"So that was it..."
Han Yuchen slowly opened his eyes.
The gray mist around him had already dispersed.
He had returned to that grand main hall.
In the real world, only an instant had passed.
Yet the cold sweat on his back had already soaked through his clothes.
That battle had seemed easy, but it had actually been extremely perilous. The strength he had recovered was far inferior to Solonsen's power.
At this moment.
The black aura that had originally coiled around the golden orb had completely dissipated.
The orb floated quietly in the air, radiating a warm, familiar presence.
Like a child who had been away from home for years finally seeing family again.
"Come."
Han Yuchen reached out and pressed his palm against the orb.
Buzz!
The orb instantly liquefied, flowing up his arm and burrowing into his body.
"Ugh!"
Han Yuchen let out a muffled groan, his whole body suddenly bending double.
Pain.
Excruciating pain.
It was not the pain of an injury, but as if every bone in his body were being shattered inch by inch, then pieced back together.
Every cell was cheering, yet every cell was also wailing.
The Soul Power within him began circulating madly, so fast that his meridians nearly burst.
[Ding!] [Successfully absorbed high-purity Divine Substance!] [Star Atlas restoration progress: 15%... 18%... 20%!] [Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the prototype of a domain-type skill—Star Domain!]
Han Yuchen gritted his teeth hard, refusing to cry out.
Faint starlight patterns appeared across his skin, flickering in and out of sight.
His previously somewhat unsteady aura was solidifying at a terrifying speed.
Though he had deliberately suppressed his Soul Power Level and prevented it from showing a breakthrough, its inner "quality" had already undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
Who knew how much time