The mountains collapsed, and a sword scar several miles deep cleaved the entire valley in half.
The terrifying shock awakened the remaining strange beasts in the valley. They all took flight, their wings blotting out the sky and sun.
Shi Lan glanced at the strange beasts spreading out in every direction, then her eyes flashed with purple light. She swept out a palm, and surging astral force condensed into a thousand-zhang azure hand that slammed down.
If these aberrant creatures made it into the outside world, they would surely leave a terrible trail of bloodshed.
Boom!
A hundred-zhang mountain peak collapsed. Countless aberrant creatures were smashed into bloody pulp. Of the hundred thousand strange beasts, almost none survived Shi Lan's sword and palm.
Shi Lan withdrew her gaze and looked at the Azure Lotus rooted in the void not far away. Without the slightest hesitation, she attacked again.
By now, she had a vague idea of what she was facing.
So this is the so-called World Consciousness...
The Azure Lotus's roots burrowed into the void, drawing on the world's power without end to strengthen itself. Its aura swelled at an alarming rate.
At the same time, a terrifying force of repulsion suddenly emerged around Shi Lan, as if trying to force her out of this world.
The Azure Lotus bloomed completely, shining with dazzling brilliance like a second sun in the sky, its divine might blazing.
Suddenly, a petal drifted down. Before it could touch the ground, it transformed into an unparalleled streak of sword light that tore through the sky and slashed toward her.
Shi Lan's gaze sharpened. This sword light was exactly like the one she had unleashed earlier.
It learns so fast...
"Too bad I only learned the barest surface of swordsmanship..."
A pitch-black rift suddenly appeared