Gu drew his Pangu Axe right then.
Compared to Gu, the threat posed by the Pangu Axe was clearly much greater!
Faced with the Pangu Axe, the ball of light could not help trembling.
"I know everything. I'm nothing more than a tool."
After saying this, the ball of light slowly dissipated, leaving behind only a very simple-looking Scroll.
This was the true form of the so-called ruler of Heaven.
"You're the physical embodiment of this world, aren't you?"
Xu Tong narrowed his eyes.
The world they had entered through that door was not a real world, but merely the world within the Painting.
The Scroll was the physical embodiment of that world.
"I am indeed the physical embodiment of this world. Or rather, that is what I am now."
"Originally, I shouldn't have looked like this. But for some reason, ever since my memories began, I've been in this form."
Without any hesitation, the Scroll told Xu Tong and Gu everything it knew.
In this world, there were many beings like the Scroll.
Some of them could create unique worlds and absorb the power of faith within them.
This power of faith was what gave them the possibility of advancing further.
"Withdraw the world around us."
Xu Tong gave the Scroll a direct order.
The Scroll trembled, then withdrew the entire world without the slightest hesitation.
In an instant, the surrounding world turned transparent, slowly becoming a scroll before vanishing.
With these external trappings gone, the world revealed its original appearance.
Dilapidated, desolate, yet brimming with vitality.
These utterly different qualities existed within this world at the same time.
"You gathered the members of the Witch Clan in your world from here, didn't you?"
After looking around for a while, Xu Tong smiled.
He already had a few guesses