As Liu Xiao brought his palm down, he was destroying both Tian Anping's body and his "Four Seas."
He was cutting off Tian Anping's life and his Dao Path.
But the vanished Inner Palace was so terrifying that Liu Xiao had nearly overlooked one thing: why was Tian Anping's head still there beneath his palm?
Only when Tian Anping's voice slipped through his fingers did he realize.
He could even feel the cold breath brushing across his fingertips as Tian Anping spoke.
Only then did it dawn on him: the person before him wasn't Tian Anping!
This was a cold body, not Tian Anping himself.
Or perhaps it was questionable whether this was a body at all!
Within the range covered by his spiritual awareness, a Divine Presence expert was like a god come into the world. Yet today, he had begun to doubt the power of his own spiritual awareness!
Could I really control this place?
Was what I perceived real or false?
Then where was the real Tian Anping?
And...
What did "right in my residence" mean?
In an instant, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.
Suddenly, a hand shot out and seized his wrist!
Whether or not this was truly Tian Anping, the body before him had reached out and grabbed his wrist.
Like an iron shackle!
It was a feeling of cold, unyielding strength.
A tremendous force surged, dragging his hand down and away from Tian Anping's face.
Liu Xiao could feel that it was pure, terrifying physical strength.
And so he met Tian Anping's eyes.
They were eyes tinged with confusion.
As though he didn't understand this world—or anything before him.
Tian Anping's voice rang out. "Did you come here today to go on this rampage to protect the Liu Clan, or to cut