"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, we've arrived!"
As soon as the large fleet entered the Shadow Kingdom, Kromitz, seated in a flying craft, couldn't contain himself. He rushed out of his flagship and quickly came to Bai Qi's side.
Looking at the deformed creature with a large head and small limbs, especially his fawning expression, Bai Qi frowned slightly and reached out to prevent him from getting too close to his father.
Before Bai Qi could act, Bai Qi spoke first.
"Kromitz, you must have caused a lot of trouble during this time."
Kromitz, who had been beaming with flattery, suddenly jumped as if his sore spot had been poked. He angrily cursed, "It must be that ugly fellow reporting me! Just wait until I get back..."
"Enough."
Before Kromitz could finish, Bai Qi interrupted him. "No one reported you. I guessed it. With your temper, it would be a miracle if you didn't cause trouble. You're not even at your post and you've run over to me, abandoning your duty. Do you not want to be a captain anymore?"
This time, Kromitz truly panicked. He mumbled apologies and quickly returned to his flagship.
Despite appearing to have low intelligence in front of Bai Qi, Kromitz was decisive when commanding his fleet.
With the addition of a large number of warships, the battlefield situation was effectively brought under control. Under the concentrated artillery fire, the low-level dimensional creatures were unable to lift their heads.
The battlefield situation became increasingly clear, yet Bai Qi's face showed no joy, and he even revealed some dissatisfaction towards Bai Qi.
Bai Qi noticed all of this, but he didn't have time to explain to Bai Qi now. The absorption of the gem's energy was nearing its end, and Bai Qi had to focus all his attention on it to achieve a relatively perfect conclusion.
Finally, as the last trace of energy entered Bai Qi's body, the Mind Gem's entire energy was absorbed by Bai Qi. Without the support of energy, the Mind Gem gradually turned into specks of starlight and vanished into the air.
While feeling the immense changes brought about by the Mind Gem's energy within him, Bai Qi turned his gaze towards the ongoing battle.
Although the Mind Gem's energy had been completely absorbed by Bai Qi, there were still many scattered gem energies within the Shadow Kingdom, attracting more dimensional creatures. Sudan Novel Network.
"Then let's try this."
Bai Qi closed his eyes, and a powerful mental fluctuation emanated from him in all directions, quickly enveloping the entire battlefield.
"Still!"
Bai Qi's eyes snapped open. His originally blood-red eyes were now replaced by a blue glow. As he uttered the word "Still," in the next moment, the entire battlefield, whether it was Shadow Ninjas, dimensional creatures, the Dragon Cavalry, or warships, all stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Then, as if playing a real-time strategy game, Bai Qi casually manipulated the units on the battlefield, sorting them into groups.
As Bai Qi's thoughts moved again, everything returned to calm.
The Shadow Ninjas, the Dragon Cavalry, and the fleets were temporarily set aside. The dimensional creatures, who had been attacking ferociously just moments before, were now incredibly docile and peaceful, as tame as domesticated dogs. They then lined up in an orderly fashion and left the Shadow Kingdom through the rifts.
Everyone present was stunned, not knowing what had happened. Except for one person, Gu Yi.
Witnessing everything, Gu Yi knew that only the Mind Gem could achieve such a feat. It seemed that the Holy Lord had not only completed the absorption of the Mind Gem's energy but had also completely mastered this power, transforming it into his own.
"Alas, the deed is done. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, who knows."
After the last dimensional creature left, Bai Qi began to repair the rifts torn open in the Shadow Kingdom by the dimensional creatures. However, Bai Qi did not repair them all, leaving one behind.
The remaining rift was not large; high-level dimensional creatures certainly could not pass through it.
Gu Yi, not understanding, thought Bai Qi had missed it and was about to repair it when Bai Qi stopped him.
Seeing Bai Qi's confident gaze, Gu Yi instantly understood what Bai Qi intended to do. He quickly said, "Dimensional creatures are extremely dangerous. What we are facing now are only low-level dimensional creatures. If this rift is left unrepaired, I fear that truly terrifying existences from the outer realms will invade the main world through this rift."
The spatial rifts created by dimensional creatures were two-way passages. Dimensional creatures from the other side could come through, and people from the main biological world could also go through.
Bai Qi leaving this small rift behind was undoubtedly to enter the outer realms through this rift.
However, such an action was extremely dangerous. The low-level dimensional creatures that invaded the Shadow Kingdom alone possessed such destructive power. And these low-level dimensional creatures were as numerous as pebbles on a riverbank in the outer realms. There were also those massive high-level dimensional creatures. Although only one came this time and was blocked by Gu Yi outside the Shadow Kingdom, as one ventured deeper, there would be more and more larger and more powerful high-level dimensional creatures.
Yet, this was not the most troublesome aspect. After all, no matter how many dimensional creatures there were, as long as one was cautious enough, careful enough, and had corresponding magical protection, there were ways to deal with them. The most troublesome and feared aspect was the environment of the outer realms.
Unlike the main world, the environment of the outer realms was extremely harsh. All the disasters imaginable and unimaginable were commonplace in the outer realms. Even more terrifying was the occasional dimensional storm that appeared in the outer realms. Once caught in it, even someone like Gu Yi would have a one-in-nine chance of survival.
More importantly, the appearance of dimensional storms had a high degree of randomness. If they occurred deep in the outer realms, it would be manageable. But if they appeared in the outer periphery, or directly next to the rift Bai Qi had left, they might well pass through this rift into the main world.
Bai Qi remained silent. He led Gu Yi to the rift and gestured for Gu Yi to take a look himself.
When Gu Yi looked through the rift, the situation on the other side surprised him.
On the other side of the rift, dense clusters of dimensional creatures were arranged in neat five-by-five formations, as if undergoing a parade.
"You're controlling these dimensional creatures with the power of the Mind Gem?!"
Gu Yi could hardly believe it. Bai Qi had only just completed absorbing the gem's energy, how could he use it so skillfully, let alone control so many dimensional creatures at once.
Roughly estimating, the dimensional creatures gathered around the rift, though all low-level, numbered over three thousand.