On the battlefield, Benjamin was reaping lives.
The ring of the Great Light Manifestation rotated slowly above his head as Li-Fire Extinction Divine Light poured down like torrential rain.
Suddenly, he felt his body grow heavy.
It did not feel like an attack or excessive exhaustion. It was more like an irresistible weight rising from the depths of his soul.
His knees bent beyond his control, his spine creaked under the unbearable strain, and the ring of the Great Light Manifestation trembled violently as its beams began to stray from their targets. Benjamin gritted his teeth and pushed the Body Tempering Method to its limit, trying to resist the sudden pressure.
But his body felt as though it were pinned beneath an invisible mountain. Every inch of muscle trembled, and every breath took all his strength.
"What is this...?"
He raised his head with difficulty.
Benjamin felt as though the world around him had changed in an instant.
The All-World Alliance creatures still struggling in the void were like insects pinned down by an invisible hand, all flattened to the ground and utterly motionless. Level 6, Level 7, Level 8—regardless of level or race, all of them were crushed until they could not move.
The massive bodies of the Starry Sky Behemoths trembled in the void. The scaled beasts lay prone, unable even to lift their heads. The Energy Aggregates had been compressed into fist-sized balls of light, frantically flashing distress signals.
The Level 6 Wizards around Benjamin were pale as well. Some had already dropped to one knee, some barely remained standing with both hands braced on their knees, while blood seeped from the corners of others' mouths.
The Level 7 Wizards were no better off. Though they had not fallen to their knees, every one of them wore