"Finally, some movement!" Luca let out a long sigh of relief. Had it been anyone weaker in will, they would have crumbled under the torment of this excruciating refining process long ago.
He hoped this wouldn't disappoint him—otherwise, all the suffering would have been for nothing!
Just as this thought crossed his mind, the cracking sounds in his ears grew more frequent.
Waves of black impurities were being expelled from Luca's body, only to be immediately incinerated by the golden flames enveloping him, leaving not even ash behind.
In the next moment, a celestial, almost divine, sound of shattering erupted in his ears!
Boom!
Luca felt as if something that had been locked away inside him for ages had suddenly burst open. A torrent of energy surged like a flood, rushing through his veins, filling every inch of his body.
In that instant, Luca felt a profound sense of relief, as though an invisible shackle had been lifted from him!