After Jiang Chen had comprehended the complete Soul-Stealing technique on the third floor—the third level of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique—
An old man on the seventh floor, who had emerged from a divine statue, sat on the altar, his eyes wide as he watched Jiang Chen's every move.
Whether it was the Puppet Array on the fourth floor or the Blood Vine Pass on the fifth,
the old man deeply admired Jiang Chen.
A sharp glint shone in his eyes.
But when he reached the sixth floor and was reborn from fire, the old man's eyes suddenly narrowed.
'What a formidable kid. Rebirth from fire... this kid can actually be reborn from fire.'
'Hahahaha! It seems the person I've been waiting for is you.'
'A peerless genius, a perfect vessel for me.'
The old man's face was a mask of ecstasy.
He began to scheme.
Meanwhile, after Jiang Chen's rebirth from fire, he shot up to the next floor in one go, causing the stairs of the sixth floor to crumble.
