Unlike the battle taking place in the Material World, something was also moving within the unnoticed shadows.
In some worlds, powerful beings created a special plane—the Shadow Plane—which connected every shadow.
One could enter the Shadow Plane from any shadow, then travel through the plane to a specific shadow.
That was the principle behind how Shadow Assassins used Shadow Movement.
But for Rank 7s, there was no need for such trouble.
As long as they wished it, they could forcibly open a connection between shadows.
The Shadow Warrior from the Ancient Sun Dynasty had spent considerable effort breaking through the mages' arrangements within the shadows.
The moment he arrived, a great snake, pure white like jade, emerged from the depths of the shadows.
"Sorry, this place is already full."
"If you insist, I can give it to you."
"After all, I'm not that unreasonable. Of course, you have to tell me, or how would I know you want it?"
The Shadow Warrior's expression turned cold. He disliked chatterboxes.
At his command, the shadows throughout the entire area came alive.
Before the Shadow Jade Snake could resist, countless shadowy tentacles wrapped around it.
The Shadow Warrior vanished, replaced by more than a dozen identical-looking shadows that charged at the Shadow Jade Snake at once.
The restrained Yao Yingqian sighed. "My Shadow Jade Snake isn't Rank 7. As expected, it can't compete with others."
Every Rank 7 was a master of shadows.
But who could seize control still depended on their own abilities.
Just before the Shadow Clones were about to strike the Shadow Jade Snake, incomparably terrifying gravity descended upon the area.
It dragged everything in the region down at a frantic speed.
It was as though they had fallen into the sea, passing through something.
The surroundings were no longer