Heat rolled and fragments flew in every direction. The shock wave from the massive explosion tore through this long-silent plain, indiscriminately reducing the decayed and twisted matter to dust. The Corrupted Monsters running across the land were also blown to ashes.
At the center of the explosion, smoke and dust formed a vortex before gradually dispersing. Hao Ren walked out of it, his entire body steaming with heat. The Rigid Shield around him shimmered, while the halo produced by the clash between Order and Chaos spread several meters in every direction.
In fact, he did not need a holy relic such as an Order Talisman to walk through the Chaos here. He could even create a large-scale environment of Order, because he himself had already become the holiest "relic" in this world, excluding the missing Creation Goddess. As the direct Spokesperson of another True God, he could naturally produce a force field resembling the Golden Battle Flag's within the chaotic domain of this "Kolo World." His volunteering to draw away the monsters this time was also partly to temporarily evade Veronica's attention and test his own condition.
The situation of "being a holy land in himself" was simply too shocking. He had not yet decided whether to display this trait in front of the locals.
Veronica probably still thought he carried some ancient "Order Talisman" that allowed him to move freely through the chaotic domain.
Hao Ren looked at the halos spreading around him and the bright silver lines faintly visible within them. Extending his gaze farther, he could see the charred chunks of Corrupted Monster corpses rapidly weathering away. The matter left behind gradually became part of the surrounding environment in a manner completely contrary to physical common sense, soon vanishing without a trace.
The power of a small