Having said that, Sui Xiong began studying the pearl-like sphere of light again.
But this time, he was no longer so intensely focused that he seemed dazed. Every so often, he would stop to think, mutter a few words to himself, then resume his research.
It was as though he had previously known nothing whatsoever about it and had been painstakingly searching for a way to understand it, whereas now he had caught a first glimpse of the doorway and was carefully exploring what lay beyond.
After quite a while, Sui Xiong suddenly revealed a smug smile.
At the same time, the pearl shone brilliantly. Pure, gentle white radiance overflowed like flowing water, quickly turning the vast area around them into an ocean of white light. Within that ocean, a few wisps of breeze first stirred across the utterly desolate gray wilderness. Then tender shoots of green grass gradually emerged from the ground, and at last, even the air began to carry a trace of moisture.
Chaos Dragon's eyes widened, disbelief filling them.
"How... how is this possible?!" he muttered, so quietly that perhaps even he could barely hear it. His emotions surged so violently that he accidentally crushed the chair he had conjured earlier to pieces. His body rose unconsciously, standing ramrod straight. Though his hair and beard remained white and his clothes tattered, there was not the slightest trace of aged decline about him.
This was his true appearance. As the mighty Lord of Chaos, even if he had been murdered and reduced to only a small remnant, he would never truly be as dispirited as he had appeared before.
Standing amid the ocean of white light, he could clearly sense the vigorous life force overflowing within this "ocean." Most of that life force was absorbed by him,