At the same time, the radiance of the Heaven Severing Seal above the waterfall abruptly faded.
Deprived of a continuous infusion of true essence, the enormous golden seal, thirty feet square, rapidly shrank into a palm-sized point of golden light. It flew down from the air and settled back against the inside of Li Bufan's robe at his chest.
The suppressive force that had resisted the dragon corpse's pressure vanished in an instant. After a violent tremor, the waterfall returned to its former wild, surging flow, its roar once again filling the entire cavern.
In the magma pool beneath the waterfall, the Demon Fish still held their heads tilted toward the sky, their eyes filled with disbelief.
They had witnessed a human charge to the top of the waterfall in less than a single breath, reaching a place their kind had struggled toward for countless generations, yet which very few had ever touched.
The Demon Fish leader floated at the center of the magma pool, its amber gaze fixed on the blue-violet figure that had vanished above the waterfall. Only after a long while did it release a low murmur laden with conflicting emotions. "He actually... really made it up..."
Its voice carried shock, resentment, and a trace of awe that even it was unwilling to admit.
It had lived for hundreds of years, remaining in this cavern and witnessing countless Demon Fish climb and fail. Never had it imagined that one day it would see a young human outsider cross this natural chasm in such an astonishing fashion.
Meanwhile, Li Bufan, who now stood above the waterfall, was absorbed in a magnificent sight that made him hold his breath and focus.
The platform beneath his feet was a patch of rock at the foremost edge of the area occupied