"If this truly is the Boundary Sea imposing a counterbalance... we're in grave danger!"
Cang Fuzi's expression was utterly solemn.
Wang Ba's gaze darkened at those words, and he looked at the figure emerging from the Origin Embryo.
The figure's soaking-wet long hair hung loose over his shoulders.
Golden light swept through his double pupils like thunderbolts.
Though his features resembled Wang Ba's, he was somewhat more handsome and heroic.
He stood in the Golden Pool without making any apparent movement.
Then the membrane of the Origin Embryo behind him swiftly descended onto his body, becoming a crimson robe embroidered with divine tree patterns and adorned with gold.
As the Origin Embryo's membrane transformed into a robe,
the phantom of the Blood-Colored Tree in the sky immediately shrank at tremendous speed and vanished.
At the same time, the Secret Realm seemed to sense something, and manifestations of lightning appeared across its sky!
Lightning surged, and darkness shrouded heaven and earth.
Yet the True Martial Incarnation stood in the Golden Pool with a cold, proud expression. He looked at Wang Ba and gave an almost imperceptible nod before turning his gaze toward the sky.
Sensing that their minds were connected, rather than the loss of control he had originally envisioned, Wang Ba breathed a mental sigh of relief, but could not help growing worried as well.
The more powerful a being was, or the more astonishing its potential, the more likely a counterbalance would arise from the unseen.
This was what was known as the Boundary Sea's counterbalance.
The reason was simple. Those with excessive potential or strength often affected the balance within the Boundary Sea. To ensure its own stable, long-term continuation, it inevitably had to eliminate every existence that threatened it. This was the spontaneous instinct of a vast