Astral Realm, Civilization Devourer Occupied Territory.
Inside gray buildings resembling gigantic chimneys, countless Furnace People moved like worker ants.
They moved soundlessly; there was not even the sound of footsteps throughout the entire building. Whether in the rooms or the corridors, the only sounds were the faint vibrations produced by machinery in operation.
Suddenly, all the Furnace People in the building stopped moving. Or rather, every living creature in the entire world came to a halt.
Because a vast consciousness had descended upon this world and taken control of everyone's minds.
Richard's repeated performances beyond all expectations had somewhat exceeded the Civilization Devourer's predictions.
Whether it was the Ghost God Mask, the current energy singularity, or Richard's ability to use the Gravity Rule to restrain gravity, all of it had surpassed Its expectations.
Restraining a singularity's gravity was not something one could accomplish just by flapping their lips.
To achieve that, it was not enough for a Dominator to grasp the Gravity Rule and thoroughly develop its mysteries. It also required assistance from Dimensional Power.
And such assistance was an exceptionally profound application of Dimensional Power.
Even in the previous generation of civilization, only Civilization Leaders and a handful of particularly ancient Dominators could accomplish such a feat.
Yet in the current civilization, the Civilization Devourer had not found a single Dominator with such knowledge.
This should have been impossible.
Yet now, it had happened anyway.
Fortunately, It had contingencies in place.
Since Dominator Puppets could not achieve the desired result at present, It could only reveal one of Its trump cards to accomplish Its goal.
Under the Civilization Devourer's control, all the Furnace People and Titans across the world began coordinating with the precision of mechanical gears.
The Furnace People within the giant chimney-like buildings began moving, inspecting energy