Time froze at that instant.
Shen Ye retreated through the gate.
The man holding the black umbrella was cut in two by the long blade.
Everything seemed to be over.
Yet the black umbrella in his hand let out a long sigh:
"So it's a 'unique'-type weird power."
"What a nuisance."
The man's body was still tumbling through the air. He spat out a mouthful of blood, formed an art with one hand, and said with difficulty:
"Encounters between weird powers are always this troublesome. Neither side knows what the other can do."
"Talk a little longer next time. Don't suppress someone right from the start and put me on the back foot," the black umbrella said.
"Cut the chatter and get to work."
"Of course."
The black umbrella began spinning rapidly.
At the same time.
The art in the man's hand was complete.
After delivering that slash, Shen Ye immediately ducked through the gate to the forbidden ground.
The pain of having his body cut in two by a long blade had only just faded when an invisible force suddenly appeared and enveloped him.
"This is bad," Su Su said.
"It's a resonance between the truth construct and that man-they've joined forces to cast an art!" the Chaos Boat shouted as well.
"-Everyone, prepare to fight!" Xiatelai's voice carried an unprecedented tension.
Before Shen Ye could react, the entire world turned utterly dark.
Darkness.
Darkness.
It was as though a great black umbrella was spinning before Shen Ye's eyes.
It drew Shen Ye out of the gate's space and deposited him in the "Nightclub" world again.
In the void.
Lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared:
``` "The opponent's weird art, 'Soul-Skeleton Shared Hunt · Absolute Punishment Fate Umbrella,' has activated successfully!"
"The conclusions are as follows:"
"If