The Void fell silent once more.
The vast wall of light still stretched across the space ahead, as flawless as some eternal truth. It was as though it had never twisted and crumbled for that brief instant.
Qin Chuan floated motionless, the Sniping Rifle in his hands.
He did not fire a second shot.
He had already gotten the answer he wanted.
That shot had been fired not to inflict damage, but to gather data.
The concept of [Collapse] had been forcibly erased by the pure power of [Order].
That meant the God of Light System had integrated its power to an unimaginable degree.
It was no loose alliance. With the God of Light at its core, every god, every believer, and every Divine Kingdom had become part of a single colossal living entity.
Any localized attack would be repaired instantly by the power of the entire system.
To break that wall, he would need enough power to vaporize the entire Pantheon in an instant.
For now, he did not have it.
But he had learned something else.
The God of Light had not struck back.
Faced with such a direct provocation, the lord of the Pantheon had chosen the safest defense.
The God of Light was wary.
Wary of the strange rifle in Qin Chuan's hands, which could fire concepts.
Wary of its six remaining unknown bullets.
That wariness was exactly what Qin Chuan had wanted.
Deep within the Divine Kingdom Cluster, the majestic will also fell silent.
The God of Light was weighing the situation.
Weighing the cost of Qin Chuan's shot, his true intentions, and the risk of launching an attack.
In the end, the God of Light chose to wait and watch.
The two sides settled into a delicate balance.
Qin Chuan broke the silence.
Slowly,