Moonlight fell upon Giant Zero Three.
Like gauze, like a robe, like armor, it made his massive bones gleam crystal-clear, like pieces of flawless jade, radiating a captivating, dazzling luster.
The giant raised his head and stared directly at the silent moon overhead.
The moonlight hung low, gazing down upon the wordless giant on the battlefield.
After their brief probing exchange, both the bright moon above and the giant skeleton below realized they could do nothing to each other, yet neither could ignore the other's existence.
For a moment, the battlefield fell into a stalemate.
Then, a change arose at the edge of the battlefield. The Black Prison World faintly echoed with the startling chimes of the Yellow Bell Great Tripod. At the end of the sky, Profound Yellow Qi descended, obscuring the colors of the two suns and the moon. After the Profound Yellow came stars filling the sky, glittering as they formed constellations, as though building exquisite cages one after another.
Flocks of little azure birds flew from an octagonal building in the main fortress. With a fluttering rush, they blotted out the sky and landed on every wizard's shoulder, chirping noisily before transforming into balls of Azure Flame that remained on the wizards' shoulders, silently dancing.
The dean of Starry Sky Academy put away his Terracotta Warrior true form of Heaven and Earth Manifestation.
The dean of Atlas dispersed the majestic phantom of Heavenly Mountain.
The dean of Alpha also silently withdrew from her standoff with the Misty Captain and retreated toward the inner fortress of Black Prison. Like her, every wizard on the battlefield, whether low-ranking or high-ranking, was doing everything possible to avoid battle. Some gathered together to support barriers, while others retreated into nearby defensive arrays.
The Three-Headed Eight-Armed Giant Ape spread its arms