Sea God Pavilion Conversation! The Dark Badge's Disposition

Mu En was powerful enough to bathe the entire Sea God Pavilion in golden light, powerful enough that no one present sensed anything amiss. Yet beneath that dense golden radiance, Lin Ciyan caught a faint, almost imperceptible instability.

Mu En's condition had worsened somewhat since before the tournament.

Lin Ciyan said nothing. He merely let the smile at the corner of his lips fade, a barely noticeable trace of concern passing through the depths of his eyes.

Wang Dong reacted the most intensely.

Her entire body gave off a crystalline golden glow, reflecting the golden light of the Sea God Pavilion. The gold on her left arm was especially dazzling—the mark left behind after it had been infused with Lin Ciyan's Ultimate Light during the finals.

At that moment, as if ignited, pure gold shone out from deep beneath her skin, vivid and lustrous.

The wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly spread on their own, beyond her control. Their blue-gold surfaces became nearly transparent beneath the rain of golden light, while golden blood seemed to flow through their veins.

She could feel her Soul Power improving by several degrees in that brief moment, the bottleneck at Rank 36 faintly loosening.

Wang Dong turned to look at Xiao Xiao beside her, her pink-blue eyes filled with undisguised delight.

Xiao Xiao was likewise steeped in golden light. The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron flew out of her body on its own and hovered before her. The golden patterns on its surface shone to the utmost brilliance, resonating with the rain of golden light.

The Five Elements power sealed within the cauldron began circulating on its own at that instant. Five colors—red, gold, green, blue, and purple—intertwined across its surface before gradually merging into the warm golden hue of the rain of light.

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