Amid the long-absent chill and dizziness, Huai Shi entered an unprecedented state of clarity.
Within his body, now completely transformed into Source Matter, God's Eye gazed coldly down upon the world before him.
The colossal flesh orb that slowly rose like a jellyfish—Gate No. 17—had no eyes, ears, mouth, or nose. Cracks opened across its writhing mass of flesh, spewing endless bloodwater, spawning Aberrations, sealing off every avenue of escape around Huai Shi, blotting out the sky and covering the earth.
Then, the scorching wind struck head-on!
The creation known as Scorched Earth was wreathed in eerie flames as it hurtled through the air like a fireball. Violent heat erupted, melting every piece of steel rushing toward it.
The burly giant elephant known as Bone Construct swelled once more, bursting forth with speed utterly disproportionate to its body as it charged Huai Shi!
Meanwhile, the creation known as Hollow vanished into nothingness again, watching from some unknown place. Its icy gaze was like a blade, making Huai Shi's entire body prickle.
Unfortunately, he no longer had anything like body hair.
Lord of the Clouds, completely transformed into Source Matter, had become a veritable phenomenon of thunder!
In an instant, countless bolts of lightning entwined from every direction and swallowed Huai Shi. Within the blinding lightning, a tiny seal appeared for a fleeting moment.
—Thunder Department Seal!
At that instant, the dragon vein's favor descended through the thunder. Lightning across the sky converged, and from the dark clouds within the iron dome, a vast, winding bolt of lightning suddenly leaped forth, erupting with a mighty Dragon's Roar!
"Stupid, aren't you? I know how to cultivate immortality!"
The thunder dragon unfurled and danced in violent fury, sweeping down from The Sky and smashing head-on into Scorched Earth's flames, heedless of those bizarre