The pressure pouring out of the universe seemed to freeze space and time.
At that instant, Shi Lan felt her thoughts nearly grind to a halt. It was like standing face-to-face with the river of time, a shudder rising through her that she could not suppress.
She had felt something like this only from the human race's history books. In that instant, she could sense nothing at all; everything became blank. Heaven and earth fell silent, her five senses vanished, and only the silver radiance before her remained.
And this was with the world barrier between them. Without it, no living being save a Supreme God could survive beneath that pressure.
A sudden burning heat flared deep within her Primordial Spirit, calling her back to herself. A fist-sized green stone appeared within it, radiating a hazy glow. Faint, indistinct writing shimmered across its surface.
"The Three Lives Stone..."
To this day, Shi Lan still had not figured out what this mysterious, elusive stone was for.
"It's too late..."
The two strongest among them, Yao Po and Lan Xiao, soon came to their senses. They gazed at the figure beyond the world, their eyes dim with despair.
They had already missed their best chance. Against an existence on the level of an Ancestral God, they had no chance of winning, and the Heavenly Dao could no longer shield them.
The other Supreme Gods also quickly came around. As they stared at the figure above the firmament, their eyes brimmed with terror; they could not even summon the will to resist.
Sss—
Under the gods' watchful eyes, the world barrier began to dissolve. The laws of heaven and earth were suppressed once again, and after only a few breaths, the barrier had turned nearly transparent.
As the gods stood aghast, warm golden