The small, dark red world began to shake.

More and more scale fragments fell from the woman's body, dropping to the ground.

The flow-like slash Andrew just executed targeted the myriad chaotic "Molten Rock Fires" filling the woman's body.

Indeed, the reason Flame Warriors undergo Dragon Transformation, lose control, and then transform into Desolate Beasts seems fundamentally due to the final backlash encountered by stimulating bodily functions using the "Molten Rock Fire," the foremost of the "Eight Strange Fires."

Since it is still a problem of malevolent fire, the method of handling it is ever-changing, but the principle remains constant: extinguish it.

The seemingly simple slash was actually extremely difficult: it contained countless "Micro Water Blades" for extinguishing the Molten Rock Fire, and the "Flowing Water Spirit" to protect the intact tissue within the woman's body.

A destructive Water Magic and a healing Water Magic were blended together by Andrew and performed as one.

This is how the form of the "Flowing Blade" is achieved.

As for the stacking and fusion of the two magics, naturally, it was achieved through the "Stacking Magic Ring."

Previously, Andrew used this "Fingertip Series" Tier Two magic to stack "Deep Blue Starlight" and "Flowing Water Spirit" to heal Xiaobai.

In principle, the "Stacking Magic Ring" is only supposed to stack Water Magics of the same series.

Andrew, however, relied on his stronger state after "Veil-less" and his magic power in the "Doubled" state to forcibly stack the two different series of Water Magic— "Micro Water Blade" from the Fingertip Series and "Flowing Water Spirit" from the Water Priestess Series.

This is not merely inheriting the legacy and gift within the "Water God Mark," but also Andrew's new creation and development based on it.

The "Stacking Magic Ring," seizing this opportunity, subtly began to show a trend of developing into higher-tier magic...

At this moment, the last scale fragment fell from the woman's body.

The woman, previously extremely vicious and violent, now had a change in expression on her face.

The long-lost humanity seemed to be slowly returning.

The evidence is that the originally dark red small world, the space-time, changed color amid waves of fluctuation.

Though still red, it was no longer as unsettling and oppressive as before.

"Hmm?" Andrew's expression shifted slightly.

Through that recent Flowing Blade Slash, Andrew felt that he had touched—those long-sealed memories buried deep in the woman's heart, now surging again with the return of her humanity.

The same Flame Realm, but not now, nor the recent past, but memories from a long-forgotten era—

"Molten Rock Fire, integrated into the body, can enhance combat power? Is this... is this possible?"

This was the woman's reaction upon first hearing about the successful development of "Dragon Transformation Combat Technique." There was surprise as well as a doubtful and watchful attitude.

"Haha, Dragon Transformation, I've learned Dragon Transformation! Finally, I can compare speed with the Deep Blue Guard and the Crimson Knight! This is wonderful!"

This was her excited memory of successfully transforming into a dragon for the first time as one of the first batches of Combat Skill Cultivators.

"It's my bounden duty!"

This was her memory of the task of pursuing the remnant forces of Water Mages.

As Andrew saw this part of memory, he inwardly exclaimed: This world indeed once had Water Mages! And they were truly persecuted and driven out by those Magic Guild guys!

"Mission accomplished! From now on, at least in our Main World, there will be no more Water Mages. The environment of the 'Outer Battlefield' is extremely harsh, and even if they manage to barely survive there, they won't be able to make much of a wave."

This was the memory of her moment of ultimate glory upon returning from her so-called "Outer Battlefield."

However, Andrew did not see any more specific memories of the "Outer Battlefield." The long passage of time left very little memory in the woman's mind.

Not long after returning in glory, there was a memory of the Dragon Transformation and loss of control: "How... how could this happen?! Damn it, you knew this combat technique had side effects, and yet you let us practice it with peace of mind!? Ah, wait, don't!"

The memories after that were filled only with chaotic madness and ultimate disarray.

The chaos and disarray continued for an unknown period.

Until a speck of water-blue light appeared in the woman's consciousness, like a lighthouse, dispelling the fog in her heart and pulling her out.

The woman's vision suddenly brightened, and her mind cleared up.

She saw herself in a small dark red world, facing a young man exuding a water-blue aura all over.

After Andrew executed that slash, he dissolved the "Veil-less," and the magic power returned to being invisible. So, when the woman regained her senses, she only saw the last trace of blue on Andrew's body.

She stared at Andrew blankly, turned to look at Ivan encapsulated in the water sphere, and glanced at the small world, finally lowering her head to look at her own hands.

A look of confusion.

A dream of a millennium, and an extremely terrifying nightmare at that.

Upon awakening, everything had changed.

The woman gradually recovered, and then her eyes began to flow with silent tears.

She was no longer fiercely fighting but became very quiet.

But the intense sorrow filled the entire space-time all of a sudden.

The ancient woman who had just brutally battered Ivan, and forced Andrew to use "Veil-less" to fight her not long ago, was now crying like a hopeless child.

"This..."

Andrew did not expect the other party to cry.

After all, from the fragments of memory left in the other party's mind, this woman was once a top-notch expert! Perhaps even stronger than Humboldt before his injury, one of the combat power's top existences among Flame Warriors.

Moreover, fundamentally, this woman was a Flame Warrior who had been ordered to hunt down Water Mages.

Andrew knew that she was still an enemy to him!

But perhaps it was because the other party was crying so miserably, so heartbreakingly at the moment.

Or perhaps it was because, after shedding the scales and exiting the Dragon Transformation state, she did not revert back to the state of a "Flame Warrior," but instead returned to being a complete "ordinary person," the initial state before her Professional Awakening, with no hint of professional aura emanating anymore—

Andrew thought for a moment and silently removed the magic breastplate and Giant Water Demon Puppet from the other party's body.

"Here."

He reached out and handed over a tissue.

The Inner Sea Desert naturally wouldn't have the advanced tissues from the modern society before crossing through.

It was still a magic.

A small Water Magic.

"Tha... Thank you."

The woman's speech was a bit awkward, after all, she had been a Desolate Beast, wandering alone in the Inner Sea Desert for such a long time.

However, after reverting to human form, she was truly a beautiful woman.

Shed of the ugly posture of Dragon Transformation and loss of control, she was left only with a ragged style of an ancient warrior outfit, revealing large areas of fair skin.

Andrew then conjured up a robe made of magic power and handed it over.

This time it was much more natural.

After all, no matter what mistakes the other party had made, they were matters of the past. Now, she had regained her clarity and also her humanity.

But she was about to die.

Andrew was not truly capable of resurrecting the dead.

Waking the other party, allowing her to die with clarity rather than being muddled and confused and then being slain by him, was the greatest mercy Andrew could think of.

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