Chapter 296

"Did you see that! Did you see that! That is our Hydro Archon of Fontaine! It is Lady Furina!"

"I knew it! Lady Furina would definitely succeed!"

"Lady Furina is the most perfect Hydro Archon! She will definitely pass!"

"Lady Furina will absolutely bring supreme glory to Fontaine!"

Clorinde felt a tremor in her heart and looked back; many people in the crowd were shouting themselves hoarse.

Even though most of them had not passed the assessment, it did not stop them from proudly pulling everyone around them to introduce Furina.

Furina's eyes were vacant, yet the light within them was increasingly captivating.

"Fontaine…… Fontaine!"

"I am…… the Hydro Archon……"

"I can never stop……"

Furina struggled to stand up; the will of countless citizens of Fontaine condensed into a single rope, serving as the final push for Furina.

But Zhongli saw it.

Furina had reached the limit of her limits; if she went any further, she would very likely sink into it.

Through the eight stages of Heart-Questioning, Furina had already proven herself.

Or perhaps she never needed to prove anything to anyone.

But right now, she could not continue forward.

He was just about to raise his hand to send Furina out.

Suddenly, a ray of rosy light condensed on the high platform.

Zhongli was startled and hurriedly turned to bow.

"Master."

Jiang Yan's appearance caused the entire Heart-Questioning Array to fall silent.

Jiang Yan did not respond, his gaze fixed steadily on Furina.

After a long while, he said slowly:

"Let her continue walking!"

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"Master, she has already……"

Zhongli was somewhat hesitant, but Jiang Yan waved his hand.

"Human will is infinite; believe in her."

Jiang Yan looked at Furina with some emotion.

She was not like Baizhu, who had an obsessive, almost mad fixation on immortal cultivation; she was naturally better suited to traverse the Heart-Questioning Array.

Furina did not have much obsession with immortal cultivation, and it was not even certain how much she understood about it.

The obsession supporting her was of a different kind.

Such a thing was generally considered absolutely impossible within the Heart-Questioning Array.

Without much obsession for immortal cultivation, one would stop at the sixth stage at best.

That she could persist until now had already broken the impossible.

Since that was the case……

The final stage might not be impossible either.

She was a person who possessed both the infinity of humanity and the perfection of a god.

She would not stop here.

Finally, Furina stood up tremblingly and staggered into the final stage of the Heart-Questioning Array.

The entire Shushan fell into an unprecedented silence.

Everyone's breathing slowed, and the chirping of birds and cicadas vanished without a trace.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if only Furina's figure remained.

This silence lasted longer than any before.

Zhongli and the others stared intently at Furina, ready to send her out the moment any problem arose.

But strangely, after stepping into the ninth stage, Furina's momentum did not decrease but increased.

After reaching a critical point of her limit, that willpower and obsession, which had almost turned into substance, burst forth from her body.

Sweeping across the Heart-Questioning Array, everyone clearly felt what had supported Furina to reach this point.

Fontaine!

The people of Fontaine stared blankly at Furina; for the first time, they understood how much Furina loved Fontaine, and how much she loved them, her people.

Unable to help themselves, the people of Fontaine burst into tears.

Having such a Hydro Archon, they were the happiest people in the world.

At least from this moment on, in the hearts of these people of Fontaine, the title of Hydro Archon was bound to Furina.

In their hearts, no one else could hold this title except Furina.

The clamorous power of will gradually dissipated.

Furina slowly opened her eyes.

The vacant luster faded; at this moment, she seemed to have understood everything, her gaze firm, unshakable even if the heavens were to collapse.

The nine-stage Heart-Questioning Array was successfully shattered by Furina with her obsession for Fontaine.

From this day on, she was the second person in Shushan to traverse the nine-stage Heart-Questioning Array.

She was the first, and perhaps the last, to successfully shatter the nine-stage Heart-Questioning Array test without an obsession for immortal cultivation.

Zhongli and the others were moved for the first time, looking at Furina in shock.

This willpower made them sigh in admiration.

Jiang Yan smiled with gratification and said softly:

"Congratulations, Furina……"

The complex memories of nine lifetimes gradually faded; Furina raised her hand and looked at herself in disbelief.

"Did I…… really pass the nine-stage Heart-Questioning?"

"Do not doubt it; you have indeed traversed the nine-stage Heart-Questioning, and what's more, you did so without much obsession for immortal cultivation."

Jiang Yan beckoned gently, and Furina flew up involuntarily, standing opposite him.

Being in close proximity to Jiang Yan, that gentle, Dao-aligned feeling caused her turbulent heart to gradually calm down.

Her whole person could not help but quiet down.

"Even looking at the entire history of Shushan, you are unprecedented."

"As an array for recruiting immortal cultivation disciples, the Heart-Questioning Array tests not only the disciple's will and Dao heart, but also their persistence for immortal cultivation."

"You stepped here with only a single point of obsession for your nation; although it goes against the original intent of the Heart-Questioning Array, it is all the more shocking."

"Furina, your future is limitless."

Furina looked at Jiang Yan with flickering eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Congratulations once again, Furina; you have made history."

Jiang Yan waved his hand gently, and Furina flew back to the side of Clorinde and the others.

"Lady Furina, are you alright?"

Clorinde looked at Furina with some nervousness; her state after passing the eighth stage had truly frightened Clorinde.

"I……"

Furina opened her mouth, then shook her head:

"I'm fine."

"That's good……"

Clorinde breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at Furina, her gaze became somewhat complex; after a long while, endless emotions converged into a sigh.

"Thank you, Lady Furina. No matter what, you are the most perfect Hydro Archon in my heart. I am honored to be in a Fontaine under your rule."

Furina felt a tremor in her heart; for some reason, she suddenly felt like crying.

"Adjust your state."

Ningguang walked over with a kind expression and nodded slightly.

"Next is the most important moment."