Those who truly understood "gates" seemed to be very few.
Aside from the Enlightenment Prophet and the Old Rulers, who charged straight toward two of the gates, the other beings eyeing the Gates of Rules that had opened after the Dimensional Hegemony ended all hesitated somewhat as they advanced.
Nan Yang of the Curse Descent Civilization simply stopped flying and remained where he was.
Judging from his earlier flight path and general direction, he had actually been heading for the same "gate" chosen by the Enlightenment Prophet.
But Nan Yang was clearly nowhere near as fast as the Enlightenment Prophet.
And even if he got there, Nan Yang could never wrest the gate from the Enlightenment Prophet's hands.
Why humiliate himself for nothing?
The appearance of these special Gates of Rules was undoubtedly connected on some deeper level to the Dimensional Ascension Gate on the World Battlefield of Time Retracing.
Moreover, these Gates of Rules were not immediately open.
Their activation seemed to require a "blood sacrifice"!
"The fierce Civilization War in the Flowing Light Retrospective World created the appearance of these 'gates,' but to truly activate them, a sacrifice of Dominator's Blood is still needed. Have you come to make up my blood sacrifice?" The Enlightenment Prophet cast a cold glance at the other Dominators around him.
Many Dominators had gathered in the surrounding area. There were Demon Emperors from the Evil Tide Civilization, Dominators from the Decayed Civilization, and a number of unaffiliated Star Realm Dominators—including Nan Yang—who stood apart from the two Ultimate Body Civilizations.
Ever since the Evil Tide Civilization and the Decayed Civilization had reached certain secret agreements, the relationship between the two Ultimate Body Civilizations had in fact eased considerably.
For instance, when they encountered one another in the Flowing Light Retrospective World now,