It was not just Hou Xibai.
Everyone thought the same.
Facing that earth-shaking rainbow light that seemed capable of destroying everything, everyone felt a sense of insignificance and powerlessness from the bottom of their hearts, like ants.
That feeling of powerlessness made their souls and bodies seem to fall into the dust.
They did not even feel the slightest urge to resist.
It was as if all their emotions, thoughts, and senses had been utterly suppressed in that moment, leaving them completely devoid of themselves.
It was a terrifying thing.
The ordinary dead souls did not know the details.
But Yan Chixia, Xi Shi, Hou Xibai, and the others understood. Targeted by such a terrifying entity, could Ding Ling truly survive?
"I hope Great Hero Ding is safe and sound."
'Diao Chan,' Wang Zhaojun, and the others offered their sincere blessings.
Meanwhile.
Guobei County.
Ning Caichen also walked out of the inn and stared up at the sky, muttering in shock:
"What was that?! How did it seem as if even the heavens had been shattered?!"
It was dawn. The sun had just leaped above the horizon, and the world was peaceful and beautiful.
Yet a rainbow light that had appeared from nowhere illuminated the entire world.
Especially in the area around Guobei County, it was as if a dazzling sun had fallen into the center of the city. Almost everyone was startled awake in that instant!
Even those still in their dreams felt thunder roaring beside their ears.
Their entire souls seemed to be influenced and tempted by some unknowable force in that moment.
One after another, they climbed out of bed as if against their will, walked onto the long street, and looked up at the sky.
Only after the light completely vanished beyond the heavens did