The entire sky froze.
The instant the golden eye emerged from within the gigantic crack, all the formations of the Central Region trembled violently. Runes exploded in the heavens. Mountains shook. Even the natural flow of the world's primordial essence seemed to stop for a fraction of a second.
Han Feng felt his entire body stiffen.
Because that eye…
didn't seem alive.
It seemed like a law.
Ancient.
Indifferent.
Like an existence that watched worlds be born and die without feeling absolutely anything.
And now…
it was looking directly at him.
The Celestial Diagram went mad.
The golden lines began to spin so fast that Han Feng felt pain in his soul. The small fissure within the diagram opened a little more, releasing fragments of golden light that coursed through his meridians.
His chest burned.
The golden seal pulsed like a heart. The girl behind him immediately fell unconscious.
Even from a distance, the pressure from the eye was absurdly too much for ordinary cultivators to withstand.
Han Feng remained standing only because the Celestial Diagram was absorbing some of the pressure.
But that made the situation even worse.
Because it meant there was a connection.
The golden eye remained motionless.
Observing.
Then—
the sky began to crack around him.
CRAAAAACK!!
Smaller fissures spread for thousands of kilometers like shattering glass. Some distant cities began to partially collapse as waves of dimensional energy swept across the world.
The Gu Immortals finally went into action for real.
On the horizon, dozens of monstrous auras exploded simultaneously.
The sky was covered in lights.
Entire mountains began to float.
Ancient formations awakened.
Han Feng watched everything as blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Because he sensed something terrifying.
The Immortals…
were afraid.
Even beings of that level were desperately trying to stop the crack from expanding.
Then—
an ancient voice echoed through the heavens.
"SEAL THE FISSURE IMMEDIATELY!"
BOOOOOOM!!
Seven gigantic pillars of light appeared in the Central Region.
Each one carried enough pressure to crush thousands of cultivators.
The formations began to connect.
A colossal network appeared above the split sky.
Space itself began to slowly stabilize.
Han Feng narrowed his eyes.
The great sects were finally using their true resources.
But then—
the golden eye moved.
Just a little.
It was enough.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The celestial network partially exploded.
Two pillars of light collapsed instantly.
Immortal Gu coughed blood into the heavens.
The entire world trembled.
Han Feng felt his soul freeze.
This was no balanced battle.
It was like ants trying to hold back a collapsing mountain.
And then—
that cruel presence appeared again.
Deep.
Cold.
Heavy as an endless ocean.
The instant it appeared, the red clouds began to swirl violently above the crack.
The golden eye remained motionless.
But the space around it began to distort.
As if two absurd wills were colliding across universes.
Han Feng felt the Celestial Diagram almost shatter.
The golden lines vibrated wildly.
Then—
his consciousness was pulled away once more.
The world vanished.
Absolute silence.
Han Feng emerged again in that infinite void between worlds.
This time, however…
the two presences were closer.
Much closer.
The silent being remained motionless before the dead stars.
Calm.
Profound.
But now the space behind him was cracked.
And on the other side of the darkness…
a second presence watched.
There was no face.
No defined form.
Only a monstrous aura that seemed to devour the very void.
The two existences did not speak.
But the space between them trembled continuously.
As if the universes themselves could not withstand the proximity.
Han Feng felt his breath become heavy.
Because he realized.
Even without crossing over.
Even separated.
The two were already beginning to interfere with each other simply by existing.
Then—
the silent being moved its eyes slowly.
And looked at Han Feng.
That calm voice echoed again.
"You are the variable."
Han Feng felt his heart tremble.
But before he could respond—
the other presence reacted.
The entire void darkened.
An absurd pressure fell upon everything.
Cruel.
Dominating.
Like a will that would tread on heavens to achieve its goal.
And for the first time…
Han Feng heard a voice coming from that darkness.
Low.
Cold.
Indifferent.
"Interesting."
BOOOOOOOOM!!!
The connection exploded.
Han Feng opened his eyes violently.
His entire body was covered in thin blood oozing from his pores.
The Celestial Diagram spun wildly.
The golden fissure within it had widened once more.
Now it was large enough to show fragments of an unknown sky within it.
Han Feng breathed heavily.
His mind was in chaos.
Because now there were no more doubts.
The two monsters had already begun to notice his existence directly.
And that was dangerous beyond imagination.
The sky roared again above the Central Region.
Han Feng slowly raised his eyes.
The golden eye still remained open.
But now…
something was emerging from the crack behind him.
Not completely.
Just part of it.
A gigantic structure.
Dark.
Metallic.
Like a colossal door slowly traversing the universes.
The formations of the Gu World began to collapse one after another.
Gu Immortals retreated.
Space was failing.
And Han Feng finally understood something terrifying:
This wasn't just a collision.
It was a passage.
Something…
was trying to cross over to this side.