Chapter 171: The Might of Heaven

Song Nanxing and Gang Jue's eyes instantly became sharper and more unquestionable. Bai Zang's face became even more gloomy. The other party had irrefutable evidence and was about to be unstoppable.

We can't wait any longer! If we let them in to search, even though the Illusion Crystal is properly contained, the remaining traces and someone like Zhao Kui's deep exposure to "miracles" will likely be detected as abnormal by their specialized equipment. If I'm exposed, the rest of the Black Dragon Gang won't be any better!

They must be stopped from entering!

I took a deep breath, picked a reflective spot at random, reached into the mirror and grabbed it. The illusory crystal contained in a box engraved with a rose pattern instantly appeared in my hand.

I felt a chill. Using my own power, I activated the crystal, aiming it at the main entrance and surrounding area, creating a massive illusion and briefly replacing it with reality!

"The ley lines here are governed by divine power."

I whispered to the crystal, forcibly defining the area.

Buzz——!

From the area I'd chosen, an invisible, oppressive wave instantly spread. The entire stronghold gate and the surrounding area, tens of meters away, shook violently, like a lake upon which a boulder had been dropped!

Without any warning, the solid ground beneath the feet of Song Nanxing, Gang Jue, Bai Zang, and the others began to tremble violently! The ground was instantly covered with huge spider-web-like cracks, so deep that it was impossible to see the bottom!

A deafening roar, like the tectonic plates being torn apart, echoed from deep underground. Simultaneously, the air was filled with the thick, sulfurous smell of dust.

On the other side of the violent "tremor", which was the direction I was coming back from Hanwan Port, the ground suddenly arched upward and tore apart.

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the remains of several abandoned factory buildings near the edge seemed to be being kneaded by invisible giant hands, making a teeth-grinding sound of metallic twisting. In an instant, they were forcibly squeezed and twisted into huge and hideous cone-shaped rock pillars, like the formation of underground magma eruptions! Blazing "air waves" gushed out from the cracks!

Immediately afterwards, countless translucent shapes composed of pure space-distorting energy emerged on the shaking "ground" like the outline of a huge crack in the ground!

They weren't physical entities, yet they exuded a terrifying pressure emanating from the depths of the earth, like a foreshadowing of apocalyptic collapse! They rolled and collided along the torn "cracks" in the ground, emitting a dull roar as they "rolled" towards the Investigation Bureau team outside the gate! It seemed as if they would bury them and the entire area in the next second!

I just used the illusory crystal to forcibly define that area, and the "ruled by divine power" was a loophole I took advantage of.

Part of my power comes from Gali, which can be regarded as divine power. If defined in this way, all my skills can be effective in this area, making me temporarily become the "god" of this area.

Among those changes, reality was mixed with illusion, and I also used the "space distortion" ability which I hadn't used for a long time.

At the same time, I raised my other hand and released all the power and pressure into that area. The abnormal energy field raged, forming visible wind blades that continuously struck back and forth in that area.

It is not easy to fool secret-level personnel, but with the blessing of the illusory crystal, the abnormal movement just now was enough to shock him.

"Damn it! The ground veins are abnormal?! The abnormal fluctuation readings are skyrocketing!!" Song Nanxing's face changed drastically, and he stabilized his lower body in an instant, with strength flowing throughout his body.

He tried to punch the outline of the rolling "boulder", but his fist was like hitting dough, the huge force was dispersed and absorbed, and the outline only deformed slightly and continued to crush him.

Physical attacks are extremely ineffective here!

The Steel Lord reacted extremely quickly, retreating instantly while simultaneously drawing his gun and firing at the outlines of the "rock pillar" and the "earth fissure"! The beam of light, wrapped in his power, struck the target, but it was like a drop in the ocean, stirring only a circle of energy ripples.

"It's not a physical attack! It's a projection of a space-distorted mixed geological energy field! It's extremely disruptive! There's a risk of triggering a real geological disaster!" He shouted to his teammates in a serious tone.

The dim light under the hood of the secret-level personnel flickered violently. He quickly pulled his hands out of his sleeves and drew several complicated hand seals in the air.

A cold, deadly aura spread, attempting to neutralize the area's abnormal energy field. His hoarse voice held a hint of suspicion: "Higher-level... space... the source is unknown..." He seemed to be analyzing it, but while this power came from Gali, it had long since been transformed into my own. Naturally, it lacked any specific evil god aura, making it difficult for him to pinpoint its essence.

Bai Zang and his men were terrified. They were closer to the epicenter, and the terrifying "earth cracks" and "rolling stones" seemed to be right under their feet and around them! Bai Zang could even "feel" the ground "collapse" beneath his feet! He subconsciously wanted to run, but found that his legs felt like lead!

There's nothing we can do about it. The definition just now was not detailed enough, so it became an indiscriminate AOE. At this moment, we can only put up with them temporarily.

At the moment when those huge "rolling stones" and "ground cracks" were about to "swallow" the Investigation Bureau team -

Boom——!!!

An even duller roar, as if emanating from deep within the Earth's core, erupted from "underground"! The entire twisting and trembling space seemed to be slapped hard by an invisible giant hand! The violent "vibration" came to an abrupt end! The outlines of those terrifying "rolling stones" and "earth cracks" seemed to be frozen in time, then collapsed and dissipated like sand castles!

The swirling "dust" and the blazing "airwaves" vanished as if being sucked away! The twisted "magma pillars" peeled off and shattered like weathered rock! The ground returned to its original state.

Only a few metal door frames that were twisted and deformed by invisible forces, as if they had been twisted by huge forces, and a few collapsed low walls nearby, silently telling us that the short but thrilling "natural disaster" just now was not completely illusory!

In fact, the effect of the illusion crystal has disappeared. Even if it replaces reality briefly, the replaced place will eventually be "reset". In order to create a more realistic effect, I used space distortion.

Outside the main entrance, the three members of the Investigation Bureau and Bai Zang stood there, their faces pale and filled with fear. Song Nanxing and Gang Jue looked at the twisted metal and collapsed walls on the ground, their eyes filled with shock and fear.

The feeling of facing the "might of heaven" just now, where physical means were almost ineffective, was terrible. Even more terrifying was that this power seemed to be able to simulate and induce real natural disasters! Even the secret-level investigator's aura was a little unstable, obviously the previous confrontation had consumed a lot of energy.

Bai Zang's legs went weak, and he looked into the depths of the stronghold with a look of fear and deep awe. He felt that if the power just now got out of control, the entire stronghold might be "buried"!