Today's first update: Chapter 2263! 1/2!
At the same time that voice rang out, the twisted space beneath the Divine Wood King Cauldron changed as well.
The distorted space had not appeared abruptly. It had emerged three days earlier, when Xu Kun was cremated.
It was simply that no one had noticed it.
Or rather, no one had been able to sense the changes there. Even the probing gazes cast by the strongest experts of every race had been blocked out.
No one had done this. It was an innate ability of its own.
As for the reason behind the distortion, there was no other explanation. A flame was simply burning there.
A ball of colorless fire!
At first, the flame had been tiny, no larger than a fingernail. After three days of energy conversion and absorption, it gradually expanded until it finally grew to the size of a person.
Reborn within the flames, Xu Kun's consciousness regained control and stepped out of that chaotic space.
At that moment, the colorless flames contracted. From the high sky, where everyone had previously been unable to sense even the slightest aura, came a heartbeat that made their blood boil and their emotions surge.
Thump, thump! Thump, thump!
With every heartbeat, the entire space seemed to move in a strange rhythm.
Xu Kun's familiar, hearty smile reflected in everyone's eyes. They swore that they had never seen such a dazzling smile in their lives.
Xu Kun tapped his chest, and the strangely rhythmic heartbeat gradually settled and returned to his body.
While everyone else remained lost in confusion, shock, and tearful joy, only Thor broke into a smile.
"As expected of you. I told you, how could your journey possibly end here?"
As he spoke, he wiped at the corner of his