The Four Gods sensed something was wrong the instant the gods stopped channeling power into the Four Gods Formation.
The Lord of Fear roared, "Run! If we don't, we won't get away!"
The Four Gods realized almost simultaneously how dire things had become. Their paths merged into one, and they shot skyward like a streak of sword light.
At that moment, the vast formation the gods had built collapsed completely.
The Way of Civilization surged in from every side. Its reach was immense, but the four of them focused all their strength on shattering space and forcibly tore open a passage in an instant.
A figure burst through. Infinite power surged through the void as it raced beyond the universe at an unimaginable speed.
The Four Gods reached the universe's boundary just before the Way of Civilization could surround them.
The next instant, they broke free, escaping before the Way of Civilization sealed the entire universe.
Rumble!
The Four Gods' faces were ashen. Standing in Primordial Chaos, they looked back at the universe engulfed by the Way of Civilization, each of them trembling from head to toe.
One wrong step back there, and their true bodies would have been finished. They would have had no choice but to be reborn in other universes.
Who knew how long it would have taken them to regain their former peaks?
Wariness filled their eyes. The Lord of Nature said grimly, "What do we do now?"
"This person came at us with overwhelming force. I'm afraid we're destined to lose this universe."
"At least our marks are still inside. We can still locate it."
"We might as well sell those marks to someone else and get some resources in return," the Lord of Fear said coldly.
All four sighed. The Lord of War suddenly