The hollow figure stared at Gabriel for several seconds before suddenly raising both arms wide.
"I am the greatest alchemist to ever exist!" the projection declared proudly, its voice echoing across the chamber loudly enough that several ChaosKnight members turned their heads in surprise. "Creator of the Nine Meridian Furnace Method, inventor of the Crimson Bone Pill, master of twelve royal courts, and the only alchemist in history to refine a Heaven Vein Elixir without losing a single ingredient!"
"I surpassed every fool of my era," it continued while pacing above the table, robes flickering slightly with each movement. "Kings begged for my service. Champions bowed for my medicines. Even Paragons requested guidance from me."
Gabriel listened quietly without interrupting.
