Beneath the Nine Heavens Universe, under the Star Dome.
The terrifying rift that had pierced through the void vanished completely, as though an invisible giant hand had hastily wiped it away, leaving no trace behind.
All that remained was the faint ripple stirred by the healing space—and the Galaxy Giant that had suddenly barged in and disturbed those ripples...
The Galaxy Giant still maintained its lunging posture, but the unstoppable momentum around it crashed into empty nothingness. Other than stirring up even more spatial turbulence, it could no longer find the slightest trace of the Abyss Gate.
Li Qingshan halted, his movements suddenly freezing. Still unwilling to accept it, he stretched out an arm and grasped at the utterly empty void before him.
Starlight burst from his fingertips as space twisted, caved in, and shattered beneath the Galaxy Giant's tremendous power...
In the end,
That Galaxy Hand dropped helplessly.
At the same time, it was as though the atmosphere of the entire Universe fell along with that hand, sinking into a suffocating, soundless silence.
Then, that silence was ripped apart completely!
"No—!!!"
A furious roar that shook the Universe thundered from the Galaxy Giant's mouth!
No longer was it the earlier muttering whisper, nor a pure declaration of greed. It was a savage howl condensed from towering fury, endless unwillingness, and the madness of having something beloved forcibly torn away!
"That is my Divine Kingdom!!!"
The voice was like hundreds of millions of thunderbolts exploding at once, turning into tangible sound waves that boomed outward beneath the Star Dome!
Behind them,
Song Chujiang bore the brunt of it. He snapped back to his senses, the calmness on his face gone, replaced by astonishment.
"Madman..."
Thinking back now to what Evil Fall had called out when he first appeared, it seemed...