Neither side was given to talk, and the situation left no room for negotiation. They opened with a clash between Great Monarchs.
It was also a collision between the Underlying Rules of the Boundary Curtain and the Misty Jungle—two creations of the same domain, yet utterly different.
The two Great Monarchs of the Illusory Nightmare Domain vanished behind the tangled spectacle, leaving almost no trace. Only the jungle void, suddenly darkening before bursting into light, revealed part of the path taken by their destructive power.
The entire Misty Jungle seemed to convulse. Mist churned, and trees creaked throughout the Jungle as though they might snap at any moment.
This upheaval was not merely the void buckling under pressure. It was also the Misty Jungle interacting at breakneck speed with the outside material world through its Awakened One nodes.
It amounted to one Deep Breath: regardless of the cost, it drew in every energy resource it could absorb.
What came next would not be so easy.
Both the Boundary Curtain and the Misty Jungle were extraordinary creations, but there was a clear difference in their scale of power.
At the very least, within the Boundary Curtain's own region, the Misty Jungle had no chance against its vast might.
After that Deep Breath, the Misty Jungle entered a long spell of Breath-Holding.
Then Po Ran and Great Monarch Ma Ge began another series of clashes. Only now did the blasts that shook the entire void truly erupt, sending disorderly shock waves sweeping in every direction.
The flowing mist and drifting Spider Silk within the Misty Jungle seemed to be blown away in an instant.
At the same time, the boundless Jungle seemed to lose a layer all at once. The roaring gale snapped trees; some lost more than their crowns and exploded