The Holy Pond’s water began to boil, and beams of light sliced through the water, accompanied by thunderous roars.
Jared winced in pain and quickly retreated, but he was still hit by several beams of light.
Jared’s Golem Body shed its scales and dissolved into nothingness.
With a stifled grunt, Jared felt a surge of energy coursing through his body.
“Mr. Chance, are you okay?” Faiyar asked with concern.
“I’m fine. This guy was just too strong…” Jared said, furrowing his brow.
“Hmph, even if I were weaker, you, a mere First Level Tribulator cultivator, would still not be able to handle me. However, your body is remarkably resilient. You were unscathed even after being attacked,” the man admired Jared’s physique.
Jared remained silent, his gaze fixed on the Savior Stone not far away. Despite his strong desire to possess it, he knew deep down that he was no match for the man.
“Mr. Chance, since you couldn’t obtain the Savior Stone, you could simply cultivate at the bottom of this Holy Pond. Wouldn’t it be sufficient to absorb the essence within the Savior Stone? Once the essence of the Savior Stone is fully absorbed, this stone will become nothing more than a useless rock,” Faiyar suggested to Jared.
“It seems like the only option, even though it will significantly slow things down. However, it’s the only solution we have when there’s no other choice… Jared finished speaking and surprisingly sat cross-legged in front of the man.
He activated the Focus Technique, and the peculiar aura emanating from the Savior Stone was completely absorbed by Jared.
The man was astonished to see Jared absorbing the essence within the Savior Stone.
“How is this possible? You’re just a Tribulator cultivator! How can you absorb and refine the aura within the Savior Stone?” the man asked in astonishment.
“My cultivation technique can refine everything. What significance does the aura of your Savior Stone hold?” Jared gave a cold laugh.
The man glared furiously at Jared, but he was powerless. Jared also realized that as long as he didn’t cross that light curtain, the man posed no threat to him.
Jared confidently and boldly absorbed the aura within the Savior Stone.
Meanwhile, above the Holy Pond, Ilias continued to guard it, ready to strike if Jared dared to emerge.
“Mr. Henningsen, the count has been completed. This time, our Henningsen family lost forty-three cultivators in battle, with seventeen seriously injured. Additionally, the three Demonic Cultivators from the far north all perished. None of them survived,” Russell reported to Ilias, his expression heavy.
Ilias narrowed his eyes. “Those audacious fools from the Summers family… After I kill the intruder who dared to enter the Holy Pond, I’ll immediately annihilate the Summers family.”
“Mr. Henningsen, the three Demonic Cultivators are dead, but they left this behind,” Russell said, extending his hand to reveal three crimson inner cores.
The three inner cores emitted intense heat.
“Inner cores? Did those three deceased demonic cultivators leave these behind?” Ilias asked in shock.
“Yes, I found them within the Demonic Cultivators after their deaths,” Russell confirmed.
Upon hearing this, Ilias burst into hearty laughter. He understood Russell’s intentions.
Since the Demonic Cultivators were already dead, it was acceptable to scavenge a bit.
“With these three inner cores, let’s see how that lad could possibly escape.”
Ilias quickly grabbed the three inner cores and swallowed them without hesitation.
After swallowing the inner cores, waves of heat radiated from Ilias’ body.
After feeling the intense heat surging through his body, Ilias dived into the Holy Pond with a resounding splash!
With the absence of the frost energy he had to combat in the Holy Pond, Ilias’ diving speed increased significantly!
Rage consumed Ilias as he vowed to mercilessly kill Jared if he ever laid eyes on him!
