"Whew!"
After destroying Lucifer's avatar, Shin let out a long breath and released his simulation of Jehovah, returning to the dimension above the main universe.
The ruined space was still isolated by the Chaos Bell. He could sense those powerful wills outside; the slightest lapse would expose him before their eyes.
If the powerhouses of the entire Abyss discovered the truth behind the newborn "Dark Gaia," then even endless planes could not conceal it, and the consequences would be unimaginable. One person's strength was insufficient to explore the entire multiverse, but it was different when the "big shots" gathered in numbers. Some of their abilities could specifically scan countless planes.
But if they failed to notice Dark Gaia itself, then judging solely from the power currently leaking from the Chaos Bell, they would certainly instinctively associate it with Eastern Emperor Taiyi. This was the so-called inertia of thought—even gods and demons standing at the pinnacle could not avoid it.
And Lucifer certainly would not voluntarily reveal the truth.
This greatly reduced the threat Shin had to face, giving him ample time to grow.
"I have to return to my true body the instant I remove the barrier, while using the power of the Long River of Time to erase every trace of my existence completely." Shin silently pondered as his power slowly began to stir.
Closing his eyes, his divine sense fully immersed itself in the Long River of Time. The next moment, the power sustaining the Chaos Bell vanished. The boundless Long River surged forth, completely swallowing Shin's consciousness.
The instant the barrier disappeared, several powerful wills swept across the destroyed third layer of the Abyss. Unfortunately, nothing had been left behind. Even tracing causality back to its source through special methods yielded nothing; there was only a blank