After passing through the eight rays of light, Wang Xuan kept walking straight toward the heart of the light source.
With nine rays of eternal light taken away, the entire light source had visibly dimmed. Its once-brilliant halo had shrunk, and even the light cast over the surrounding ground had weakened considerably.
"I have already given you nine rays of eternal light. What else do you want?"
The light source's voice remained calm, but for the first time, Wang Xuan detected a hint of unease in its mechanical tone.
"A bath."
Wang Xuan kept his answer brief. He walked into the center of the light source and lay down.
The entire mass of eternal light churned as though enraged, then helplessly submerged and enveloped him.
The instant the light washed over him, Wang Xuan felt every pore on his body open. Warmth seeped through his skin and into his bones. The cleansing sensation was many times stronger than what he had felt while standing in the light source.
He had already thought this through. Keke's father had been able to bathe in eternal light back then. As a supreme overlord of the heavens who cultivated both the Supreme Ancestral God and Stone Man King paths, there was no reason he should be unable to do the same.
The light source was at a loss for words and fell utterly silent.
Wang Xuan ignored it, closed his eyes, and regulated his breathing, allowing the divine light to wrap him tightly.
The light was wonderfully warm without burning him, like soaking in a hot spring in the depths of winter. An indescribable comfort spread throughout his body.
His muscles and bones, which had remained tense for countless years, finally relaxed completely.
When he closed his eyes and looked within, the sight was