Chapter 5456 Not Dead Yet
- "For pity's sake, would you quit howling like somebody died? I'm still here—mostly. A sliver of my soul lingers, that's all. Even if I claw my way to level nine, this wisp will never regrow a body."
- The words drifted out of Jared's consciousness field, raw and rasping, like embers refusing to dim.
- A ripple of crimson light flickered behind Jared's eyes—the unmistakable timbre of the Vermilion Demon Lord, sardonic yet barely alive.