High Priest Yuanhou's gaze was cold as he reached out and lightly pressed Great Monarch Yilanqi's shoulder.
The latter showed no reaction-or rather, should no longer have been capable of any reaction. He stood silently at the ruptured stretch of void that kept tearing and mending, where layer upon layer of viscous darkness surged out, all but swallowing the "lightning" fissures left by the collapsing spacetime barrier.
The "Death Announcer Bird" under Great Monarch Wyatt's control pressed forward without hesitation, charging straight into that dark expanse.
Great Monarch Ma Ge extended his perception into it.
He was a senior member of the "ruin and fall system" and certainly possessed a deep understanding and grasp of its structure.
The darkness itself had extraordinary depth and layers, with an elusive sense of order within it. It resembled a painting rendered in heavy ink, like overlapping mountain ranges or a sprawling, magnificent complex of buildings. With further washes of darkness, it seemed as though a "City of Eternal Darkness" had been transported here...
Not merely seemed!
Great Monarch Ma Ge was, after all, an "Enfeoffed Great Monarch" of the "ruin and fall system." After only a moment's surprise, he understood:
Working together, High Priest Yuanhou and Great Monarch Yilanqi had truly positioned "Plane Six" across the fractured spacetime.
This "Functional Plane" was located in the "Main Star System." Moreover, a fast passage to the "Misty Jungle" had already been opened over the past two weeks for deployments, so intervening was not difficult.
It felt extravagant, but was actually quite economical... Still, it was undeniably a major move.
As for why they were doing this, the members of the "ruin and fall system" present were also sharing some information:
"The first priority is to prevent Wyatt from connecting to the 'True Universe' and obtaining