As Taowu's words fell, the black-flame hand gripping the Goddess of Misfortune suddenly moved!
Violent power poured forth, instantly crushing her head!
Xurang Xi's headless body tried to retreat and flee, only to be wrapped layer upon layer by the dark matter that had long surrounded her!
Gray darkness flickered incessantly, attempting to alter the probability of events and forcibly turn the situation around.
But the silent shriek from the sky completely put an end to that possibility!
The terrifying existence that had been firmly restrained by the authority of "Time" had broken free, steadily closing in on the center of the battlefield.
The invisible force field released by Xurang Xi was utterly dispersed, and she completely lost control of the situation.
"World Pillar Guhui... is even stronger than I expected..."
Black Star halted in midair, staring upward as he muttered to himself.
Just now, when Taowu had driven the black flames into a hand and crushed the Goddess of Misfortune's head, it had happened to trigger a prearranged "critical node."
The hands of the [Time Scar Pocket Watch] hidden within him moved, lifting the final seal!
As his past memories fully returned, Black Star's true status was completely unleashed as well!
This allowed him to stand on equal footing with those lofty gods and gaze directly upon their true forms with eyes that carried the same divinity.
"The situation is pretty much what I guessed. Father set the critical node at this moment because he must have accurately anticipated Aunt Li's condition..."
"But how am I supposed to deal with the Devourer?"
"Once I ascend to the God Realm, the Devourer will completely lose control without a target..."
"By then, whether Earth wins or loses, there'll be no way to properly deal with this thing's projection..."
Black Star was