As everyone knew, the more formidable a person was, the less ordinary the things they brought out would be.
The mechanism of the Crystal Cube was far too special. Witch Miss asked herself whether cracking it would take more than a day or two... She was anxious. If there was a shortcut, why not take it?
Wasn't it said that the shortest route connecting two things led straight to... their depths?
--Technique activated! Star Creation Soul Construct!
Without the slightest hesitation, while Yuga was dealing with the Seventh Asura and had no time—or reason—to notice her actions, Witch Miss went all-in!
"Wait, there's something hidden inside this thing..."
The faint light representing Star Creation power had only spread into the Crystal Cube when it was blocked by a gentle yet extraordinarily powerful mysterious force... There was no backlash. Star Creation power had merely been gently persuaded to retreat.
Witch Miss's face darkened at once. It wouldn't even let her take a shortcut—could she not play properly?
"I refuse to believe this..."
The Witch, who loved taking shortcuts and hated winding side paths, suddenly bit through her fingertip and forced out a drop of the purest essence blood.
--Star Creation Forbidden Technique... Soul Symbiosis!
The violet light in her palm grew fainter, but at the same time it also became heavier. Two forces instantly began an invisible war inside the cube.
A deadlock!
"What's... going on with this person?"
The voice was unmistakably Leizang's.
Madam Xinuo Nie merely knitted her brows slightly without speaking. Wherever her gaze fell, a crack suddenly split open in one of the maze's roots. Countless fine capillary roots then grew out again, eventually constructing Leizang's body.
He had already fused with the maze. Even if one body were blown apart, he could easily condense another—it