'If it weren't for him…'

Thinking this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but look up at the rooftop ten miles away.

On the rooftop, Qiu Tu was sitting there, continuously devouring pieces of "Boundless Divine Crystal."

Zhao Ji's face, as picturesque as a painting, showed a complex expression for a moment. Her golden eyes hid an imperceptible depth. Her eyelashes fluttered lightly, like ice crystals swaying gently in the early morning.

Despite Zhao Ji's usual pride and arrogance, she knew that the greatest contributor to this battle wasn't herself, but Qiu Tu.

If it weren't for Qiu Tu's strategic planning step by step; if it weren't for Qiu Tu helping her temporarily boost her strength to a stone's throw from a Heavenly God; if it weren't for Qiu Tu aiding her in discovering Longchuan Ying's true body... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Then this battle would most likely have ended in failure.

Although working with Qiu Tu over this period, Zhao Ji had already realized the importance of intelligence.

But it wasn't until today that she had to admit, sometimes… intelligence truly can turn the tide of battle.

Reflecting on this, Zhao Ji's eyes were deep and cold, filled with contemplation.

Even if unwilling to admit, Zhao Ji had to acknowledge that her initial decision to engage with Qiu Tu and choose to bring him into the "Heavenly God Trial" was indeed probably the most correct thing she'd done in this life.

The blood rain continued to fall incessantly, like crying for the fallen rulers of the world. And with the fall of the three Divine Kings, the entire world seemed to start trembling slightly, as if undergoing some terrifying change.

And at this moment, Zhao Ji slowly came back to her senses.

She looked around, observing the changes in the world.

After confirming that these changes would not particularly impact the world itself, she raised her hand to seal off the nearby region, then flickered onto the rooftop.

At this time, apart from Zhao Ji and Qiu Tu, all other participants in the battle had died, and there was no one else on the scene. So neither Qiu Tu nor Zhao Ji had to disguise anything.

So, as soon as Zhao Ji landed, she noticed Qiu Tu's pale face, full of tension, muttering, "No, no, how can it not be enough."

As he spoke, Qiu Tu took out everything from the dimensional space, then grabbed the last few pieces of "Boundless Divine Crystal" and absorbed them frantically.

As he absorbed them, his pale face clearly improved a lot.

But when the "Boundless Divine Crystal" in Qiu Tu's hands was completely absorbed and shattered, his face quickly turned pale again.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ji's expression tightened.

At this moment, she knew very well that Qiu Tu's "Cataclysmic ability" cost was insufficient.

Without a moment's hesitation, she stretched out her slender jade finger and drew through the void.

The next second, the void was sliced open by her onion-like fingers, creating a long crack.

Immediately after, pieces of "Boundless Divine Crystal" began pouring toward the rooftop.

Even though these "Boundless Divine Crystals" were the accumulation of Zhao Ji's resources as a god over two lifetimes, she showed no hesitation in the face of Qiu Tu, this crucial partner.

She didn't treat Qiu Tu as an outsider, and naturally, Qiu Tu didn't treat her as one either. So upon seeing the surging "Boundless Divine Crystals," Qiu Tu grabbed one in each hand and started absorbing frantically.

Zhao Ji's resources were clearly much more abundant than Qiu Tu's. So when she opened her treasure vault, Qiu Tu felt his pressure greatly reduced.

As he continued absorbing the "Boundless Divine Crystals" to replenish his expenditure, he said, "Thanks, Sister Zhaoji."

Zhao Ji said nothing, merely nodding, quietly watching him.

Qiu Tu, at this point, had no time to bother with Zhao Ji, as he was quickly consuming "Boundless Divine Crystals" to pay the cost while his mind raced.

Because he sensed something wrong…

Originally, he thought the "Crisis Intuition" that gave him the "death countdown" was calculated based on the resources he could mobilize.

For example, if he had 50 pieces of "Boundless Divine Crystal," and the death countdown was 10 seconds, then 5 pieces would be consumed per second.

But now, it seemed this wasn't the case! Because after exhausting all his resources, the speed at which he paid the cost didn't decrease at all.

And when Zhao Ji brought out her own treasury, Qiu Tu suddenly realized: Could it be that the crisis intuition's death countdown for him was based on all the resources he could mobilize at that moment?

Only when all resources were exhausted and still insufficient would he face obliteration due to an inability to pay the cost.

But… this also brought up a problem. If Zhao Ji's resources were considered resources, then… does Zhao Ji count as a resource?

Qiu Tu wasn't crazed enough to want to refine Zhao Ji. What he meant was… does the Cataclysmic Power within Zhao Ji count as a resource?

He wouldn't have to absorb all Zhao Ji's resources and then absorb Zhao Ji herself, would he?

And as Qiu Tu dwelled on this thought, his pace in absorbing "Boundless Divine Crystals" continued to accelerate.

Soon, the first treasure vault Zhao Ji opened was drained by Qiu Tu.

Zhao Ji also noticed something amiss with Qiu Tu. Her gaze sharpened, and she once again sliced through spacetime, bringing out a second vault for Qiu Tu to absorb.

Perhaps because Zhao Ji's talent and strength were too astounding, or maybe her expenditure in this battle exceeding her level was extremely huge.

Regardless, the second vault was also swiftly absorbed.

With a grave expression, Zhao Ji took out a third treasure vault and began urgently checking her "Boundless Divine Crystal" inventory.