Xu Taiping immediately closed his eyes and focused.
In an instant, the unopened Golden Lotus appeared in his mind and slowly bloomed.
Then the seal on the second Divine Soul Mark, formed from the power of Lotus Eye Divination, was undone, and a strange scene appeared in Xu Taiping's mind.
In the scene, a figure visible only from behind was slowly walking out through the passage of a pitch-black grotto. On his wrist was a jade bracelet that gave off an eerie glow.
Xu Taiping focused on it and immediately exclaimed in surprise:
"Isn't that the Listening Wind Bracelet?"
Just then, a light appeared in the originally pitch-black passage. By its illumination, Xu Taiping finally made out the bare-backed figure clearly.
"Me?"
To his astonishment, Xu Taiping discovered that the person walking toward the passage's exit was none other than himself.
Soon, however, he noticed a difference between that person and himself-the person had two fewer Soul Seals on his back.
Moreover, as the person walked forward, a faint azure halo would surface over his skin.
Aside from that, although this Divine Soul Mark did not allow Xu Taiping to sense the person's aura,
after observing carefully, Xu Taiping discovered that the surrounding light distorted with every step the person took.
It was like ripples spreading across water that had been as smooth as a mirror after someone tossed a pebble into it.
Upon noticing this, Xu Taiping shifted his attention from the figure's back to his surroundings.
What he saw shook him even more.
He discovered that every step the person took left a deep footprint in the floor of the passage.
Even the stones touched by his hems or feet turned to fine powder in an instant.
Although the current Xu Taiping could also accomplish this easily, the