Golden light exploded within the void.
The radiance emitted by the Perfect Creation Scepter differed from ordinary energy attacks. It was the manifestation of the pure concept of existence. Every strand of golden light carried the essential attribute that "things should exist," forming the most direct opposition to the Lord of the Void's "all things return to nothingness."
Lin Ye raised the scepter and pointed it at the blank area that had been erased.
"Existence Reshaping—Causal Reversal!"
Golden light surged into the void like a tide, unfolding intricate conceptual weaving within that blank expanse.
The first thing to emerge was space. Within that blankness, where even "nonexistence" was an inaccurate description, the concept of space was redefined. A three-dimensional coordinate system was constructed from nothing, and the directions of up, down, left, right, front, and back were reestablished.
Then came time. The erased area should have had no flow of time, because time required existence to function. Yet Lin Ye forcibly planted the seed of time within the void, reconnecting the concepts of past, present, and future.
Next came matter. The foundations of the buildings emerged inch by inch from nothingness. The walls gradually solidified, and the training ground's floor was pieced back together slab by slab. Traces that had once existed, causal remnants left behind on the conceptual level, were flawlessly woven back into reality by Lin Ye.
Finally came life.
The figures of several hundred soldiers gradually became clear within the golden light. Starting as transparent phantoms, they slowly gained physical form. Flesh and blood regenerated, consciousness reignited, and memories reconnected.
Thirty seconds later, the erased area had been completely restored.
The buildings were unscathed, the training ground was spotless, and the lights in the residential area came back on. Several hundred soldiers stood there blankly, staring at