It seemed.
Something was about to happen.
But Jiu-
Or rather, Shen Ye.
At that moment, he had no idea what it was.
Because the instant he entered Aether.
He suddenly understood something-
Aether.
Was the truly powerful one.
One of a kind!
NO. 1!
This was what every being who passed through it would feel.
Aether was like endless layers of dark gray clouds.
But upon entering it, one immediately sensed its boundlessness, immensity, and eternity.
All living beings and everything else were nothing but tiny ants before it.
It was a mixture of all powers!
Shen Ye traveled through the clouds, his gaze wandering.
That line of Faint Glowing Text still hovered before his eyes:
"You have shed your disguise and transformed back into a human."
"This is Aether's requirement."
"Everything must appear in its original form."
"From this moment on-"
"The only rule is: allow everything to happen."
Allow everything to happen.
Shen Ye found those words a little hard to understand.
But he had something to do!
Blade Radiance leaped a hundred thousand feet into the void, becoming a streak of light that bounded swiftly forward.
Time.
Space.
Everything whistled past his ears.
An insight suddenly arose in Shen Ye's mind.
What was the ultimate expression of the Jumping Blade?
Transcendence.
Yes-
Breaking free of the cage, transcending everything.
This strike transcended obstacles. It was bound by no laws, intent on reaching the place it had to reach.
In an instant.
A faint glow formed a line of text:
"Using numerous fundamental laws, including 'time,' 'space,' 'death,' 'control,' and 'Dream Realm,' you have constructed Aether:"
"Transcendence."
"-This will be an unstoppable blade strike."
Ahead.
The void became layer upon layer of barriers.
But with just a light leap, the blade's light flashed past the barriers and