Chapter 1026: Breaking the Cycle, Performing the Celestial Dance
As the circle was closed and the five-phase cycle continued for so long, Nan Xuewei's domain had already surpassed the peak power of her cultivation. The pressure she exerted on Mei Gongzi was indeed immense, but who could have foreseen that at this very moment, the domain would suddenly collapse because one-fifth of it had been abruptly removed? And with its collapse came consequences Nan Xuewei could no longer control.
Instant backlash.
The remaining four elements erupted chaotically. Though Nan Xuewei tried with all her might to restore fire to the cycle, it was far too little and too late.
Thunderous explosions rumbled across the stage like peals of lightning. Mei Gongzi, meanwhile, seemed to have vanished into thin air. Only a silver phantom swayed gracefully on the stage, utterly unaffected by the destruction around it.
She could use space control to avoid the residual blasts of the collapsing domain. But Nan Xuewei couldn't. All elemental energy was tied to her divine consciousness, and all she could do was struggle to regain control. Failing that, she had to bear the backlash of this terrifying elemental storm.
The arena was left in ruins by the blast. And when the once-dazzling five-colored light faded, Nan Xuewei was huddled in a corner. To avoid severe injury from the backlash, she had been forced to use a defensive divine item to shield herself. It barely saved her, but the treasure was now as good as ruined, at least in the short term. As for her Five Phase Domain, it had been entirely shattered.
She touched the cracks in her skin, then looked across at Mei Gongzi, who stood ringed in silver light, as beautiful as ever. Complex emotions filled Nan Xuewei's eyes. Even now, she didn't understand how Mei Gongzi had done it. Her cultivation was clearly weaker, so how had she managed to break the Five Phase Domain?
Meanwhile, around Mei Gongzi, space energy gathered rapidly. Silver ribbons drifted through the air as she began to dance gracefully—stepping upon the void, moving with the Celestial Dance, the Peacock Demon clan's secret art.
In Nan Xuewei's eyes, those silver ribbons grew larger and larger, like the Milky Way spilling from the heavens. Everything felt strangely unreal, and she could no longer lock onto Mei Gongzi's figure.
One after another, silver-black space rifts lashed out like whips toward Nan Xuewei.