The golden door opened completely.
At that instant—
the sky died.
There was no immediate explosion.
There was no sound.
The entire Gu World plunged into absolute silence, as if all existing things had stopped for a brief moment before the impossible.
The winds ceased.
The fissures froze.
Even the waves of primordial essence stood still.
And then…
the two universes looked at each other for the first time.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The sound came later.
Too late.
The sky of the Central Region shattered completely as a colossal wave of energy swept across the continents. Mountains exploded. Oceans rose like walls. Black storms covered entire regions.
Millions of cultivators instantly fell unconscious.
Others went mad.
Some died without even understanding what had happened.
Because that…
wasn't just energy.
It was the clash of two different universal laws colliding directly.
Han Feng felt his entire body tremble.
The Celestial Diagram had completely lost control.
Golden lines occupied almost all of his consciousness now, spinning like crazed stars around the golden fissure.
And within that fissure…
the other world was completely visible.
The dark sky.
The endless mountains.
The spiritual rivers flowing through stars.
And countless cultivators gazing at the colossal opening between the universes.
They were also seeing the Gu World.
On the other side of the convergence, thousands of cultivators had stopped their flights in the heavens.
Silence.
Shock.
Confusion.
Even ancient experts observed the gigantic dimensional rupture with disbelief.
Because even in that universe…
no one had ever witnessed anything like it.
A rupture between entire worlds.
Then—
the figure behind the golden door finally crossed over.
One step.
Just one.
But the instant his foot partially touched the space of the Gu World—
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The heavens cracked again.
The Gu Immortals retreated violently.
Some coughed up blood immediately.
The pressure of that existence was too absurd.
Han Feng watched everything in silence as the wind destroyed mountains around him.
Now he could see him better.
Long robes swaying slowly.
Black hair.
Deep gaze.
Calm.
But carrying an immeasurable weight.
Reality itself seemed to partially stabilize near him. As if space recognized his existence.
Then—
that man slowly raised his eyes.
And observed the World of Gu.
Without arrogance.
Without disdain.
Just silent observation.
But that was enough.
Because at that instant…
all the Immortals understood something terrifying.
That being…
was far above them.
The old white-haired Immortal gritted his teeth.
His cultivation exploded completely as ancient symbols appeared on his skin.
—NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE!
His voice shook the heavens.
—THIS WORLD DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU!
BOOOOOOOM!!
A colossal formation emerged above the Central Region.
Gigantic.
So large that it covered entire mountains.
The very qi of the Gu World began to converge on it.
Han Feng narrowed his eyes.
Because even he could feel it:
this was the true trump card of the great sects.
A formation created to face world calamities.
The old Immortal raised both hands.
—CELESTIAL SEALING OF THE NINE REGIONS!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The formation descended.
Golden runes covered the skies.
Gigantic chains surged from the void toward the golden gate.
The entire space began to forcefully close in.
Even the fissures began to partially diminish.
The other Immortals also attacked simultaneously.
Lights capable of destroying cities streaked across the skies.
Ancient techniques were unleashed.
The Gu World itself was resisting.
Han Feng watched silently.
But then—
the figure from the other universe finally moved.
Without haste.
Without expression.
He simply slowly raised his right hand.
And touched the space.
Silence.
The golden chains froze instantly.
The runes stopped.
The techniques remained motionless in the air.
Then—
CRACK.
The entire formation cracked.
The Immortals' eyes widened.
CRAAAAAAACK!!
The ancient formation began to crumble.
Like glass being slowly crushed by an invisible force.
The old Immortal spat blood.
— T-this…
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The formation completely exploded.
The sky collapsed again.
Han Feng felt his soul tremble.
Because this didn't seem like a fight.
It seemed like a difference in levels of existence.
Then—
something changed.
The wind turned cold.
Very cold.
The red clouds began to swirl violently above the Gu World.
The cruel pressure reappeared.
This time much stronger.
Much closer.
Black fissures spread across the entire sky.
And then—
for the first time—
a silhouette appeared on the other side of the dark void.
Distant.
But visible.
Black robes.
Cold gaze.
Deep as an abyss.
The space around that figure seemed dead.
As if heavens and destiny were incapable of touching it.
The man who had partially crossed the golden gate slowly raised his eyes.
And looked in that direction.
Silence.
The two universes began to tremble simultaneously.
Han Feng felt his heart race violently.
Because now…
the two monsters were truly seeing each other.
Even separated.
Even distant.
Even hindered by universal laws.
They were finally face to face.
The void between the worlds began to crumble.
Currents of karma appeared.
Black fissures swallowed stars.
Universal laws violently collided around the two existences.
Then—
The figure in black robes smiled slightly.
A cold aura swept across the universes.
"Interesting…"
The man at the golden gate remained silent.
But his eyes deepened.
Like someone finally finding something unexpected after countless ages.
Then—
for the first time—
he answered.
Calmly.
Deeply.
Like the echo of a silent eternity.
"So there is someone capable of resisting fate on this side."
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The skies of both universes exploded simultaneously.
And in the center of that chaos…
Han Feng perceived something terrifying.
The Celestial Diagram within him…
was fully awakening.