Jian Hong's eyes grew cold as an Awe Gate erupted from him and crashed into the Blood Tower.0

Clang!0

There was a thunderous crash that sent Jian Hong staggering back, coughing up blood. His opponent extended both hands out, and shadowy sequence particles spread out, enveloping the world and giving it the appearance that everything had fallen into a vast abyss. “Die, brat!”0

Right at that moment, wind pushed against the clouds in the sky. Elder Sword-Stepping froze in the middle of his attack and looked up in horror. This was a surge of consciousness, and a terrifying amount of it. Why was there consciousness in this place? He had sensed the surge earlier and had assumed that a powerful expert had simply passed by. The only reason why the man had taken action was because that expert’s presence had vanished. Why had they returned at this moment?1

Jian Hong panted heavily as he stared upwards. The terrifying consciousness altered the sky itself, and the overwhelming pressure stifled the two men’s breath.0

Jian Hong was an Ortuser, while Elder Sword-Stepping was a Dukkhan. Both could be considered elites of the megaverse, and yet neither could move due to the suppressive pressure of this consciousness. Who could it be? Jian Hong could not think of anyone in the Nine Odysseys Megaverse who possessed such terrifying consciousness.0

Is it possible that it isn’t consciousness...0