After Luohu's figure completely sank into the depths of Chaos, the region once covered by his Law ripples began to contract and settle at a visible pace, like a vortex whose core had been pulled away.
Yet the beasts continuously surging out from deeper within Chaos did not cease advancing with Luohu's retreat.
Like a tide driven by inertia, they continued in their original direction even after losing their guide, steadily closing in on the edge of the Chaos Battlefield in scattered formations.
Daoist Taichu's figure slowly dissolved amid the Law radiance underpinned by the Supreme Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, while the figures of the Sanqing reappeared during the dissolution like three ancient mirrors being peeled away at once.
Taiqing's Xuanhuang light, Yuqing's Heaven-Opening Axe Intent, and Shangqing's Immortal Slaying Sword Intent once again occupied separate positions in the void in synchronized rhythm.
Daoist Taichu had not dissolved because his strength was depleted, but because the external tide of Chaos Beasts was no longer a threat requiring the Sanqing to unite against it. It was like fishermen putting away their Giant Net after the tide receded, using one hand to deal with the scattered fish instead.
The instant Taiqing reappeared, he surged forward a short distance with the speed of a lit fuse.
Xuanhuang Qi spread around him in the rhythm of ancient patterns continuously being woven, forming a Law curtain that stretched across several Great Thousand Worlds.
The scattered Chaos Beasts approaching it saw their speed rapidly slow the instant they touched the Xuanhuang Veil, like stones cast into deep water.
The surfaces of their Law Structures began to be covered by a Xuanhuang coating made from Moral Laws, like metal being poured into a mold.
Under the unceasing saturation, they began to lose their original