"How—how was this possible?"
Sensing the change in his core, Gaia cried out in disbelief.
He had never experienced anything like this before—
And that was not all. That will was forcibly drawing in the free-floating Cosmic Energy around him.
Don't move~
Zhang Qi murmured the words to himself.
He closed his eyes.
Within his Higher-Dimensional Vision, the dense layer of Cosmic Energy surrounding Earth was no longer a chaotic torrent.
It became obedient threads, following Zhang Qi's will as it surged wildly into the energy core in Gaia's chest.
Gaia's body began to glow.
It was not the dim blue from before, but a pure white so brilliant it hurt to look at.
Meanwhile, Anubis broke free of the explosion and suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
He looked down at Gaia not far away—
Gaia, who should have been grievously injured, was now radiating terrifying energy fluctuations.
"Impossible!"
Anubis's voice betrayed his utter disbelief.
He knew exactly what Gaia was capable of.
Among the Star Gods, Gaia had decent defenses, but his attacks lacked variety. There was no way he could unleash power on this scale.
Without the slightest hesitation, Anubis leaped backward, intending to put some distance between himself and Gaia.
But in the next instant, Gaia vanished from where he had stood on the ground.
He crossed hundreds of meters in an instant, appearing directly above Anubis.
Too fast.
This was nothing like Gaia's usual mobility.
Startled, Anubis only had time to raise both arms and cross them in front of his chest, trying to withstand the blow.
Gripping his sword with both hands, Gaia brought it down in a vicious overhead slash.
A white sword gleam tore through the night sky.
Unlike the overwhelming spectacle of the earlier Blue Aurora Slash, this strike was completely