The Rift flickered amid the crumbling rocks and billowing dust. Now that a larger opening had been torn in it, the light leaking out wavered erratically, sometimes shooting into the sky, sometimes scattering in every direction. It looked extremely unstable.
Under these conditions, the surrounding domain fields and mental energies were thrown into utter chaos, making it harder for Chen Chuan to find that core.
He glanced at the Rift. The Snow Monarch Blade could erase rifts, but this was near the Federation Capital. Although no one was watching him right now, it would still be unwise to expose that ability.
Besides, this Rift was far too large, and the power of the entity on the other side was sustaining it. Even if he truly gave it everything he had, the difficulty would be considerable.
By comparison, finding the core was the easier option.
Light flickered between his brows as the Great Bright Light Style and Great Azure Void Style expanded around him. The Purple Qi mutated tissue inside his body continuously bolstered him, and the Two Great Styles seemed capable of expanding without limit. Their radiance gradually enveloped the Rift's light, then spilled beyond the collapsed mountainside.
As he brought his full power to bear, the force field caused everything around him to float into the air.
Meanwhile, outside, several Combat Airships from the Federation Capital were approaching.
As they drew closer, those aboard could not help widening their eyes. An extraordinary sight had appeared before them.
Though it was night, the sides of the Airships facing that direction were brightly illuminated by the light ahead. The closer they went, the more intense the radiance became.
Around the shattered mountainside, fragments of rock of every size hung in midair as though weightless, slowly revolving.
They encircled a certain center