"Kefa has already undergone plant life transformation. As long as this【True Seed】still exists, revival is possible at any time. However, accumulating the life force to match what was lost before will take a very long time..."
Nuonuofu sighed, gazing intently at the green seed in his hand.
The seed was about the size of an adult's fist, covered with intricate plant patterns. One could even faintly sense a familiar spiritual energy fluctuation, as if within it lay a life that had fallen into deep slumber from severe injuries.
"It seems the other party deliberately let us go, pulling back at the last moment. Otherwise, none of us would have survived..."
Nuonuofu asked with a bitter smile: "What do you think?"
"We still have our ultimate treasure! If we're pushed to the limit, we can definitely inflict serious damage on them... What?"
Magilian was speaking with hatred when her face suddenly changed drastically.
A sound of something shattering came from Nuonuofu — more precisely, from inside his robes, where the ultimate treasure was stored.
"What's going on? Could it be..." A wave of icy cold rose from the depths of Magilian's heart.
Nuonuofu reached into his robes with an expressionless face and pulled out several fragments of shattered metal. The fragments still carried dense radiation and intricate, precise patterns — clearly components of some high-rank magical artifact.
"The【Blade of the Greedy】! How is this possible? It's a high-rank magical artifact — how could it suddenly shatter?!" Magilian screamed, her voice shrill enough to scatter the clouds in the sky.
This high-rank magical artifact was the White Wizards' ultimate trump card. It could automatically recharge and unleash devastating attacks powerful enough to destroy a third-rank peak Wizard, making it the White Wizards' final last resort, kept under strict protection and never to be deployed unless facing life or death.
The previous Gegewu had been severely wounded by this very ultimate treasure.
But now... Nuonuofu stared at the blade fragments in his hand and suddenly felt that the glory and greatness of the White Wizards, which he had always upheld, was also crumbling to dust.
"To so easily breach my defenses, destroy the magical artifact【Blade of the Greedy】without my knowledge, suppress the energy fluctuation to a minimum and prevent any explosive damage... the opponent's strength..."
Nuonuofu felt as though every bone in his body had been pulled out, nearly collapsing to the ground.
He took a deep breath before continuing with his speculation: "The opponent's strength has likely surpassed the limits of the third rank and entered the unfathomable realm of Morning Star!"
"A... a fourth-rank Morning Star Wizard!" the old woman shrieked. "What kind of joke is this? On our South Coast, a Wizard of that rank... a Wizard of that rank..."
She kept repeating herself, her voice growing fainter and fainter.
Because she was gradually coming to believe this conclusion. Perhaps only a fourth-rank Morning Star Wizard above the Morning Star realm could so easily break through their siege and leave them powerless to the point of despair.
"Then... what do we do afterward? What attitude should we take when facing that... lord?"
After a long silence, Magilian finally asked this very practical question.
"I don't know!" Nuonuofu smiled bitterly. "All I know is that the entire situation on the South Coast is likely facing tremendous change! And there's only one thing we can do — never provoke the Farell Family again!"
By the end, Nuonuofu's expression had become extremely grave...
Traces of fire scorched across the sky. After the carriage door opened, Kelubo was immediately terrified by the incredible speed.
"If we had traveled at this speed before, those White Wizards wouldn't have had any time to react, right? Why did..."
"Why deliberately slow down and let them catch up?"
Leilin leaned against the sofa inside the carriage, his eyes slightly narrowed. His face, half-hidden behind a mask, betrayed no expression.
"P... perhaps, Lord Leilin wanted to demonstrate his power to them. This can be seen from how Lord Leilin showed mercy at the end!"
Darlenlay, clutching her skirt hem, spoke in a halting voice.
"Well said!" Leilin nodded approvingly. Darlenlay was also a clever person, with both talent and character of excellent quality.
Moreover, bound by the soul oath, she could never defy the Farell Family's will in the future and would become a great help to Kelubo.
"These Wizards are nothing to Lord Leilin, of course, but is my lord planning for our sake? To ensure that after you leave, the deterrent from this encounter will keep the Farell Family safe from anyone daring to provoke them?"
Darlenlay guessed.
"Ancestor! Are you going to leave?" Kelubo looked somewhat alarmed.
"Yes! The South Coast is far too small! For me, this place is far too barren, with nothing noteworthy. If it weren't for the Farell Family still being here and some grudges left to settle, I wouldn't have come back!"
Leilin nodded, then looked at the somewhat disappointed Kelubo.