Several dozen days later.
Amid multicolored radiance.
An invisible force forcibly tore apart the Defensive Barrier formed from deep blue crystals.
Completely opening the gateway between dimensional space and the outside world.
Watching that crystal Defensive Barrier be forcibly breached.
Hongjun, hidden within dimensional space, looked somewhat displeased, but he did not seem especially surprised.
His face bore only an expression that said he had expected this all along.
After carefully sweeping his gaze over the pursuers who had barged in, he calmly remarked in what sounded almost like praise:
"I have to say, you arrived earlier than the time point I predicted."
"Looks like your surveillance over this world is even tighter than I imagined..."
Then his expression shifted, and he said with some arrogance:
"However, the one who claims the final victory will inevitably be me."
His words brimmed with confidence.
After thinking it over, Morten, who stood opposite him, ultimately did not step forward to correct him.
After all, Luohu's enthusiastic sponsorship had truly been indispensable in allowing them to find him so quickly.
And thanks to Luohu's warning.
This pursuit party.
Had even brought along several Cosmic Elders, to prevent Hongjun from truly doing anything disastrous.
It could be said that Luohu truly was a fine comrade!
If there were an award to hand out, Morten would absolutely have wanted to give him one.
As a heartfelt expression of gratitude.
Of course, Luohu's determination to never forget Hongjun, even unto death, was especially moving as well...
Faced with Morten's somewhat strange gaze.
Hongjun's expression also hesitated slightly.
He did not quite understand what that look was supposed to mean.
He merely instinctively felt that it probably did not carry any friendly intent.
But at such a critical juncture, he had no interest in dwelling on such