The Seven Gates of Rules still needed some time to take shape, but an incomparably chaotic fierce battle had already begun.
Beyond old grudges, the greater cause was the mutual hostility born of Gate Contention.
Fallen Emperor was the main instigator. Relying on the fact that he was about to leave the Material Star Realm, Fallen Emperor cast all restraint aside and forcibly dragged Enlightenment Prophet into battle.
For the Decayed Civilization to have become what it was today, Enlightenment Prophet bore at least sixty percent of the blame.
Fallen Emperor believed he himself accounted for another thirty percent.
When an avalanche came crashing down, not a single snowflake was innocent.
During the thousands of years since Dimensional Hegemony met its final defeat, Fallen Emperor had also constantly reflected on the past within the Flowing Light Retrospective World, wondering whether he had made some wrong decisions.
God of Destruction Zanding had been the firmest promoter of Dimensional Hegemony back then, yet Fallen Emperor did not blame him. He even believed that Zandin only needed to shoulder ten percent of the responsibility for the Decayed Civilization's defeat.
Cthulhu, Nan Yang, and the others had yet to make a move, but Fallen Emperor was already suppressing Enlightenment Prophet and battering him relentlessly, causing the other Dominators in this nearby Land of Gate Seizure to relax slightly.
"The fiercer they fight, the better! Best if they both end up grievously wounded!" Quite a few Dominators watching Fallen Emperor and Enlightenment Prophet's battle secretly thought.
Unfortunately, Fallen Emperor still had too little time left in this time-space.
Especially as his battle with Enlightenment Prophet deepened, the force of the Rules' rejection upon Fallen Emperor rapidly increased as well.
Until... strands of Rules gradually appeared around Fallen Emperor's body and began binding his movements.