In the Alchemy Fire, the outline of Passing Waters instantly shattered.
After the steel binding Xiang Jun turned into surging molten iron, an immense Whale Song rang out from within the flames. A colossal silhouette emerged from the heart of the furnace.
A body as towering and massive as a giant whale, with twin wings upon its back, soaring amid blazing fire.
—Kunpeng!
At the same time, the Alchemy Fire suddenly trembled and turned dark red.
Then, even the flames were torn apart. No, rather, like a solidified sandcastle, they were... washed away by a flood!
Endless dark red erupted from within, flowing, spreading, and expanding in every direction. In an instant, it filled every corner of the furnace, nearly tearing through the seal and overflowing!
The underground facility shook violently.
It was not a deliberate attack. After losing Ying Fangzhou's control, the miracle contained within the Stigmata had merely unfolded as naturally as alchemical law demanded.
Then, it became an endless ocean.
Wherever it passed, even steel rapidly rusted, twisted, and broke, all of it stained black, as though hell's floodwaters were raging through it.
And what comprised all of this was countless regrets.
The Sea of Regret!
"Long time no see."
Huai Shi sighed softly, looking up at the phantom Kunpeng swimming within the furnace's heart and feeling pressure unlike anything before.
When this power was wielded as a weapon against enemies, it brought incomparable reassurance and joy. But when Huai Shi truly faced this immense lingering regret, he found himself completely at a loss as to where to begin.
At that moment, the Spirit Coffin rapidly unfolded within the furnace, covering Xiang Jun's Stigmata.
But it had already reached its limit.
Without the restraint of Passing Waters, however, this lingering regret would not stop. It continued to