The shadow's attack crashed against their combined barrier.
BOOOOOOM—!
The collision sent shockwaves rippling across the cosmos. Stars flickered out. Galaxies trembled. The very fabric of the universe groaned under the strain.
For a moment, it seemed their defenses would hold.
Then—
The shadow laughed.
"You resist well… for ants."
Its form expanded, swallowing the void itself. The darkness thickened, becoming something more—an entity that defied all laws, all reason.
With a single motion, it pierced through their barrier.
Lin Xinyao's moonlight shattered.
Han Bingling and Mu Qiuxue's ice evaporated before it could even form.
Shen Liqiu's leaves turned to dust mid-flight.
Yang Ningchang's spatial labyrinth collapsed like a house of cards.
Lynn's reality anchor snapped.
Ye Ling coughed up blood as her healing energy was inverted, turning from restoration into decay.
Hei Yue's darkness fractured, the backlash sending her crashing to her knees.
And Yun Qianxue—
