The spatial rift in the sky expanded wildly, and strands of unfamiliar rule power descended from it, enveloping the entire battlefield.
The Otherworld lifeform stood in the center of the fortress, dense black markings emerging across its silver-black carapace.
Its aura began climbing steadily. Its earlier calm vanished completely; only now did it truly reveal the power of an Otherworld lifeform.
"Earth lifeform, let me see whether you are qualified to enter the Third Layer," the Otherworld lifeform said coldly.
Before its words had faded, its figure vanished from the spot.
Lin Jin's pupils contracted slightly.
Too fast.
Even with his Rinnegan active, he could still catch only an afterimage.
Boom!
A dull impact rang out. The Otherworld lifeform had appeared before him and thrown a punch.
Lin Jin raised a hand to block, Six Paths Power gathering instantly. The moment the two forces collided, the entire space shook violently.
Rumble!
The ground beneath his feet caved in, and his body slid back dozens of meters.
This was the first time he had been forced back in a head-on clash since entering the Ruins.
Mo Yuan and the others' expressions changed instantly.
"The Hall Master... was pushed back?"
Agula clenched his fists, staring fixedly at the battlefield. They had not even seen the movement of that punch clearly. Had they faced that blow instead, they probably would not even have had a chance to block.
At the center of the battlefield, Lin Jin lowered his head and glanced at his arm.
At the point of impact, the circulation of his Six Paths Power chakra had actually fallen slightly out of order.
The Otherworld lifeform's power was continually invading through his arm.
The sensation was very strange, as though a completely different set of rules was trying to change how his