I alone am the Honoured One!

Looking at the white energy, Zhao Tian asked "Do you know anything else about the First Honoured One?"

"Her name.. or how does she look?"

Upon hearing this, the white energy flickered and stayed silent for a moment before responding "I.. don't remember the Maverick's name or.. how does she look like."

"As I already said, my memories are shattered.. my other soul fragments should be in other ruptures around the space somewhere."

"Maybe.. if I find my soul fragments, I can regain my memories of the past."

A soft sigh escaped his lips and he asked "Do you even know... how to get out of here or any clues about this?"

Eleanor's fragmented soul pulsed faintly, and she nodded. "I do have some knowledge," she admitted. "But I cannot guarantee that it will work."

Zhao Tian quickly stood up and stretched his arms "Well, we're stuck here anyway. It's not like I have many options. Tell me what you know... anything is worth trying at this point."

Eleanor's energy dimmed slightly, as though she were contemplating something deeper.

Her voice was more measured this time. "My senses have dulled over the eons. But do not mistake that for naivety," she said.

"If I tell thee a way out and thou leave without me, I will remain trapped here, perhaps for eternity. I cannot take that chance."

Zhao Tian raised an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued. "So, what do you want? You want me to take you out of here too?"

Eleanor gave a faint nod "I want you to take my fragmented soul out of here and also help me find other shards of my soul."

Huh? Zhao Tian's eyes condensed upon hearing her absurd requests and replied "I won't get into another rupture searching for your soul fragment."

Hearing this, Eleanor sharply replied "But you can't leave here without my help."

Shaking his head, Zhao Tian responded "I can somehow find a way, even if it takes years for me to find that way... but I am not entering another rupture again."

Eleanor could only sigh upon hearing this 'He is cautious, as he should be. But I am a broken remnant of what I once was. I do not seek conflict with him.'

'My only desire is to be whole again. And even if I wished for revenge, I lacked the power to do so. I am not the same Supreme Empress of the Heavens that I once was.'

Eleanor remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded in agreement "Ok, then.. at least take me out of here and give me a space to live."

Huh? "A space to live?"

With a nod, Eleanor spoke "Hm. If I left in my current state, I would be easily obliterated by other forces in the space and as a soul fragment, I can't do anything..."

"So, I just want a sheltered space where I can be at peace and somehow recover my soul energy."

Hearing her demands, Zhao Tian frowned in contemplation, as he didn't really want to stay here for years searching for an exit.

And he was not sure if he could really find an exit.

However, at the same time, this woman is his arch-nemesis, so he can't let her near him.

But wait... a sudden idea popped up in his mind.

'This will be a gamble... let's see.'

Zhao Tian gave a nod and replied "I can take you out of here and give you a separate place for you to regain your soul energy."

"But I won't help you in finding other shards of your soul."

Eleanor didn't reply immediately and gazed at him intently contemplating her choices.

She doesn't know if she can even survive outside with this weak soul of hers when she doesn't even have a body.

Is there any way to forge her body?

She doesn't know herself.

This is a gamble to her too.

And she has no other choice... or else she would be here all alone for eons and eons to come.

With a heavy heart, Eleanor agreed "Okay... I agree to those terms."

Zhang Yuan gave a nod "Then we have a deal, so what is the way?"

"Hm. There is a place outside this labyrinth, behind the mountain.. where the currents of space distortion is very slow compared to other places."

"If you have survived falling into this rupture, then as the Honoured One, you should have some level of comprehension of space energy.. so it would be easy for you to manipulate the space energy in that place and create a path to leave this rupture."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tian's gaze narrowed 'Honestly, my comprehension of space energy has increased after falling into the rupture...'

'So, maybe I can leave through the place.'

Letting out a sigh, Zhao Tian glanced around "We can do that... first we need to exit the labyrinth."

Eleanor nodded her head and spoke in her usual emotionless tone "I know a short way passage in the next chamber... you can use that."

...

Following her plan, Zhao Tian quickly entered the next chamber, and after what felt like hours of navigating through the dark and twisting maze, they finally emerged from the labyrinth under her guidance through a secret tunnel.

Stepping out, Zhao Tian glanced at the horizon at the distance and spoke "I need to retrieve my ark from the shore before we leave. It's not far from here."

Both of them walked to the beach and saw the ark, which had landed on the shore.

He unlocked the biometrics lock and entered as the fragmented soul also followed him along.

Stepping into the control area, he clicked the control panel, turning on the ark as it boomed to life.

The blue lights in the control room flickered faintly and Zhao Tian glanced at the remaining Divine Astral stone in the fuel compartment.

*feen* It slowly began to levitate in the air and dashed toward the mountain.

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