Zhang Lie had used his dragonturtle tablets to great effect against his foes, never suspecting that he would fall prey to similar effects himself. The sensation was vertigo-inducing, and he could feel his genetic energy roiling in his soulspace.

It took Zhang Lie only a moment's contemplation to summon the two gravity-controlling tablets and re-orienting himself, but even so, he had left an opening for the king of the realm to exploit.

Between experts, such openings could often be lethal, and golden radiance had just torn apart Zhang Lie's underworld river. The light would penetrate him within moments, but Zhang Lie didn't seem to panic at all.

The golden light flashed by. The skies...