Beyond the World Sea, ever since Di Yang and the others discovered those vast ruins, Earth Foundation had been drawing closer to them by the day.
"Lord of Hell, our wish power is nearly exhausted," Daoist Xu said, his expression grim. "If we collide with something like that, Earth Foundation will surely collapse!"
Di Yang fell silent. Without wish power, Earth Foundation was nothing more than an ordinary river valley. How could it contend with ruins that existed within the World Sea?
Yet no matter how they steered it, they could not alter Earth Foundation's course in the slightest. It was as though those ruins held some peculiar attraction for the Underworld.
The distance kept shrinking...
Three hundred li, a hundred li, fifty li...
The ruins were now clearly visible. The remains of countless halls stood upon them, rubble strewn everywhere and colonnades leaning askew. On shattered reliefs, the shapes of ghosts and gods could faintly be seen.
Just as Earth Foundation came within a few thousand li of the ruins, with Di Yang drenched in sweat and visibly frantic-
Boundless radiance suddenly burst forth from the void ahead!
An enormous hand emerged from the light and gently pressed down upon the Underworld's Earth Foundation. That hand seemed to encompass the myriad manifestations of existence. With one gentle touch, it brought Earth Foundation to an immediate halt.
Di Yang looked up in horror, following that immense palm with his gaze.
A towering giant tens of thousands of zhang tall stood within the World Sea, reaching from heaven to earth. Like a god who wielded authority, merely looking directly at him made their eyes sting.
He wore a profound-black Imperial Robe embroidered with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the Netherworld, magnificent beyond compare. His face was shrouded in vast,