She spoke calmly, her gaze drifting toward the Mechanical Divine Domain in the distance.
"This human Authority Holder, Shen Yi, is far stronger than when I last fought him. His command of the Flame of Continued Combustion has improved greatly, too."
"By my reckoning, he now ranks among the strongest Authority Holders Beyond the World. There may not even be much difference between him and us."
At Mia's words, two figures grew slightly more solid, and the rules surrounding them briefly fell into disarray.
Before long, one of them spoke, her voice cold.
"None of that matters."
"With the undead Beyond the World surging like this, I'm more curious than ever about what Lady Feng Qingyao hopes to accomplish by detonating those things in the Boundary Land."
"If the other Authority Holders knew she was responsible for all this, they'd surely resent her."
The speaker was a figure shrouded in starlight: Miao Xing, who had appeared with Mia before.
The Star Vortex slowly turning around her seemed unusually still, though the starlight flowing within it carried a hint of unease.
The other figure gradually came into focus. She was an elven woman in a dark blue robe, with pointed ears and deep blue eyes—the one who had spoken with Mia at the Boundary Land's dividing line.
She remained silent, her gaze piercing the void to rest on the fading embers of the Flame of Continued Combustion outside the Mechanical Divine Domain.
"Resent her?"
Mia's voice was as calm as ever, but it held a barely perceptible chill.
"What right do they have? The Boundary Land had been changing long before this. Lady Feng Qingyao merely did what needed to be done."
"If those things were left alone to spread and erode everything in their path, all of Beyond the World