Then an even stranger sight unfolded.
Dazzling light burst from Black Dog's brow. The rays wove together like a mysterious net, instantly illuminating heaven and earth around him.
At the same time, blood-red light rose from his brow like a straight pillar, shooting skyward with unstoppable force.
It was vivid and intense, as though it held endless, mysterious Grand Dao Laws. It nearly broke through the bounds of the Source World.
Only at the last moment did it abruptly vanish.
"What was that?!"
Jiang Yun, Wushi, Emperor Qing, and Ruthless all looked grave. Though the blood-red light held no hostility toward them, they felt a pressure that reached deep into their souls.
The light that had shot into the sky dissipated in an instant. Yet for that brief moment, it dimmed even the radiance of the revived Ginseng Fruit Tree—and everything else between heaven and earth.
As it vanished, everyone seemed to glimpse a figure within it.
Tall and imposing, that figure seemed to stand at the end of time and space, radiating a terrifying presence that could crush all ages and all heavens.
The presence was so powerful it stole their breath and made every soul tremble involuntarily.
It was not merely the pressure radiating from the blood-red light. The figure itself bore an invisible weight, as though it were the embodiment of the Grand Dao.
One fleeting glimpse was enough to make everyone feel an irresistible force preventing them from looking directly at it.
The figure seemed to exist beyond the limits of their understanding. Awe and fear filled their hearts as it stood at the end of heaven, earth, and the Grand Dao.
"Who is that?!"
Someone cried out, voice trembling with fear and confusion.
"Too terrifying. How can someone so powerful exist?"
The Golden Ancient Emperor