Chapter 352: He Was This Close to Dying

The radiance of the Golden Divine Palm ebbed like a receding tide. The suffocating, bone-crushing pressure that had filled heaven and earth finally thinned, then faded into nothing. Where Benefit Hall had stood, only an enormous crater remained. It was so deep the bottom could not be seen. Cracks spiderwebbed from its rim in every direction, spreading for miles. Adriel Kenion knelt on one knee, dark-gold blood dripping steadily from his body. He stared at the crater and bared a smile so satisfied...