The Night God's power was like a bomb, clashing violently with their own energy. Even a mere touch of that power caused varying degrees of internal injury.
While these injuries were not fatal, they would eventually accumulate to the point where they would lose their combat effectiveness in a short period.
As a result, the situation became exceptionally delicate. Starlight and the others needed to strip as much of the Night God's power from Lian as possible to prevent it from continuing to ravage her body.
However, this dissipating power would also harm the Saint Rank experts supplying energy to Lian. Therefore, Starlight, standing at the center of it all, had to cautiously find the most appropriate balance between these two conflicting forces.
If any side failed to hold on, this fragile balance would be shattered instantly, and the outcome would certainly not be a pleasant one.
In this seemingly endless stalemate, time felt infinitely stretched, and every second was heavy with pressure. Starlight, his companions, and the Saint Rank experts supplying energy to Lian were all sinking into anxiety.
No one knew how much longer this situation would last, and it was a constant test of their will and endurance.
As time passed, fatigue, drowsiness, and sharp pain began to assault their bodies and minds, making everyone feel as if they were losing their strength. Yet, even the smallest mistake could cause everything to collapse.
Although Starlight's body was the core of the process, with Noah’s help, his soul power was certainly not inferior to anyone except You. The first to show signs of faltering was actually Po Kong beside him.
Already unable to control his War God Battle Qi freely, Po Kong had fallen into a trance-like state under the prolonged output of energy.
Under the protection of his unique battle qi, his internal organs hadn't suffered severe damage like the Saint Rank experts. Instead, the constantly surging War God Battle Qi was continuously tearing his skin and muscles, which then rapidly healed themselves.
This cycle of near-self-destruction and rebirth caused many faint, slender wounds to appear on his body, with a light mist of blood continuously seeping out.
Starlight naturally noticed the changes in Po Kong, but as he was focused entirely on stripping away the Night God's power, he was powerless to help. He could only watch as the golden light emanating from Po Kong began to fade.
Soon, after flickering several times, the light on Po Kong's body extinguished completely. He finally failed to resist the onset of exhaustion and fell unconscious.
But even in this state, he still gripped Starlight’s wrist tightly, with no intention of letting go.
With the disappearance of Po Kong’s War God Battle Qi, Starlight felt the agonizing pain of the Night God's power once again. Deprived of suppression, the terrifying energy found a new outlet and began to frantically erode his body.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this, and the intensified pain did not significantly affect him.
Unfortunately, almost at the same time, Wu Hua, standing behind You, collapsed weakly. As the most junior among the Saint Rank experts, she was far inferior to her companions in terms of both power and constitution.
After enduring a significant amount of damage, she reached her limit, especially since she had just finished a major battle with Po Kong.
The collapse of both Wu Hua and Po Kong was the final straw that broke the camel's back. The already extremely tense situation collapsed instantly.
Within seconds of the two losing control over their power, the delicate balance was completely shattered.
The power inside Lian’s body, which had been suppressed, became frantic once again. The sudden impact caused Starlight, who was directly connected to her, to cough up a mouthful of blood.
The bright red blood instantly stained the clear pool water, mixed with a large amount of mana that Starlight hadn't had time to convert.
“Starlight! Are you okay?!”
Moen’s anxious voice echoed in his mind, but Starlight had no time to reply.
The condition inside his body was abysmal. He knew that the mouthful of blood was more than just a loss of life essence; it was a sign that his own mana was spiraling out of control.
Even with Noah’s help, his consciousness began to blur.
“Is this... really where it ends...” A sense of helplessness welled up in Starlight’s heart as he felt darkness slowly consuming his will.
Standing on the shore, You’s eyes were like torches, immediately catching the anomaly in Starlight’s aura. However, faced with this power beyond imagination, even he, who had been in the Saint Rank for many years, felt an unspeakable sense of powerlessness and defeat.
You knew that if he didn't pull Starlight and his companions away from the pool water eroded by divine power, everyone present would be consumed by this violent energy.
This thought struck You’s heart like a heavy hammer. He took a deep breath of cold air and slowly closed his eyes, his heart undergoing a fierce struggle and choice.
A moment later, he snapped his eyes open, a flash of determination in them.
He slowly raised his other hand, pointing it forward with a tremble. A terrifying power began to condense directly above the pool, and after a moment, a massive silver hand appeared above the heads of Starlight and the others.
This was the portion of the Night God's power that You himself could control. His purpose was to use this power to forcibly break through the barrier over the pool and pull them out.
He knew the price of this action—not only would it cause Lian’s baptism ritual to fail completely, but it might also cause irreversible damage to her future cultivation path.
But at this life-or-death moment, he could not sit by and watch them perish. Thus, he chose to act decisively.
As he expected, the silver hand ignored the constraints of the pool's surface, piercing through the barrier like a sharp sword and plunging deep into the water.
Just as You was about to close the hand and pull them out by force, a bright blue light suddenly emerged from Starlight’s body, pushing back the silver fingers that were about to close.
“This... what kind of power is this?” You muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.
Even a Saint Rank expert might not possess such pure and powerful energy fluctuations.
Yet Starlight, a little fellow who hadn't even touched the threshold of the Saint Rank, possessed such incredible power within him. it was completely beyond You's understanding.
You’s astonishment was palpable as he stared wide-eyed at the bright blue light radiating from Starlight.
This power was pure and formidable, distinctly different from the Night God's power he was familiar with, yet it possessed a similarly shocking might.
He tried once more to tighten the silver hand, attempting to break through the blue light’s obstruction. However, no matter how hard he tried, the light remained as unyielding as a bronze wall, firmly surrounding Starlight.
In the next second, the blue light suddenly exploded, pushing You’s condensed silver hand directly back. Then, the light transformed into tiny specks of starlight, slowly merging into the pool.
With the emergence of the blue light from Starlight, the entire pool seemed to be soothed by an invisible force, and the various raging energies instantly calmed down.
This change was fundamentally different from the forced suppression of a Saint Rank expert. It was more like a sophisticated guidance, making the Night God's power flow harmoniously according to some mysterious trajectory.
You’ve eyes widened as he used his silver pupils, which could see into the future, to stare fixedly at Starlight’s position.
In the eyes of others, it was just a beautiful blue light, but in You’s vision, a graceful blue figure had quietly emerged behind Starlight. That figure radiated a faint aura of fate, as if it held the trajectories of all things in the world.
“The Power of Fate!”
A term suddenly surfaced in You’s mind.
As the strongest in Night Lotus Valley, You knew that the Power of Fate was an existence that transcended all conventional powers. It even stood above time and space, capable of swaying the destiny of everything in the world. Such a power was even comparable to Transcendent Power.
Although he had obtained a miraculous ocular technique rarely seen in the world during his baptism by the Night God's power, it was far from being able to influence fate.
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