In the secret chamber.
People raised their glasses in celebration.
They were celebrating the alliance they had formed.
At that moment.
Everyone still thought Ulric had won and had no idea what had actually happened.
The clock on the wall ticked slowly onward.
No one paid it any attention.
Until a certain moment.
The moment Shen Ye persuaded "Wang" to leave-
The second hand jumped forward one tick, back one tick, then forward another.
Finally, it stopped again.
At that instant.
Someone finally noticed something.
-A scepter appeared in the Dragon Lady's hand, a faint glow surfacing along its shaft as though it were about to release something.
But within the frozen time, both the light and the scepter stood motionless.
Xu Xingke held a Card ready in his hand.
The instant time stopped, he was already too late to activate it.
Xiao Mengyu's hand rested on her sword hilt.
The instant time stopped-
She did notice, but she had no chance to draw her sword.
With her Sword Intent of Profound Communion, she finally managed to do one thing.
Her fair, slender fingers pressed against the hilt. Her thumb, ring finger, and little finger curled around it to form a seal, while her index and middle fingers joined together, pointing toward the blade.
The Spell Seal was complete!
-Mutated Dharma Form: Myriad Stars Rain Seeds!
A Dharma Form was, by its very nature, a peculiar power of the Truth World.
Combined with the Trait "Earth's Creator," this Dharma Form had become even stranger and more powerful.
For a moment.
Countless stars enveloped the entire secret chamber.
Everyone's strength dropped to Xiao Mengyu's level.
A voice suddenly rang out:
"Heh, what is this?"
"What an utterly bizarre power... but before a Saint, you're still far too weak."
-The voice came