After a month of quiet recuperation, Shiheng had completely recovered from all the fatigue and injuries accumulated during his journey through the Tomb of the Gods. His physical depletion had been fully restored, all distracting thoughts had been swept from his soul, and the divine power within him was abundant, substantial, and utterly pure. The Laws of life, destruction, death, and fate had settled steadily into place and circulated freely. He had returned to his peak condition as a Lowgod, with not a trace of hidden trouble remaining.
With his condition completely stabilized, Shiheng no longer lingered to rest. He quietly said goodbye to Tarrossa, Kailin, and the other companions staying on the fourteenth floor. Though he felt the bond forged by fighting alongside them, he showed little reluctance or hesitation and stepped alone into the spatial passage leading to the fifteenth floor.
Light and shadow shifted and intertwined within the passage as space power surged and churned violently. In an instant, Shiheng broke through the layers of spatial barriers and entered an entirely unfamiliar world.
The moment his feet landed firmly on the ground, a scorching wave of heat capable of burning mountains and boiling seas swept straight toward him. Incomparably violent fire element laws utterly dominated this world, and every inch of space was filled with fire origin power so dense it was nearly tangible. Scorching, savage power surged freely everywhere. Every current of air carried a fierce aura that could burn all things to nothing. The searing temperature distorted the surrounding space, and waves of heat rolled over one another, involuntarily stirring deep wariness and apprehension.
In such an unknown and dangerous place, Shiheng dared not lower his guard in the slightest. He immediately activated his uniquely gifted mutated four-element soul and spread his exceptionally keen soul