Chapter 1319: Smile
No small change in the world should ever be overlooked.
A butterfly flapped its wings, and thousands of kilometers away, some time later, it could bring about a storm.
The loss of a single iron nail could mean losing a war and destroying a nation.
Wu's prayer had not brought a storm, nor had it destroyed a nation.
She had merely prayed for a slight change in the power within Qin Ran.
That power belonging to the demon lord, dormant within his origin and on the verge of dissipating with time.
The amount of that power had neither increased nor decreased. Its change lay in its stability.
The power, like the last flicker of a dying candle, became stable with each breath. It was still that faint trace, still infinitesimal, still... enough to make all things tremble.
Qin Ran slowly sat up from the ground, then struggled to his feet.
The entire process made him seem like a frail old man on the verge of death.
Yet he still looked young, and the injuries on his body had healed without medicine.
The golden lion watched Qin Ran.
Qin Ran returned its gaze.
He had seen enough.
So...
"Thank you."
That was what Qin Ran said.
As those words of thanks left his mouth, Qin Ran seemed to come alive all at once. It was not merely his aura; even his body seemed to have changed, as though he had gone from feeble old age to vigorous youth.
He strode toward the conical object.
By then, the conical object had long stopped pursuing the Higher Evil Spirit. It was "watching" Qin Ran with an uncertain, suspicious posture.
"What are you doing? Stop!"
"I said it!"
"Stop!"
The conical object shouted.
A chill that froze the soul spread forth.