Chu Hang did not retreat.
The instant the White Divine Power exploded in the void, the Greed Concept within him erupted.
Golden-red light burst from his eyes and formed a massive vortex before him.
It spun so fast that even space twisted into a spiral. At its edges, a pull strong enough to make reality tremble drew everything inward.
The White Divine Power reached the edge of the vortex and was dragged in at once, like prey stumbling into a trap.
It struggled wildly, blazing with blinding light as it tried to tear through the vortex and escape.
But Chu Hang gritted his teeth and drove the Control Origin at full force, pushing the vortex's pull to its limit.
The Phoenix Origin burned within him. Golden-red flames spread along the vortex's rim, forming a sealed cage that cut off every escape route.
Behind him, Wanda felt the terrifying force of that devouring pull. Even the Chaos Magic within her stirred instinctively, desperate to get away from the vortex.
This was no ordinary Energy Absorption. It was plunder at the Conceptual Layer.
Chu Hang wanted more than power. He wanted the information, memories, and essence carried within it.
He intended to consume everything Rabum Alal had left behind.
The White Divine Power struggled in the vortex for several seconds before it was finally pulled into Chu Hang's body.
The golden-red vortex abruptly contracted and vanished.
Wanda immediately steadied him, sending dark-red Chaos Magic into him to help stabilize him.
But Chu Hang raised a hand to stop her.
He could feel the White Divine Power battering wildly inside him, trying to tear his consciousness apart and destroy his origin.
But the Greed Concept was even more savage.
Like a starving beast that had caught its prey, it refused to let go,