As Iver slightly relaxed his grip on his power, an amber radiance burst from him.
As Iver tilted his head back slightly, the skin over his entire body gradually turned transparent. The intense amber power completely submerged every color on him, smoothing away all his texture and transforming him into an amber humanoid dotted with points of radiance, like a sugar figurine someone had blown into shape.
Having sensed Iver's power, the long-silent "Eden Stone" suddenly began to tremble and hum.
It vibrated faintly on the tabletop like a phone set to vibrate. With each successive tremor, it gradually edged closer to Iver.
Iver's consciousness grew hazy... and before it completely evaporated, he instinctively reached out a finger and touched the Eden Stone.
In that instant—
Golden ripples like waves on water echoed through the air. As Iver's finger drew closer to the Eden Stone, the ripples grew denser and brighter.
The moment Iver truly touched the Eden Stone, a crystal-clear memory suddenly flashed through his mind:
Before him was a white insect... or perhaps a white bug, roughly the same size as this Eden Stone.
It looked somewhat like a beetle, with a hexagonal protrusion on its back. Yet instead of the beetle's thin, transparent wings, it had fluffy feathered wings. That made it look more like some kind of pet than a monster...
He reached out, and it flew over to land on "Iver's" fingertip. The six wings behind it slowly folded together, reflecting a pure and holy radiance beneath the white light.
At such close range, "Iver" could finally see it clearly.
Its head looked a little like a cicada's. The bulging eyes, resembling those of a shrimp, were actually two murky-yellow gemstones. It was about the size of a walnut... If its head and wings were