Chapter 154: The Final Player

The world in Xu Qing’s eyes had fundamentally changed. The chaotic symphony of mutagen that once permeated the air now resolved into distinct, flowing streams of energy. The whispers of the dead, previously a faint and maddening hum at the edge of his perception, were now clear, sorrowful notes in the grand, silent music of the cosmos. He could feel the cold, heavy presence of the sea below and the thin, indifferent void above. It was as if a veil had been lifted, revealing the raw, terrifying...