Chapter 1143 — How to Break the Deadlock

It was a full half minute before Gao Yang, utterly dumbstruck, finally managed to speak: "So what the dragon race shattered at their coming-of-age rite was not only their chains, but also the key means by which they resisted the magic tide? That..."

"Just as you said, the Great Shield of Talrond, with me at its core, is the reason they have survived so many seasons of civilization amid the demon tide, and it is for that very reason that they and I have been forced to endure inside this two-way shackle for so long. But so severe a balance must break sooner or later... Though I have kept it carefully all this while, my divine portion reached the critical point of losing control many years ago — Helagor knows this perfectly well." A sigh hung in Enya's voice. "Do you remember what I told you? Nothing in this world is truly eternal. Even if they never break the cradle, they cannot keep such a balance going much longer."

"Well then — break first, then build. At least it has leapt clear of a fated slow death and gained the means to break the deadlock," Gao Yang shook his head helplessly. "But the problems we must face next are far greater..."