These people had no idea that, while they were still discussing whether the collapsing mountain could crush them, the four people controlling their domains within the totems had already broken through to a new realm.
Even after their four domains expanded to their limits, they still failed to overpower the time domain here, which gave Su Jiu a new idea.
The other three were all people Su Jiu could trust, so she wondered whether she could guide them into fusing their barriers.
In the end, the facts proved that her idea was indeed feasible.
After realizing they could not break through the final hurdle, she secretly used her divine sense to communicate briefly with the others.
Naturally, all three gave Su Jiu their unquestioning support.
And so, a guided fusion centered on her began.
Outsiders could not tell what they were doing, of course, but a few sharp-eyed observers vaguely noticed changes in the Four Sacred Beasts totems above their heads.
Most of these people were disciples of the Enforcement Hall and the Shadow Pavilion, however, so naturally, none of them drew attention to those changes.
As Su Jiu used her mental perception to sense and fuse the other three barriers, she discovered something very interesting.
Fusing Yun Huanling's and Ning Fan's domains took considerable effort, but when she fused Chu Luohen's domain, she felt as though she had stepped into her own back garden. She encountered no resistance whatsoever; it went so smoothly that it was almost unbelievable.
Doubt arose in Su Jiu's heart. Everyone in this world had a different aura. Even between people who trusted each other completely, there would still be a very thin veil. Of course, this veil did not arise from any question of trust, but was something inherent to their auras that could