That aura was not violent, yet it carried an indescribable devouring quality.
It did not devour matter or energy. Instead, it slowly and continuously consumed the wandering rule fluctuations in the surrounding void, fluctuations originating from different Authority Holders.
Whether they were basic rules, more advanced rules, or even the rule ripples emitted by those stranger Authorities, once they entered a certain range around the Hidden Light Hall, it was as though an invisible hand had brushed over them. Their distinctive fluctuations were weakened and harmonized, eventually merging into a grander, steadier torrent of rules.
The direction in which that strange aura devoured rules, as well as the ultimate destination of the surrounding rule fluctuations, was astonishingly beyond the Immortal Sacred Land—or, more precisely, toward the outer region Shen Yi had passed through on his way here.
Just as Xilos watched this scene with confusion in her eyes, flames of incomprehension flickering in her crimson pupils, Shen Yi spoke calmly. His voice rang directly within Xilos's mind:
"The Hidden Light Hall's design is divided into inner and outer sections."
His gaze swept across the majestic dark-gold palace ahead, as well as the even more dazzling nebula region below it, where figures could vaguely be seen moving about.
"On the outside, the Myriad Hearts Stone is the focus."
"That is the Hidden Light Hall's outer hall. It diverts many Authority Holders who have come seeking the use of the Myriad Hearts Stone."
He raised a hand and pointed beneath the Hidden Light Hall.
There, the brilliant nebula light was even denser, condensing into a platform like a floating continent. The outlines of palaces and towers could be faintly seen upon it. Though not as grand as the main hall above, its scale was still considerable.
Vague figures could be seen lining