Lu Chen and Shi Chen

Within Chaos.

A great cocoon emanating deep, ghostly light continuously inhaled and absorbed the surrounding chaos qi.

"It is time to awaken..."

A voice, vast and ethereal yet thunderous enough to shake the ears, passed into the great cocoon.

"Shi Chen!"

The moment the words fell, the great cocoon suddenly trembled. The ghostly light it released became dazzling and resplendent.

A slender, pale hand reached out from the great cocoon.

At the same time, another hand emerged. The two hands clasped in reverse, seized the cocoon's seam, and tore the entire cocoon in half.

Ghostly light blazed forth. A tall, slender figure stepped out of the great cocoon.

His aura was as unfathomable as an abyss, while the surrounding chaos qi circled him as though it held an affinity for him.

"From this day forth, there is no more Lu Chen. I am Shi Chen! Not one who devours!"

His voice was ethereal, like a murmur, like a whisper, carrying a trace of heaviness.

Biyou Palace.

Tongtian, who had been comprehending the Sword Dao, abruptly opened his eyes. Two sharp beams of sword light burst from his pupils as he looked into the void, his expression grave and uncertain. "Another fellow Daoist has attained the Dao in the Primordial World? And reached the second level of the Sage realm in a single step!"

"But this aura—why does it feel both unfamiliar and familiar?"

The space within Biyou Palace rippled slightly, and a figure slowly appeared.

"I am Tongtian."

Tongtian looked at the cold, stern face of the black-robed young man and courteously cupped his hands in salute.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist's name?"

"I am Shi Chen."

Tongtian looked at Shi Chen, somewhat puzzled. Beneath this black-robed youth's icy voice, something seemed to be suppressed.

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