Brad's soul had grown exceedingly thin, so transparent it was almost invisible.
At this point, Donald's expression eased instead. He suddenly grew calm, his eyes fixed on Brad's soul as it neared dissolution.
"Found it!"
Donald swiftly withdrew his hand, a faint wisp of purple smoke drifting between his thumb and forefinger.
Following Brad's earlier instructions, he sealed the wisp of purple smoke inside a specially made glass vial.
Then he looked at Brad's soul. Brad gave him a relieved smile, his lips moving slightly.
"Backup plan activated."
"Awaken and accelerate the maturation of the havoc body."
Inside the Cultivation Pod Storage Room at the Main Camp, a baby whose vital signs had almost vanished slowly opened his eyes.
"Lift the restrictions on Ahmed. Unseal the Life Stele and Havoc."
Ahmed, who had long been waiting beside the portal, wore a grave expression. He nodded solemnly at Brad's data projection, then stepped into a universe on the verge of extinction.
"Absorb cosmic radiation at full power.
The stronger you become, the stronger Brad's havoc body will be."
Almost the instant he appeared in the vacuum of space, Ahmed tore the Limiter from his neck and crushed it in his right fist.
Immediately afterward, a sharp sting spread through every pore of his body.
Ahmed, who had always been tightly restrained, instantly transformed into his Life Stele Form. His body absorbed endless cosmic radiation, and the Life Stele began expanding almost without limit.
Ten meters, twenty meters.
Five hundred meters, two thousand meters.
The rate at which the Life Stele grew was itself increasing exponentially with every passing moment.
Five thousand meters, thirty thousand meters.
Dozens of seconds later, a giant larger than the moon floated in space. Even the Life Stele himself, who had never fully unleashed his power before,