"That's...!!"
Realizing that the restraints inside him had been removed, the Authority Holder stared blankly.
The restraints inside him were linked to his own authority. Never mind a third party trying to destroy them-even the slightest thought of resistance from his own authority would instantly trigger them, turning him into a lifeless thing.
Yet the man before him had done it so easily?!
It had been nothing more than a tiny flame, but once it entered his body, it scattered like a sky full of stars, instantly spreading out and pouncing like the fiercest beast on the restraints intertwined with his authority.
In the blink of an eye, the Flame of Continued Combustion burned every last restriction away.
What incredible control over his power!
The Authority Holder was stunned.
Then he came to his senses and immediately prostrated himself, bowing deeply to Shen Yi again and again.
"Thank you for giving me a chance, my lord!"
"You're certainly clever..."
Aoyue glanced at the Authority Holder, her voice full of mockery.
Normally, Shen Yi would never have given a turncoat like him a chance, and Aoyue herself found him deeply irritating. As things stood, however, this really was their best option.
"Heh, without anyone to protect me in Beyond the World, if I couldn't read the room either, I'd have died more times than I could count."
"The one giving the orders you're curious about isn't actually just one person, my lord," the Authority Holder said obediently, his voice dripping with flattery.
"Oh?" Shen Yi frowned slightly.
Although he had anticipated that possibility, the Authority Holder's words clearly suggested that a large organization stood behind them.
"Our group was only instructed to keep the situation under control, so that no one side could seize this space with overwhelming force."
"Those people