The palm reaching out from the immortal gate was enormous—far beyond anyone's imagination!
Its fingertips alone rivaled a star in size. With its palm spread open, it could cover an entire starfield.
After passing through the immortal gate, the hand reached viciously toward the very center of the chaotic expanse below.
It was as though it intended to seize the being at the heart of the chaos and drag it straight into the immortal gate.
Yet just as the giant hand was about to reach deep into the center of the chaotic space, an abrupt change occurred.
The immortal gate spanning the starfield suddenly emitted a piercing cracking sound.
Countless tiny cracks instantly spread across the entire immortal gate.
It was as if an invisible, terrifying resistance had risen between heaven and earth, firmly blocking the giant hand and preventing it from entering the Linghuan Realm!
The giant hand abruptly halted, erupting with even more terrifying power as it tried to break through that invisible resistance.
But no matter how much force it exerted, it could not advance even half an inch further.
Fine cracks even began to appear across its palm.
The power within it was also being worn away at a visibly rapid rate.
Finally, accompanied by an earth-shattering boom, the enormous immortal gate of ascension shattered with a crash.
The giant hand extending from the immortal gate was likewise completely ground away by the invisible force along with the gate's collapse.
The immortal gate closed, and heaven and earth returned to their former state. Only that boundless chaotic expanse remained, along with the lingering aftermath of the immortal tribulation filling the skies.
Yet everyone remained frozen where they stood, their bodies ice-cold, unable to move at all.
Venerable Chen was trembling uncontrollably, his eyes filled with utmost