Delaying it indefinitely was better than letting it erupt right now.
Shen Yi looked into the distance.
He had compressed the black fog there into a tiny corner. Compared to before, it now occupied less than half a planet's worth of space.
But the black fog within was so dense that even Feng Qingyao could easily be transformed by it.
From here on, his task was to maintain a balance between the rules of Beyond the World and this black fog.
That might take a very long time, however.
"You actually... really did it..."
Mia's voice reached them from somewhere far away before anyone came into view, yet her figure was already appearing beside Shen Yi and Feng Qingyao.
Then she and Enrosis came fully into view.
Seeing the state Shen Yi and Feng Qingyao were in, both visibly sighed in relief, their taut nerves relaxing considerably.
"It looks like Beyond the World really is about to enter a new era."
Enrosis smiled faintly, and a small strip of paper suddenly flew from his hand toward Shen Yi.
Shen Yi caught it. It was the Kunwu Branch that the Hall Master of Cangwu Hall had used before. There was little use for it right now, but he could keep it for when he needed to regulate the black fog later.
So Shen Yi accepted it without protest.
Soon, as the black fog settled, more and more Authority Holders noticed Shen Yi and Feng Qingyao. Reverent gazes turned toward them in increasing numbers, and the upheaval in Beyond the World subsided thanks to the two of them.
More than a month passed.
Feng Qingyao's aura returned to its peak. When she visited the former site of the Death Abyss again, however, she found Shen Yi standing alone in the completely