Chapter 2255 Crushing Ascension
- He unfurled his Imperial Aura Shield, but the unseen boulder on his spine only felt heavier, forcing his chin toward his chest.
- Snarling, he summoned his Nether Flame Shield as well. The pressure eased, but not much. "No more resting," he muttered. "Pause too long and I'll end like them—life force spent, body shattered."
- He shouldered forward onto the fourteenth step, then halted and looked up. Far above, Donovan stood on the twentieth, a lone silhouette etched against the blood-red radiance.