Inside the core's spherical space, the air nearly froze from the clash of the two sides' auras.
The three Node Sovereigns stood with dark gold energy rising behind them like burning flames, the phantom insignia they outlined growing ever clearer.
It was an extremely simplified pattern, like three spiraling lines circling a dark point, radiating a cold, absolute sense of Order.
Their auras had completely merged into one, transforming into a combined pressure as heavy as mountains and as sharp as starlight, firmly locking onto the intruding Ming Xin.
The Main Control Core's disorder seemed to have been temporarily suppressed by them. Its deep-blue light resumed flowing in an orderly fashion, though it was dimmer and more unstable than before.
Ying Sha endured the agonizing pain in his left shoulder, as though even the essence of his shadows was being frozen and broken apart. He quickly retreated to Ming Xin's rear flank as Shadow Power painstakingly repaired his injuries.
At the same time, he watched the three Node Sovereigns vigilantly. He knew he could no longer intervene directly in the coming battle, but he could still provide support from the side and search for an opening.
"Recording energy signature... Dao Lord level. Suspected fusion of multiple laws: Reincarnation, Nirvana, stellar dome... Threat assessment updated: highest level.
Initiating the 'Trinity' extermination protocol." The Node Sovereign in the center spoke in an emotionless synthetic voice, data streams flashing wildly through its pupils.
Before its voice had faded, the three Node Sovereigns moved!
They did not attack simultaneously. Instead, they launched a combined assault with an exquisite rhythm that seemed to have been calculated and rehearsed billions of times!
The Sovereign on the left flickered and vanished from where it stood. It had not moved at high speed; it had merged directly