As the Reversion Power swept in, everything seemed to have been settled.
Even Tide Sis, as she was now, could do nothing to change it.
She could only watch helplessly as the Sentinel's Reversion Power engulfed Ling An completely.
At that moment, Ling An still stood high in the air.
But his figure kept flickering and distorting uncontrollably.
In that instant, he truly felt powerless.
The Threnodian's authority had affected him after all.
No one should ever underestimate the weight carried by the word "Threnodian."
This had also influenced the Sentinel's judgment.
But now, the situation was beyond saving.
Halfway up the mountain, Tide Sis abruptly drove her power to its peak, and a black wing appeared behind her.
The violet, almost black Anihilation Power surged around her.
In an instant, she rushed beneath the battlefield and looked up into the sky. "Ling An!"
Hearing her voice, the Sentinel silently lowered its head to look at the figure standing on the shattered mountaintop.
It did not seem particularly surprised. It simply watched in silence, its gaze shifting in turn to Jinhsi and Changli as they arrived.
For a fleeting moment, it seemed to sigh. "This was how the prophecy should have unfolded."
"What do you mean, prophecy?!" Tide Sis demanded sharply.
The Sentinel continued addressing those below. "Your arrival was a link in the chain of cause and effect. In this matter... you should only have needed to bear witness, but the Threnodian disrupted everything."
Surprisingly, the Sentinel seemed to hold Tide Sis in great respect, addressing her with deference from the moment it spoke.
But Tide Sis could no longer spare any thought for that. Watching Ling An's flickering figure in the sky, she urged:
"Withdraw the Reversal Power!"
The Sentinel gently shook its enormous head. "The Reversal Power