"Rumble—!"
The entire space shook violently, as though it could not withstand the destructive energy that had suddenly erupted.
Burning eight thousand years of lifespan, bolstered by tenfold combat power, Chu Jiang's divine radiance shot into the heavens at that moment, like a chaotic great sun exploding. Even the Flying Immortal Light pointed forth by that peerless female immortal was forcibly twisted and shattered inch by inch beneath the impact of this absolute torrent of power.
Even that hazy, ethereal immortal silhouette flickered unsteadily within the world-destroying energy storm, gradually fading away.
"Husband..." As she dissipated, the blood-red hue faded from the female immortal's eyes, returning them to clarity. She looked once more at Chu Jiang, her gaze carrying endless yearning and a gentleness akin to release.
"A thousand-year dream, moon over the jade terrace; flowers fall into immortality, leaving only a broken string.
"By the River of Forgetfulness, spring and autumn pass; yet I do not see you return before the night is done.
"The immortal road stretches on, souls and dreams entwined; through countless cycles of rebirth, I await your return.
"Husband, beneath the vast blue heavens, beyond the shores of the Yellow Springs... where are you now..."
Her lingering words, together with the last of her light and shadow, turned into crystalline rain that filled the sky, utterly vanishing between heaven and earth.
The next moment.
A Flying Immortal Mark suddenly shot out from the void, flying straight toward Chu Jiang's brow.
A hazy mass of Immortal Light was branded upon Chu Jiang's Primordial Spirit.
In merely a few breaths, Chu Jiang's Primordial Spirit realm surged wildly—from late-stage Divine King, to the peak of late-stage Divine King, to peak Divine King... climbing all the way to its limit.
"System, what is this thing?" Chu Jiang looked at