From the moment night fell, Qin Yi and Liusu had raced all the way here, hurrying desperately at last to arrive at the most critical moment.
The Golden Jade Short Pillar that Nine Infants had used to patch things up shattered, yet the overall form of the Door of Myriad Mysteries remained. Though its light screen was thin, it had not vanished. One could tell that, viewed from outside the door, there would be no visible frame or pillars, only a sheet of light. Otherwise, the pillars would have been blasted away long ago—how could they have lasted until today?
The light screen was now so thin it was nearly invisible, and that person could already force his way through. Yet before half his body had entered, a Green Hat came smashing down over his head.
This was no ordinary crown. It was a peak Supreme Clarity treasure, the Human Emperor Crown, containing the full profundity of space. With only half his body across the door, if he forced himself further beneath the crown's shroud, he would be sliced alive into two halves by severed dimensions.
"Heh, Liusu... your strength has weakened." Golden light bloomed in the man's hand and met the crown's radiance.
At the same time, a flying fire meteor shot toward him like lightning, reaching his face in an instant.
"Hm... Greedy Wolf?" The man blocked Qin Yi's staff with his other hand, while a dimensional slash once more came chopping down from above. In the distance, zither music surged, and a raging tidal wave of sound struck from the side.
With half his body extended through the doorway, the man truly found it difficult to act. His divine sense swept around, and he suddenly smiled as he withdrew. "The door is still incomplete. I can enter