The rune on Catalina’s palm seemed to come alive before scattering into the air.
Then, there was a humming sound.
With a tremor in the void, all the restrictions instantly vanished.
Jared also felt that he could now harness all of his powers.
He looked at her in disbelief. It had never occurred to him that she would actually be capable of breaking the restrictions.
“You can tend to your injuries now,” she said, turning to him.
“Did you set up these restrictions? How could this happen? Who exactly are you?”
He eyed her warily.
“No, no, no. The restrictions weren’t put in place by me. I don’t have that kind of ability. It was done by my master. I just broke it using my master’s rune,” she explained, hastily waving her hands.
“Your master? Why did he set up the restrictions? And what brings you here?” he responded, continuing to throw questions at her.
She furrowed her brow slightly, seemingly
caught in a bind. In the end, however, she answered his questions and told him everything.
After hearing her explanation, he was practically beside himself with frustration.
It turned out that the Celestial Battlefield was nothing like its original state. Catalina’s master had set up restrictions in the Celestial Battlefield. Even the stone magical items ahead and those celestial techniques were all arranged in advance!
It was all to draw others’ attention, and then use these things to obtain spiritual stones. She’s not here to find magical items. She’s here to earn spiritual stones! No wonder she didn’t show interest in anything and could even pass through the massive stone illusion array with ease! This time, with the fees collected for admission and from the auction of those divine weapons, she must’ve earned a substantial amount of spiritual stones!
However, the sudden appearance of the lightning beast and the Demonic Cultivator’s soul remnant was something she had not anticipated.
That was why she had considered leaving later on. However, since nobody broached the subject, she had no choice but to reluctantly tag along.
“You deceived others just to earn spiritual stones. That’s utterly unscrupulous,” he said helplessly.
“Who’s being unscrupulous? Those cultivation techniques and divine weapons are all real. It’s not like they’re fake,” she retorted.
He seized the opportunity to ask, “Could it be that your master is from the celestial realm?”
“I’m not telling you, and don’t think you can figure it out. I’ve already been generous enough to share this much with you. Hurry up and tend to your injuries. You’re not allowed to tell anyone else about this matter. Otherwise, I won’t talk to you anymore,” she warned him.
He was now even more curious about her identity. However, since she refused to reveal anything, he knew better than to pry further lest he truly angered her.
“All right. Don’t worry. I won’t say anything. However, once we get out of here, remember to return those purple spirit coins you tricked me out of,” came his reply.
She rolled her eyes at him. “Hmph! You’re such a cheapskate. I’ll return them to you later.”
Jared did not say anything more. Instead, he sat cross-legged to one side and began to tend to his injuries. Then, he retrieved some pills from his Storage Ring and swallowed them.
He also gave her a few pills. Even though she was not hurt, she had been startled and needed some calming pills to soothe her nerves.
About two hours later, his injuries were nearly completely healed. Having regained his strength, those wounds were no big deal.
Meanwhile, she was observing him curiously, equally puzzled and intrigued by him.
He’s just a Seventh Level Tribulator, yet he’s capable of wielding sword intent and has a very strong physical body. The most important thing is that not only does he know about arcane arrays but he’s also an alchemist. He’s truly a jack-of-all-trades! Those were such severe injuries, but in just two hours, they’re pretty much healed!
He rose to his feet and said to her, “Let’s go and find the others. Now that the restrictions have been broken, I bet a lot of people will start getting ideas.”
