The Change in the Flame of Shadow Touch

He gave me a quince; I repaid him with fine jade.

When Yin Ming returned from Void Abyss to the Origin Plane, the first thing he did was strip away his authority over the Nightmare World's second layer. It was his way of repaying Wuxiang Watson for bearing the burden, while also removing the threat of the Chaotic Void Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness.

The energy stored in the Golden Light Spell had been exhausted purifying its resentment. Freed at last, the Chaotic Void Spirit had sensed every stage of Yin Ming's transformation from within his Sea of Consciousness.

It stared at him in astonishment. "How long did you keep me locked up? You've already reached the Fourth Ring!"

Yin Ming couldn't be bothered to explain. What use did a personality split off from Wuxiang Watson have for information its original self already knew?

He pointed to the crystal sealing the Second-Ring Nightmare Rune. "Take the Nightmare Rune back to your original self. He may need it right now."

The Chaotic Void Spirit nodded and turned into a wisp of black mist that flowed into the crystal. Once it had completely left Yin Ming's Sea of Consciousness, the Second-Ring Nightmare Rune inside the crystal activated.

A ripple spread through space, and the crystal was transported to the second-layer dimensional space of Void Abyss.

At the same time!

Deep in the heart of Void Abyss, Wuxiang Watson opened his eyes and absorbed the authority over the Nightmare World's second layer.

Six Nightmare World runes appeared behind him, and an arrogant smile curled his lips. "Void Abyss! My Void Abyss! I've finally taken it back!"

Crack! Crack!

At the very bottom of the dimensional space!

Hundreds of millions of Faith Crystals shattered in an instant, dissolving into a hazy mist.

Wuxiang