Opportunity

Klein nodded at Alice, then told the Moon City residents:

"You should retreat at least a hundred meters."

High Priest Nim agreed without hesitation and immediately led the Moon City residents back.

Seeing this, Alice said nothing more. She watched Klein, waiting for his next move.

Once the Moon City Beyonders had retreated far enough, Klein reached his right hand into the void and swiftly pulled out another himself. After glancing at Alice, he ultimately did not choose to vanish, merely moving closer to her.

Immediately afterward, Klein's Historical Void projection walked up to the frozen gray-white mist, extended his right hand, and pressed it against it.

"?" Alice looked at Klein in surprise. "Was that really necessary..."

Klein said nothing. After staring for two seconds, his Historical Void projection opened his mouth and recited in a suppressed voice, in Chinese:

"Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."

The mist before them did not react. Complete silence filled the air. Alice glanced at him and shook her head.

After waiting for a minute, Klein had the Historical Projection recite again in a low voice:

"Blessed Celestial Venerable of Profound Yellow;

"Blessed Celestial Monarch of Profound Yellow;

"Blessed Celestial God Almighty;

"Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings."

This was the complete incantation... Alice blinked lightly as her spirituality was suddenly stirred, but the sight before her was already clear enough that she did not need her spirituality to warn her.

—The gray-white mist began to churn once more.

The boiling gray fog rippled with enormous waves visible to the naked eye. Layer after layer spread outward, overlapping one another and outlining a faintly discernible door.

Alice's breathing abruptly quickened. She stared fixedly at the door that was about to take shape, looking no better than the Moon City