The energy within the World King Lock Life Stakes rapidly drained away, pouring into the Nirvana Cocoon as their own radiance began to dim.
When all the Life Stakes had turned black and lost their luster, no more energy flowed from them.
The World King Oil Corpses bound to the stakes had all turned to ash. Within the tower, only the Nirvana Cocoon remained, still giving off a magnificent glow.
Catherine was dazzled until she could not even open her eyes. She could only turn her back to the Nirvana Cocoon, close her eyes, and wait for Lin Shen to complete his advancement.
As the light gradually receded, Catherine sensed something. When she turned around, she saw that the luminous cocoon had vanished. Only Lin Shen remained, floating in the air, his body wrapped in a shell as gorgeous as the starlight of the cosmos, glowing with a faint fluorescence.
The entire shell seemed to be a miniature universe, as though countless galaxies within it were carrying out intricate movements.
Mysterious, wondrous, dreamlike, terrifying, unknown—one glance was enough to make one sink into it.
Crack! Crack!
While Catherine was still intoxicated by that mesmerizing shell, she heard the sound of something breaking. Turning to look, she saw the World King Lock Life Stakes snapping apart on their own, one after another. In the blink of an eye, every Life Stake had broken.
The ceiling opened as well. The World King Prison Tower had seven levels in total, and they had only been on the first. Now that the ceiling had opened automatically, they could see the space on the second level.
Before they could see what was inside the second level, its ceiling slowly opened as well.
The third level, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the seventh... Soon, openings