Chapter 5904

When Jared re-entered the forbidden ground, the magma pool still boiled, yet its ancient, regal aura felt even denser, as though centuries had thickened in minutes.

Above the molten lake hovered the Pentacarna Tower, its surface humming with soft silver-gray light.

At the entrance waited Lindsay. The moment she spotted him, her crimson robes flashed forward like a spark meeting tinder.

Her eyes swept over him, worry flickering like candlelight in a draft. “Jared, are you okay?”

Jared smiled, taking her hand with deliberate gentleness. “I’m fine. They were just some pesky flies.”

Lindsay exhaled, relief melting into bright admiration. “Word is everywhere you defeated three Top Level Heavenly Immortal Realm Level Nine cultivators with just one strike! People are saying a god walked among us.”

Jared laughed, the sound low and honest. “Myth makers love a good exaggeration. Anyway, how is Great Elder Earthfire?”