Light!
The color was impossible to describe. It looked like white light, yet to Bruce's inspiration, it was a color that had never existed in this world.
In a daze, he seemed to see a sun rising from within that unknown color...
—Ever since unlocking the fifth Origin Essence, Aaron's control over the "Secret Source" had changed as well.
This radiance was one of its outward manifestations.
Terrifying vine-like brands surfaced across Bruce's body, covering him from head to toe, yet he was not alarmed.
For as that indescribable color descended, the vines on his body seemed to come alive. They were expelled from his body, then swiftly withered away...
"Thank the great Spirit of Void!"
Rare tranquility returned to him. Even the auditory and visual hallucinations vanished without a trace, moving Bruce to tears.
Just then, he felt a powerful will descend with a crash!
It existed within that light, and Bruce could not resist it at all, because he himself had taken the initiative to establish the connection—the "door" he had opened for a hidden existence!
His consciousness sank into darkness, yet his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Aaron looked at his hands, then moved his body a little. "Sigh... this body is only moderately strong."
But to a hidden existence, even a Longevity One was no more than an ant, so the strength of the vessel did not matter.
"I remember... Connelly once introduced Mother Nature's honorable name to me... Well, Bruce has already been 'watched.' One more mark won't make a difference..."
Aaron picked up a withered vine that had fallen off Bruce earlier, set up the spiritual wall again, and lit two candles.
His expression solemn and his voice low, he began to chant, "Mother Nature, You are the sovereign of vitality, the protector of