Yu Lian, who had plunged into the spatial passage, felt only a wave of dizziness. Fortunately, he knew that if he actually lost consciousness, he would be lost in the endless gap between the physical world and the Warp, with no idea how much time had passed.
Clearly, even the "Heavenly Jade," even the supreme artifact that had once allowed Shali to escape the Starrealm Knights and the Guild of Rangers' joint pursuit several times, wasn't omnipotent.
For instance, the "Absolute Judgment Field" Duke Geriberan had just deployed was an extremely advanced technique. It wasn't an illusion, but a broad form of spatial control. It required time to construct and activate, but once it took effect, it could pull a powerful foe into its own domain and subject them to anywhere from nine to eighty-one soul judgments.
According to ancient myths from before the interstellar age, this was a divine ability. Demons would be reduced to ashes in the judgment, while only righteous souls could endure it.
Everyone was quite familiar with this sort of thing. After all, back in the primitive era of humanity's homeworld, psionic power was the miraculous force that shaped the world, and powerful psychics were always liable to be mistaken for gods.
This so-called soul judgment was, in plain terms, just a more powerful version of soul lash. Even so, taking several hits without any way to defend against them could leave even an upper-tier psychic at risk of having their soul annihilated.
But Yu Lian was already at the end of his rope.
The mental energy he had left was just enough to keep Dawn lurking in the spatial barrier as a threat. He couldn't stop Duke Geriberan from making her next move.
This Grand Commander of the Starrealm Knights was the complete opposite