A Legacy

Alex understood his own shock at what he saw, but sensing waves of shocked emotion coming from Scarlet's bond surprised him even more.

What had Bai Jingshen done that caused an Immortal to be completely shocked?

"What is that? What did you do?" Scarlet asked.

Bai Jingshen placed his earring back on his right ear. "One of the many little things I can do thanks to my master," he said. "But I can't do this many times, so there is that."

"You resurrected him? What happened?" Scarlet asked.

"No, not resurrection. A true resurrection can only happen mere moments after one's death, maybe half a minute while the soul is still returning to where it came from," Bai Jingshen said. "What I did instead is akin to what he can do with Beast Cores."

"Me?" Alex asked, thinking for a moment. "What I get from beast cores are just impressions. Are you saying you drew an impression from this man's corpse?"