Xuanyuan Tian Ji drew a deep breath, suppressed her surging emotions, and quickly regained her composure.
"I'm glad you're awake."
"The situation outside is grim. The Six Great Emperors..."
"I know."
Su Ming interrupted her, his voice calm yet carrying a power that steadied the heart.
"I sensed it all."
He strode toward the exit.
"Now that I'm awake, it's time to settle this debt."
The group followed Su Ming out of the secret chamber on Back Mountain.
The news swept through the entire headquarters like the wind.
"The Alliance Leader is awake!"
"Su Ming is back!"
Within moments, everyone on and below the battlements knew.
The Defense Line, which had been steadily losing ground, surged with renewed morale.
"It's Su Ming!"
"He really woke up!"
The soldiers on the battlements cheered. Fearless in the face of death, they beat the abnormal soldiers who had climbed onto the walls back down by sheer force.
Inside the enemy camp.
The Six Great Emperors raised their heads in unison, looking toward the Alliance Headquarters.
Great Emperor Arrogance's brow furrowed deeply, his eyes filled with shock and doubt.
"This aura... Su Ming?"
"Wasn't his body and soul destroyed?"
Great Emperor Greed licked his lips, the greed in his eyes growing stronger.
"Such pure power of Ruins... It's far more than twice as strong as it was a year ago."
"Interesting. This just keeps getting more interesting."
Sloth gave a lazy yawn, eyes half-open.
Yet even Sloth raised those eyelids slightly to look toward the headquarters.
The Six Great Emperors each harbored their own thoughts, but all stopped issuing orders to attack the city without consulting one another.
They all wanted to see.
How had this young man, who had detonated his Origin a year ago and should have been destroyed in body and