A silence Liam couldn't help but find eerie followed the stomp. After the world had shown signs of ending, peace had returned, but not to Liam's mind.
Liam had no words to describe what he had just witnessed and endured. His understanding of the higher cultivation stages had transformed through clues he had been unable to follow.
Then, Liam had also witnessed something else. One of the superior beings who could shake the world by merely exerting his power had died in front of his eyes.
It was as if Liam had just learned that gods existed, only to see one of them fall.
Still, Horace suddenly bent forward, a violent cough assaulting his lungs and making his entire figure tremble, prompting Liam to ignore his broadening mindset.
"Master!" Liam called, jumping out of the branches, disregarding the many holes and scrapes on his sleeves and arms to reach the Alchemy Elder.
