Chapter 295

Following them, the ones who remained at the fifth level were Beidou, Kaedehara Kazuha, Clorinde, Alhaitham, Tighnari, and Dehya.

These individuals could be considered to have great willpower, but how much longer they could persist was unclear.

As for the rest...

Zhongli estimated that reaching the fourth level was their limit.

Just as Zhongli expected, Xingqiu, Chongyun, and Collei were unable to continue forward after crossing the fourth level.

They were brought out by Zhongli.

The three secretaries of Ningguang and the Liyue the Liyue Qixing stepped into the fourth level; some passed, while others failed.

The most outstanding was Baiwen; after passing the fourth level, she went to the fifth, only to be unceremoniously pushed out.

Sending these people out of the grand array, Ningguang nodded at Baiwen with satisfaction.

From this day on, besides being her secretaries, Baiwen and the others were also her junior sisters.

There were not many people left in the Heart-Questioning Array.

Before long, Beidou and the others also stopped one after another, halting between the fifth and sixth levels of the Heart-Questioning.

Hu Tao, however, successfully stepped onto the seventh level of the Heart-Questioning, continuing to forge ahead.

Yet, looking at her condition, she too would stop here.

Sure enough, not long after, Hu Tao successfully stepped past the seventh level of the Heart-Questioning, instantly collapsing to the ground, gasping for air.

She looked with unwillingness at Furina, who was just one step ahead.

This one step, however, felt like an insurmountable chasm.

Hu Tao stared fixedly at Furina, and after a long while, she sighed.

"Some people are truly born geniuses... Oh well, forget it, this Hall Master isn't half bad either."

Lifting her head with a hint of smugness, the next moment, she was teleported out by Zhongli.

Those who passed the third level were quasi-inner sect disciples and naturally had to stand with Ningguang and the others.

Zhongli looked at Hu Tao not far away, nodded slightly, and said softly:

"Congratulations."

Hu Tao glared fiercely at Zhongli and ignored him.

Zhongli gave a bitter smile in his heart; with Hu Tao's temperament, she would surely hold a grudge for a few days.

With the final departure of Hu Tao from the array, only Furina remained inside.

The latter stood at the eighth level of the Heart-Questioning Array, gritting her teeth, her whole body trembling.

The aura on her body was extremely weak.

Clorinde watched with a heavy heart, her fists clenched tightly.

"Lady Furina..."

Although Ningguang and the others had briefly mentioned the experience of the first level of the Heart-Questioning Array when they spoke to them earlier,

it was basically their original destiny, more or less.

Clorinde had also understood some of Furina's secrets to a certain extent.

At first, she felt a bit uncomfortable, but right now...

She figured the one who must be suffering the most was Furina.

Five hundred years...

Even gods would find the erosion painful, let alone her, an ordinary person, performing lonely on a stage with no audience.

Sometimes, gods do not need powerful strength; willpower is the true essence of a god.

Furina does not need others to acknowledge her; she is sufficient to be called a god in her own right.

"Miss Furina truly has astonishing willpower; she is worthy of being the Hydro Archon."

Tartaglia sighed, recalling some scenes of Furina he had seen within the Heart-Questioning Array.

He then thought about the six levels of Heart-Questioning he had experienced.

At the very beginning, it was considered simple.

Every subsequent life made him shiver just thinking about it.

Furina had actually endured until now.

"I don't know what kind of pain she is experiencing at the eighth level of the Heart-Questioning; I could barely resist the sixth level, she..."

As he spoke, Tartaglia felt a bit dejected.

"In the end, I was too arrogant; my willpower still needs to be tempered."

Hearing this, Clorinde also thought of her own trial and couldn't help but feel heartache for Furina.

She had the urge to make her stop.

Right now, Furina had already shocked everyone and proven herself.

She didn't actually need to continue forward.

However, before these thoughts could be put into action, she heard Ganyu beside her exclaim:

"The eighth level of the Heart-Questioning is where even Head Disciple Zhongli and the others could only stop."

"To this day, only Junior Brother Baizhu has passed the ninth level of the Heart-Questioning."

"But that is also because Junior Brother Baizhu's dream of longevity and seeking immortality is already carved into his bones."

"Miss Furina might not have even known what cultivation was before she came; what kind of willpower and obsession is supporting her to walk until now?"

"If this continues, I fear the second person to pass the ninth level of the Heart-Questioning will appear."

Hearing this, Clorinde's heart trembled as she gazed at Furina.

Everyone could only see Furina's slender figure, seemingly carrying something incomprehensible.

But Clorinde knew that it was the entirety of Fontaine.

Since her birth, Furina had carried all of Fontaine's lies and justice forward with a human body.

If one were to ask what obsession was supporting her...

It could only be Fontaine.

"Lady Furina... you do not need anyone's acknowledgment."

"You are an unquestionable perfect person in yourself, and the most qualified Hydro Archon."

"Persist, Lady Furina, let the world see your willpower!"

Clorinde looked at Furina with longing eyes.

From this point on, Furina completed her final shortcoming.

Strength!

Furina, possessing the willpower of a perfect person, combined with the power to suppress the world that she would master after cultivation,

would be the most perfect Hydro Archon in history.

She possessed everything a god should have.

Finally, Furina opened her eyes, gasping for air, and collapsed to her knees.

Sweat slid down her cheeks, gathering on the ground drop by drop, like a clear spring.

Furina's eyes were vacant, her entire willpower seemingly crushed by the reincarnation of eight lifetimes.

Yet, she still subconsciously wanted to stand up, falling time and again, but firmly crawling toward the ninth level of the Heart-Questioning Array.

The entire Shushan fell silent.

Everyone could see that Furina had already lost her clear consciousness.

All her actions were supported by a powerful obsession.

It was something in her bones that was pushing her forward.

This scene moved everyone.

"Lady Furina..."

A tear slid down the corner of Clorinde's eye, and she said with emotion:

"You are already the best..."

Millions of people in the outer field stared blankly at Furina.

Many of them did not know Furina, only feeling that this seemingly slender young girl appeared incredibly tall at this moment.

Everyone gave up discussing Shushan matters.

"Go for it! Young lady!"

Not knowing who started the shouting, deafening cheers erupted at the foot of Shushan.