Ji Jue stretched out his five fingers and clenched the empty air again, as though gripping an invisible hilt.
At once, the Construction of Ten Thousand Hands above the heavens changed again. Countless palms contracted and overlapped, vanishing from sight until only a single hand remained suspended in the sky.
Yet at the same time, his heart grew ever steadier and more tranquil.
For who he was now, ten thousand hands were utterly useless. No matter how many changes they could produce, they were nothing but burdens. True creation and destruction required only one hand!
As that hand slowly lifted toward the sky, its five fingers spread open.
The world abruptly darkened.
All light was completely obscured.
Then, between those five fingers, a faint and indistinct afterglow appeared. Highlighted by it, the once savage and grotesque mercury vortex became lively as well.
As though it had been granted a soul.
It came alive!
Within this blade of remaining light flowed an unprecedented divine essence, endlessly changing. In the end, that thread of radiant afterglow shone like the blazing sun, illuminating all things.
It slashed down toward the earth!
The obelisks shook violently. Spiritual Substance interwove as Blazing Light surged forth, capable of reverting all creations to nothingness. It came howling forward, only to burst apart beneath the afterglow's slash and vanish without a trace!
The sword blade pressed onward with unstoppable force.
Falling from the sky!
The bell sound rang out once more.
Across the earth, one obelisk after another abruptly overloaded and collapsed.
When this seemingly ordinary sword strike fell, another deep fissure was carved into the sanctuary. Its pillars shattered, and its walls crumbled.
But suddenly, a towering projection resembling a Clock Tower emerged from within.
Above the giant bell, the solemn outline of some colossal creature appeared