This twisted "Rule Domain" that nominally still belonged to Ronan really was poisonous, and it even seemed to possess some kind of "contagiousness."
When it collided with the structure of the "Spacetime Silhouette," it was as if the previous collision and coupling of the "Gear Set" had repeated itself. The Space-Time Architecture opposite them also seemed to have been drawn into an entirely new rhythm.
A new rhythm controlled by that Grand Duke Zhiping.
As for Ronan—well, "Pu Ren"... counted as his assistant?
Ronan was still very realistic. Thoughts like that only flashed through his mind for an instant.
He was mainly observing and analyzing:
He had to admit, a grand duke was a grand duke. This kind of continuous nesting, this method of turning guest into host, truly displayed the Grand Duke's almost insurmountable dominance on the Rule Layer. He had completely seized the initiative in the current situation.
Ronan and these other "toolmen" were brought along by Grand Duke Zhiping, cutting into the interior of the "Spacetime Silhouette," where they saw the other Celestials led by Priest Yan Gao.
Of course, that also included the "Shan Jiu Clone."
At this moment, that fellow had already revealed its basic form. Its body was massive, blurry, and insubstantial, like a mass of smoke, dust, and gray fog rolling with the wind.
Yet in the middle of it, a faint human-shaped outline had already appeared, still endlessly shifting, flashing, and darting about.
That bit of human shape... Ronan's "Illusory Nightmare Clone" had indeed rendered outstanding service there.
At this moment, Priest Yan Gao was leading her team in an attempt to surround and intercept that flickering, unpredictable "human outline," while also having to watch out for the outer "Chaotic Shell" as it unfurled and swept around, launching extremely sharp "cutting" attacks,