Qin Siyang let out a long breath, enjoying a brief respite after his breakthrough.
"President Qin, I heard some noises in there and thought you might have finished your secluded cultivation. Can you hear me?"
Hu Chan's voice reached Qin Siyang's ears.
"Yes."
He cleared away the fire and the remains in front of him, then gathered up the tools he had used to seal himself off.
Seeing Qin Siyang, Hu Chan sighed in relief and smiled. "I was worried you might run into trouble during your secluded cultivation, President Qin."
"What trouble could I run into just sitting here? What did you need me for, Holy Son Hu?"
"President Qin, I..."
He froze as soon as he started speaking.
Qin Siyang's aura had changed.
He felt unfathomably powerful.
Moreover, with Qin Siyang merely standing there, Hu Chan felt that even the island beneath his feet had become much more stable.
Hu Chan frowned in puzzlement. He kept feeling as though a deeper connection had formed between the island and the man.
Hu Chan stared at him for a moment, then asked tentatively, "President Qin, did you... break through again?"
Qin Siyang nodded.
"Domain sequence level four."
Hu Chan opened his mouth.
For a moment, he had no idea what to say.
Quan Taibin, standing beside him, also froze.
Only after a long while did Quan Taibin say, "Qin Siyang, isn't this a little unfair? We haven't seen each other for just two or three days. I've only just reached origin sequence level five, and you've already broken through to domain sequence level four?"
Qin Siyang smiled. "It's not bad."
Hu Chan fell silent.
Quan Taibin fell silent too.
"Your rate of progress really leaves the rest of us in the dust, President Qin. After all these years, I ought