Emperor Garrick raised a hand imbued with terrifying might. A surge of golden flames erupted from his palm, sweeping across the landscape and melting stone fortresses, armor, and earth as though they were wax placed in a furnace.
Ethan reacted, plunging into the deep layers of space to evade the blast and reappearing behind the monarch.
Seeing him materialize from nothingness, Garrick offered a smirk.
"I see... so you are a Void cultivator," grunted the emperor. "Let's see if you can handle this."
With a flick of his fingers, Garrick launched a small fireball that seemed harmless at first glance. However, within a second, the sphere expanded, engulfing dozens of meters. Ethan vanished into space once more, but the moment he emerged meters away, the emperor was waiting for him.
