It was as though the Chaos Universe Pearl had entered a quagmire. Pressure bore down from every direction, making it hard to advance.
Li Qing's heart jolted. He could feel the strange Gilded Radiance seeping into the Void Dao Principle.
The Void Dao Principle contracted to its limit to resist the radiance's intrusion.
As Li Qing sensed the radiance outside, a thought struck him: the Gilded Radiance itself was merely a kind of Void Radiance.
But within it lay a subtle fluctuation, and that fluctuation was the radiance's true source.
The Gilded Radiance was only an outward trace of it.
The Void Dao Principle resisted the mysterious fluctuation with all its might, inching toward the palace doors.
The palace stood a hundred meters tall, and its doors were thirty meters high. They had been pushed open just enough to leave a huge gap down the middle.
A distinct dent marked the edge of the opening, left by the impact of some tremendous force.
Countless Void Runes covered both doors, forming a mysterious picture.
It depicted nine immense cities arranged in a pyramid. At its summit stood a majestic figure: the very statue Li Qing had first seen upon entering Void City.
The statue stood at the peak, its feet planted on two great cities as it gazed out over everything.
Li Qing guided the Chaos Universe Pearl through the gap. An immense, empty hall came into view.
Massive columns filled the hall, each carved with strange creatures.
Countless Void Runes covered those creatures, lending them an uncanny semblance of life.
At the center of the palace stood a raised platform with nine steps. A huge throne rose upon it.
The throne was deeply strange. Only a peculiar divine robe rested there, with a spear thrust through a tear in its