Lin Ye stared at the shadows in the projection, his gaze grave.
He could sense that the very nature of those shadows was incompatible with everything in this universe. They were not enemies, but an entirely different "system."
Like water and oil, they could never mix.
"Three months..." Lin Ye murmured. "That's not much time."
"That's why we need your help," Wu Wu said. "With your current strength, you could become one of our main forces against the Eroders."
Lin Ye considered this for a moment, then nodded. "I accept the alliance. But on one condition."
"Name it."
"The Void Council must stop eroding ordinary universes," Lin Ye said. "We can't afford infighting before the Extradimensional Eroders arrive."
The Three Sages fell silent for a few seconds, then nodded in unison.
"Agreed," Kong Guan said. "We'll persuade the other members of the council."
"Then here's to our alliance." Lin Ye extended his hand.
Kong Guan hesitated, then extended his own hand and shook Lin Ye's.
That handshake marked the first true alliance between void and existence in tens of millions of years.
But just then, something unexpected happened.
The rift in the sky suddenly widened, and a pitch-black tentacle shot out at an unbelievable speed.
"Watch out!" Xu Chi cried.
But the tentacle was not targeting them. It was aiming for an ordinary universe in the distance.
The instant the tentacle touched its barrier, that universe began to warp and deform, then collapsed completely, transformed into a mass of chaotic matter.
"They're early!" Wu Wu exclaimed in shock. "Wasn't the estimated arrival still three months away?!"
Lin Ye's gaze instantly sharpened.
He raised his hand, and the True Creation Staff appeared in his palm. This time, however, its form had changed-a gold-and-black double helix coiled around its shaft, symbolizing the