Domain of Chaos.
That expanse of gray gloom was still spreading.
Wherever it passed, all things returned to nothingness.
In the void, a golden streak of light swept across the sky. It was the Heavenly God manifested by Shu Wuning.
Yet strangely, this Heavenly God did not bear Shu Wuning's appearance.
His face was actually an enormous gear, rumbling as it turned. There were two holes in the center of the gear, making them look like eyes.
With each rotation of the gear, a hazy phantom emerged. When it turned again, another new phantom appeared. Each one seemed similar, yet different. As the gear revolved and golden light spilled outward, the Heavenly God twisted into something indescribably bizarre.
He flew over like a ray of light and arrived above the Domain of Chaos. Looking down at the countless chaos beasts, he made no movement at all. His gear-face merely turned once with a clattering sound, and a vast radiance descended.
The Domain of Chaos, which had been expanding at high speed, unexpectedly stopped spreading for the first time.
Then the gear turned again, and the chaos contracted.
The gray haze vanished, exposing Chi Wanning and the others beneath the Heavenly God's feet.
With only a slight lift of his arm, Chi Wanning and the other cultivators found themselves flying upward beyond their control.
Toward that Heavenly God.
"Big Sister!" Gongsun Die cried.
"Do not panic, Little Sister." Chi Wanning remained calm.
She looked at the Heavenly God, alarm bells ringing madly within her heart.
In that instant, she understood. He had come to kill them.
Why kill us?
What did we do wrong?
Chi Wanning did not understand, but she reacted at once.
The Thousand Mechanism Hall rose, casting ten thousand layers of light.
The Xuanji Ruler hung high in