On the other side of the Sun.
The black Obelisk hovered silently in the Universe.
Atop it, Corpse Dog was still fighting the rules from another universe.
Blood kept welling out of his black fur, falling onto the monument's surface and turning into dewdrops that scattered away.
The clash between the two immense forces warped the space around the Black Stele a second time. The half of the Warship continued disintegrating, though very slowly within the Black Stele's sphere of influence.
Snow Ji's gaze passed between the Ice Peak-like canine teeth and saw the world inside the Warship. Her bloodline-thin mouth let out an inaudible, extremely high-frequency shriek.
With that silent shriek, countless streams of cold radiated from her body and fell onto the black monument's surface.
That world began to fall apart faster.
Neither she nor Corpse Dog could damage this black Obelisk, but as long as they destroyed the Warship, the formation eye would suffer tremendous damage.
There was a soft pop.
Snow Ji's little hand finally left the monument's surface!
Corpse Dog barked several times in a low voice. Holding her body in his jaws, he pushed off with all four legs to take flight, but after rising only a few feet, he fell back down.
The black Obelisk had taken control of this space, exerting its effect on Snow Ji.
The way that effect worked, like the black Obelisk's "power," was beyond the comprehension of life in this universe.
Corpse Dog could leave on his own, but could not take Snow Ji with him.
Tap, tap, tap, tap!
It was not an actual sound, but the sensation of Corpse Dog's paws striking the black monument.
Since he could not fly, he would run.
Corpse Dog seemed to become a streak of black lightning, racing across the