The instant Li Ziran locked onto his target, Jiawen seemed to sense something amiss as well. The evolution of the entire Soul Continent came to a halt, as if waiting for the final cut.
At this moment, he became far more wary of this ruler of Christie's. Not only was this fellow talented, but his perception of living auras was exceptionally sharp.
He did not know what Jiawen was thinking, but he had to act now. Even if Jiawen knew his true purpose, he still had to make the cut.
Sizzle!
A string of electric arcs appeared at the very heart of the Soul Continent. This landmass, which had been undergoing rapid transformation, suddenly began to shake. The starry sky Jiawen had just shaped collapsed outright, and countless stars crashed uncontrollably into the Soul Continent.
In an instant.
The ground split apart, volcanoes erupted, and layers of scarlet-white lava rolled across the surface. Wherever they passed, every living thing was utterly destroyed.
At the very center of the Soul Continent, a massive fissure tore open, seemingly intent on splitting the land from east to west. As the crack continued to rip apart, the entire continent shook ever more violently. Every region seemed to be suffering a high-frequency earthquake. With every tremor, some of the creatures on the Soul Continent were flung directly into the Void Expanse, turning into bubbles and evaporating into nothing.
This horrifying reaction gave Li Ziran quite a fright. He had not expected Jiawen to be so fragile. This was only the first cut, yet the entire continent was already on the verge of collapse.
"Do you need to rest?" Li Ziran could not help asking. Jiawen was in terrible condition now, utterly incapable of supporting the operation.
Of the four cores, Jiawen's was the largest, and