Fang Chen drew Fire Spirit into the tower as well, then looked at Lin Xiao. "Daoist Friend Lin Xiao, you've only just gained a new body. Do you need some time in the tower to stabilize it?"
Lin Xiao felt the steady, surging power within him and shook his head with a smile. "No need. Those hundred days of rebirth were like one long dream. When I woke, my soul and body were already one, and my Dao Foundation had stabilized on its own. I want to see what this Sea of Laws is really like."
Golden Flame flickered in his eyes, along with curiosity and a thirst for battle.
Fang Chen did not press him. "All right. Come with me, then."
With a thought, Fang Chen wrapped them both in Fusion Source Power drawn from six Origins, forming a resilient shield. He checked their direction. The route led back to Heavenly Chasm Gorge.
"Let's go!"
They turned into two streaks of light, cleaving through the viscous gray-white seawater as they raced back the way they had come.
The urgency and slaughter of their outward journey were gone, but the dangers of the Sea of Laws had not diminished in the slightest.
Scattered Heavenly Slaves and mutated monsters still roamed along their path. Sensing living prey, they lunged to kill, but Lin Xiao stepped forward before Fang Chen needed to act.
With his newfound power, he needed real combat to get used to it.
He moved with the grace of a phoenix. Amid flashes of crimson-gold light, he struck with palm, finger, or wing. His attacks were spare and fierce, often finding a vital point in a single blow and burning the monsters clean with Purification.
Phoenix True Fire seemed especially effective against such chaotic, tainted creatures.
Fang Chen watched