Li Huai stopped!
He seemed to be wavering.
The immense power that made everyone else appear trivial in comparison was an enormous temptation in this world that idolizes the strong. It was hard for anyone not to be moved.
But what Li Huai was concerned with was not this. The reason for his hesitation was that if he couldn't extract himself from this counter-current whirlpool, the upcoming battles would surely be endless. Not just Adelin and Hanazaki Aoi, but perhaps there were many more unseen, unheard-of enemies, who would continue to come for the Celestial Crystal.
What would he do then?
If this were before, Li Huai would not have such concerns. But only after this experience did he realize how insignificant he was in this world.
