The Sky Screen replayed the scene of the worship just moments before. Lantern Rite Lanterns fluttered through the air.
"But the people of Lang-Gan offer me sacrifices, worship me, pray to me, and invoke my blessings. If I ignored them, my conscience would know shame."
The mysterious figure's voice came from behind the curtain. "Even if you go, you won't escape their fate."
Zibai looked back, resolve in her eyes. "Unworthy though I am to serve as God of the State, I must die for the state."
The mysterious figure let out a long sigh. "Ah..."
[Ronava: @Istaroth, I knew it! You sneaked around helping hide someone too! Why was I the only one They scolded back then!!]
Seeing Ronava's words, Istaroth was instantly speechless... Lady, this is the Sky Screen!!!
To avoid giving too much away, she could only play dead and leave it unanswered. If her authority of time were taken back, that would be bad.
Slacking off was one thing, but she still wanted her authority. After all, it would come in handy later.
The background music on the Sky Screen had reached its climax, and the Skyfrost Nail descended from the heavens.
At that very moment, the Azure Profound Sun-Bearing Canopy appeared beneath the Skyfrost Nail.
The canopy could barely hold back the Skyfrost Nail's descent, but Zibai could not retreat. Beneath the canopy were countless subjects.
"I knew she wouldn't abandon us!"
"Run!"
With Zibai staking her life to hold it back, some of the people of the Lang-Gan Kingdom finally escaped.
But even she could not withstand the Skyfrost Nail's might. The canopy shattered, and just as she was about to be struck dead by Heaven's Will-
The mysterious figure intervened.
Istaroth likewise wielded the power of time through the Moon Wheel