Chapter 5500

Determination crystallized behind Jared’s steady gaze; whatever came next, he was prepared to meet it head-on.

Just then, Edison’s sermon crested into a feverish crescendo.

He lifted his jade scepter high, and its radiance flared brighter than midday

sunlight, a molten spear that forced every eye to squint.

The brilliance was so savage it seemed to burn straight through eyelids, imprinting crimson afterimages even on the most disciplined minds.

At the same instant, his gold robe rippled although no breeze stirred, buoyed by an invisible power that crowned him with eerie majesty.

“Now-draw the profound breath of heaven and earth into your bodies. Shatter your chains!” he thundered.