"That's because you don't know how powerful it is!"
The imposing middle-aged man stepped forward. At once, heaven and earth lost their color, and thunder shook the skies.
He was a Deity, and now he displayed his might. All things were born and destroyed within his eyes, and Star River evolved there, terrifying beyond measure.
Of course, the supposed birth and destruction of all things and the manifestation of Star River were illusions. Like the vast majority of stars beyond the Lower Realm's skies, they were rules and projections, not truly possessed of such power.
Even so, this was extraordinary. At least to the creatures of the Lower Realm, he was an existence they could not contend with.
"No, you don't understand how powerful I am." Di Yi shook his head. Luminous mist surged, the chaotic thunder vanished, and every extraordinary phenomenon faded away. This place should have returned to peace, yet instead, it grew even more oppressive.
Thump!
As a sound that was not particularly loud rang out, Di Yi seemed to swallow and exhale all the light, plunging every direction into boundless darkness.
At the same time, for one instant, everything seemed frozen in place. Time congealed, and all fell silent.
But that strange sense of being frozen soon disappeared. Time began moving again, as though nothing had ever changed.
"Well?" This time, Di Yi had used no Divine Radiance Runes and unleashed no tangible fluctuations. Instead, he reflected the overwhelming momentum of the Sea of Potential, using spiritual power to interfere with reality and enact his mighty power within everyone's minds.
"Beyond a Deity-have you taken that step...? No, what is this power? I can't comprehend it!" The imposing middle-aged man paled. His consciousness came under immense pressure, sinking into bewilderment.
He could sense something reviving, emerging,