Shen Le gripped the hatch frame so tightly that, for a moment, he forgot to breathe. Beyond the Heaven-Earth Barrier-so this was what lay beyond it!
He had once repaired a Heaven-Earth Barrier leading to the outer realms in the Great Vortex of the East Sea. He had also repaired one that existed in the form of a colossal tree trunk, inside a Secret Realm in Baishan Heishui.
But back then, he had been somewhere safe, extending his spiritual power far into the distance, perhaps as far as a hundred li. What he had seen then was merely a barrier painstakingly ordered by powerful predecessors, its appearance like woven brocade.
Now, however, he stood directly within a breach in the Heaven-Earth Barrier, seeing something much closer to its original state. This world's barrier-or its damaged section-was neither a beautiful tapestry nor a towering wall built of rosy light, but a boiling ocean of chaos whose colors defied description.
The savage primal energy of the outer realms resembled boiling magma, yet possessed a thousand more variations. Sometimes it became a gaping maw, scarlet lightning hanging from its fangs as it snapped shut, sharp cracks erupting between its teeth.
Sometimes it became a chaotic vortex, frenzied crimson flames tearing at and annihilating icy, baleful blue energy. Azure wind condensed into billions of spinning blades, shredding murky energy as thick as ink.
Countless slender ribbons of primal energy lashed madly against the spirit vessel's shield, while streaks of purple lightning darted back and forth. Every strike blasted open a terrifying patch of nothingness.
"So this is-the true world beyond the heavens and earth..."
Shen Le murmured to himself, his knuckles whitening around the hatch frame. Only now did he understand why the Dragon Lord had insisted on waiting until the spirit vessel was