(An uninhabited planet, Su Tang's POV)
Su Tang stood in the middle of a vast empty desert on an uninhabited planet, staring at the crystalline bottle in his hand as though it were both his most prized possession and his most lethal poison.
The pale-gold liquid within shimmered with an almost divine radiance, every swirl carrying the condensed essence of heaven and earth that his father had spent centuries securing for him.
It was the key to stepping into the Demi-God realm—yet also a blade pressed to his own throat.
This was undoubtedly the most desperate moment of his life, for he was about to attempt a breakthrough he was not yet ready for.
His body and mind were not fully tempered, his soul not yet refined to its sharpest edge, and his circuits were still too narrow to safely handle the torrent of divine energy about to tear through him.
But he had no choice.
The Su Clan was collapsing.
