In a desolate place untouched by human presence, something beneath the ground seemed to be trying to break through the soil. As if sensing something, the hard surface gradually split open, and a long strip of stone shot out, tearing through the air into the distance. As it flew, the stone coating its exterior gradually fell away, revealing the shape of a long blade. With the constant peeling away of earth and rock, its form became ever clearer. From the exposed corner of its edge, one could see the extraordinary history it had once possessed.
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, many Spirit Beasts were blocked behind a blackish-purple barrier. It contained immense power of Destruction. Though no one knew why those God Officials had stopped pursuing the Spirit Beasts, this barrier remained an insurmountable chasm before them.
Neither Di Tian's Dragon God Claw nor Xiong Jun's Sky-Rending Claw could completely break through the barrier. Even if they barely opened a small gap, it would repair itself in an instant. For a time, everyone was at a loss.
This was the barrier Destruction had set up earlier. To prevent any dangerous factors from escaping amid the chaos, he had created this barrier using Divine Power of Destruction. It carried the aura of Destruction, and the Spirit Beasts of the continent had no chance of shattering it. At that moment, a streak of light cut across the distant sky, rushing toward the barrier at even greater speed.
As the blocked Di Tian was frowning in worry, the cries of surprise from the Spirit Beasts beside him drew his attention to the gleam streaking across the sky. But it was too fast for him to see what it was, until it crashed into the blackish-purple barrier.
"This is... this