"Chu Feng, are you alright?" Her Majesty asked.
"Egg, I'm fine." Chu Feng's first instinct was to reassure Her Majesty, but soon his face lit up with joy. "Egg, you've recovered?"
"I—" Her Majesty was also stunned. She had been so worried about Chu Feng after waking up that she hadn't even checked on herself.
Now, upon carefully observing her condition, a brilliant smile appeared on her delicate face.
"I really have recovered, and…"
"And what?" Chu Feng asked.
"I'm not telling you." Her Majesty grinned mischievously, then turned to the Frost Woman. "Senior, was it you who helped me?"
"Don't thank me. If you must thank someone, thank Chu Feng."
"He's the one who fought to earn you the chance to recover."
After saying this, the Frost Woman opened her palm. Ten Life Crystals materialized and floated toward Chu Feng.
"Treating your World Spirit's injuries took ninety Life Crystals. The remaining ten are yours as well," the Frost Woman said.
"Thank you, Senior." Chu Feng did not refuse the floating Life Crystals — after all, Life Crystals were incredibly valuable, and it would be foolish to turn them down.
But soon Chu Feng glanced over at the Asura Demon Tower and asked, "So, Senior, did I fail or succeed?"
Chu Feng only knew that he had unleashed the demonic nature, but had quickly lost consciousness. When he awakened, it was to the scene just moments ago, so he had no idea whether he had succeeded or not.
"You actually didn't notice?"
"If that's the case, take a look inside your World Spirit Space. You'll find out," the Frost Woman said.
"World Spirit Space?" Chu Feng quickly projected his consciousness into his World Spirit Space.
There, he discovered a black longsword suspended within the World Spirit Space.
But before Chu Feng could get a proper look at the sword, the moment his consciousness entered, the black longsword released a massive suction force that enveloped him.
The next instant, Chu Feng felt his Mental Power surging uncontrollably from his body, flooding into the black longsword.
The black longsword was devouring his Mental Power.
Sensing that things were going badly, Chu Feng hastily withdrew his consciousness from the World Spirit Space.
He found that as long as his consciousness was not inside the World Spirit Space, the black longsword would not devour his Mental Power.
This put Chu Feng considerably at ease, because the sensation moments ago had been truly awful.
"Senior, what is that?" Chu Feng asked.
"Ask your World Spirit," the Frost Woman replied.
"What's got you so mysterious?" Her Majesty had grown somewhat curious as well, and she turned to Chu Feng. "Let this Queen take a look."
But Chu Feng furrowed his brows slightly and looked at the Frost Woman. "Senior, that sword won't hurt her, will it?"
"It won't," the Frost Woman said.
Only then did Chu Feng open the World Spirit gate, and Her Majesty immediately entered the World Spirit Space.
"This is—?"
The moment Her Majesty laid eyes on the black longsword, her face changed drastically, and disbelief flooded her eyes.
She even hurriedly rubbed her eyes, as though she suspected she was seeing things.
This was the first time Her Majesty had ever reacted this way.
"Chu Feng, ask her where she obtained this sword," Her Majesty said to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng immediately relayed the question to the Frost Woman.
"Where it came from? That's none of your concern."
"Regardless, it belongs to you now."
"This is your reward for conquering the eighteenth floor."
"But this sword is not so easily tamed. If you can't handle it, I'd advise you to give up early. It… can take your life."
"Also, let me remind you of one thing — you'd best leave here immediately. Otherwise, I'm afraid your friend won't survive."
After saying this, the Frost Woman lightly flicked her arm, and a wave of teleportation energy enveloped Chu Feng.
The next instant, Chu Feng was transported away from that place and returned to the arena.
At this moment, the celestial phenomenon had just dissipated, and the oppressive force bearing down on everyone had lifted.
But the crowd had been deeply shaken. Crying was the least of it — some of the younger women had become dazed, their minds in a near-fugue state.
Even Bai Yunqing had fallen unconscious.
However, Bai Yunqing's collapse was caused not only by the pressure of the celestial phenomenon, but more so by the oppressive force of Shuangyu's formation.
"Chu Feng!!!"
But suddenly, a furious roar rang out — it was Shuangyu.
Though her complexion was pale from the phenomenon's pressure, her cultivation was formidable and she had weathered many such situations. She was the first to recover, and the moment she saw Chu Feng, killing intent erupted from her in full force.
She didn't know why Chu Feng had reappeared, nor did she know what he had experienced. But she sensed that something was deeply wrong.
She realized that the celestial phenomenon likely had a close connection to Chu Feng.
This made her even more uneasy — more convinced than ever that Chu Feng could not be allowed to live.