The moment she crossed the spacetime barrier, more than a dozen divine senses locked firmly onto Shi Lan.
The spacetime river was a chaos of darkness. The boundless starry sky it had once reflected was gone, leaving only black lightning woven from annihilation power.
The Divine King stood motionless on the far bank, clad in splendid blood-red robes. His expression was calm, without the slightest ripple.
Not far before him stood twelve figures wreathed in surging annihilation power. Their scattered pressure froze spacetime, slowing the river beneath their feet by a hundred million times—ten thousand years passing in a single instant.
The grandeur of this scene took Shi Lan by surprise. Even after the Divine King's warning, she had never imagined things would come to this, with twelve Dominators appearing in person.
The Jade Emperor stood nearby, a jade crown on his head and a blood-red immortal sword floating behind him. His expression was indifferent. Of the eleven Dominators besides him, six stood behind him, clearly belonging to the Heavenly Court faction and acknowledging him as their leader.
Two of the Dominators were enveloped in astonishing demonic auras, ancient and desolate. They were clearly peerless giants of the Demon Race, rarely seen in the world.
"Divine King, you already know why we've come."
The Jade Emperor spoke in a grave voice, his brow furrowing slightly. "The source crystal sent a warning. The source of the great universe's destruction and the spacetime river's severance most likely lies with this child. The causal connection is so great, and you still intend to stop us?"
"It was you who shattered the Origin Continent back then. And now you want to help Her?"
The Divine King shook his head slightly and sighed. "What does the great universe's destruction have to do with you? How