They had actually let her out... Nahida slowly landed on the stone bed, still finding it somewhat unbelievable.
Who had taken control of the Grand Sage?
Nahida instinctively used her power to sense her surroundings, but detected no other consciousness nearby.
It's over.
Watching himself release Lesser Lord Kusanali, the Grand Sage sank further into despair, feeling that all his efforts for Sumeru had gone to waste.
With me under someone else's control, our only chance of turning this around lies with The Doctor...
"There won't be any chance. I'll take control of the Akasha next. None of your plans will succeed."
Hearing the Grand Sage's thoughts, Nahida shook her head, her expression calm.
No, you can't do that!
The Grand Sage seethed inwardly.
Without the "thinking capacity" provided by the Akasha system, their god-creation project would undoubtedly grind to a complete halt.
That remained true even though they had already completed over ninety percent of the work. With his abilities alone, he could not finish the rest even if given ten years!
Unless The Doctor could think of another way...
Seeing that Nahida had been released, Li Qiuzhi rose from Shallow-Layer Space into Surface-Layer Space, preparing to send the Grand Sage away for a while.
Then he would discuss things with Nahida and see whether she could give him the divine artifact Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had left behind.
It was not something she needed anyway, so it could serve as his reward this time.
"So you were the one who helped me?"
Before Li Qiuzhi could send the Grand Sage a telepathic message, Nahida looked over and spoke.
Li Qiuzhi felt his heart skip a beat and instinctively looked down at himself.
He had not deactivated his invisibility. How had she discovered him?
Even without sinking into Shallow-Layer Space,