Attacked from Behind

"It probably wasn't, unless they truly intended to trigger an inter-realm war that would sweep across all worlds." Saint Ancestor Liùjí narrowed his eyes slightly, his golden pupils slowly contracting in the shadows. His voice was low, carrying a trace of barely perceptible gravity.

"What's so difficult about that? If I make the trip myself, won't everything become clear?" The white-robed scholar laughed heartily and casually swept his broad sleeve. A gentle yet immense golden radiance spread out like a woven net, instantly enveloping the table that had already been reduced to powder, along with the delicacies and wine spilled across the floor.

The golden light flowed as though time were reversing. Shattered fragments and spilled wine rapidly reassembled and condensed amid the intertwining light and shadows. In the blink of an eye, the jade table was pristine once more, golden goblets brimmed with fine wine, and exotic fruits and spirit dishes filled the air with fragrance, as if the devastating pressure and destruction from moments ago had never occurred.

The scholar calmly picked up a cup of amber wine that had just been restored, still wreathed in spiritual mist, and drained it in one gulp. His movements were smooth and effortless, as though that heaven-shaking feat of turning illusion into reality and decay into wonder had been nothing more than a trivial trick.

"Tut, tut..."

The black-striped bald man—Saint Ancestor Tiger-Elephant—smacked his thick lips, his eyes gleaming with undisguised envy. He casually grabbed a chunk of unknown beast meat, roasted golden and dripping with oil and spiritual energy, then took a savage bite. Chewing as he spoke, he rumbled, "Shenxu, your Law of Void has actually reached the realm of 'turning void into substance'? Impressive!"

"It is merely a minor trick within a radius of several feet, hardly fit