At this moment, Chen Jiaxu was completely shrouded in darkness, appearing as a dark shadow from a distance. At this distance, they could not tell whether Chen Jiaxu was the real Chen Jiaxu or the Chen Jiaxu whose soul had been replaced.

Not long after Chen Jiaxu stood up, everyone felt the surrounding cold air slowly receding. In less than a minute, the ice that had frozen nearby was completely melted, and the cold air that had prevented Mo Shuwan and the others from getting close had also almost completely disappeared.

Realizing they could get closer, the group immediately threw themselves at Wen Zuo and Chen Jiaxu. Chen Jiaxu was still a shadowy figure, standing motionless to the side, while Wen Zuo appeared much more normal.

The last few leaves clinging to Wen Zuo's arm withered away, and strands of white light pierced into his arm. The continuous warmth made him squint his eyes slightly, but after noticing Chen Jiaxu's current condition, the ease on his face disappeared, and he turned his head to stare at Chen Jiaxu without blinking.

Perhaps sensing Wen Zuo's gaze, Chen Jiaxu, who had been standing to the side without moving for several minutes, turned his head to look at him and chuckled, "So this is what it feels like to be powerful. I won't hold you back anymore."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zuo smiled and said, "Congratulations."

Mo Shuwan and the others, who had also arrived, stopped in front of the two. Several pairs of eyes looked them up and down, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, they all smiled and congratulated them. After all, although the two had suffered a lot of pain on this trip, their strength had been significantly improved.

After talking with Liu Dongcheng and the others for a while, Wen Zuo looked at Mo Shuwan, smiled, and opened his arms to her, saying, "Hug me."

Mo Shuwan blushed slightly, and as she stepped into Wen Zuo's arms, she muttered under her breath, "Trying to act cute? Who's going to watch?"

Wen Zuo tightened his arms around Mo Shuwan, sighed contentedly, rubbed his chin against the top of her head, and lowered his voice, "Look."

"I can't be bothered to look... How do you feel? Did you discover anything special?"

Wen Zuo shook his head. "Not yet—no, not exactly none. The only notable discovery is that the healing stone is missing." As he spoke, Wen Zuo reached out and pulled out the rope around his neck. It should have been strung with the healing stone, but now it was empty, with no trace of it.

"Have you looked for it?" Mo Shuwan tried to push Wen Zuo away, wanting to search the vicinity, but she was unsuccessful.

Wen Zuo held on tightly, "I checked just now, I didn't see it, it really disappeared. Oh well, anyway—" He reluctantly took out a few more voice-restoring pills and swallowed them before continuing, "It's probably just bad luck. I'll look for someone else next time."

Mo Shuwan could only nod.

Because they can't attack other teams right now, they don't care even though they know there are several teams around. At this point, there are only a dozen minutes left before the end of the match, but there are still many teams in the arena.

"It's related to the warning clock you just mentioned, isn't it?"

Cheng Hua nodded. "In this situation, the competition definitely cannot continue. If nothing unexpected happens, we will leave the competition venue soon and be sent back to the bus to continue our training in the next world... If my dad comes looking for me, I will leave."

Mo Shuwan joked, "So who are you planning to take with you? You've been clamoring for so long, you should at least take one or two with you."

Wen Zuo and the others beside him looked at Cheng Hua in a cooperative manner.

"...Ahem, you should just go and train in the next world. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to meet you soon." At this point, Cheng Hua's smug personality resurfaced. "But by then, you'll probably only be able to look up to me, since I'll have become a handsome man who has experienced many wars."

Chen Jiaxu was speechless. "I'm so looking forward to it."

"You... never mind, looking at you like this, I really have nothing to say."

Chen Jiaxu: "..."

The darkness that had enveloped Chen Jiaxu had dissipated considerably, but his face was still obscured. It was quite interesting to see him talking to such a dark figure.

"Six minutes left."

"Tsk tsk, you have six minutes left to chat with me, friends, please hurry up."

Unfortunately, this time everyone was indifferent to Cheng Hua, and no matter how much he gloated and provoked him, no one responded. Cheng Hua was so frustrated that he wished he could get up right now and provoke them one by one.

Meanwhile, the teams that were still unaware of what was happening were filled with anxiety as the end of the match drew nearer. They hadn't even had a chance to eliminate any teams yet! If the match ended now, would they be eliminated?!

The thought of being eliminated so inexplicably made many teams lose their composure, and they launched attacks on nearby teams, but unfortunately, they were unsuccessful.

Time finally came to an end, but the scene before them remained unchanged. None of the passengers still in the competition area were teleported out, and the teams that had been eliminated or advanced were still waiting in the stands. In the vast venue, only these passengers remained.

However, upon closer inspection, one would find that there are actually quite a few people here, and these are all new passengers. The real veteran passengers who have already experienced battles have long been summoned by the Time Bus headquarters and are ready to go to the fortress to participate in battles at any time.

In one of the buses with only one passenger, a hoarse voice revealed a hint of anxiety: "You have to find a way to take her down here! We can't give her a chance to grow stronger!!!"

The young man snorted coldly, "Now I'm being summoned back directly by the Time Bus headquarters. So tell me, how am I supposed to take her down?"

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