Ethan let out a slow breath.
Right as he was about to pull in more power, a sudden heat flared across his forehead.
The white gem lit up.
A brutal presence erupted from that point—bone-white lightning, Infernal Primordial Power, and the strength he'd just ripped from the old man's memories weaving together into an invisible pressure that washed over the entire sky.
The newly formed energy bodies froze mid-motion.
The gems in their foreheads all flared at once. At the same time, vortexes bloomed across their chests in rapid succession. Those whirlpools looked like they'd been awakened by some higher-tier force, and they began to resonate with the aura rolling off Ethan.
Everyone on the battlefield saw it.
Emerald Castle soldiers paused halfway through their movements. The Stone Golems stiffened too. Even the largest one—its sapphire core flickering in its chest—lost control for a split second, its light stuttering.
