The instant Wang Xuan crushed the Stone Being, a vast tide of essence swept back toward him.
It poured from the depths of the void into his body like a river bursting its banks.
His eyes brightened slightly.
Within that immense flood lay a current of Dragon Essence, exceptionally pure and ancient. Gentle yet domineering, it slowly merged with his Ancestral Dragon source.
It was the Dragon Essence left behind after the Bixi Dragon Pearl had been refined.
"Feels good."
Sage Thief circulated within Wang Xuan. A hazy white light descended, enveloping the entire Primordial Demon City.
Where the light passed, it drew out strands of the life essence remaining in the city, but did not drain it dry.
At a certain point, the light stopped of its own accord, leaving enough essence to sustain the Demon City's foundations.
Then he brought two fingers together and swept them through the air.
Time flowed backward.
"Hum..."
The shattered city walls flew back into place, stone by stone; cracks in the plain quietly sealed; the earth furrowed by the giant hand returned to its former state, as though its very image had been reversed. Even the Demon City stood silently once more at the far end of the plain, as if nothing had happened.
"The Ancestral Dragon's powers are extraordinary."
Ge Gan had stood to one side and watched it all. Only now had he truly seen what this Ancestral Dragon could do.
He made slaughter look effortless; when he stayed his hand, he could remake the land.
"Onward."
Wang Xuan seemed unmoved. "We need to speed up the hunt. These tricks of mine won't fool the Celestial Realm for long."
Space rippled faintly around him, sweeping Ge Gan along. Their figures flashed and vanished from the vast plain.
With their departure,