"So that's the case huh… that's an absurd ability you have…" hearing the basic explanation of the young man's Absolute Regeneration ability, the Twisted Principality couldn't help but feel baffled as well, knowing that the absurdity of this ability is something that not even those within the high floors of the tower.

'If he matures…' thinking of how much of an unstoppable force the young man will be should he grow strong enough to continue conquering floor after floor in the tower and reaching to where the ones who are braving the frontier are, Zhang Tian smiles, not in excitement but rather in pity as he thought that his fate is already sealed, having no chance to return to his former glory anymore, hence also having no chance to see the young man ascending through every step in the way.

'Well, that is for the future… all I need to care about right now is how to beat him into shape so he can give me the fight and death I crave…' he added in comfort to himself as he once again takes one final look to scan for the young man's current state, making him shake his head as he realizes just how much battered he become after that couple of minutes he tries his best to sustain his safety from his petrification.

"You're quite damaged in this state, and those two energies I felt from you earlier, you barely have enough right now, you should recover yourself first, we can start everything once you return to your peak state…" the Twisted Principality of Permanence stated as he waves his hand, moving away from the premise as he knows just how crucial it is for a person meditating not to be disturbed by anyone else during such period.

Hence also the reason why once again, he deploys his petrification, but now not in an indiscriminate, hit everything at once fashion but rather in a controlled and precise one that will make anyone doubt whether he truly lost his true strength.

Standing guard all around Azrael are walls of invisible power coming straight from Zhang Tian himself, his ability to petrify everything that comes in contact to his domain being concentrated in the outer area, while the inner area containing Azrael doesn't even bother him a single bit as if nothing changes in the surroundings at all.

"Hahaha… do I want to die so much that I am even doing charity work for this kid?" realizing what is currently happening, Zhang Tian couldn't help but find himself laughing in self-mockery, before he shakes his head dispelling such thoughts, knowing that doing so won't change anything, and he just needs to focus on the things in front of him if he wants to at the very least, forget about those tragic times.

Now feeling an even more oppressive might coming from the stone mountain after the petrifying barrier disappear for a few seconds, the monsters in the area, both big and small, weak and strong, starts fleeing further away from the premise as they thought that this increase in strength in the terrifying barrier is a sign that something is about to go wrong for them.

Which is not that far from the truth, given that in the current state the barrier is in, it wouldn't even take anyone their full body to enter the Twisted Principality of Permanence' domain before they start getting turn into an addition to the stone mountain, but rather, it will only take them touching the barrier with even the smallest part of their body before they full on turn into an extremely detailed statue.

"Hoh… interesting… this guide is branding me as a monster when the real monster is right here…" seeing that the surrounding existences are starting to get away from his mountain, Zhang Tian said with a wry smile on his face as he looks at the current state Azrael is in.

While it is true that no normal ascender might be able to see the changes currently happening to him, Azrael is undergoing quite the significant progress after damaging himself continuously with his own Demonic Energy, his entire body being even more resilient than ever before.

That is to the point that should he try using his Demonic Energy to its full potential once more, he would surpass his previous couple of minutes limit and possibly increase it by half a minute or so, which is quite the huge feat already given how much his body is being destroyed with that amount of Demonic Energy.

Not to mention that though, there's also one thing that even beginners might witness that will make them think that this young man is anything but normal, and that is the fact that around himself, the wind in the air seems to joyfully swirl around, as if it is welcoming someone with avid excitement to them.

As these air starts gathering around the young man though, the observant ones might realize that every time he inhales, a small portion of the air turns into a pure white strand that he takes into his body, a phenomenon that will make the normal populace wonder whether they are hallucinating or not.

This is anything but a hallucination though as every time that the white strand enters Azrael's body, his Immortal Energy reserves starts going up bit by bit.

'By the rate it is going right now, I might be able to completely recover both of them within a few hours…' he thought to himself as he returns to meditation, entering deeper focus and making him smile as he heard multiple notifications from the azure floating screen, indicating the increase on the recovery of his Immortal Energy.

'Just a little bit more…' feeling like his body is already fully recovered with his previous wounds now disappearing without any trace, Azrael then thought to himself as his current Immortal Energy already reaches the thousands and approaching the five digits after a good few hours of toiling work.