The Material Rule, the Illusory Rule, and Ryan and Xi Ya's Decisive Battle (6k)

The Death Desert disappeared. The high-level power of the Vast Cloud Beast erased—no, it assimilated—all people and things.

Anything with a source linked by cause and effect, with intertwined bonds of fate, became part of the Vast Cloud Beast.

It could be called energy, or matter, or perhaps a theorem on a higher level.

Only a small number of people had managed to buy themselves some time with power that possessed Rule Status as well. They severed their connections, sealed away their memories, and let themselves die and fall dormant, ensuring their true selves remained safe.

White particles of light continued to drift toward the sky, carrying the towering, hideous beastly figure toward an unknown frontier.

Beyond the Death Desert, throughout the other regions of Frost Snow Land and even in the more distant, frigid lands, living beings raised their heads to witness this magnificent spectacle.

"What happened? Where did this spectacle come from? Is one of the Five Great Forces of Frost Snow Land doing something? It's incredible!"

"This is unbelievable. The whole of Frost Snow Land can probably see it. In those white particles of light, I can see countless worlds coming into being and space and angles being interpreted. It seems to contain a different kind of Truth. It's fascinating and has given me plenty of inspiration for creating wizardry."

"Are you kidding? All I see is a great terror. Every particle of light looks like the gaping maw of a vicious beast, ready to swallow people whole. Don't look at it, don't think about it. It'll brand itself into the depths of your Mind Consciousness."

Living beings of every kind, strong and weak alike, discussed the anomaly in the sky.

The more powerful they were, the more wary they became. They dared not get involved and