.

With the combat instincts honed during her pioneering journey, she repeatedly and thrillingly parried and deflected attacks from blind spots.

However, the flaming spear, forged from an unknown material, was extremely heavy, and each full-force block consumed a great deal of her strength.

As time went on, her arms began to feel sore and numb, her breathing became rapid, and her parrying movements were no longer as smooth and fluid as they had been at the beginning. Every time the weapons clashed, she would involuntarily take half a step back.

Just then, a roar filled with anger and determination exploded like thunder:

"The Fire Thief—!"

It was Bai E! He, along with Xia Ke, Tian, ​​Feng Jin, and others, had already broken through the blockade of those "broken containers." With an indomitable spirit, he charged into the core battle circle!

Sensing the sharp edge coming from behind, Caiuslana had no choice but to temporarily abandon his suppression of Xing. He spun his broken blade and parried the furious attack with perfect precision!

"Fire Thief, tell me!" Bai'e held the opponent's weapon firmly, his eyes blazing, and demanded sharply, "You clearly possess such immense power, far surpassing that of ordinary demigods, so why are you so obsessed with seizing the Titans' fire? What is your purpose?!"

"Hmph—" Faced with this question from his "this life" self, Caiuslan only let out a cold snort from under his metal mask.

Without offering any explanation, he suddenly exerted force with both arms, and an overwhelming force emanated from the broken blade, forcing Bai E and his sword to slide back several steps before he could barely regain his footing.

After forcing Bai E back with a single blow, Kauslan's aura changed again! The four "broken containers" that had just been destroyed reformed around him at an even faster speed. Although their outlines were more illusory than before, the energy fluctuations they emitted were even more dangerous.

He raised the broken blade high in his hand, and destructive energy began to gather and compress on it. The air in the entire Throne of Enlightenment seemed to freeze, foreshadowing a devastating blow to come!

A muffled thud, as if a body had been pierced, abruptly interrupted this terrifying build-up.

An arm composed of rational radiance and flowing runes silently pierced through Caiuslana's back and emerged from his chest!