The warmth of the 'Lantern' instantly dispelled the chill from Shinji.
He shuddered and came to his senses, realizing that in that brief instant, he had been attacked by the Breeding Overlord!
Any ordinary creature would have been dead by now.
Fortunately, Shinji was a 'Lantern Bearer' and had the protection of the 'Lantern'.
On top of that, he was also a 'Six Paths level' powerhouse. Both his physical body and Spirit Body had surpassed the limits of normal creatures, so after only a moment of disorientation and a shudder, he slowly regained consciousness.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Shinji flew straight toward the Divine Tree.
He felt no pride at having blocked the Breeding Overlord's strike, because he knew very well that the attack had merely been a hurried glance from the Breeding Overlord after breaking through the spatial barrier of 'T33'. He could not even determine whether it counted as an attack.
"The gap is too great."
After landing on the Divine Tree, Shinji was still shaken.
He had thought that after sealing the Divine Tree and advancing to 'Six Paths level', the gap between himself and the Overlord would narrow somewhat. He had never expected that a single unexpected encounter would nearly cost him his life.
Although he still had no intention of giving up on confronting the Overlord head-on, he had to admit that he currently lacked the ability to fight it.
He raised his head and glanced at the profound firmament above, once again confirming that the spatial barrier of 'T33' had been damaged.
It was unexpected, but also within reason.
Even he had not anticipated that, at the final moment of the Divine Tree's gestation of the 'Chakra Fruit', it would absorb so much planetary energy in one go.
Already overburdened, 'T33' had been struck by