But I finally dealt with Apocalypse. I just don't know when he will wake up from the illusion…" Huang Wen sensed the situation deep underground and couldn't help but mutter, "It should be able to delay him for a while, but it's still a bit difficult to trap him completely."
"After all, I don't have a deep understanding of mutants and Apocalypse himself. The illusion I constructed still has various flaws. Once Apocalypse discovers these flaws, he will gradually wake up. However, I hope he wakes up a little later!"
Huang Wen took a deep breath but didn't rush to stand up. After all, he wasn't in the best state right now. He wanted to recover a bit before returning to the underground base, lest Belle worry.
Not long after, a glint flashed in Huang Wen's eyes. This time, in order to create this illusion for Apocalypse, he had used every trick in the book. For Huang Wen, this was not just completing a mission, but more importantly, he had exercised his mental strength during this illusion creation, and his divine power had once again increased by 0.1 points.
With a "swish," Huang Wen's figure transformed into a blur of light and disappeared from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already in the underground base. When Belle saw Huang Wen return, her eyes lit up, and she quickly ran to his side to check if he was injured.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Huang Wen smiled and shook his head. Suddenly, he remembered something and took out the Rebirth Dragon Seal that was attached to his chest. He also reattached the necklace, which had been in the system space, to the Rebirth Dragon Seal.
At this point, the Rebirth Dragon Seal, for Huang Wen, had little use beyond its immortality ability. The Indestructible Diamond Divine Art could also resist various levels of power before the golden body was broken, and the power boost from the Rebirth Dragon Seal was not as good as Silly Girl's.
What's more, Huang Wen found that constantly wearing the Rebirth Dragon Seal, while providing a sense of security, meant relying too much on external power, which could lead to dependence and was detrimental to his own growth.
In particular, Huang Wen noticed that his mental power had increased slightly with the new meditation method, but his physical strength had been slow to progress. The reason for this was that after obtaining the Rebirth Dragon Seal, various physical training methods had become ineffective for him.
And the most crucial point was that when Apocalypse just revived, Huang Wen keenly noticed that Belle's mental power was also damaged. To prevent such a thing from happening and to avoid any accidents with Belle, it would be more appropriate for Belle to use this Rebirth Dragon Seal.
"What is this?" Belle asked, looking at the Rebirth Dragon Seal in Huang Wen's hand with some confusion.
"This is called the Rebirth Dragon Seal. It can increase physical and mental strength, and most importantly, it can make the wearer immune to death!" Huang Wen explained with a smile, "So, you must take good care of it. It's best to control it with your mental power. Come, let me put it on you…"
"No!" Belle quickly dodged, looking at Huang Wen with some worry. "Such a powerful item, I'd feel more at ease if you wore it, after all, you encounter far more dangers than I do…"
"But I also have far more methods!" Huang Wen smiled and shook his head. "Besides, I have the Indestructible Diamond Divine Art and Silly Girl. They are much more powerful than the Rebirth Dragon Seal. With them, I don't need this Rebirth Dragon Seal anymore…"
"Moreover, if you wear this Rebirth Dragon Seal, I can also rest assured, lest we encounter a situation like Apocalypse again and accidentally hurt you. Come, let me put it on you!"
Huang Wen walked over to Belle with a rather forceful demeanor and put the Rebirth Dragon Seal around her neck. At this moment, Belle felt another powerful force merge into her body. She could clearly feel her body and mind growing stronger.
"Character Panel." Huang Wen brought up his character panel, wanting to see his current strength without any external boosts.
"Host: Huang Wen."
"Essence: 116 points."
"Qi: 101 points."
"Spirit: 1.6 points."
"Essence, Qi, Spirit: 1286 points, Silly Girl's power transfer + 4500 points."
"Now, this is my true strength!" Huang Wen looked at his character panel at this moment, feeling a bit emotional. Before, he had been misled by the power boosted by the Rebirth Dragon Seal, almost forgetting that, apart from his internal energy breaking through to legendary, his physical and mental strength were only average among the extraordinary.
"It's getting difficult to improve my physical strength, but with the meditation technique, my spiritual power can slowly increase. As for my essence, that's the most troublesome. The Indestructible Diamond Divine Art is not a traditional external martial art, and it doesn't greatly improve normal physical fitness. It seems I can only use some folk remedies from Bai Zhantang's memories to stimulate my body…"
Just as Huang Wen was contemplating ways to improve and Belle was closing her eyes to familiarize herself with her new power, in the mysterious dimensional boundary, the Ancient One's astral form floated. Beside her was another astral form, surprisingly, Morris.
"Isaac, are you going back?" The Ancient One's face still held a faint smile as she asked softly.
"My spiritual energy has been dispersed for almost twenty years, it's time to go back." Morris, or rather Isaac, smiled and nodded, looking in the direction of the underground base. "She originally wanted to create a paradise for Belle to have a good home, but she didn't expect there to be another choice now. Speaking of which, that emblem also contains power from other dimensions…"
"I don't know which dimension it came from, and I can't even deduce when it appeared here, or how it ended up in Huang Wen's hands." The Ancient One frowned, "However, there is no will present on that emblem, only the enhancement of mental and physical power, and the power to ensure the body and spirit are immortal and indestructible…"
"So, this kid still has some conscience, knowing to protect Belle." Isaac's eyes flickered as he glanced at Huang Wen and Belle. "Are there many other situations where you don't know the origin?"
"There are some others. The most peculiar ones are two guys with the same abilities, the same names, similar appearances, and even the same nicknames. Although their abilities vary in strength, they should have originally been one person, yet I cannot understand why they became two people…" The Ancient One sighed softly, "This place still holds too many secrets that even I don't know!"
"So, thank you for your hard work. This last barrier will be guarded by you." Isaac nodded at the Ancient One and said with a smile.
"Your battle will not be easier than here, after all, you are facing completely different dimensions…" The Ancient One shook her head, "However, I will also go, once my successor appears."