Chen Guan gripped the hilt of Miaosha Kill with his fingers arranged in an extremely peculiar posture, then applied force in different directions following a specific sequence.
The hilt of Miaosha Kill appeared seamless, as if forged from a single piece of refined steel without any gaps. Yet under Chen Guan's fingers, the hilt gradually twisted and rotated, revealing a network of spiderweb-like fissures finer than strands of hair in places that had seemed completely solid.
As Chen Guan continued applying force with his ten fingers, the entire hilt deformed and shifted until, with a crisp snap, it fragmented into numerous tiny components. Simultaneously, an object fell out from within.
"Truly ingenious craftsmanship. It's unbelievable that this hilt was assembled from so many small pieces. Before opening, it appeared completely seamless to the naked eye. Without knowing the solution, no one could possibly open it," Gongsun Zhuo marveled.
His initial skepticism about Chen Guan's judgment had now completely vanished.
Chen Guan paid no attention to these remarks, instead carefully examining the object that had fallen from the hilt—something resembling a cold medicine capsule.
"What is this? How is it used?" Chen Guan asked Wang Lian.
Daring not to refuse, Wang Lian answered bitterly: "That's a Spirit Energy Capsule, made by extracting energy from certain special Mystical Spirits. Swallowing it can temporarily boost massive amounts of Primordial Energy while stimulating physical potential, making one nearly invincible against opponents of the same level for a short time, even capable of fighting above one's level. However, there are side effects—severe physical exhaustion, and in unfortunate cases, irreversible damage. If not for these drawbacks, I wouldn't have kept it hidden."
Chen Guan felt disappointed. He hadn't expected Wang Lian's trump card to be such an item. Compared to this, his own Cheerleader's Soul would be more effective with far fewer side effects.
Wang Lian knew that even if she refused now, she couldn't withstand Chen Guan's torture and would eventually confess. Rather than suffer first, she decided to speak directly—she was truly terrified now.
"I wasn't lying earlier—the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit indeed enhances wisdom. But more importantly, it possesses another extraordinary ability: it can increase one's level. Consuming all seven fruits would directly raise one's level by one," Wang Lian explained.
Both Gongsun Zhuo and Chen Guan were startled. While a single level increase might seem insignificant, the requirement to consume all seven fruits made it noteworthy.
On this island, where no Mystical Spirits had undergone secondary awakening beyond level ten, even after a year, Ji Nanhong and her team hadn't broken through to level ten.
If the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit could truly enable someone to directly break through a level, perhaps it could be used to reach level eleven—achieving secondary awakening.
On this island, secondary-awakened practitioners held tremendous advantages, significantly increasing their odds against top-tier Legendary-grade Mystical Spirits.
Considering further, if the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit truly had no restrictions and could elevate a practitioner by one level at any stage, then during later cultivation when some might need ten or even decades to advance one level, consuming the fruit could save decades of arduous training.
"Are there any usage restrictions on this effect of the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit?" Chen Guan asked directly what he most wanted to know.
Wang Lian naturally understood his implication and said coldly: "Everything here was designed by the Ancestral Emperor. For a divine object like the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit, there are almost no usage restrictions. But you can only use it here—without its assistance, you couldn't possibly defeat the other Legendary-grade Mystical Spirits. It's all interconnected, leaving no room for holding back." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
"There must be something else besides the Seven Treasures Glazed Fruit, right?" Chen Guan narrowed his eyes at Wang Lian.
Though the fruit's effect was extraordinary, more than one person had come here. How could anyone ensure obtaining all seven fruits? Moreover, even with a level advantage, victory against Legendary-grade Mystical Spirits wasn't guaranteed. If this place was truly designed by the Ancestral Emperor, why would there be such uncertainty? Chen Guan was certain that Wang Lian's real trump card wasn't the fruit.
Wang Lian's expression fluctuated unpredictably. She had revealed the fruit's true effect so readily not just from fear of further torture, but also to conceal something else.
Unexpectedly, Chen Guan had seen through this too. Wang Lian felt as though she faced a devil who could read her mind, leaving her utterly exposed and terrified before him.
"The kapala necklace around Water Burial Buddha's neck—that treasure was modified by the Ancestral Emperor. It has a restraining effect against another Legendary-grade Mystical Spirit," Wang Lian sighed deeply and closed her eyes as she spoke.
Her final secret had been extracted, leaving her with no remaining value. Given Chen Guan's methods, he likely wouldn't spare her life now.
Yet even in death, Wang Lian preferred a quick end over further torture.
"So you mean that necklace counters only one specific Legendary-grade Mystical Spirit, not all of them here. Does this imply that after killing that one, we'd obtain another treasure to counter the next, and so on—that there's a specific sequence to killing them here? What's that sequence?" Chen Guan mused aloud, his tone suggesting he'd already reached this conclusion.
"Yes," Wang Lian admitted helplessly, detailing the sequence for slaying the Legendary-grade Mystical Spirits. "Now I've told you everything I know. If you're going to kill me, just make it quick—I only beg for a swift end."
"You still haven't told us everything—like where your elder was teleported from, or your background and origins," Chen Guan stared intently at Wang Lian.
He needed to understand Wang Lian's origins clearly. Given her capabilities and yet her precarious position within her family, her lineage must be extraordinary.
If Chen Guan killed Wang Lian before Gongsun Zhuo and Qin Ziyu, there was no guarantee the news wouldn't leak, potentially bringing grave consequences. He had to eliminate all such possibilities.
In these times, as an ordinary person without backing or high-level status, offending a powerful family would undoubtedly lead to a tragic end.