The person inside the coffin laughed. Its mouth did not move, yet the laughter echoed throughout the entire dome.
"You killed six of my avatars. Every time one was slain, I learned something. Your swordsmanship, the nature of your True Essence, the way you fight. Six avatars, six lessons. Now I know everything about you."
It sat up from the liquid.
It did not break open the coffin lid.
It passed straight through the wall of the crystal coffin. The transparent coffin wall was penetrated by its body like water, and dark red liquid poured from the coffin, flowing across the ground.
It stepped out of the coffin, its bare feet treading on the air—not the ground, but the air itself. With every step, a dark red lotus bloomed beneath its feet, blossoming before shattering into motes of light.
Its chest was still open. Its ribs spread apart like two doors, while the dark red pearl in its chest cavity slowly rotated. As it walked, the cracks across the pearl widened another fraction, and more golden light seeped from the fissures before dissipating into the air.
[Sealing energy continuously leaking. Target's strength recovering. Current combat power: Reincarnation Realm (30%). Recommendation: kill before the seal completely collapses.]
Thirty percent of the Reincarnation Realm. Equivalent to the full strength of someone half a step into Reincarnation. Just like the one in the deep pit of the Western Wasteland—but that one had been suppressed by a seal for who knew how many years, while this one had only been suppressed by thirty percent. And the seal was still leaking away.
Lu Chen tightened his grip on Root Severer. Dragon Thunder True Essence surged to its peak, and golden-red light burst from every pore across his body.
Dragon Eye locked onto the