At this moment, Xu Changqing was immersed in the exhilaration brought by his breakthrough.
The strength of his Late Void Refinement mana was nearly fifty percent greater than it had been at the middle stage.
The Creation Force surging through his meridians had fused perfectly with the various Origin Dao arts. After the area of his Divine Kingdom domain doubled, he could sense the slightest changes in every spiritual plant.
This feeling of having everything under control was simply wonderful.
So wonderful that, for the first dozen breaths or so, Xu Changqing had nearly let down all his guard.
But before he could rejoice for long, Origin Dao changed. Return to Origin activated on its own without any threat present, and the five-element cycle automatically formed an airtight wall of laws around him.
Five-Colored Primordial Radiance suddenly surged forth. Azure, white, black, red, and yellow light formed a rapidly spinning Five-Element Law Ring around him, rotating far faster than it ever had in any previous battle.
How fast was it?
So fast that the Law Ring let out a piercing hum as it rubbed against the air and the power of deathly stillness.
Xu Changqing froze for a moment. "What's going on?"
His first reaction was that there was danger nearby.
Nightwalkers, perhaps?
Demons?
Or a Demon God?
Or those footsteps that had never appeared again?
Yet when Xu Changqing swept the area with his Divine Sense, he found nothing.
The deathly stillness and darkness of the Evernight Ruins continued to churn slowly.
Luo Qinghan and the other three were still standing in the distance.
There was no danger on the outskirts that could have triggered Return to Origin.
"Could it be..."
Xu Changqing's expression changed slightly.
If the threat did not come from outside, then it came from within.