The two hands began to approach.
And the universes…
collapsed.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The sound was so absurd it didn't seem like a sound at all.
It seemed like the cosmos itself was being torn apart.
In the Gu World, entire continents trembled violently. Oceans raised walls kilometers high. Ancient mountains crumbled. Black fissures covered the skies like living scars.
In the other universe, spiritual stars exploded one after another.
The skies of the two worlds were beginning to completely overlap.
Han Feng felt her blood boil.
The Celestial Diagram had lost any remaining stability.
Golden lines swirled like suns within her consciousness while the central fissure remained fully open.
And now…
something was awakening on the other side of her.
The ancient voice echoed again.
Clearer.
Closer.
"The seal is failing…"
Han Feng felt his soul tremble.
Then—
their hands finally came close enough to directly affect each other.
The space vanished.
It didn't crack.
It didn't collapse.
It simply ceased to exist between them.
Absolute emptiness arose.
And in that instant—
the two existences truly looked at each other for the first time.
Silence.
A silence so profound that even time seemed to stop.
The silent figure before the golden door remained calm.
But their eyes…
had changed.
Too deep.
Like a sea carrying countless dead ages.
The figure in black robes maintained that cold, unfathomable gaze, like someone who would tread upon the heavens themselves to achieve what they desired.
The two presences collided invisibly.
Destiny against rebellion.
Karma against absolute freedom.
And the universes…
couldn't withstand it.
CRAAAAAAACK!!!
A gigantic crack pierced both worlds simultaneously.
Han Feng felt his scalp tingle.
Because this was no longer just a convergence.
The very foundations of reality were beginning to fail.
Then—
the two touched the barrier between the universes at the same time.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The cosmos exploded.
Han Feng completely lost his hearing.
The sky disappeared.
The earth disappeared.
Everything turned into a mixture of light and darkness.
Universal laws began to collide directly as dimensional storms engulfed entire regions on both sides.
Immortal Gu screamed in the heavens.
Ancient formations exploded one after another.
Cultivators from the other universe were hurled by the spatial chaos.
Even the primordial void between worlds began to split.
And then—
the Celestial Diagram fully awakened.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
An absurd golden light exploded from Han Feng's body.
So intense that it illuminated both universes.
Golden lines emanated from his consciousness and appeared directly in the heavens.
Gigantic.
Infinite.
Like cosmic currents traversing worlds.
Everyone looked.
Immortals.
Cultivators.
Ancient beasts.
Even those two existences looked.
The enormous Celestial Diagram was appearing again.
Just like in the old vision.
Only now…
Incomplete.
Fragmented.
But alive.
Han Feng screamed in pain.
His body began to crack.
Golden symbols covered his entire skin.
The girl behind him instantly fell unconscious.
The space around Han Feng completely vanished as the Diagram appeared above the skies of the two universes.
And then—
something began to emerge from the primordial void.
Not from the universes.
But from the space between them.
A colossal shadow.
Ancient.
Much older than the Gu World.
Much older than that other universe.
Han Feng felt his soul freeze.
Because the instant that thing began to appear—
the two existences changed.
For the first time…
Han Feng sensed something close to absolute seriousness emanating from them.
The silent figure narrowed its eyes slightly.
The presence in black robes stood motionless.
The entire cosmos began to tremble.
And then—
the ancient voice within the Diagram spoke again.
But this time…
with fear.
"He is awakening…"
Han Feng's heart sank.
He?
Then—
the colossal shadow moved slowly in the primordial void.
And countless golden chains instantly appeared around it.
The same chains from the ancient vision.
Only now…
they were broken.
One.
Then another.
CRACK.
CRACK.
CRAAAAAAACK!!!
The chains began to shatter.
The skies of both universes darkened completely.
Even those two existences remained silent.
As if they recognized it.
Then—
Han Feng finally partially saw the creature in the void.
Not completely.
Because his mind nearly collapsed just trying to comprehend it.
But he saw enough.
Eyes.
Gigantic.
Ancient.
Cold.
Opening slowly in the primordial darkness.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The Celestial Diagram trembled violently.
And then—
a phrase echoed through both universes.
Not spoken aloud.
But engraved directly on the soul of all living beings.
"The jailer… will return."