Earth Vein World, Endless Ocean, atop an isolated island altar.
Green, seated cross-legged, abruptly opened his tightly shut eyes. The vertical pupil of the World Eye in the center of his forehead also calmed. After revealing a faint trace of weariness, his body silently floated up. His legs dropped, and he stood upon the altar. After taking a deep breath, the Light of Balance in his right hand suddenly blazed.
"Wakakaka, did you find that friend of yours?"
Little Eight, who had waited on Green's shoulder for nearly half an hourglass, saw Green react and impatiently asked.
There was no time to answer Little Eight. After gathering his magic power, Green let out a low roar.
"Art of Equivalent Balance."
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...
The secret silver and golden crystal chains on the totem pillar shook with increasing frequency, on the verge of collapse. Cracks even began spreading from the edge of the altar, while the burning crystal atop the totem pillar gradually weakened.
Buzz...
The blood bead at the altar's center formed a protective barrier that abruptly expanded. Green stood atop it, and as its range grew larger and larger, it not only enveloped all of Jilong, but gradually spread across the entire island. Its lingering might remained undiminished as it thoroughly covered the nearby sea as well.
After all, it had been condensed from the bodily essence of the Golden Sacred Dragon God and the Chaos Demon God, then tempered with thousands upon thousands of treasures. Its energy essence was exceedingly astonishing.
Slowly, as the energy Green poured into it gradually waned, the radiance of the balancing rules in his hand dimmed, and the magnetic gravitational field of the eight directions gathered by Earth Vein World was gradually dispersed.
Pop!
The blood-curtain barrier shattered like a