BOOOOOOOOM!!
The sky roared again.
The distant crack above the Central Region slowly grew, illuminating half the horizon with golden light and crimson darkness mixed like blood spreading over water.
Han Feng watched silently.
Even from extremely far away, the spiritual pressure coming from that direction was absurd. The very air seemed heavier, as if the world were being compressed by an invisible force.
And then—
another aura appeared.
Ancient.
Immense.
Descending from the heavens like a mountain.
The girl behind Han Feng instantly fell to her knees.
Her face turned completely pale.
—I-immortal…
Han Feng narrowed his eyes.
In the distant sky, a figure emerged above the clouds.
Too small to be seen clearly.
But the aura…
That pressure was far beyond any Rank 5.
Even the surrounding space seemed to curve slightly.
Then another presence appeared.
Then another.
And another.
Han Feng's heart sank slowly.
The Gu Immortals were beginning to appear openly.
This meant the situation had surpassed the limits the sects could conceal.
The entire world was probably already descending into chaos.
Clouds swirled violently as enormous lights streaked across the sky toward the Central Region.
Han Feng remained motionless, observing.
Because he understood something important:
when monsters of that level began to act personally…
it meant even they were worried.
The wind blew cold across the destroyed road.
Then—
the Celestial Diagram vibrated.
This time deeply.
Heavily.
As if responding directly to the Immortals' auras.
Han Feng felt the golden lines slowly expanding within him.
And for the first time…
he saw something new.
In the center of the Celestial Diagram, a small golden crack appeared.
Tiny.
But real.
Han Feng immediately narrowed his eyes.
It looked like…
a fissure.
Not spatial.
But within the diagram itself.
And on the other side of it…
he felt energy.
An extremely pure energy.
Different from primordial essence.
Different from the energy of corrupted fissures.
Deeper.
Ancient.
Han Feng breathed slowly.
His instinct told him:
Don't touch it yet.
The girl finally managed to stand up.
She looked at the sky with evident fear.
—The world… is going to end…?
Han Feng was silent for a few seconds.
Then he calmly replied:
—Not yet.
But his own certainty was waning.
Because everything was accelerating too fast.
The cracks were getting bigger.
The corruptions more frequent.
And now even the Gu Immortals were beginning to act directly.
This meant that the balance of the Gu World was collapsing.
Han Feng resumed walking down the road.
But before she could take many steps—
the ground trembled.
BOOM!
A wave of spiritual pressure swept through the entire region.
Han Feng instantly looked up.
In the distant horizon…
one of the Immortals had attacked.
The sky cracked.
Literally.
A huge black mark appeared between the clouds.
Even miles away, Han Feng felt his scalp crawl.
Then—
something emerged from the crack.
A gigantic creature shrouded in darkness.
Its body seemed incomplete, as if formed from fused smoke and flesh.
It roared.
And the sound made mountains tremble.
The girl almost fainted.
Han Feng narrowed his eyes.
Even from afar…
the creature seemed absurdly powerful.
But in the next instant—
a golden light fell from the heavens.
Silent.
No explosion. No fancy techniques.
Just a simple beam of light.
And the creature…
was instantly cut in half.
Silence.
The monstrosity vanished into black particles before even hitting the ground.
Han Feng felt a deep chill.
That…
was the power of a true Immortal Gu.
A completely different level.
The girl murmured almost voicelessly:
— How can someone be so strong…
Han Feng didn't answer.
His gaze remained fixed on the sky.
Because he realized something more important.
Even after destroying the creature…
the crack didn't close.
Worse.
It kept widening.
As if the world itself were failing.
And then—
the sky changed again.
The three stars began to shine intensely.
Red.
Purple.
Gold.
The Celestial Diagram within Han Feng went berserk.
The golden lines began to spin violently.
The golden seal burned.
And for a fraction of a second—
Han Feng saw.
Not with his eyes.
But within his own consciousness.
An infinite void.
Two separate worlds.
And between them…
cracks slowly spreading like scars.
Then he sensed two presences.
One cold and silent as eternal karma.
The other calm and deep as a bottomless abyss.
Very distant from each other.
But now…
clearly aware of each other's existence.
The space around the two presences trembled.
As if the universes themselves rejected the fact that they coexisted.
Han Feng opened his eyes abruptly.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
His heart pounded violently.
Because he finally understood something terrifying:
The universes weren't just colliding naturally.
The beings at the top of the two worlds were unknowingly accelerating the fusion.
As if destiny, karma, and laws were being pulled against each other.
BOOOOOOM!!
Another explosion shook the sky.
Han Feng turned immediately.
This time…
it wasn't an ordinary fissure.
An entire section of the sky above the Central Region had shattered.
And through it…
something could be seen.
Strange mountains.
A different sky.
A world on the other side.
The girl's eyes widened in terror.
—The… other world…
Even the Gu Immortals on the horizon stood motionless for a moment.
Because this was the first time.
The first time the two universes had truly seen each other.
Han Feng felt the Celestial Diagram vibrate so strongly that he almost lost his balance.
The golden lines gleamed wildly.
The small fissure within the diagram began to slowly open.
And then—
a voice echoed within it.
Calm.
Distant.
Like someone observing through eternity.
"Interesting…"
Han Feng froze.
The presence vanished soon after.
But the impact remained.
Because that voice…
carried no corruption.
carried no madness.
carried only observation.
And that was far more terrifying.
The wind blew slowly across the destroyed road.
In the distance, the Gu Immortals began to move again.
Faster now.
More aggressive.
Because everyone had realized:
the barrier between the worlds…
had finally begun to truly break.