Adrian surged forward with all his strength. The intense rumbling of energy exploded around him as he hurtled toward the diminishing white light. What had once been a powerful, brilliant glow was now rapidly shrinking, almost vanishing. The sight was astonishing, leaving Adrian to wonder just what was happening to this light.

“Damn it, wait for me!” he shouted, leaping forward with every ounce of fury.

As if in response, the Enlightenment Tree leaf’s power seemed to propel him faster. At what seemed like the last second, Adrian lunged through the light and disappeared within it.

The moment Adrian entered the light, a terrifying force of teleportation engulfed him and shrouded him in a deep blackness. Adrian’s expression hardened, realizing he was now somewhere completely unknown. Although he had passed through the white light, everything was dark—eerily, disorientingly so.

Suddenly, Adrian felt an intense heat around him and a darkness pressing on his very soul. His soul power, whi